How to pronounce 八九十 in Cantonese (9 out of 11):

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約十年前 爸爸已八九十歲

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

約 joek3
to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise
treaty
agreement
convenant
appointment
engagement
to restrain
to restrict
to control
brief
simple
十年 sap6 nin4
ten years
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
爸爸 baa1 baa1
father
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
八九十 baat3 gau2 sap6
eighty-ninety
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age

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