How to pronounce 八九 in Cantonese (3 out of 13):

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八九個兄弟姊妹
There were 89 brothers and sisters.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jau6
also
again
八九 baat3 gau2
short for year of 1989
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
兄弟姊妹 hing1 dai6 zi2 mui6
siblings
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