How to pronounce 八年 in Cantonese (18 out of 28):

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我十年前八年前通常找一輛貨 van這樣你還要幫搬到樓下
Ten or eight years ago, I usually hired a van. You also had to help move it downstairs and

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
八年 baat3 nin4
eight years
通常 tung1 soeng4
normally
找 zaau2
(verb) Search;
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
輛 leong5
a measure word for vehicles
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
還 waan4
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
幫 bong1
help
搬 boon1
move
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
樓下 lau4 haa6
(noun) lobby (of building)

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