How to pronounce 八年 in Cantonese (21 out of 28):

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啦二零零八年嗰一
in 2008.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
二 ji6
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
零 ling4
zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither
八年 baat3 nin4
eight years
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
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

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