How to pronounce 八年 in Cantonese (4 out of 28):

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其實我只來了丹麥兩年多，但是我離開香港都已經差不多八年了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
丹麥 daan1 mak6
Denmark
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
年 nin4
year
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
但是 daan6 si6
but
離開 lei4 hoi1
quit
check out
pass away
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
已經 ji5 ging1
already
差不多 caa1 bat1 do1
almost
八年 baat3 nin4
eight years

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