How to pronounce 八 in Cantonese (186 out of 629):

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即係八個幾鐘頭
That's eight hours.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
個 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
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
鐘頭 zung1 tau4
hour

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