How to pronounce 六千 in Cantonese (6 out of 9):

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估計係一萬六千至六萬八千年前
It's estimated to be between 16,000 and 68,000 years ago.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

估計 gu2 gai3
estimation; guess
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一萬 jat1 maan6
ten thousand
六千 luk6 cin1
six thousand
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
六 luk6
six
萬八 maan6 baat3
one hundred eigthty
千年 cin1 nin4
thousand years
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
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