How to pronounce 冬 in Cantonese (72 out of 119):

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嚟到文冬梗係要食佢個文冬豆腐啦
I want to eat Bentong tofu when I come to Bentong stalks

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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
文 man6
to cover up
to paint over
冬 dung1
wint
梗係 gang2 hai6
(adverb) of course; without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably; naturally; obviously; of course!
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
食 zi6
to feed
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
豆腐 dau6 fu6
tofu
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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