How to pronounce 北 in Cantonese (106 out of 269):

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来到海珠桥北，这里就是【海珠广场】了
And then we're north of Pearl Bridge, and this is Pearl Square.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

来 loi4
come
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
海珠 hoi2 zyu1
Haizhu
桥 kiu4
bridge
北 bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
广 shop
broad
场 coeng4
field
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

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