How to pronounce 十點半 in Cantonese (5 out of 12):

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嘩而家係夜晚黑十點半呀我哋著住返去咗今晚要住緊
Wow, it's 10:30 in the morning, and we're going to be staying here tonight.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

waa4
crashing sound
to gush forward
rushing sound
noisy
clamorous
clang
wow!
to shout
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
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
夜晚黑 je6 maan5 haak1
(noun) night time; at night
十點半 sap6 dim2 bun3
ten-thirty
haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
返去 faan2 heoi3
going back (spoken)
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
今晚 gam1 maan5
tonight
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
gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
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