How to pronounce 半個鐘 in Cantonese (75 out of 103):

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頭先係樓下係度排左差唔多半個鐘頭
First, I have to queue downstairs for about half an hour.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

頭先 tau4 sin1
(conjunction) before; (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now
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
樓下 lau4 haa6
(noun) lobby (of building)
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
排 pik1
a handcart
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
差唔多 caa1 m4 do1
(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1
Half an hour
頭 tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location

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