How to pronounce 半個鐘 in Cantonese (90 out of 103):

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最後佢12:30到足足遲咗半個鐘先到
In the end, he arrived at 12:30 p.m., a full half an hour late.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

最後 zeoi3 hau6
last
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
足足 zuk1 zuk1
fully
zi6
to await
by the time
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
半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1
Half an hour
sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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