How to pronounce 半小時 in Cantonese (22 out of 23):

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要半小時才可以到岸
It takes me half an hour to get to shore.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
半小時 bun3 siu2 si4
half an hour
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
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
岸 ngon6
bank
shore
beach
coast M: 个gè [个]
high
lofty
proud
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