How to pronounce 半 in Cantonese (146 out of 877):

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呢個其實都買咗年半，用咗年半左右？
Did you actually buy this for half a year, or maybe half a year?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢個 ni1 go3
this
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
咗 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
年 nin4
year
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate

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