How to pronounce 原來 in Cantonese (46 out of 1923):

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告訴我，原來這一間店在這裏很久了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

告訴 gou3 su6
tell
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
原來 yun4 loi4
originally
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間店 gaan1 dim3
a shop
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
這裏 ze5 leoi5
here
很 han2
very
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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