How to pronounce 原先 in Cantonese (11 out of 14):

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因为原先我谂住喺呢度掉头
Because I used to live here, and I was stuck in it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
原先 jyun4 sin1
originally
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
谂 seon6
think
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
喺 hai2
in
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
掉 zaau6
to row an oar
头 tau4
head
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