How to pronounce 古舊 in Cantonese (13 out of 15):

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由於學校是一所古舊的建築物，所以洗手間是沒有燈的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
學校 hok6 haau6
school
是 si6
is
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
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
古舊 gu2 gau3
ancient and old
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
建築物 gin3 zuk1 mat6
building
所以 so2 ji5
hence
洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1
bathroom
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
燈 dang1
lamp
light
lantern M: 盏zhǎn [盏]
stock or share in a business venture

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