How to pronounce 古 in Cantonese (5 out of 361):

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過咗呢條石橋呢，過嚟呢度就係呢個古鎮啦～
And over this stone bridge, this is the old town.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
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
呢 ni1
this
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
石 sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
橋 kiu4
bridge
a beam
a cross-piece
a surname M: 座zuò [座]
過嚟 gwo3 lai2
come here (spoken)
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
呢個 ni1 go3
this
古 gu2
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
鎮 zan3
to press down
to calm
to subdue
to suppress
to guard
garrison
small town
to cool or chill (food or drinks)
town
market place
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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