How to pronounce 名詞 in Cantonese (3 out of 9):

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當你將一樣嘢用名詞來叫一樣嘢嘅時候
When you call something by a noun,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
一樣嘢 yat1 yeung6 ye5
the same thing
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
名詞 ming4 ci4
noun
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
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