How to pronounce 吞 in Cantonese (67 out of 78):

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我吞咗落去我講唔到嘢 熱吖嘛
I swallowed it all, and I can't say anything. It's hot,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
吞 tan1
to swallow
to take
to annex
to engulf
to gulp
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
落去 lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
熱 jit6
to warm up
to heat up
hot (of weather)
heat
fervent
fever
passionate
enthuiastic
吖嘛 aa1 maa3
isn't it; okay; right

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