How to pronounce 在這之前 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

在這之前我用了五年時間去籌備

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

在這之前 zoi6 ze5 zi1 cin4
before this
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
五年 ng5 nin4
Five years
時間 si4 gaan3
time
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
籌備 cau4 bei6
(verb) plan and prepare

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