How to pronounce 地舖 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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當時唐樓下面是地舖 上面住人
There were people living on the ground floor.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
唐樓 tong4 lau4
Tong Lau
下面 haa6 min6
below
是 si6
is
地舖 dei6 pou3
shop on ground level
上面 soeng6 min6
(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else

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