How to pronounce 外公 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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我見你和外公去吃飯，酸菜魚都是你吃最多的，起碼吃了一半的
I saw you and your aunt go out to eat, and you eat the most sour fish, at least half of it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
見 jin6
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
和 wo4
and
外公 ngoi6 gung1
(noun) Grandpa
去 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
吃飯 hek3 faan6
eat meal
酸菜 syun1 coi3
pickled vegetables
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
最多 zeoi3 do1
maximum
at most
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
起碼 hei2 min2
at least
了 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
一半 jat1 bun3
half

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