How to pronounce 大學 in Cantonese (41 out of 316):

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原來係因為佢兩個已經到咗大學final year
And it was because they were both in their final year of college.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
已經 ji5 ging1
already
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
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
大學 daai6 hok6
university

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