How to pronounce 大排長龍 in Cantonese (2 out of 45):

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而到了下午5點很多餐廳門口都大排長龍了
And by 5:00 p.m., many of the restaurants were all over the door.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
到了 dou3 le5
arrived
下午 haa6 ng5
afternoon
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
餐廳 caan1 teng1
restaurant
門口 mun4 hau2
(noun) entrance
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
大排長龍 daai6 paai4 coeng4 lung4
long queues
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

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