How to pronounce 建 in Cantonese (255 out of 323):

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其實是不是一塊屋地已建了兩間屋出來呀
three floors

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
是不是 si6 bat1 si6
is it or not
一塊 jat1 faai3
Together
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
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
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
間屋 gaan1 nguk1
room
出來 ceot1 loi4
come out
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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