How to pronounce 当 in Cantonese (73 out of 383):

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上次我也想过来拍摄 不过当时人太多了
I wanted to go to the movies last time, but there were too many people.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

上次 soeng5 ci3
last time
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
过 go3
pass
来 loi4
come
拍 paak2
racket (sports)
摄 sip3
take photo
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
当 dong1
when
时 si4
time
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
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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