How to pronounce 從前 in Cantonese (17 out of 45):

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這是因為從前美國的雪糕販子為吸引人流
It's because in the past, American ice cream vendors would ring their bells while hawking their wares to attract customers.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這是 ze5 si6
this is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
從前 cung4 cin4
in the past
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
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
雪糕 syut3 gou1
ice-cream
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
吸引 kap1 jan5
(verb) To catch someone's attention
人流 yan4 lau4
human traffic

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