How to pronounce 意大利 in Cantonese (40 out of 67):

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當時嘅意大利只係得好有限嘅民主
Italy was a very limited democracy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
意大利 ji3 daai6 lei6
Italy
只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
有限 jau5 haan6
limited
民主 man4 zyu2
democracy
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