How to pronounce 才能 in Cantonese (31 out of 111):

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居然要10分鐘左右才能水開
It takes about 10 minutes to open the water.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

居然 geoi1 yin4
unexpectedly
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
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