How to pronounce 打個電話 in Cantonese (7 out of 9):

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咁起碼你都要打個電話同佢哋拜吓年呀嘛
At least you should call and wish him a happy new year.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
起碼 hei2 min2
at least
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
要 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
打個電話 daa2 go3 din6 waa2
make a phone call
同 tung4
and
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
拜 baai3
to pay respect
worship
visit
salute
to bow
to kowtow
to do obeisance
to appoint
appointment
a surname
吓 haa5
once
年 nin4
year
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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