How to pronounce 新加坡 in Cantonese (27 out of 133):

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人們經常會提到的一個例子就是新加坡，因為它不是一個成立了很久的國家
One example that people often mention is Singapore, because it's not a long-established country.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

人們 yan4 man4
people
經常 ging1 soeng4
frequently
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
提到 tai4 dou3
mention
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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
例子 lai6 zi2
example
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
新加坡 san1 gaa1 bak1
Singapore
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
不是 bat1 si6
is not
成立 sing4 laap6
establish
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
很 han2
very
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country

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