How to pronounce 朋友 in Cantonese (2 out of 3412):

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我個朋友住樓下
My friend lives downstairs.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
朋友 pang4 jau5
friend
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
樓下 lau4 haa6
(noun) lobby (of building)

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