How to pronounce 本來 in Cantonese (244 out of 565):

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我本來唔鍾意食橄欖, 但係嚟到德國就鍾意咗
I didn't like olives originally, but I fell in love with them after coming to Germany.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
鍾意 zung1 ji3
to like
食 zi6
to feed
橄欖 gaam2 laam5
olive
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
德國 dak1 gwok3
Germany
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation

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