How to pronounce 楼 in Cantonese (26 out of 152):

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我们看看对面的居民吧 看来也有不短的历史了 等会我们也会过去看看的
Let's look at the building across the street, and it looks like it has a very short history, so we can look back.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
men2
plural suffix for pronouns
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
deoi3
right
min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
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
居民 geoi1 man4
resident
lau4
building
baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
loi4
come
jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
jau6
also
again
fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
lik6
history
si2
history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China
chronicle
a surname
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
ting2
sort
kind
type
will
can
go3
pass
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
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