How to pronounce 歌德 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

上次講到歌德體細楷嘅高度係有4個筆寬咁高啦,
The last time I talked about the body of a Goda, it was about four pennies wide.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

上次 soeng5 ci3
last time
講到 gong2 dou3
talk about
歌德 go1 dak1
Goethe
tai2
body
form
style
system
group
entity
object
substance
細楷 sai3 koi3
small script (calligraphy)
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
高度 gou1 dou6
height
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
jau6
also
again
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
bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
fun1
lenient
wide
broad
spacious
vast
tolerant
to relieve
to relax
to extend
well-off
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval