How to pronounce 殖民地 in Cantonese (17 out of 72):

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因為西非工作有很多的國家都是前殖民地
Because many of the countries in West Africa that work are former colonies.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
西非 sai1 fai1
West Africa
工作 gung1 zok3
work
有 jau6
also
again
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
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
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
殖民地 zik6 man4 dei2
colony
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