How to pronounce 活人 in Cantonese (18 out of 21):

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你其實兩個都係攞活人嚟獻祭㗎喇

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
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
係 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
攞 lo2
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
活人 wut6 yan4
living person
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
獻祭 hin3 zai3
sacrifice
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'

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