How to pronounce 游泳 in Cantonese (9 out of 22):

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老婆已经走到前面了 我过去看看吧 因为她不会游泳的
My wife is already in the front, so I'll check it out because she doesn't swim.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

老婆 lou5 po4
wife
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
经 ging1
pass through
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
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
前面 cin4 min6
in front
了 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
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
过 go3
pass
去 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
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
她 taa1
she
her
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
会 will
can
游泳 yau4 wing6
to swim
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

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