How to pronounce 游泳 in Cantonese (9 out of 10):

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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
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
ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
ging1
pass through
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
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
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
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
wai4
for
taa1
she
her
fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
will
can
游泳 yau4 wing6
to swim
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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