How to pronounce 火勢 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

咁佢當時就學到如果要阻止火勢蔓延
And he learned that if we were to stop the fire from spreading,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
當時 dong1 si4
back then
就學 zau6 hok6
go to school
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
如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
阻止 zo2 zi2
(verb) to stop
火勢 fo2 sai3
fire intensity
蔓延 maan6 jin4
spread