How to pronounce 當今 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

可以話係當今最著名嘅華人文科學者之一
He is one of the most famous Chinese linguists today.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
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
當今 dong1 gam1
the present
zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
著名 zoek3 meng4
famous
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
華人 waa4 jan4
Chinese people
文科 man4 fo1
(noun) Faculty of arts
學者 hok6 ze2
scholar
之一 zi1 jat1
one of