How to pronounce 約了 in Cantonese (4 out of 24):

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我本來是約了他跟你一起吃飯的
I was going to invite him to dinner with you.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
是 si6
is
約了 jok3 liu5
have made an appointment
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
跟 gan1
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
一起 jat1 hei2
together
吃飯 hek3 faan6
eat meal
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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