How to pronounce 約 in Cantonese (137 out of 720):

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很久沒約你了
I haven't seen you in a long time.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

很 han2
very
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
沒 mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
約 joek3
to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise
treaty
agreement
convenant
appointment
engagement
to restrain
to restrict
to control
brief
simple
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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

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