How to pronounce 紐 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

兩個半鐘嘅車程來到咗紐洲啦
It took us two and a half hours to get to New Zealand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩個半 loeng5 go3 bun3
two and a half
鐘 zung1
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
車程 ce1 cing4
car journey
來到 loi4 dou3
have come to
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
紐 nau5
to turn
to wrench
button
nu (Greek letter Νν)
handle
knob
洲 zau1
continent
island in a river
islet
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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