How to pronounce 紧 in Cantonese (102 out of 110):

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大家觉得应该系边样紧要我哋嚟
You think we should be as close as we are.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
觉 gok3
wake up
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
应 ying1
should
该 goi1
should
系 hai6
department
边 bin1
side
样 yeung6
like
紧 gan2
tight
要 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
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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