How to pronounce 緊 in Cantonese (34 out of 1502):

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同Kasin講: 緊唔緊張呀?
And I said, "Are you nervous?"

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

同 tung4
and
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
緊張 gan2 zoeng1
(adjective) (of feeling) excited
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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