How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (18 out of 57):

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我真係老人家係嗰度側住個身
I really lived in the old house.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
嗰度 go2 dou6
(adverb) there; over there (noun) there; that place; that point
zak1
side
zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
jyun4
body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158
trunk
hull
lifetime
in person
social status
status
incarnation
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