How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (49 out of 57):

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因为嗰个老人家已经走咗啦
Because the old man's gone.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
wai4
for
go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
go3
measure word
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
ging1
pass through
zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
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
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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