How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (60 out of 147):

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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

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
个 go3
measure word
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
经 ging1
pass through
走 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
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
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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