How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (69 out of 147):

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其實而家都應該變曬老人家架啦
It's actually supposed to be a retirement home.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
應該 jing1 goi1
should
變 bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
曬 saai3
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
to have very strong sunlight
to sunbathe
to show off
to flaunt
to print out photos
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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