How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (78 out of 147):

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好多人特別係老人家都會用暖風機
many people, especially the elderly, will use the heater

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

好多 hou2 do1
a lot
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
特別 dak6 bit6
special
係 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
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
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
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this

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