How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (80 out of 147):

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我就請咗老人家食喇
I gave to elderly for dinner

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
請 zing6
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
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
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
食 zi6
to feed
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'

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