How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (85 out of 147):

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睇到而家好多老人家都患咗呢個叫鹅蛋型嘅病症，
see now many elderly people suffer from this called oval type of disease,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

睇到 tai2 dou3
(verb) see; look; have seen
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
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
患 waan6
get a disease
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
呢個 ni1 go3
this
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
鹅 ngo4
goose
蛋 daan6
egg
oval-shaped M: 个gè [个]
打dá [打]
a watch
fellow (used in conjunction with an adjective or a noun in a derogatory manner)
型 jing4
model
type (e.g. blood type)
pattern
mold for casting
stylish
fashionable
smart
good-looking
cool
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
病症 beng6 zing6
disease

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