How to pronounce 自從 in Cantonese (75 out of 158):

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自從十月開頭，已經過咗三個禮拜
It's been three weeks since the beginning of October.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

自從 zi6 sung1
since
十月 sap6 jyut6
October
開頭 hoi1 tau4
to start or commence
已經 ji5 ging1
already
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
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
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
禮拜 lai5 baai3
(noun) Sunday

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