How to pronounce 舊樓 in Cantonese (35 out of 36):

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剛才講過了 因為這間舊樓是木做的
just said because this old building is

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

剛才 gong1 coi2
just now
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
過了 gwo3 liu5
passed over
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
舊樓 gau6 lau2
Old buildings
是 si6
is
木 muk6
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force

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