How to pronounce 虎年 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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因为明年是虎年 要买一个大一点的才行
Because next year is Tiger's Year, you have to buy a little bit of talent.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
明年 ming4 nin4
next year
是 si6
is
虎年 fu2 nin4
Year of the Tiger
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
买 maai5
buy
一个 jat1 go3
One;a
an
大一 daai6 jat1
first year of university
点 dim2
o'clock
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
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
行 hong6
strong

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