How to pronounce 西北 in Cantonese (7 out of 16):

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以前里去吃这些西北的美食,那些来自北方的同事
I used to eat these northwestern dishes, my colleagues from the north.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4
before
lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
ze2
this
se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
西北 sai1 bak1
Northwest
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
美食 mei5 sik6
gourmet food
那些 naa5 go2
those
loi4
come
zi6
from
self
oneself
since
private
personal
naturally
natural
since
北方 bak1 fong1
north
同事 tung4 si6
(noun) staff
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