How to pronounce 要改 in Cantonese (9 out of 47):

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話說佢讀書期間要改個英文名
He said he needed to change his English name while he was studying.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

話說 waa6 syut3
as they say
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
讀書 duk6 syu1
Study
期間 kei4 gaan1
during
要改 jiu3 goi2
need to change
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
英文 jing1 man4
English
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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