How to pronounce 词 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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但是我的台山话基本上一句不懂，可以说的词语不超过十句
But my Tai Chi language is basically a word I can't understand, and I can't say more than ten words.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
山 saan1
mountain
话 wa2
say
基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6
basically
一句 jat1 geoi3
a phrase
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
懂 dung2
(verb) Know
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
说 syu3
speak
词 ci4
word
语 jyu5
language
超 ciu1
to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super-
extra-
superior
to jump over
to cross over
to rise above
to stare
to watch
glasses
spectacles
euphemism for 屌, 'fuck!', usually to express anger or discontent at an unexpected situation
过 go3
pass
十 sap6
ten
tenth
complete
completely
perfect
extremely
KangXi radical 24
句 gau1
stay
used in the name of an ancient Korean state

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