How to pronounce 近 in Cantonese (82 out of 290):

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馬來西亞係近 61 年嚟
Malaysia has been around for almost 61 years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

馬來西亞 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3
Malaysia
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
近 kan5
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
年 nin4
year
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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