How to pronounce 鐘頭 in Cantonese (56 out of 65):

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去到而家呢個時間只係得番個幾鐘頭
we had 1.5 hours left

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
呢個 ni1 go3
this
時間 si4 gaan3
time
只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
pun1
used as part of a place name
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
gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
鐘頭 zung1 tau4
hour

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