How to pronounce 阿拉伯人 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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嗰度係住咗已經生活咗超過一千年嘅阿拉伯人
It's been inhabited by Arabs for over a thousand years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嗰度 go2 dou6
(adverb) there; over there (noun) there; that place; that point
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
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
已經 ji5 ging1
already
生活 saang1 wut6
life
超過 ciu1 gwo3
exceed
一千 jat1 cin1
one thousand
年 nin4
year
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
阿拉伯人 aa3 laai4 baak6 yan4
Arab
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