How to pronounce 隔 in Cantonese (7 out of 89):

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因為它們其實是開在一起 只隔條馬路而已
Because they're actually just across the street.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
它們 t aa1 mun4
they
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
是 si6
is
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
在一起 zoi6 jat1 hei2
together
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
隔 gaak3
to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of
to endure
past
next
immediately preceding
across
on the other side of
from the other side of
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
馬路 maa5 lou6
road
而已 ji4 ji5
That's it!
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