How to pronounce 雅各 in Cantonese (7 out of 48):

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但雅各的一班兒子不高興因為他們的約瑟成為爸爸寵兒
But Jacob's sons were unhappy because their Joseph had become their father's favorite.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
雅各 ngaa5 gok3
Jacob
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
一班 yat1 baan1
a group
兒子 ji4 zi2
son
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
高興 gou1 hing3
happy
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
他們的 taa1 mun4 dik1
their
成為 sing4 wai2
become
爸爸 baa1 baa1
father

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