How to pronounce 颈 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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因为我成日觉得会颈椎嘅问题 麦一去到嗰个颈椎诶
Because I always thought that the problem with the vertebrae was that the wheat came to the vertebrae.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
成日 seng4 yat6
(adverb) always
觉 gok3
wake up
得 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
会 will
can
颈 geng2
neck
椎 zeoi1
vertebra
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
问 man6
ask
题 tai4
topic
麦 mak6
barley
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
个 go3
measure word
诶 ngai1
eh

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