How to pronounce 驚歎 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

我以為第一眼望到iPad Pro個mon嘅時候我會好驚歎啦
I thought I'd be surprised at the first look at the iPad Pro.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
第一 dai6 jat1
first
眼 ngaan5
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
望 mong6
hope
expectate
gaze
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
個 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
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
驚歎 ging1 taan3
amaze; marvel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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