WITH AUNTIE · FILM & INTERNET
Why so serious?
Watch the exchange. Follow the Cantonese, Jyutping and English meaning.
The Cantonese phrase
做乜咁認真呀？zou6 mat1 gam3 jing6 zan1 aa3
Why are you being so serious?
Read the Cantonese line
- Cantonese
- 做乜咁認真呀？
- Jyutping
- zou6 mat1 gam3 jing6 zan1 aa3
- English
- Why are you being so serious?
The line in the clip.
做乜咁認真呀？ means “Why are you being so serious?” in this exchange.
The English prompt sets up the scene. The translation follows Auntie’s Cantonese response; slang and jokes may use different wording in the two languages.