WITH AUNTIE · FOOD & DRINK
Can we share a table?
A short Cantonese phrase for a real conversation.
The Cantonese phrase
可唔可以搭枱呀ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 daap3 toi2 aa3
Can we share a table?
When to say it
Use this to ask about sharing a restaurant table with other diners. Check with the staff or the people already seated before sitting down.
Read the Cantonese line
- Cantonese
- 可唔可以搭枱呀
- Jyutping
- ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 daap3 toi2 aa3
- English
- Can we share a table?
A little more meaning.
搭枱 means sharing a table with another party. The phrase asks about sharing the seating; it does not ask to share their food or their bill.
Piece it together.
- 可唔可以ho2 m4 ho2 ji5
- can we? / is it possible?
- 搭枱daap3 toi2
- share a table
- 呀aa3
- sentence ending used in this question
The numbers in Jyutping mark the tones. Listen to the whole phrase to hear how it flows.