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I miss you
A short Cantonese phrase for a real conversation.
The Cantonese phrase
我好掛住你ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5
I really miss you.
When to say it
Say this to someone you miss, such as a friend, family member or partner who is away.
Read the Cantonese line
- Cantonese
- 我好掛住你
- Jyutping
- ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5
- English
- I really miss you.
A little more meaning.
掛住 expresses missing someone here. 好 strengthens that feeling, so this recording says ‘I really miss you’. Read 掛住 as one expression.
Piece it together.
- 我ngo5
- I
- 好hou2
- really / very
- 掛住gwaa3 zyu6
- miss someone
- 你nei5
- you
The numbers in Jyutping mark the tones. Listen to the whole phrase to hear how it flows.