Is this spicy?in Cantonese.
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呢個辣唔辣㗎？
ni1 go3 laat6 m4 laat6 gaa3
Is this spicy?
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CANTONESE PHRASE · FOOD & DRINK
How to say “Is this spicy?” in Cantonese
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- Cantonese
- 呢個辣唔辣㗎
- Jyutping
- ni1 go3 laat6 m4 laat6 gaa3
- Meaning
- Is this spicy?
CANTONESE WITH AUNTIE
In Auntie’s clip
呢個辣唔辣㗎
ni1 go3 laat6 m4 laat6 gaa3
Is this spicy?
Point to a dish or menu item and ask this before ordering when you want to check whether it is spicy.
呢個 identifies ‘this one’. 辣唔辣 asks ‘spicy or not spicy?’; the whole line is a question about the dish, not a request to change it.
More short lessons with AuntieHow to pronounce it
The middle laat6 m4 laat6 repeats “spicy” around m4 to ask “spicy or not spicy?” Keep that question pattern intact when you point to a dish.
- ni1 go3this one
- laat6 m4 laat6is it spicy?
- gaa3question ending
Follow the whole question in the recording, then repeat it while pointing to one menu item.
When to use it
Customer · Checking a dish. Practical food preference question
Try it when: Checking whether a dish is spicy before ordering.
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- Meaning
- Is this spicy?
- Traditional Chinese
- 呢個辣唔辣㗎？
- Jyutping
- ni1 go3 laat6 m4 laat6 gaa3