CANTONESE PHRASE · FOOD
How to say “do you have pineapple buns with butter?” in Cantonese
Hear the phrase, follow its Jyutping pronunciation, and see when it belongs in a real conversation.
The Cantonese phrase
do you have pineapple buns with butter?
Tap play to hear the saved app recording.
What is 菠蘿油?
菠蘿油 (bo1 lo4 jau4) names the café item: a pineapple bun served with butter. In this question, 有冇 (jau5 mou5) asks whether the café has it; 菠蘿油 is not a word-for-word instruction to add oil.
Further reading: Hong Kong Tourism Board: pineapple buns served with butterSaved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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How to pronounce it
Hear jau5 mou5 as the availability question, bo1 lo4 jau4 as the complete item name, and aa3 as the soft question ending.
- jau5 mou5do you have?
- bo1 lo4 jau4pineapple bun with butter
- aa3friendly question ending
Play the full question and keep bo1 lo4 jau4 together as one café item when you repeat it.
When to use it
jau5 mou5 plus an item is one of the most reusable shopping and restaurant patterns.
Try it when: Checking whether a café has pineapple buns with butter.