What's your name?in Cantonese.
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你叫咩名呀？
nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3
what's your name?
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CANTONESE PHRASE · PEOPLE
What is your name in Cantonese? 你叫咩名呀？
A little Cantonese for your next conversation.
The Cantonese phrase
Ask a name in a friendly introduction
你叫咩名呀？ (nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3) asks “What’s your name?” Use it when meeting someone, then leave space for their answer. The final aa3 is a friendly question ending. Once you have exchanged names, the “nice to meet you” recording gives you a natural next line.
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- Meaning
- what's your name?
- Traditional Chinese
- 你叫咩名呀？
- Jyutping
- nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3
How to pronounce it
Hear nei5 giu3 for “you are called,” me1 meng2 for “what name,” and aa3 as the friendly question ending.
- nei5 giu3you are called
- me1 meng2what name
- aa3friendly question ending
Play the whole question, then repeat it as a friendly introduction to someone you have just met.
When to use it
A common conversational way to ask someone's name; the final aa3 keeps it friendly.
Try it when: Asking the name of someone you have just met.
Rough literal gloss: you are-called what name.