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Call / dial (a number)in Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

打

daa2

call / dial (a number)

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Use 打 for making a phone call; 打畀你 means calling you, while 打電話 names the action.

Examples

我陣間打畀你

ngo5 zan6 gaan1 daa2 bei2 nei5

I will call you later

幫我打九九九

bong1 ngo5 daa2 gau2 gau2 gau2

Please help me call 999

I will call you laterngo5 zan6 gaan1 daa2 bei2 nei5我陣間打畀你Please help me call 999bong1 ngo5 daa2 gau2 gau2 gau2幫我打九九九Yes, go ahead and call quicklydak1 nei5 faai3 di1 daa2 laa1得，你快啲打啦Once we reach a safe place, I'll call 999 immediately, then tell building management that we're out.heoi3 dou3 on1 cyun4 dei6 fong1 ngo5 zik1 hak1 daa2 gau2 gau2 gau2 zoi3 tung1 zi1 gun2 lei5 cyu3 ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 ceot1 zo2 lai4去到安全地方我即刻打九九九，再通知管理處我哋已經出咗嚟。