CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · WORK
How to say “Can you check this for me when you’re free?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
你得閒幫我睇吓呀nei5 dak1 haan4 bong1 ngo5 tai2 haa5 aa3
Can you check this for me when you’re free?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
得閒 sets the low-pressure time, when the colleague is free. 幫我睇吓 asks them to take a look for you, and 呀 gives the request a softer ending.
The number after each Jyutping syllable marks its Cantonese tone. Listen to the whole saved recording and repeat at your own pace.
When to use it
A friendly, low-pressure request to a colleague.