CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · RESTAURANTS
How to say “do you have a reservation?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
有冇訂位呀？jau5 mou5 deng6 wai2 aa3
do you have a reservation?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
有冇 (jau5 mou5) asks whether there is one; 訂位 (deng6 wai2) is a reservation. The final aa3 keeps the staff question conversational.
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 host's usual opening question at a sit-down restaurant.