CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · HEALTH
How to say “Drink more water and get some rest” in Cantonese
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The Cantonese phrase
飲多啲水休息吓jam2 do1 di1 seoi2 jau1 sik1 haa5
Drink more water and get some rest
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Read the phrase
- English
- Drink more water and get some rest
- Traditional Chinese
- 飲多啲水休息吓
- Jyutping
- jam2 do1 di1 seoi2 jau1 sik1 haa5
Look closer at this phrase
飲多啲水 (jam2 do1 di1 seoi2) is drink more water; 休息吓 (jau1 sik1 haa5) is rest a little. 多啲 follows the verb 飲, and 吓 softens the final action. This is a language example for understanding the phrase.
The number after each Jyutping syllable marks its Cantonese tone. Listen to the whole saved recording and repeat at your own pace.
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