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How to say “How about going for yum cha?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
不如去飲茶呀bat1 jyu4 heoi3 jam2 caa4 aa3
How about going for yum cha?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
不如 introduces a suggestion; 去飲茶 proposes yum cha. Together they make a casual invitation, not a statement that plans are fixed.
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
Friend · Suggesting an activity. Makes a culturally useful casual suggestion