CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · HEALTH
How to say “How long has it been hurting?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
痛咗幾耐呀tung3 zo2 gei2 noi6 aa3
How long has it been hurting?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
zo2 presents the pain as a condition that began earlier; gei2 noi6 asks for its duration.
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 pharmacist-side question about symptom duration; answer with a clear time reference rather than a diagnosis.