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How to say “How long have you been in Hong Kong?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
你嚟咗香港幾耐呀？nei5 lai4 zo2 hoeng1 gong2 gei2 noi6 aa3
How long have you been in Hong Kong?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
嚟咗香港 (lai4 zo2 hoeng1 gong2) says the person came to Hong Kong; 幾耐 (gei2 noi6) asks how long they have been here. It seeks a duration, not an arrival date.
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
Local · Continuing a first conversation. Asks about duration in a natural way