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How to say “how many people does this dish serve?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
呢碟夠幾個人食呀？ni1 dip6 gau3 gei2 go3 jan4 sik6 aa3
how many people does this dish serve?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
呢碟 (ni1 dip6) points to this dish; 夠幾個人食 (gau3 gei2 go3 jan4 sik6) asks how many people it will feed.
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
Ask this before ordering shared dishes when the portion size is unclear.