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How to say “I can’t hear you” in Cantonese

Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.

I can’t hear you (我聽唔到你講嘢) — Cantonese pronunciationHear the saved generated-voice recording, then use the pause and replay to practise at your own pace.

The Cantonese phrase

我聽唔到你講嘢ngo5 teng1 m4 dou2 nei5 gong2 je5

I can’t hear you

Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.

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Look closer at this phrase

聽唔到 is cannot hear; 你講嘢 specifies the other person’s speech. This is for a silent call rather than an unclear accent.

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

Video caller · Fixing a silent call. Identifies a missing-audio problem

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