CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · PHONE & TECH
How to say “I can’t hear you” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase 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