CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · HEALTH
How to say “I’d like to buy painkillers” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
我想買止痛藥ngo5 soeng2 maai5 zi2 tung3 joek6
I’d like to buy painkillers
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
我想買 opens the request to buy; 止痛藥 names painkillers. This names a product category, not a dose or treatment instruction.
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
Customer · Asking at a pharmacy. Requests a common medicine category