CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · HEALTH
How to say “I don’t have an appetite today” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
我今日冇胃口ngo5 gam1 jat6 mou5 wai6 hau2
I don’t have an appetite today
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
今日 limits the statement to today; 冇胃口 says the speaker has no appetite. It describes a feeling, not its cause.
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
Patient · Describing general health. Expresses a common nonspecific symptom