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How to say “I have one older sister” in Cantonese
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The Cantonese phrase
我有一個家姐ngo5 jau5 jat1 go3 gaa1 ze1
I have one older sister
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
一個家姐 (jat1 go3 gaa1 ze1) counts one older sister. 家姐 (gaa1 ze1) is specifically an older sister, so the English word 'sister' alone loses that detail.
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
New friend · Describing family. Introduces the Cantonese-specific older-sister term