CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · CAFÉS
How to say “I’ll have the ham macaroni” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
要個火腿通粉jiu3 go3 fo2 teoi2 tung1 fan2
I’ll have the ham macaroni
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
要個 opens a compact order, and 火腿通粉 is the ham macaroni dish. Keep the dish name together when repeating it.
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 · Ordering a breakfast set item. Introduces a common Hong Kong breakfast