CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · WORK
How to say “I'm done” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
我做完啦ngo5 zou6 jyun4 laa3
I'm done
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
jyun4 marks completion, while laa3 presents the task as now finished. In English this means 'I'm done' or 'I've finished it,' not that the person is finished.
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
A compact update that a task or errand is now complete; it does not mean that the person is exhausted or ruined.