CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · WORK
How to say “I’m taking leave tomorrow” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
我聽日請假ngo5 ting1 jat6 cing2 gaa3
I’m taking leave tomorrow
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
聽日 is tomorrow; 請假 means taking leave. Hear 我聽日 as who and when before the two-syllable action 請假.
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
Use this to tell a colleague you will be on leave the next day.