CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · HEALTH
How to say “It only started hurting after I ate” in Cantonese
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The Cantonese phrase
食咗嘢之後先痛sik6 zo2 je5 zi1 hau6 sin1 tung3
It only started hurting after I ate
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Look closer at this phrase
食咗嘢之後 sets the sequence after eating; 先痛 says pain started only then. The timing is the point of this answer.
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 · Explaining when stomach pain began. Links a symptom to an event