CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · EVERYDAY CONVERSATION
How to say “Maybe next time” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
下次啦haa6 ci3 laa1
Maybe next time
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
下次 (haa6 ci3) means next time; 啦 (laa1) closes the suggestion softly. It can follow a refusal without promising a specific new date.
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
Friend · Softening a refusal. Keeps refusal friendly