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How to say “No one is; have a seat” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
冇人㗎，你坐啦mou5 jan4 gaa3 nei5 co5 laa1
No one is; have a seat
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
冇人 (mou5 jan4) answers that no one is using the seat; 你坐啦 (nei5 co5 laa1) invites the listener to sit. The second part is permission, not an order to leave.
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
Seated customer · Offering the empty seat. Practises recognizing an invitation