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Receive / greetin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

招呼

ziu1 fu1

receive / greet

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Put 想 before 招呼客人 when describing an intended action; 想 expresses a wish rather than a requirement.

Examples

我去招呼客人

ngo5 heoi3 ziu1 fu1 haak3 jan4

I’ll go and greet the guests.

麻煩你招呼佢

maa4 faan4 nei5 ziu1 fu1 keoi5

Please attend to them.

Please receive them first. I will join the meeting in fifteen minutes.maa4 faan4 nei5 sin1 ziu1 fu1 keoi5 ngo5 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1 hau6 jap6 wui2麻煩你先招呼佢，我十五分鐘後入會。Please receive them first. I'll come over as soon as I tell the manager.maa4 faan4 nei5 sin1 ziu1 fu1 keoi5 ngo5 tung4 ging1 lei5 gong2 seng1 zau6 gwo3 lai4麻煩你先招呼佢，我同經理講聲就過嚟。