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How to say “Shall we eat together after work?” in Cantonese
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The Cantonese phrase
收工一齊食飯吖sau1 gung1 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa1
Shall we eat together after work?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
收工 (sau1 gung1) sets the time as after work; 一齊食飯 (jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6) invites the listener to eat together. The final 吖 (aa1) belongs to the invitation.
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
Coworker or friend · Inviting someone to dinner. Natural invitation