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Canto School

Pronunciation

慢慢

maan6 maan6

slowly

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

The repeated 慢 in 慢慢 makes an adverb; place it before 講, 行 or another action.

Examples

唔該慢慢講

m4 goi1 maan6 maan6 gong2

please speak slowly

你慢慢行

nei5 maan6 maan6 haang4

Walk slowly.

please speak slowlym4 goi1 maan6 maan6 gong2唔該慢慢講a little more slowlymaan6 di1慢啲speak more slowlygong2 maan6 di1講慢啲Could you speak more slowly?ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 maan6 di1 aa3可唔可以講慢啲呀？