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How to say “Thanks for going to the trouble” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
麻煩晒你maa4 faan4 saai3 nei5
Thanks for going to the trouble
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
麻煩晒你 (maa4 faan4 saai3 nei5) thanks someone for the trouble they took. Learn it as a warm whole-phrase response after a favor rather than a complaint that the person was troublesome.
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
Visitor · Thanking someone for a favor. Teaches a warm Hong Kong courtesy formula