CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · RESTAURANTS
How to say “There’s a fifteen-minute wait” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
要等十五分鐘jiu3 dang2 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1
There’s a fifteen-minute wait
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
要等 (jiu3 dang2) introduces the wait; 十五分鐘 (sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1) specifies fifteen minutes. This is a time estimate from the restaurant, not a table number.
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
Restaurant staff · Explaining a wait. Handles an unexpected delay