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How to say “Try turning it off and on again” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
你試吓熄咗再開nei5 si3 haa5 sik1 zo2 zoi3 hoi1
Try turning it off and on again
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
你試吓 (nei5 si3 haa5) asks the listener to try; 熄咗再開 (sik1 zo2 zoi3 hoi1) gives the off-then-on sequence. The order of those two actions matters.
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
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