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How to say “We used to work together” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
我哋以前一齊返工ngo5 dei6 ji5 cin4 jat1 cai4 faan1 gung1
We used to work together
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
以前 (ji5 cin4) places the shared history in the past; 一齊返工 (jat1 cai4 faan1 gung1) says they used to work together.
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
Colleague · Explaining a relationship. Provides a natural shared-history answer