CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · WORK
How to say “What do you want for lunch?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
午飯你想食咩ng5 faan6 nei5 soeng2 sik6 me1
What do you want for lunch?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
午飯 sets the lunch context first; 你想食咩 asks what the other person wants to eat. A short workday planning question.
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
Coworker · Making a lunch plan. Starts a frequent social work exchange