CANTONESE PRONUNCIATION · RESTAURANTS
How to say “What is today’s soup?” in Cantonese
Watch, listen, and try the phrase at your own pace.
The Cantonese phrase
今日有咩例湯呀？gam1 jat6 jau5 me1 lai6 tong1 aa3
What is today’s soup?
Video uses a saved generated-voice recording from the Canto School app library.
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Look closer at this phrase
今日 makes it today’s menu question; 例湯 is the soup of the day. This is a specific dish category, not any soup.
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
Diner · Asking about the daily soup. Covers a frequent Hong Kong menu question