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Pronunciation of '要唔要'

The phrase '要唔要' originates from Cantonese and is commonly used to ask 'Do you want it?' or 'Do you need it?'. It consists of two parts: '要' meaning 'want' or 'need', and '唔要' meaning 'don't want' or 'don't need'.

Word Origin

Cantonese

Pronunciation Details

English (United States)

yow m yow/jɑʊ m̩ jɑʊ/Slow

A phrase in Cantonese meaning 'Do you want it?' or 'Do you need it?'.

Pronounced as 'yow m yow'. 'Yow' as in 'cow', 'm' as a nasal sound, and 'yow' again as in 'cow'.

中文(粤语)

jiu3 m4 jiu3/jiu3 m4 jiu3/Slow

粤语中的常用短语,意思是“要不要”或“需不需要”。

“要”发音为“jiu”,第三声(高升调);“唔”发音为“m”,第四声(低降调);“要”再次发音为“jiu”,第三声(高升调)。