Learn SCARY Cantonese


I happened to find a very good Cantonese learning video by MissYau’s Asian-SuperAsian Channel.
We can learn these “Scary” Cantonese expressions:

  1. 你玩嘢啊?lei wan yeh ah?)  Are you kidding (me)? Playing games?
  2. 你买定棺材啊你!(lei mai ding goon choi ah lei.)  Put a down payment on your coffin. Or get your coffin ready. It’s a threat or curse.  Are you scared yet? Watch this fun video.
  3. 唔好煩啊你 Mm – mo – fan – ah – lei. ) Don’t be a nuisance. Or “Stop bothering me.”
Please note that she does not use Jyutping.  For Jyutping, it is like this: 1.
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粤拼 nei5 waan4 je5 aa4
Yale nei5 waan4 ye5 aa4
2.
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粤拼 nei5 maai5 ding6 gun1 coi4 aa1 nei5
Yale nei5 maai5 ding6 gun1 choi4 aa1 nei5
3.
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粤拼 m4 hou2 faan4 aa1 nei5
Yale m4 hou2 faan4 aa1 nei5
More and more people are using "lei" instead of "nei" for (you), even for people older than me. Is it SCARY Cantonese or not, but it's basic Cantonese, or colloquial Cantonese. It is Cantonese youtube, or Youtube Cantonese lesson. Way to go MissYau!

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