How to say “Sorry to trouble you, could you please” in Cantonese

maa4麻faan4煩nei5你

maa4 faan4 nei5 · Sorry to trouble you, could you please

Used before or after asking for a favour. Polite and very common in shops and offices.

The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.

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