How to Say "To Go" in Cantonese

去

heoi3

The Cantonese phrase for 'to go' is 去 (heoi3).

The word 去 (heoi) is a versatile verb used to mean 'to go'.

Meaning: served in a takeout container (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

heoi3

In Cantonese, the character 去 (heoi) is used to mean 'to go', but it is rarely used to order food 'to go' in a restaurant. Instead, you would likely use 打包 (daa bou), which literally translates to 'to wrap in a bundle'.
The written character 去 is shared between Cantonese and Mandarin, but its pronunciation shifts from 'heoi' in Cantonese to 'qu' in Mandarin.
Cantonese speakers use 走 (zau) instead of 去 (heoi) when they want to 'bail' or escape a social situation quickly.

我決定唔去。
I decided not to go.
This sentence shows how to express a decision not to go using 去.
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我要去瞓覺喇。
I have to go to sleep.
This sentence demonstrates using 去 to indicate going to perform an action like sleeping.
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我要去銀行嚹。
I have to go to the bank now.
This sentence shows 去 used when expressing a need to go to a specific location like a bank.
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我要去學校。
I want to go to school.
我去超市買東西。
I'm going to the supermarket to buy groceries.
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Ordering food at a bakery.

志強 Chi Keung

呢個蛋撻係喺度食定係去？
ni1 go3 daan2 tat3 hai6 hai2 dou6 sik6 ding6 hai6 heoi3?
Is this egg tart for here or to go?
嘉欣 Ka Yan

我要去。
ngo5 jiu3 heoi3.
I want it to go.
志強 Chi Keung

好，等我幫你包好。
hou2, dang2 ngo5 bong1 nei5 baau1 hou2.
Okay, let me wrap it up for you.
嘉欣 Ka Yan

唔該晒你。
m4 goi1 saai3 nei5.
Thank you very much.

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