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Cantonese

Cantonese

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你好
nei5 hou2
Hello
唔該 / 多謝
m4 goi1 / do1 ze6
Thank you
唔好意思
m4 hou2 ji3 si3
Excuse me
唔該
m4 goi1
Please
飲杯!
jam2 bui1 !
Cheers!
拜拜
baai1 baai3
Goodbye
幾多錢?
gei1 do1 cin2 ?
How much is it?
唔該埋單
m4 goi1 maai4 daan1
The check, please
洗手間喺邊道呀?
sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou3 aa3 ?
Where is the bathroom?
中國
zung1 gwok3
China
香港
hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
廣東話
gwong2 dung1 waa2
Cantonese (language)
man1
… yuan (Chinese currency)
hai6
Yes
唔係
m4 hai6
No
jat1
One (1)
ji6
Two (2)
saam1
Three (3)
呢個
ne1 go3
This
嗰個
go2 go3
That
好好
hou2 hou2
Very good
leng3
Beautiful, pretty
好食
hou2 sik6
Delicious
我鍾意
ngo5 zung1 ji3
I like it
有冇問題?
jau5 mou5 man6 tai4 ?
Is it OK?
…喺邊度?
… hai2 bin1 dou6 ?
Where is …?
乜嘢?
mat1 je5 ?
What?
幾時?
gei2 si4 ?
When?
少少
siu2 siu2
A little
歡迎!
fun1 jing4 !
Welcome!
早晨
zou2 san4
Good morning
晚安
maan5 ngon1
Good night
下次見
haa6 ci3 gin3
See you later
好多謝你
hou2 do1 ze6 nei5
Thank you very much
唔使客氣
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
You're welcome
冇問題
mou5 man6 tai4
No problem
我愛你
ngo5 ngoi3 nei5
I love you
恭喜晒!
gung1 hei2 saai3 !
Congratulations!
唔該借借
m4 goi1 ze3 ze3
Excuse me (to walk by)
對唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6
I'm sorry
你有冇啲咩好介紹?
nei5 jau5 mou5 di1 me1 hou2 gaai3 siu6 ?
What do you recommend?
我可唔可以影相㗎?
ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 jing2 soeng2 gaa3 ?
Can I take a photo?
咩嚟㗎?
me1 lei4 gaa3 ?
What is that?
你嚟自邊度㗎?
nei5 lai4 zi6 bin1 dou6 gaa3 ?
Where are you from?
我嚟自…
ngo5 lei4 zi6 …
I am from …
你好嗎?
nei5 hou2 maa1 ?
How are you doing?
我好好
ngo5 hou2 hou2
I'm fine
請問點樣稱呼你?
cing2 man6 dim2 joeng2 cing1 fu1 nei5 ?
What is your name? (formal)
我叫…
ngo5 giu3 …
My name is …
好高興認識你
hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
Nice to meet you
呢度
ne1 dou6
Here
嗰度
go3 dou6
There
得意
dak1 ji3
Interesting
可能
ho2 nang4
Possible
ngaam1
Correct, right
精彩
zing1 coi2
Wonderful
最鍾意
zeoi3 zung1 ji3
Favorite
出名
ceot1 meng2
Famous
正!
zeng3 !
Awesome!
mong4
Busy
準備好
zeon2 bei6 hou2
Ready
晏啲
ngaan3 di1
Later
而家
ji4 gaa1
Now
ngo5
I
nei5
You (informal)
朋友
pang4 jau5
Friend
ceng2
Please (formal)
冇嘢
mou5 je5
Nothing
多啲
do1 di1
More
或者
waak6 ze2
Maybe
梗係
gang2 hai6
Of course
我都覺得係
ngo5 dou1 gok3 dak1 hai6
I agree
我明白
ngo5 ming4 baak6
I understand
我唔明
ngo5 m4 ming4
I don't understand
你再講一次吖
nei5 zoi3 gong2 jat1 ci3 aa1
Repeat it, please
你識唔識講英文?
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 ?
Can you speak English?
我識講少少廣東話
ngo5 sik1 gong2 siu2 siu2 gwong2 dung1 waa2
I can speak a little bit of Cantonese
廣東話…應該點講?
gwong2 dung1 waa2 … jing1 goi1 dim2 gong2 ?
How do you say … in Cantonese?
…點解呀?
… dim2 gaai2 aa3 ?
What does … mean?
呢度可唔可以上網㗎?
ne1 dou6 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 soeng5 mong5 gaa3 ?
Can I get Internet access here?
呢頭有冇好嘅餐廳介紹下?
ne1 tau4 jau5 mou5 hou2 ge3 caan1 teng1 gaai3 siu6 haa5 ?
Can you recommend a good restaurant nearby?
可唔可以俾個折頭我呀?
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 go3 zit3 tau4 ngo5 aa3 ?
Can you give me a discount?
救命呀!
gau3 meng6 aa3 !
Help!
警察
ging2 caat3
Police
醫生
ji1 sang1
Doctor
我蕩失路
ngo5 dong6 sat1 lou6
I'm lost
邊個方向?
bin1 go3 fong1 hoeng3 ?
Which way?
提款機
tai4 fun2 gei1
ATM (money machine)
今日
gam1 jat6
Today
今晚
gam1 maan5
Tonight
聽日
ting1 jat6
Tomorrow
左邊
zo2 bin1
Left
右邊
jau6 bin1
Right (not left)
預訂
jyu6 deng6
Reservation (for hotel or restaurant)
閂門
saan1 mun4
Closed (for business)
seoi2
Water
faan6
Rice
min6
Noodles
開心
hoi1 sam1
Happy
gaai1
Street
黐線蜘蛛條蜘蛛絲黐住咗枝樹枝
ci1 sin3 zi1 zyu1 tiu4 zi1 zyu1 si1, ci1 zyu6 zo2 zi1 syu6 zi1
Tongue Twister: Crazy spider's cobweb sticks to a tree branch
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