Cantonese
廣東話
Hello
你好
nei HO
Cantonese (廣東話) has 109 phrases for greetings, travel, food, emergencies, business and numbers, and the Chinese Characters (Cantonese) script with 34 characters on this page. Every entry carries a respelling that marks the stressed syllable in capitals. Hello in Cantonese is 你好 (nei HO); thank you is 唔該 / 多謝 (mm GOI / do ZEH).
The Chinese Characters (Cantonese) script
Cantonese is written with traditional Chinese characters, plus characters specific to Cantonese that Mandarin does not use. Romanization here is Jyutping, which marks six tones with a number after each syllable; older schemes count nine by treating the three entering tones separately.
- bbB
- ppP
- mmM
- ffF
- ddD
- ttT
- nnN
- llL
- ggG
- kkK
- ngngNG
- hhH
- gwgwGW
- kwkwKW
- wwW
- zzZ
- ccC
- ssS
- jjJ
- aaaaAA
- aaA
- eeE
- iiI
- ooO
- uuU
- oeoeOE
- eoeoEO
- yuyuYU
- 155Tone 1 (High level)
- 235Tone 2 (High rising)
- 333Tone 3 (Mid level)
- 421Tone 4 (Low falling)
- 523Tone 5 (Low rising)
- 622Tone 6 (Low level)
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Cantonese phrases
Greetings in Cantonese
2020 Cantonese phrases for greetings and everyday courtesy, from Hello (你好) to Nice to meet you (好高興認識你).
- Hello
- 你好, pronounced nei HO
- Good morning
- 早晨, pronounced jo SAN
- Good afternoon
- 午安, pronounced ng ON
- Good evening
- 晚安, pronounced maan ON
- Good night
- 晚安, pronounced maan ON
- Goodbye
- 拜拜, pronounced baai BAAI
- See you later
- 遲啲見, pronounced chi DEE gin
- Please
- 唔該, pronounced mm GOI
- Thank you
- 唔該 / 多謝, pronounced mm GOI / do ZEH
- Thank you very much
- 非常多謝, pronounced fei SOENG do ZEH
- You're welcome
- 唔使客氣, pronounced mm SAI haak HEI
- Yes
- 係, pronounced hai
- No
- 唔係, pronounced mm HAI
- Excuse me
- 唔該借步, pronounced mm GOI ze BOU
- Sorry
- 對唔住, pronounced dui mm JYU
- How are you?
- 你好嗎?, pronounced nei HO ma
- I'm fine
- 我好好, pronounced ngo HO ho
- What is your name?
- 你叫咩名?, pronounced nei giu MEH meng
- My name is...
- 我叫..., pronounced ngo GIU
- Nice to meet you
- 好高興認識你, pronounced ho GO hing jing SIK nei
Travel in Cantonese
2020 Cantonese phrases for getting around, from Where is...? (...喺邊度?) to Exit (出口).
- Where is...?
- ...喺邊度?, pronounced hai BIN do
- Airport
- 機場, pronounced gei CHEUNG
- Hotel
- 酒店, pronounced jau DIM
- Hospital
- 醫院, pronounced yi YUN
- Pharmacy
- 藥房, pronounced yeuk FONG
- Police station
- 警察局, pronounced ging CHAAT guk
- MTR station
- 地鐵站, pronounced dei TIT jaam
- Bus station
- 巴士站, pronounced ba SI jaam
- Taxi
- 的士, pronounced dik SI
- How much does it cost?
- 幾多錢?, pronounced gei DO chin
- Ticket
- 車票, pronounced che PIU
- Passport
- 護照, pronounced wu JIU
- I am lost
- 我迷路咗, pronounced ngo mai LOU jo
- Help me please
- 唔該幫我, pronounced mm GOI bong NGO
- Left
- 左邊, pronounced jo BIN
- Right
- 右邊, pronounced yau BIN
- Straight ahead
- 一直行, pronounced yat JIK haang
- Open
- 開門, pronounced hoi MUN
- Closed
- 關門, pronounced gwaan MUN
- Exit
- 出口, pronounced cheut HAU
Food in Cantonese
2020 Cantonese phrases for eating and drinking, from Restaurant (餐廳) to One more please (唔該再嚟一個).
- Restaurant
- 餐廳, pronounced chaan TENG
- I'm hungry
- 我肚餓, pronounced ngo tou NGO
- I'm thirsty
- 我口渴, pronounced ngo hau HOT
- Water
- 水, pronounced sui
- Food
- 食物, pronounced sik MAT
- Rice
- 飯, pronounced faan
- Noodles
- 麵, pronounced min
- Dim sum
- 點心, pronounced dim SAM
- Roast pork
- 叉燒, pronounced cha SIU
- Fish
- 魚, pronounced yu
- Vegetables
- 蔬菜, pronounced so CHOI
- Tea
- 茶, pronounced cha
- Beer
- 啤酒, pronounced be JIU
- The check please
- 唔該埋單, pronounced mm GOI maai DAAN
- Delicious
- 好食, pronounced ho SIK
- Spicy
- 辣, pronounced laat
- Sweet
- 甜, pronounced tim
- Menu
- 餐牌, pronounced chaan PAAI
- Vegetarian
- 齋, pronounced jai
- One more please
- 唔該再嚟一個, pronounced mm GOI joi lai yat GO
Emergency in Cantonese
1515 Cantonese phrases for emergencies and health, from Help! (救命!) to Lost passport (護照唔見咗).
- Help!
- 救命!, pronounced gau MENG
- Call the police!
- 報警!, pronounced bou GING
- Call a doctor!
- 叫醫生!, pronounced giu yi SANG
- Call an ambulance!
- 叫救護車!, pronounced giu gau WU che
- Fire!
- 火!, pronounced fo
- Thief!
- 有賊!, pronounced yau CHAAK
- I am sick
- 我唔舒服, pronounced ngo mm syu FUK
- I am injured
- 我受傷咗, pronounced ngo sau SEUNG jo
- I need a doctor
- 我需要睇醫生, pronounced ngo seui YIU tai yi SANG
- Hospital
- 醫院, pronounced yi YUN
- Emergency
- 緊急, pronounced gan GAP
- I am allergic to...
- 我對...過敏, pronounced ngo dui... gwo MAN
- Pain
- 痛, pronounced tung
- I need help
- 我需要幫助, pronounced ngo seui YIU bong JO
- Lost passport
- 護照唔見咗, pronounced wu JIU mm gin JO
Business in Cantonese
1414 Cantonese phrases for work and money, from Meeting (會議) to Email (電郵).
- Meeting
- 會議, pronounced wui YI
- Office
- 辦公室, pronounced baan gung SAT
- Contract
- 合約, pronounced hap YEK
- Company
- 公司, pronounced gung SI
- Manager
- 經理, pronounced ging LEI
- Invoice
- 發票, pronounced faat PIU
- Price
- 價格, pronounced ga GAAK
- Payment
- 付款, pronounced fu FUN
- Bank
- 銀行, pronounced ngan HONG
- Money
- 錢, pronounced chin
- Business
- 生意, pronounced sang YI
- Partner
- 合夥人, pronounced hap WO yan
- Project
- 項目, pronounced hong MUK
- 電郵, pronounced din YAU
Numbers in Cantonese
2020 Cantonese phrases for numbers, days and time, from Zero (零) to Friday (星期五).
- Zero
- 零, pronounced ling
- One
- 一, pronounced yat
- Two
- 二, pronounced yi
- Three
- 三, pronounced saam
- Four
- 四, pronounced sei
- Five
- 五, pronounced ng
- Six
- 六, pronounced luk
- Seven
- 七, pronounced chat
- Eight
- 八, pronounced baat
- Nine
- 九, pronounced gau
- Ten
- 十, pronounced sap
- Twenty
- 二十, pronounced yi SAP
- Hundred
- 一百, pronounced yat BAAK
- Thousand
- 一千, pronounced yat CHIN
- What time is it?
- 而家幾點?, pronounced yi GA gei DIM
- Today
- 今日, pronounced gam YAT
- Tomorrow
- 聽日, pronounced ting YAT
- Yesterday
- 尋日, pronounced cham YAT
- Monday
- 星期一, pronounced sing KEI yat
- Friday
- 星期五, pronounced sing KEI ng
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