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Common Cantonese Phrases
Essential Cantonese (廣東話) phrases with pronunciation guides.
👋Greetings & Basics
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | 你好 | nei HO |
| Good morning | 早晨 | jo SAN |
| Good afternoon | 午安 | ng ON |
| Good evening | 晚安 | maan ON |
| Good night | 晚安 | maan ON |
| Goodbye | 拜拜 | baai BAAI |
| See you later | 遲啲見 | chi DEE gin |
| Please | 唔該 | mm GOI |
| Thank you | 唔該 / 多謝 | mm GOI / do ZEH |
| Thank you very much | 非常多謝 | fei SOENG do ZEH |
| You're welcome | 唔使客氣 | mm SAI haak HEI |
| Yes | 係 | hai |
| No | 唔係 | mm HAI |
| Excuse me | 唔該借步 | mm GOI ze BOU |
| Sorry | 對唔住 | dui mm JYU |
| How are you? | 你好嗎? | nei HO ma |
| I'm fine | 我好好 | ngo HO ho |
| What is your name? | 你叫咩名? | nei giu MEH meng |
| My name is... | 我叫... | ngo GIU |
| Nice to meet you | 好高興認識你 | ho GO hing jing SIK nei |
✈️Travel
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is...? | ...喺邊度? | hai BIN do |
| Airport | 機場 | gei CHEUNG |
| Hotel | 酒店 | jau DIM |
| Hospital | 醫院 | yi YUN |
| Pharmacy | 藥房 | yeuk FONG |
| Police station | 警察局 | ging CHAAT guk |
| MTR station | 地鐵站 | dei TIT jaam |
| Bus station | 巴士站 | ba SI jaam |
| Taxi | 的士 | dik SI |
| How much does it cost? | 幾多錢? | gei DO chin |
| Ticket | 車票 | che PIU |
| Passport | 護照 | wu JIU |
| I am lost | 我迷路咗 | ngo mai LOU jo |
| Help me please | 唔該幫我 | mm GOI bong NGO |
| Left | 左邊 | jo BIN |
| Right | 右邊 | yau BIN |
| Straight ahead | 一直行 | yat JIK haang |
| Open | 開門 | hoi MUN |
| Closed | 關門 | gwaan MUN |
| Exit | 出口 | cheut HAU |
🍽️Food & Dining
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant | 餐廳 | chaan TENG |
| I'm hungry | 我肚餓 | ngo tou NGO |
| I'm thirsty | 我口渴 | ngo hau HOT |
| Water | 水 | sui |
| Food | 食物 | sik MAT |
| Rice | 飯 | faan |
| Noodles | 麵 | min |
| Dim sum | 點心 | dim SAM |
| Roast pork | 叉燒 | cha SIU |
| Fish | 魚 | yu |
| Vegetables | 蔬菜 | so CHOI |
| Tea | 茶 | cha |
| Beer | 啤酒 | be JIU |
| The check please | 唔該埋單 | mm GOI maai DAAN |
| Delicious | 好食 | ho SIK |
| Spicy | 辣 | laat |
| Sweet | 甜 | tim |
| Menu | 餐牌 | chaan PAAI |
| Vegetarian | 齋 | jai |
| One more please | 唔該再嚟一個 | mm GOI joi lai yat GO |
🚨Emergency
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | 救命! | gau MENG |
| Call the police! | 報警! | bou GING |
| Call a doctor! | 叫醫生! | giu yi SANG |
| Call an ambulance! | 叫救護車! | giu gau WU che |
| Fire! | 火! | fo |
| Thief! | 有賊! | yau CHAAK |
| I am sick | 我唔舒服 | ngo mm syu FUK |
| I am injured | 我受傷咗 | ngo sau SEUNG jo |
| I need a doctor | 我需要睇醫生 | ngo seui YIU tai yi SANG |
| Hospital | 醫院 | yi YUN |
| Emergency | 緊急 | gan GAP |
| I am allergic to... | 我對...過敏 | ngo dui... gwo MAN |
| Pain | 痛 | tung |
| I need help | 我需要幫助 | ngo seui YIU bong JO |
| Lost passport | 護照唔見咗 | wu JIU mm gin JO |
💼Business
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting | 會議 | wui YI |
| Office | 辦公室 | baan gung SAT |
| Contract | 合約 | hap YEK |
| Company | 公司 | gung SI |
| Manager | 經理 | ging LEI |
| Invoice | 發票 | faat PIU |
| Price | 價格 | ga GAAK |
| Payment | 付款 | fu FUN |
| Bank | 銀行 | ngan HONG |
| Money | 錢 | chin |
| Business | 生意 | sang YI |
| Partner | 合夥人 | hap WO yan |
| Project | 項目 | hong MUK |
| 電郵 | din YAU |
🔢Numbers & Time
| English | Cantonese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | 零 | ling |
| One | 一 | yat |
| Two | 二 | yi |
| Three | 三 | saam |
| Four | 四 | sei |
| Five | 五 | ng |
| Six | 六 | luk |
| Seven | 七 | chat |
| Eight | 八 | baat |
| Nine | 九 | gau |
| Ten | 十 | sap |
| Twenty | 二十 | yi SAP |
| Hundred | 一百 | yat BAAK |
| Thousand | 一千 | yat CHIN |
| What time is it? | 而家幾點? | yi GA gei DIM |
| Today | 今日 | gam YAT |
| Tomorrow | 聽日 | ting YAT |
| Yesterday | 尋日 | cham YAT |
| Monday | 星期一 | sing KEI yat |
| Friday | 星期五 | sing KEI ng |
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