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Cantonese

Phrasebook

	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)
	蚊 man1 … yuan (Chinese currency)
	係 hai6 Yes
	唔係 m4 hai6 No
	一 jat1 One (1)
	二 ji6 Two (2)
	三 saam1 Three (3)
	呢個 ne1 go3 This
	嗰個 go2 go3 That
	好好 hou2 hou2 Very good
	靚 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
	啱 ngaam1 Correct, right
	精彩 zing1 coi2 Wonderful
	最鍾意 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 Favorite
	出名 ceot1 meng2 Famous
	正！ zeng3 ! Awesome!
	忙 mong4 Busy
	準備好 zeon2 bei6 hou2 Ready
	晏啲 ngaan3 di1 Later
	而家 ji4 gaa1 Now
	我 ngo5 I
	你 nei5 You (informal)
	朋友 pang4 jau5 Friend
	請 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)
	水 seoi2 Water
	飯 faan6 Rice
	麵 min6 Noodles
	開心 hoi1 sam1 Happy
	街 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