Basic Cantonese Words and Phrases With Audio
你好
nei5 hou2
Hello
拜拜
baai1 baai3
Goodbye
早晨
zou2 san4
Good morning
晚安
maan5 ngon1
Good night
下次見
haa6 ci3 gin3
See you later
係
hai6
Yes
唔係
m4 hai6
No
一
jat1
One (1)
二
ji6
Two (2)
三
saam1
Three (3)
請
ceng2
Please (formal)
唔該 / 多謝
m4 goi1 / do1 ze6
Thank you
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
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
好高興認識你
hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
Nice to meet you
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 …
唔好意思
m4 hou2 ji3 si3
Excuse me
唔該
m4 goi1
Please
飲杯！
jam2 bui1 !
Cheers!
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?
…喺邊度？
… hai2 bin1 dou6 ?
Where is …?
咩嚟㗎？
me1 lei4 gaa3 ?
What is that?
邊個方向？
bin1 go3 fong1 hoeng3 ?
Which way?
我蕩失路
ngo5 dong6 sat1 lou6
I'm lost
左邊
zo2 bin1
Left
右邊
jau6 bin1
Right (not left)
街
gaai1
Street
乜嘢？
mat1 je5 ?
What?
幾時？
gei2 si4 ?
When?
今日
gam1 jat6
Today
今晚
gam1 maan5
Tonight
聽日
ting1 jat6
Tomorrow
我明白
ngo5 ming4 baak6
I understand
我唔明
ngo5 m4 ming4
I don't understand
對唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6
I'm sorry
唔該借借
m4 goi1 ze3 ze3
Excuse me (when walking by)
歡迎！
fun1 jing4 !
Welcome!
醫生
ji1 sang1
Doctor
警察
ging2 caat3
Police
救命呀！
gau3 meng6 aa3 !
Help!
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
預訂
jyu6 deng6
Reservation (for hotel or restaurant)
你有冇啲咩好介紹？
nei5 jau5 mou5 di1 me1 hou2 gaai3 siu6 ?
What do you recommend?
朋友
pang4 jau5
Friend
我愛你
ngo5 ngoi3 nei5
I love you
提款機
tai4 fun2 gei1
ATM (money machine)