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Cantonese Key Phrase List

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Thank you!
多謝。 多謝。
do1 ze6.
Thank you!
Hello.
你好。 你好。
nei5 hou2.
Hello.
Good morning.
早晨。 早晨。
zou2 san4.
Good morning.
Goodbye.
再見。 再見。
zoi3 gin3.
Goodbye.
How are you?
你好嗎? 你好嗎?
nei5 hou2 maa3?
How are you?
Good afternoon.
午安。 午安。
ng5 on1.
Good afternoon.
Congratulations!
恭喜。 恭喜。
gung1 hei2.
Congratulations!
I'm sorry.
對唔住。 對唔住。
deoi3 m4 zyu6.
I'm sorry.
What's your name?
你叫咩名? 你叫咩名?
nei5 giu3 me1 meng2?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
你邊度嚟㗎? 你邊度嚟㗎?
nei5 bin1 dou6 lei4 gaa3?
Where are you from?
Where is the bathroom?
廁所喺邊? 廁所喺邊?
ci3 so2 hai2 bin1?
Where is the bathroom?
Good night.
早抖。 早抖。
zou2 tau2.
Good night.
Yes.
係。 係。
hai6
Yes.
Please.
唔該。 唔該。
m4 goi1.
Please.
I'm fine.
我好好。 我好好。
ngo5 hou2 hou2.
I'm fine.
Excuse me.
唔好意思。 唔好意思。
m4 hou2 ji3 si1.
Excuse me.
You're welcome.
唔使客氣。 唔使客氣。
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3.
You're welcome.
Nice to meet you.
好開心識到你。 好開心識到你。
hou2 hoi1 sam1 sik1 dou2 nei5.
Nice to meet you.
No.
唔係。 唔係。
m4 hai6.
No.
May I sit here?
我可唔可以坐呢度? 我可唔可以坐呢度?
ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 co2 ni1 dou6?
May I sit here?
I'm (name).
我係... 我係...
ngo5 hai6...
I'm (name).
Hi.
嗨。 嗨。
haai1.
Hi.
Thank you very much.
多謝晒。 多謝晒。
do1 ze6 saai3.
Thank you very much.
Good evening.
晚安。 晚安。
maan5 on1.
Good evening.
各位先生女士,晚安。 各位先生女士,晚安。
gok3 wai2 sin1 saang1 neoi5 si6, maan5 on1.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.
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Monday at 03:31 PM
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Hey listeners! What phrases would you add to our list? Write them down here!


P.S. Learn even more useful and unique Cantonese vocab and phrases: https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-vocabulary-lists/

Freddie Shutler
Thursday at 04:56 AM
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Please could you add a page with the numbers in cantonese from 0-10 so that we can know amounts e.g, 1 char su bao m goi


Im loving this website as im keen in mastering the basics in cantonese


9.5/10 (10/10 with the numbers)

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Sunday at 06:46 AM
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Hello Michael,


Written and spoken Cantonese are quite different. Here is a resource that explains their differences: https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/spoken-written-cantonese/.


Most materials on CantoneseClass101 are prepared with spoken Cantonese.


Sincerely,

Sybil

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Michael
Saturday at 04:30 PM
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Does this site teach written Cantonese? I can not read and write and I can not find where are the lessons for writing and reading.

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Thursday at 05:52 PM
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Hi Lewis,


Thank you for posting.

We’ll consider your feedback for our future development.👍


BTW I found the following list where badminton is mentioned:

www.cantoneseclass101.com/cantonese-vocabulary-lists/talking-about-olympic-sports


Let us know if you have any questions.😁

Cheers,

Lena

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Lewis
Monday at 07:19 AM
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Hi Cantonese class 101,

I was wondering if you could do a list of common phrases for sports including badminton 🏸.

I know how crazy my Cantonese friends are about badminton and how big it is in Asia !

Many thanks for your wonderful app.

CantoneseClass101.com Verified
Monday at 07:58 PM
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Hi Brian,


It's a phrase that is more usually used today as a jibe than actual regret. It's like the "hai-yaa" phrase we heard a lot nowadays.


陰公囉!

jam1 gung1 lo3!


Arnold

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Brian
Friday at 08:18 AM
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My mother spoke limited Cantonese and would on occasion say an expression indicating unhappiness or exasperation with the situation. Sounded something like: Yum goong oh!!


Any idea what the actual phrase might be and how to write out in pin yin and chinese characters?

CantoneseClass101.com Verified
Monday at 04:11 AM
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Hi SW,


In this slideshow mode, there is a larger time gap between each of those recordings. If you are looking for a slowed version of the recordings, we will make a plan of rolling it out! 😄


Arnold

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SW
Wednesday at 06:09 AM
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Hi How come for the slideshow mode, the speed, when I click "slow" it is still fast?

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Saturday at 04:05 PM
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Hello Preston,


Thank you for your questions and advice about adding the direction vocab.

If you are interested in learning more about the direction vocabularies, you may like to check out the following links.

Directions in Cantonese

https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/lesson/survival-phrases-31-directions-in-cantonese/

Asking Directions

https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/lesson/3minute-cantonese-16-asking-directions/


你好嗎?(nei5 hou2 maa3?) ~ How are you?

我好好/ 我幾好。(ngo5 hou2 hou2 / ngo5 gei2 hou2.) ~ I am fine.

多謝。(do1 ze6.) ~ Thank you.

你呢?(nei5 ne1?) ~ How about you?

對唔住。(deoi3 m4 zyu6.) ~ Sorry.


Siuling

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