Cantonese Phrases You Can Use Immediately

Once you start learning a new language, you want to use it immediately. The Cantonese phrases listed below allow you to do exactly that. For even more phrases, take a look at our learning resources for Cantonese at the end of the page.

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20 Easy Cantonese Phrases
Other Useful Phrases in Cantonese

20 Easy Cantonese Phrases

English	Cantonese
please in Cantonese	唔該 (m4 goi1)
thank you in Cantonese	多謝 (do1 ze6)
sorry in Cantonese	對唔住 (deoi3 m4 zyu6)
I want this in Cantonese	我要呢個 (ngo5 jiu3 ni1 go3)
I want more in Cantonese	我要多啲 (ngo5 jiu3 do1 di1)
I know in Cantonese	我知 (ngo5 zi1)
I don't know in Cantonese	我唔知 (ngo5 m4 zi1)
Can you help me? in Cantonese	你可唔可以幫我？ (nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5)
I don't like this in Cantonese	我唔鐘意呢個 (ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 ni1 go3)
I like you in Cantonese	我鐘意你 (ngo5 zung1 ji3 nei5)
I love you in Cantonese	我愛你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5)
I miss you in Cantonese	我掛住你 (ngo5 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5)
see you later in Cantonese	等陣見 (dang2 zan6 gin3)
Come with me in Cantonese	跟我來 (gan1 ngo5 lai4)
turn right in Cantonese	右轉 (jau6 zyun3)
turn left in Cantonese	左轉 (zo2 zyun3)
go straight in Cantonese	一直行 (jat1 zik6 haang4)
What's your name? in Cantonese	你叫咩名？ (nei5 giu3 me1 meng2)
My name is David in Cantonese	我叫David (ngo5 giu3 David)
I'm 22 years old in Cantonese	我22歲 (ngo5 22 seoi3)

Other Useful Phrases in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
hi in Cantonese	哈佬 (haa1 lou2)
hello in Cantonese	你好 (nei5 hou2)
bye bye in Cantonese	拜拜 (baai3 baai3)
ok in Cantonese	得 (dak1)
cheers in Cantonese	乾杯 (gon1 bui1)
welcome in Cantonese	歡迎 (fun1 jing4)
I agree in Cantonese	我同意 (ngo5 tung4 ji3)
Where is the toilet? in Cantonese	洗手間喺邊？ (sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1)
How are you? in Cantonese	你點啊？ (nei5 dim2 aa3)
I have a dog in Cantonese	我有一條狗 (ngo5 jau5 jat1 tiu4 gau2)
I want to go to the cinema in Cantonese	我想去睇戲 (ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 tai2 hei3)
You definitely have to come in Cantonese	你一定要來 (nei5 jat1 ding6 jiu3 loi4)
This is quite expensive in Cantonese	呢個真係相當貴 (ni1 go3 zan1 hai6 soeng1 dong1 gwai3)
This is my girlfriend Anna in Cantonese	佢係我女朋友Anna (keoi5 hai6 ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 Anna)
Let's go home in Cantonese	我哋返屋企啦 (ngo5 dei6 faan1 uk1 kei5 laa1)
Silver is cheaper than gold in Cantonese	銀比黃金平 (ngan2 bei2 wong4 gam1 ping4)
Gold is more expensive than silver in Cantonese	黃金比銀貴 (wong4 gam1 bei2 ngan2 gwai3)

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This vocabulary book is a curated Cantonese word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Cantonese words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.

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Cantonese Vocabulary Book

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Cantonese Phrases You Can Use Immediately

20 Easy Cantonese Phrases

Other Useful Phrases in Cantonese

Cantonese Vocabulary Books

Learn Cantonese - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Cantonese Vocabulary Book

Cantonese Flashcards

Cantonese Flashcards Online

Printable Cantonese Flashcards

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