OK…This page comes with a disclaimer: I have NO idea how to speak Cantonese.
But, we are trying. Our goal is to learn a new word or phrase each day to help us get around. With the aid of language discs, Google translator and a dictionary, we’re slowly adding new phrases to our vocabulary. Now mastering the pronunciation is a totally different story!
Here are some helpful words and phrases we’re working on. Check back often to brush up on your skills. I'll be adding more words as we learn them!
ENGLISH: CANTONESE
Please/Thank You: mm goy
Hello: neih ho
How are you?: Neih hou ma?
Good Morning: jou-sahn
Goodbye: joi-gin
How are you?: Neih hou ma?
Good Morning: jou-sahn
Goodbye: joi-gin
Sure Thing…OK: duk laa
I would like to have coffee: ngaw seung yiu gaa fe
Supreme Wife (ie Real Housewives of Hong Kong): Tai Tai
American: Meih-gwok-yahn
Soup Dumplings: xiaolongbao
Taxi: Dixsi
Turn Right: June yow
Turn Left: June jaw
Teng: Stop
Cheqouy: Straight ahead
Din Tai: Escalator
Doe: Road
Guy: Street
Taxi: Dixsi
Turn Right: June yow
Turn Left: June jaw
Teng: Stop
Cheqouy: Straight ahead
Din Tai: Escalator
Doe: Road
Guy: Street
