This 17th lesson teaches the comparative form in Cantonese. In addition, I am including a vocabulary list about shopping and eating at a restaurant. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Cantonese Classes.
Comparative
This lesson includes not only the comparative form but the superlative and the diminutive forms as well. That way you make comparisons, but also you can say what is better and what is worse.
Below is a list of 20 comparative forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Cantonese, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
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Vocabulary List about Shopping
Below is a list of 18 words related to shopping such as in the supermarket. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or the shopping mall without a problem.
Shopping List in Cantonese
Shopping
Cantonese
Audio
Can you take less?
可唔可以平啲? ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ping4 di1 ?
Do you accept credit cards?
你收唔收信用卡? nei5 sau1 m4 sau1 seon3 jung6 kaa1 ?
How much is this?
呢個幾多錢? ne1 go3 gei2 do1 cin2 ?
I'm just looking
我只係隨便睇吓 ngo5 zi2 hai6 ceoi4 bin6 tai2 haak3
Only cash please!
我地只收現金! ngo5 dei6 zi2 sau1 jin6 gam1 !
This is too expensive
呢樣好貴 ne1 joeng6 hou2 gwai3
Cafe
咖啡店 gaa1 fe1 dim3
Cash
現金 jin6 gam1
Cheap
便宜/平 bin6 ji4 / ping4
Check
支票 zi1 piu3
Cinema
戲院 hei3 jyun2
Credit card
信用咭 seon3 jung6 kaat1
Expensive
貴 gwai3
Gas station
油站 jau4 zaam6
Museum
博物館 bok3 mat6 gun2
Parking
泊車位 paak3 ce1 wai2
Pharmacy
藥房 joek6 fong4
Supermarket
超級市場 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4
Vocabulary List about Restaurants
Below is a list of 30 words related to eating at a restaurant. Obviously, they will come in handy if you invite someone out to dinner or order something off the menu without a problem.
Restaurant Terms in Cantonese
Restaurant
Cantonese
Audio
I'm vegetarian
我係食齋嘅 ngo5 hai6 sik6 zaai1 ge3
It is very delicious!
好好味 hou2 hou2 mei6
May we have the check please!
唔該埋單 m4 goi1 maai4 daan1
The bill please!
唔該埋單 m4 goi1 maai4 daan1
Waiter / waitress!
伙記 fo2 gei3
What do you recommend? (to eat)
你建議食咩好? nei5 gin3 ji5 sik6 me1 hou2 ?
What's the name of this dish?
呢碟餸叫咩名? ne1 dip6 sung3 giu3 me1 ming4 ?
Where is there a good restaurant?
邊度有好嘅餐廳? bin1 dou6 jau5 hou2 ge3 caan1 teng1 ?
A cup of
一杯(一茶杯) jat1 bui1 (jat1 caa4 bui1 )
A glass of
一杯(一水杯) jat1 bui1 (jat1 seoi2 bui1 )
Black pepper
黑椒 hak1 ziu1
Bread
麵包 min6 baau1
Dessert
甜品 tim4 ban2
Food
食物 sik6 mat6
Fork
叉 caa1
Knife
刀 dou1
Menu
餐牌 caan1 paai4
Napkin
餐巾 caan1 gan1
Plate
碟 dip6
Salad
沙律 saa1 leot6
Salt
鹽 jim4
Salty
鹹 haam4
Soup
湯 tong1
Spicy
辣 laat6
Spoon
匙羹 si4 gang1
Sweet
甜 tim4
Table
枱 toi4
Tip (money for the waiter)
時間(日子/月份) si4 gaan1 (jat6 zi2 /jyut6 fan6 )
Water
水 seoi2
Fun Facts
Language Quote: ❝Learning a foreign language not only reveals how other societies think and feel, what they have experienced and value, and how they express themselves, it also provides a cultural mirror in which we can more clearly see our own society.❞ ?Chancellor Edward Lee Gorsuch
Congratulations! You finished your 17th lesson in Cantonese about the comparative form, shopping and eating at a restaurant. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Cantonese Lesson 18. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Cantonese homepage.