Phrases

Cantonese Phrases (Common Expressions 2)

Duration: 30 min

This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Cantonese. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each 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.

Phrases Tips

To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.

Here are the second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.

Common Expressions in Cantonese

Expressions Cantonese Audio
Do you speak English?你識唔識英文?
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 jing1 man4 ?
Just a little少少啦
siu2 siu2 laa1 
What's your name?你叫咩名?
nei5 giu3 me1 ming4 ?
My name is (John Doe)我叫(xxx)
ngo5 giu3 (xxx )
Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss...X先生/X太太/X小姐
X sin1 saang1 /X taai3 taai3 /X siu2 ze2 
Nice to meet you!幸會
hang6 wui2 
You're very kind!你真係好人
nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 jan4 
Where are you from?你係邊到人?
nei5 hai6 bin1 dou3 jan4 ?
I'm from the U.S我喺美國嚟
ngo5 hai2 mei5 gwok3 lai4 
I'm American我係美國人
ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4 
Where do you live?你住喺邊?
nei5 zyu6 hai2 bin1 ?
I live in the U.S我住喺美國
ngo5 zyu6 hai2 mei5 gwok3 
Do you like it here?你鐘唔鐘意呢度?
nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 ne1 dou6 ?
I'm 30 years old我三十歲
ngo5 saam1 sap6 seoi3 
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother我有兩個姐妹同埋一個兄弟。
ngo5 jau5 loeng5 go3 ze2 mui6 tung4 maai4 jat1 go3 hing1 dai6 。
English is my first language英文係我嘅母語
jing1 man4 hai6 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 
Her second language is Spanish佢第二語言係西班牙文。
keoi5 dai6 ji6 jyu5 jin4 hai6 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man4 。
What's the name of that book?嗰本書叫咩名?
go2 bun2 syu1 giu3 me1 ming4 ?
What do you do for a living?你做咩㗎?/你做盛行?
nei5 zou6 me1 gaa2 ?/ nei5 zou6 sing6 hang4 ?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)我係一個 教師/藝術家/工程師
ngo5 hai6 jat1 go3  gaau3 si1 /ngai6 seot6 gaa1 /gung1 cing4 si1 
Oh! That's good!哬!太好啦!
哬 !taai3 hou2 laa1 !
Can I practice with you我可唔可以同你一齊練習?
ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 tung4 nei5 jat1 cai4 lin6 zaap6 ?
Don't worry!唔好擔心!
m4 hou2 daam1 sam1 !
I cannot remember the word我記唔起嗰個字
ngo5 gei3 m4 hei2 go2 go3 zi6 
I do not speak Japanese我唔識講日文
ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 jat6 man4 
I don't know!我唔知!
ngo5 m4 zi1 !
I'm not fluent in Italian yet我意大利文未係好流利
ngo5 ji3 daai6 lei6 man4 mei6 hai6 hou2 lau4 lei6 
I'm not interested!我無興趣!
ngo5 mou4 hing1 ceoi3 !
No one here speaks Greek呢度無人識講希臘話
ne1 dou6 mou4 jan4 sik1 gong2 hei1 laap6 waa6 
No problem!無問題!
mou4 man6 tai4 !
This is not correct呢個唔啱
ne1 go3 m4 ngaam1 
This is wrong呢個喺錯嘅
ne1 go3 hai2 co3 ge3 
We don't understand我哋唔明
ngo5 dei2 m4 ming4 
You should not forget this word你唔應該唔記得呢個字
nei5 m4 jing3 goi1 m4 gei3 dak1 ne1 go3 zi6 

More Expressions

English Cantonese Audio
How old are you?你幾多歳?
nei5 gei2 do1 seoi3 ?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old我 (二十/三十) 歲
ngo5  (ji6 sap6 /saam1 sap6 ) seoi3 
Are you married?你結咗婚未?
nei5 git3 zo2 fan1 mei6 ?
Do you have children?你有冇仔女?
nei5 jau5 mou5 zai2 neoi5 ?
I have to go我要走啦
ngo5 jiu3 zau2 laa1 
I will be right back!我即刻就返
ngo5 zik1 hak1 zau6 faan2 
I love you我愛你
ngo5 ngoi3 nei5 
She is beautiful佢好靚女
keoi5 hou2 leng3 neoi5 
They are dancing佢地跳緊舞
keoi5 dei6 tiu3 gan2 mou5 
We are happy我地好開心
ngo5 dei6 hou2 hoi1 sam1 
Can you call us?你可唔可以打電話俾我地?
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 daa2 din6 waa6 bei2 ngo5 dei6 ?
Give me your phone number俾你個電話號碼我
bei2 nei5 go3 din6 waa6 hou6 maa5 ngo5 
I can give you my email我可以俾我個電郵地址你
ngo5 ho2 ji5 bei2 ngo5 go3 din6 jau4 dei6 zi2 nei5 
Tell him to call me叫佢打電話俾我
giu3 keoi5 daa2 din6 waa6 bei2 ngo5 
His email is...佢個電郵地址係
keoi5 go3 din6 jau4 dei6 zi2 hai6 
My phone number is...我個電話號碼係
ngo5 go3 din6 waa6 hou6 maa5 hai6 
Our dream is to visit Spain我地嘅夢想係去西班牙
ngo5 dei6 ge3 mung6 soeng2 hai6 heoi3 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 
Their country is beautiful佢地個國家好靚
keoi5 dei6 go3 gwok3 gaa1 hou2 leng3 
Do you accept credit cards?你地收唔收信用卡
nei5 dei6 sau1 m4 sau1 seon3 jung6 kaa1 
How much will it cost?幾多錢?
gei2 do1 cin2 ?
I have a reservation我訂咗位
ngo5 deng6 zo2 wai2 
I'd like to rent a car我想租車
ngo5 soeng2 zou1 ce1 
I'm here on business / on vacation.我嚟公幹/旅遊。
ngo5 lai4 gung1 gon3 / leoi5 jau4 。
Is this seat taken?呢個位有冇人坐?
ne1 go3 wai2 jau5 mou5 jan4 co5 ?
It was nice meeting you幸會/好高興認識你。
hang6 wui2 / hou2 gou1 hing1 jing6 sik1 nei5 。
Take this! (when giving something)揀呢個啦(當人地俾嘢你)
gaan2 ne1 go3 laa1 (dong1 jan4 dei6 bei2 je5 nei5 )
Do you like it?你鐘唔鐘意呢個?
nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 ne1 go3 ?
I really like it!我真係好鐘意!
ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 zung1 ji3 !
I'm just kidding我講笑咋
ngo5 gong2 siu3 zaa1 
I'm hungry我好肚餓
ngo5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 
I'm thirsty我好口渴
ngo5 hou2 hau2 hot3 
How?點樣?
dim2 joeng6 ?
What?咩嘢?
me1 je5 ?
When?幾時?
gei2 si4 ?
Where?邊度
bin1 dou6 
Who?邊個?
bin1 go3 ?
Why?點解?
dim2 gaai2 ?
Can you repeat?可唔可以講多次?
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 do1 ci3 ?
Can you speak slowly?可唔可以講慢啲
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 maan6 di1 
Did you understand what I said?你明唔明我講咩?
nei5 ming4 m4 ming4 ngo5 gong2 me1 ?
Don't worry!唔好擔心!
m4 hou2 daam1 sam1 !
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)唔好意思
m4 hou2 ji3 si1 
How do you say "OK" in French?法文 OK 點樣講?
faat3 man4  OK  dim2 joeng6 gong2 ?
I don't know!我唔知!
ngo5 m4 zi1 !
I don't understand!我唔明
ngo5 m4 ming4 
I need to practice my French我要練習講法文
ngo5 jiu3 lin6 zaap6 gong2 faat3 man4 
Is that right?啱唔啱?
ngaam1 m4 ngaam1 ?
Is that wrong?係咪唔啱?
hai6 mi1 m4 ngaam1 ?
Mistake錯誤
co3 ng6 
My French is bad我啲法文好差
ngo5 di1 faat3 man4 hou2 caa1 
No problem!無問題!
mou4 man6 tai4 !
Quickly好快
hou2 faai3 
Slowly好慢
hou2 maan6 
Sorry (to apologize)對唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6 
To speak
gong2 
What does that word mean in English?嗰個字英文點解?
go2 go3 zi6 jing1 man4 dim2 gaai2 ?
What is this?呢樣係咩嘢?
ne1 joeng6 hai6 me1 je5 ?
What should I say?我應該講咩?
ngo5 jing3 goi1 gong2 me1 ?
What?咩嘢?
me1 je5 ?
What's that called in French?呢樣嘢法文點講?
ne1 joeng6 je5 faat3 man4 dim2 gong2 ?
Write it down please!唔該寫低
m4 goi1 se2 dai1 

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Here are the rest of the Cantonese phrases: Cantonese phrases, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Cantonese homepage.