Phrases

Cantonese Phrases (Common Expressions 3)

Duration: 30 min

This is the third 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 2, 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 third 100 common sentences. You will find a lot of them are about asking for help in an emergency, wishing someone a happy holiday, or general questions ... etc.

Common Sentences in Cantonese

Sentences Cantonese Audio
In The Morning朝早
ciu4 zou2 
In the evening傍晚
bong6 maan5 
At Night夜晚
je6 maan5 
Really!真嘅!
zan1 ge3 !
Look!睇吓!
tai2 haak3 !
Hurry up!快啲!
faai3 di1 !
Some languages are hard有啲語言好難
jau5 di1 jyu5 jin4 hou2 naan4 
Many students speak Korean好多學生識講韓文
hou2 do1 hok6 saang1 sik1 gong2 hon4 man4 
How old is your sister?你家姐/細妹幾歲?
nei5 gaa1 ze2 /sai3 mui6 gei2 seoi3 ?
I love my husband我愛我老公
ngo5 ngoi3 ngo5 lou5 gung1 
This is my wife呢個係我太太
ne1 go3 hai6 ngo5 taai3 taai3 
What's your brother called?你阿哥/細佬叫咩名?
nei5 aa3 go1 /sai3 lou2 giu3 me1 ming4 ?
Where does your father work?你爸爸係邊度做嘢?
nei5 baa1 baa1 hai6 bin1 dou6 zou6 je5 ?
Your daughter is very cute你個女好得意
nei5 go3 neoi5 hou2 dak1 ji3 
What time is it?依家幾點?
ji1 gaa1 gei2 dim2 ?
It's 10 o'clock而家十點
ji4 gaa1 sap6 dim2 
Give me this!俾呢個我
bei2 ne1 go3 ngo5 
I love you我愛你
ngo5 ngoi3 nei5 
Are you free tomorrow evening?聽日傍晚你得唔得閒?
ting3 jat6 bong6 maan5 nei5 dak1 m4 dak1 haan4 ?
I would like to invite you for dinner我想約你食晚飯
ngo5 soeng2 joek3 nei5 sik6 maan5 faan6 
Are you married?你結咗婚未?
nei5 git3 zo2 fan1 mei6 ?
I'm single我係單身嘅
ngo5 hai6 daan1 san1 ge3 
Would you marry me?你可唔可以嫁俾我?
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaa3 bei2 ngo5 ?
Can I have your phone number?你可唔可以俾你個電話號碼我?
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 nei5 go3 din6 waa6 hou6 maa5 ngo5 ?
Can I have your email?你可唔可以俾你個電郵地址我?
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 nei5 go3 din6 jau4 dei6 zi2 ngo5 ?
Are you okay?你無事嗎?
nei5 mou4 si6 maa1 ?
Call a doctor!叫醫生!
giu3 ji1 saang1 !
Call the ambulance!叫白車!
giu3 baak6 ce1 !
Call the police!叫警察!
giu3 ging2 caat3 !
Calm down!冷靜啲!
laang5 zing6 di1 !
Fire!火燭呀!
fo2 zuk1 aa1 !
I feel sick我唔舒服。
ngo5 m4 syu1 fuk6 。
It hurts here呢度好痛。
ne1 dou6 hou2 tung3 。
It's urgent!係緊急嘅!
hai6 gan2 gap1 ge3 !
Stop!停!
ting4 !
Thief!有賊!
jau5 caak6 !
Where is the closest pharmacy?最近嘅藥房係邊度?
zeoi3 gan6 ge3 joek6 fong4 hai6 bin1 dou6 ?

More Sentences

English Cantonese Audio
You look beautiful! (to a woman)你好靚(對女人)
nei5 hou2 leng3 (deoi3 neoi5 jan4 )
You have a beautiful name你個名好靚
nei5 go3 ming4 hou2 leng3 
This is my wife呢個係我太太
ne1 go3 hai6 ngo5 taai3 taai3 
This is my husband呢個係我丈夫
ne1 go3 hai6 ngo5 zoeng6 fu1 
I enjoyed myself very much我好鐘意自己一個
ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 zi6 gei2 jat1 go3 
I agree with you我同意你嘅睇法
ngo5 tung4 ji3 nei5 ge3 tai2 faat3 
Are you sure?你肯定?
nei5 hang2 ding6 ?
Be careful!小心
siu2 sam1 
Cheers!笑吓啦!
siu3 haak3 laa1 !
Would you like to go for a walk?你想唔想去散步?
nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 heoi3 saan3 bou6 ?
Today is nice weather今日天氣好好
gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 hou2 
Yesterday was bad weather噚日天氣好差
cam4 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 caa1 
What's that called in French?呢樣嘢法文點講?
ne1 joeng6 je5 faat3 man4 dim2 gong2 ?
I have a reservation我訂咗位
ngo5 deng6 zo2 wai2 
I have to go我要走啦
ngo5 jiu3 zau2 laa1 
Where do you live?你住喺邊?
nei5 zyu6 hai2 bin1 ?
Spanish is easy to learn西班牙文好易學
sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man4 hou2 ji6 hok6 
Holiday Wishes玩得開心啲
waan2 dak1 hoi1 sam1 di1 
Good luck!祝你好運!
zuk1 nei5 hou2 wan6 !
Happy birthday!生日快樂!
saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 !
Happy new year!新年快樂!
san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 !
Merry Christmas!聖誕快樂!
sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 !
Congratulations!恭喜!
gung1 hei2 !
Enjoy! (before eating)食飯
sik6 faan6 
Bless you (when sneezing)小心身體/利是利是
siu2 sam1 san1 tai2 / lei6 si6 lei6 si6 
Best wishes!祝一切順利!
zuk1 jat1 cit3 seon6 lei6 !
Can you take less?可唔可以平啲?
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ping4 di1 ?
Do you accept credit cards?你地收唔收信用卡
nei5 dei6 sau1 m4 sau1 seon3 jung6 kaa1 
How much is this?呢個幾錢?
ne1 go3 gei2 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 
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 )
Are you thirsty?你口唔口渴?/你頸唔頸渴?
nei5 hau2 m4 hau2 hot3 ?/ nei5 geng2 m4 geng2 hot3 ?
I'm hungry我好肚餓
ngo5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 
Do you have a bottle of water?你有冇一樽水?
nei5 jau5 mou5 jat1 zeon1 seoi2 ?
Breakfast is ready早餐準備好啦
zou2 caan1 zeon2 bei6 hou2 laa1 
What kind of food do you like?你鐘意食咩嘢?
nei5 zung1 ji3 sik6 me1 je5 ?
I like cheese我鐘意食芝士
ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 zi1 si6 
Bananas taste sweet香蕉係甜嘅
hoeng1 ziu1 hai6 tim4 ge3 
I don't like cucumber我唔鐘意食青瓜
ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 sik6 cing1 gwaa1 
I like bananas我鐘意食香蕉
ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 hoeng1 ziu1 
Lemons taste sour檸檬係酸嘅
ling4 mung1 hai6 syun1 ge3 
This fruit is delicious呢個生果好好味
ne1 go3 saang1 gwo2 hou2 hou2 mei6 
Vegetables are healthy食蔬菜有益健康
sik6 so1 coi3 jau5 jik1 gin6 hong1 

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Here are the rest of the Cantonese phrases: Cantonese phrases, phrases 2, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Cantonese homepage.