This is the fourth 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 3 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 fourth 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about weather conditions, asking someone to do something, or general questions ... etc.
Phrases
Cantonese
Audio
Do you have any animals? 你有冇養動物？ Do you sell dog food? 你有冇賣狗糧？ I have a dog 我有一隻狗 Monkeys are funny 馬騮好得意 She likes cats 佢鍾意貓 Tigers are fast 老虎跑得好快 He is tall 佢好高 She is tall 佢好高 He is a short man 佢係一個矮男人 She is a short woman 佢係一個矮女人 He is German 佢係德國人 She is German 佢係德國人 Japanese men are friendly 日本男人好友善 Japanese women are friendly 日本女人好友善 Do you like my dress? 你鐘唔鐘意我條裙？ I lost my socks 我唔見咗對襪 It looks good on you 你著得好好睇 She has a beautiful ring 佢有隻好靚嘅戒指 These pants (trousers) are long 呢條褲太長 These shoes are small 呢對鞋太細 He feels with his hand 佢用手摸嘢 I smell with my nose 我用鼻聞嘢 She has beautiful eyes 佢對眼好靚 She tastes with her tongue 佢用脷試味 We see with our eyes 我地用眼睇嘢 You hear with your ears 你用耳仔聽嘢 Can I come? 我可唔可以嚟？ Can I help you? 我有咩幫到你？ Can you help me? 你可唔可以幫我？ Do you know her? 你識唔識佢？ Do you speak English? 你識唔識英文？ How difficult is it? 有幾難？ How far is this? 有幾遠？ How much is this? 呢個幾錢？ How would you like to pay? 你想點樣俾錢？ What is this called? 呢個叫咩？ What is your name? 你叫咩名？ What time is it? 依家幾點？ When can we meet? 我哋可以幾時見面？ Where do you live? 你住喺邊？ Who is knocking at the door? 邊個喺度敲門？ Why is it expensive? 點解呢個咁貴？
English
Cantonese
Audio
I have a dog 我有一隻狗 I speak Italian 我講意大利文 I live in America 我住係美國 This is my wife 呢個係我太太 This is my husband 呢個係我丈夫 Can you close the door? 你可唔可以閂門？ He is a policeman 佢係一個警察 I have a long experience 我有好多年經驗 I'm a new employee 我係新嚟嘅員工 I'm an artist 我係一個藝術家 I'm looking for a job 我搵緊工 She is a singer 佢係一個歌手 I was born in July 我係七月出世 I will visit you in August 我八月會嚟探你 See you tomorrow! 聽日見 Today is Monday 今日係星期一 Winter is very cold here 呢度冬天好凍 Yesterday was Sunday 噚日係星期日 Black is his favorite color 佢最鍾意黑色 I have black hair 我嘅頭髮係黑色嘅 Red is not his favorite color 紅色唔係佢鍾意嘅顏色 She drives a yellow car 佢揸一架黃色車 The sky is blue 天空係藍色嘅 Your cat is white 你隻貓係白色嘅 It's freezing 好凍／凍到僵 It's cold 好凍 It's hot 好熱 So so 普普通通 Go! 去！ Stop! 停！ Don't Go! 唔好去！ Stay! 企喺度！ Leave! 走！ Come here! 過嚟！ Go there! 去嗰度！ Enter (the room)! 入嚟！ Speak! 講！ Be quiet! 靜啲！ Turn right 轉右 Turn left 轉左 Go straight 直行 Wait! 等等！ Let's go! 我地行啦！ Be careful! 小心！ Sit down! 坐低！ Let me show you! 等我俾你睇！ Listen! 聽住！ Write it down! 寫低！ I can see the stars 我見到星星 I want to go to the beach 我想去沙灘 The moon is full tonight 今晚月圓 This is a beautiful garden 呢個花園好靚 Can you close the door? 你可唔可以閂門？ Can you open the window? 你可唔可以開窗 I need to use the computer 我要用電腦 I need to use the toilet 我要去廁所 I'm watching television 我睇緊電視 This room is very big 呢間房好大 You are happy 你好開心 You are as happy as Maya 你好似XXX一樣咁開心 You are happier than Maya 你比XXX開心啲 You are the happiest 你最開心
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