Directions
How to say 'go straight' in Cantonese?
直行 (zik6 hang4)
How do you say 'buy ticket' in Cantonese (spoken)?
買飛 (maai5 fei1)
Read out loud 0-9 in Cantonese
•0: 零 (ling4)
•1: 一 (jat1)
•2: 二 (ji6)
•3: 三 (saam1)
•4: 四 (sei3)
•5: 五 (ng5)
•6: 六 (luk6)
•7: 七 (cat1)
•8: 八 (baat3)
•9: 九 (gau2)
What is the cantonese word of "Menu"?
餐牌 (餐[chaan1]牌[paai2])
What is the meaning of 轉左 (zyun2 zo2) & 轉右 (zyun2 jau6)?
Turn left and turn right
How do you say 'enter the gate' and 'exit the gate' in Cantonese?
入閘 (jap6 zaat6) / 出閘 (ceot1 zaat6)
What word do we need to use at the end of the numbers for presenting the price?
Simply state the number directly in Cantonese and append the word 蚊 (man1) at the end
For example:
•$3 is 三蚊 (saam1 man1)
•$612 is 六百一十二蚊 (luk6 baak3 jat1 sap6 ji6 man1)
•$1000 is 一千蚊 (ljat1 cin1 man1)
How to say "bill please" in Cantonese?
埋單 (埋[maai4]單[daan1])
How to say 'Please wait here' in Cantonese?
唔該係呢度等等 (m4 goi1 hai6 ni1 dou6 dang2 dang2)
What will we use for taking MTR? - Answer in Cantonese
八達通 (Baat3 daat6 tung1)
單程飛 (daan1 cing4 fei1)
Read out loud the words of "11,22,99,200,350,1000" in Cantonese
11 — 十一 (sap6 jat1)
22 — 二十二 (ji6 sap6 ji6)
99 — 九十九 (gau2 sap6 gau2)
200 — 二百 (ji6 baak3)
350 — 三百五十 (saam1 baak3 ng5 sap6)
1000 — 一千 (jat1 cin1)
How to ask "do you have a table" in Cantonese?
有冇位呀?
(有[yau5]冇[mou5]位[wai2]呀[a3])
The cantonese 'opposite' and 'next to' and use in a direction: 'The station is opposite the bank, next to the mall'." Translate this sentence in Cantonese.
Hints:
車站 (ce1 zaam6) - Station
銀行 (ngan4 hong4) - Bank
商場 (seong1 coeng4) - Shopping mall
對面 (deoi3 min6)
隔籬 (gaak3 lei4)
Sentence: 車站係銀行對面，隔籬係商場。 (ce1 zaam6 hai6 ngan4 hong4 deoi3 min6, gaak3 lei4 hai6 seong1 coeng4.)
How to say top up your Octopus card in Cantonese?
八達通 (Baat3 daat6 tung1).
增值 (zang1 zik1)
幫八達通增值。 (bong1 Baat3 daat6 tung1 zang1 zik1.)
Speak out loud the words of "Monday to Sunday" in Cantonese.
Here are the days of the week in Cantonese (using Jyutping romanization), which follow a simple "Week + Number" pattern (Monday-Saturday).
Monday: 星期一 (sing1 kei4 jat1)
Tuesday: 星期二 (sing1 kei4 ji6)
Wednesday: 星期三 (sing1 kei4 saam1)
Thursday: 星期四 (sing1 kei4 sei3)
Friday: 星期五 (sing1 kei4 ng5)
Saturday: 星期六 (sing1 kei4 luk6)
Sunday: 星期日 (sing1 kei4 jat6) or 星期天 (sing1 kei4 tin1)
Alternative Option:
You can replace 星期 (sing1 kei4) with 禮拜 (lai5 baai3) (e.g., 禮拜一 lai5 baai3 jat1).
How we call the waiters and waitresses in the Hong Kong tea cafe?
1. Brother / Male server -
“哥仔" (哥[go1]仔[jai2])
2. Handsome boy -
"靚仔" (靚[leng3]仔[jai2])
3. Sister / Female Server
“阿姐" (阿[a3]姐[je1])
4. beautiful girl
“靚女" (靚[leng3]女[neui2])
Read out loud all the Common Positions & Phrases and form 2 simple sentences.
Here: 呢度 (ni1 dou6)
There: 嗰度 (go2 dou6)
In front of: 前面 (cin4 min6)
Behind: 後面 (hau6 min6)
Opposite: 對面 (deoi3 min6)
Next to/Beside: 隔籬 (gaak3 lei4)
Inside: 入面 (jap6 min6)
Outside: 外面 (ngoi6 min6)
Give Cantonese for 'transfer' two common forms.
換乘 / 轉車 (wun6 sing4 / zyun2 ce1)
Speak out loud the words of "January-December" in Cantonese.
Months in Cantonese are expressed by placing the number (1-12) before the word for month, 月 (jyut6).
"I want to have iced lemon tea with no ice please."
Translate the sentence in Cantonese
唔該，我想要一杯凍檸茶，走冰。
m4 goi1, ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 dung3 ning4 caa4, zau2 bing1.