Cantonese Basic Conversation
Hi/Hello!
你好 nei5 hou2
How are you?
你好嗎 nei5 hou2 maa3
Fine.
很好 han2 hou2
I'm sorry.
對唔住 deoi3 m4 zyu6
Goodbye.
再見 zoi3 gin3
Never mind.
冇所謂 mou5 so2 wai6
Do you speak English?
你可以講英文嗎？ nei5 ho2 ji5 gong2 jing1 man4*2 maa1 ？
I don't understand.
我唔明 ngo5 m4 ming4
Please speak more slowly.
可唔可以講慢D？ ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 maan6 D？
You're welcome.
唔洗客氣 m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
Yes
好 hou2
No
唔得 m4 dak1
Excuse me.
唔好意思 m4 hou2 ji3 si1
I don't know.
我唔知 ngo5 m4 zi1
No problem.
冇問題 mou5 man6 tai4
Good luck!
祝好運 zuk1 hou2 wan6
Greetings
What's your name?
你叫咩名？ nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 ？
My name is…
我叫… ngo5 giu3 …
Where do you come from?
你喺邊度來架？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 loi4 {gaa3 gaa2} ？
I come from…(country).
我來自。。。國家 ngo5 loi4 zi6 。。。(gwok3 gaa1)
How old are you?
你幾多歲? nei5 gei2 do1 seoi3 ?
I'm 25 years old.
我廿五歲 ngo5 jaa6 ng5 seoi3
How many siblings do you have?
你有幾多個兄弟姐妹？ nei5 jau5 gei2 do1 go3 hing1 dai6 ze2 mui6*2 ？
I have one younger brother.
我有一個細佬 ngo5 jau5 jat1 go3 sai3 lou2
I have two older sisters.
我有兩個家姐 ngo5 jau5 loeng5 go3 gaa1 ze2*1
Where do you work?
你喺邊度做野？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 zou6 je5 ？
I work at…
我喺….做野 ngo5 hai2 ….zou6 je5
Where do you study?
你喺邊度返學？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 hok6 ？
I study at…
我喺….返學 ngo5 hai2 ….faan1 hok6
Can I have your name card?
可以俾張卡片我嗎？ ho2 ji5 bei2 zoeng1 kaat1 pin3*2 ngo5 maa1 ？
Nice to meet you.
好高興認識你 hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
I'm a college student.
我係大學生。 ngo5 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1 。