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People
I(me) ngo you(one) nei
we(us) ngo dei You(more than one) nei dei
our ​amin ngo deige your ​sa iyo/iyo lei ge

elder sister ka che younger sister mui mui

and/with tong elder brother koh koh

he/she/it/him/he koy younger brother daidai

they/them koy dei grandpa-sir’s father ye ye

Mrs. taai taai grandpa-mam’s father kong kong

Sir/Mr sin saang grandma-sir’s mother mama

son chai grandma-mam’s mother popo

daughter loi auntie a yi

baby bbb keb the kid(s) siu peng yo/ sai lo

baby’s ​mga bata the kid(s)’ siu peng yo ke

uncle suk suk Madam(not marry) siu che

…..’s ge

Greetings & before sleep

Good morning​ magandang umaga jo san
Good afternoon ​magandang hapon ng on

Hello lei ho

My name is (name) ngo giw ____​name​___________

Thank you ​salamat(for giving you dor tse

something) m koi
Thank you ​salamat(for your help)

You are welcome​ walang anuman m sai hak hei

Welcome to this hom​e maligayang foon ying lai to
pagdating

Hello/How are you? nei ho

Miss(surname​) apelyido (surname)siu che

Do you still have something want me to lei chung yau mo kei ta fan fu?
do?
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If not, I will take shower yue kuo mo, ngo heui chung leung

Good night man ngong

Common Questions/Answers
Why​ ​bakit Where​ saan When​ kailan How​ ​paano what?
tim kai hai bin to kei si tim yeng mak ye?

How many/how much How long​(time) How long​(length) What time… yes
ilan/magkano gaano katagal? gaano kahaba? anog oras? haih/yau
kei to kei loi kei cheng kei to dim?

What is it?​ ano yan Can I do it later? may be no/not

li di hai mak ye? ngo hoh m hoh yi.. chi d cho ho nang/ho mo/
leung m haih

please say it again no problem Do you know… no need need

m koi gong doh yat chi mo man tai lei ji m ji do.. m yiu/ m sa yiu

I am sorry Excuse me you are welcome let me do it

dui m jue m h yi si m sai haak hei dang ngo lei cho

If I do anything wrong Please tell me

yue gwo ngo yau cho chou m goi wa pei ngo tin

Con Tong ua Tim Yeung Kong

Cantonese / how to / Speak
About breakfast, lunch, dinner
I /me You We/us sir ​ ​senyor mam
ako​ ngo ikaw​ nei tayo​ ngo tei sin san senyora
tai tai

cook want ​gusto take shower eat ​ ​kain/ come sleep

magluto​ ji seng maligo​ cheung kumain​ sik halika​ lei matulog
leng fan gau

hope go to have holiday ​ chool

s work wait
pag-asa pumunta sa araw ng pahinga paaralan trabaho hintay/
seng fan/ hui fong ka fan hok fan gong maghinta
y
tang

will will not cannot​ ​hindi can​ ​maaari need no need

puwede di puwede maaari ho yi/ lang kailangan di
wui m wui m ho yi/m lang gau gau yiu kailangan
m yiu/ m
sai

home breakfast snack time​ ​oras dinner lunch

uk kei agahan​ / ng merienda hapunan tanghalian
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almusal ha ma tsa man chan m chan

jo chan

for yourself set the table

para sa sarili ayusin ang lamesa
bei lei chi/ji kei juen bei woon fai
e.g. 1. Do I need to cook dinner for you tonight? ⇨ kam man yiu m yiu ji man chan bei nei?
2. I will not eat dinner tonight. ⇨ ngo kam man m fan uk kei sik man chan.
verb
give​ pai take ​lo bring ​ lo come​ lai go​ hui

eat take shower want

sik chung leung sheung

Telephone manner
Hello who are you looking
lei ho for ​ wan bin wei

he/she (is) to be around/ here please wait Answer the phone

koi hai to m koi dang dang Teng din hua

he/she not here please call again

koi m hai to m koi later
chi d ta lai

please leave your name and telephone number

m koi lau tai men tong tin wa ho ma

please call his/her mobile

m koi ta koi sau tai tin wa

please say(it) once again

m koi gong doh yat chi

Please say slowly Thank you Bye bye​ byebye

m koi gong man d m koi

Numbers, money
1 ​yat 10​ sap 100​ yat baa 1000​ yat chin 0​ leng
2​ yi 20​ yi sap 200​ yi baa 2000​ yi chin Hundred​ baa/ba(t)
3 ​saam 30​ saam sap 300​ saam baa 3000​ saam chin Thousand ​chin
4​ sei 40​ sei sap 400 ​sei baa 4000​ sei chin HK dollars ​mhan
5 ​m 50​ m sap 500​ m baa 5000​ m chin Money​ chin
cents ​ho
6​ luk 60​ luk sap 600​ luk baa 6000​ luk chin
½ ​yat bun/ bun
7 chat 70​ chat sap 700​ chat baa 7000​ chat chin ⅓​ saam fan yat
8 ​baa 80​ baa sap 800​ baa baa 8000​ baa chin ¼ ​sei fan yat
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9​ gau 90​ gau sap 900​ gau baa 9000​ gau chin
e.g. 51=​ m sap yat,​ $10=​ sap man, ​$12.5= ​sap yi ko bun​, $37.6= ​saam sapchat ko luk

market
How much is it? please give me a receipt No receipt yet no receipt
kei toh chin? m koi yiu sau koi mei bei sau koi mo/ mo sau
koi

trolly you do not give me the change yet recycle bag

sau toi che mei jaau chin wang bo doi
e.g. $10⇨​ sap mhan​, $220⇨​ yi baa yi sap mhan​, $132.5⇨​ yi baa saam sap yi mhan m ho

transpotation
By…… mini bus mtr​ tei tip taxi​ texi stop​ tsam on foot ​han lo bus​ basi
tso siu pab

Baby/children
When (to) bath the baby drink milk help bb totake shower
​kailan​ kei si bon bb chong leng yum lai maligo​ bon bb chong leng

sleep ​matulog feed baby eat I will not do housework

fan gau wai bb sik ngo m wui jo ka mo

play with the kid feed the baby milk hungry before you come home
tong sai lo wan wai bb yam lai tho ngo lei mei fan ukei chin

sleep
fan gau

e.g. Can I bath the baby now? ngo yi ka ho um ho yi pong bb chung leung?

baby had diarrhoea 2 times this morning. bb kam chiu yau leung chi tho ngo
(this morning)(2 times)(diarrhoea)

Baby keeps crying. bb um ting ham.

The milk bottles are washed and nai chun yi king siu tok
sterilized.

sensation/feeling
hot ​mainit warm ​maligamgam cold ​malamig iced cry​ ​ iyak
yi leum tung peng tung ham
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pain /in pain not warm enough uncomfortable comfortable not feeling well
masakit um kao nyun um shu fok shu fok um shu fok
thong

sickness
check​檢查 has diarrhoea running nose dizzy sick
suriin ​kim cha pagtatae​ tho ngo lau pei soy nahihilo​ wan peng

fever ​ lagnat constipation check temperature medicine vomit(ed)

fa siu mo dai pin tam yit gamot​ yeu(k) aw/ ngaw

headache non-stop crying abdominal pain itchy ​makati medicine

sakit ng ulo ​tau 哭不停 ​iyak ng iyak tho thong han gamot
tong m ting ham yuk

go(to)​ 去 hoy clicnic​ 診所 want to sleep see doctor hospital​醫院

pumunta sa klinika​ chan sho sheung fan gau tai e sang e yuen

feeling
not feeling well pain /in pain comfortable​ shu fok uncomfortable
um shu fok masakit​ thong um shu fok

happy​ hoi sum unhappy​ m hoi sum

body
head​ 頭 hair​頭髮 eye(s)​ 眼 ear(s)​ 耳 mouth ​口 tongu​e舌​dila
ulo​ tau buhok​ tau fat mata​ ngan tainga​ ye bunganga lei
hau

lip(s)​唇 ​bibig nose​ 鼻 chin ​下巴 cheek​ 臉頰 arm(s) ​手臂 neck​ 頸

tsui shon ilong ​bei baba​ ha pa pisngi​ min braso​ sau pei leeg​ keng

finger(s)​手指 palm​手掌 shoulder hand(s) ​手 finger nail palm​手掌

daliri ​sau tzi palad 膊頭​ balikat kamay​ sau 手指甲 palad
sau cheung pok tau sau tzi kap sau cheung

back ​背部 underarm chest​ 胸口 abdomen groin ​腹股溝 buttock ​臀部

likod​ bui jek 腋下​ kili-kili dibdib 肚 ​tiyan​ tou fok kou kau puwet
jat lan dai hong hau pei kou

leg(s)​ 腿 thigh ​大腿 calf​ 小腿 foot ​腳 feet​ 雙腳​ paa toe(s)腳趾

toi tai pei binti​ sui toi paa​ kueh kueh kueh chi

stomach​ 胃 throat​ 喉嚨 upper​ 上 lower​ 下 lower​ 下

tiyan​ wai hau long sheung ha ha
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frequency
Often ​ ​parati sometimes seldom ​paminsan none/no daily once
king seng kan chung minsan​ ho siu mo mui yat yat chin

twice ​leung 3 times per week mui per month per day
chin saam chai sing kei mui yuet mui yat

here This/these there next time That/ those next

li to li ko ko to ha yat chai ko ko ha yat ko

Time
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
linggo lunes martes miyerkules huwebes biernes
sing kei ya(t) sing kei ya(t ) sing kei yi sing kei saam sing kei sei sing kei m

Saturday minute(s) hour(s) morning afternoon tomorrow

sabado minuto oras​ siu si/ umaga hapon bukas
sing kei luk fun go jung sen jau ha jau ting ya(t)

night yesterday today​ ​ngayon o’clock January February

man cham​ ya(t) kam ya(t) dim yat yuet yi yuet

March April May June July August

saam yuet sei yuet m yuet luk yuet chat yuet baa yuet

September October November December Day week

gau yuet sap yuet sap yat yuet sap yi yuet ya(t) sing kei

month tonight ​ ​gabi this morning this afternoon this​ ​ito next time
yuet kam man kam chiu kam yat ha jau kam/ li ko ha yat chai

words commonly used- places, piority

home school work market Park’n store Wellcome
bahay paaralan trabaho palengke pa kai wai hong
ukei fan hok fan gong

minimart here something lobby club house ground floor

si toh li to yat d ye tai tong wui soh dei ha

This/these there That/ those next first then

li ko ko to ko ko ha yat ko una at saka
sau sin yin hao
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cooking-​ ji sik​/ kitchen- ​chu fong

How to cook? vegetables Which bottle shall i use?
tim yeng chi choi ngo yeng koi yong bin juen

to clean the floor

sai tei pan

I am cooking I am washing dishes

ngo ji kan song ngo sai kan woo

What do you want to eat for breakfast? jo chan lei sen sik mat ye?

What will you want to eat for breakfast tomorrow, tai tai, tin jiu jo chan lei sen sik mat ye?
mam?

when will you want to have lunch/dinner? lei seng kei din sik m chan/man chan?

How many cups of rice do you want me to cook? lei seng ngo ji kei to puy mic?

will you eat lunch today? lei kam yat sik m sik m chan?

How long should I cook the soup? di tong yu po kei loi?

sizes
small medium l​arge fire
sai jeung tai fo

prepositions
in / into on with​ tong… at or
hai… lui min seng min yat chai hai ding hai

next and​ ​at saka

ha yat guo tong

unit
dozen litre ​litro ml ​mililitro oz ​ounces kg ​kilo pound
dosena​ da sing ho sing on si chin hak bong

cattis a cup of​ ​isang cup(s) teaspoon bowl(rice times

kan tasa ng tasa​ pui kutsarita bowl) beses​ chi
yat pui tsa tsi mangkok
woon

cm a glass of glass(es) tablespoon

lei mei i​sang baso ng baso kutsara
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yat pui pui tong tsi

verbs
wash rinse slice mince cut diced double steam
laba/labhan hugasan/hugas jit pin jit soi jit jit lap dan
sai guo soi

steam stir fry​ / saute cook boil deep fry bake reheat
ching madaliang prito luto pakulua tsa gok initin ulit
chow / chin jiu n fan yit
sap

put use saute dish up

ilagay gamitin/gamit madalian hanguin
bai/fong yong g pri sen dip
chin

nouns/ utensils
stripes cubes piece(s)
tiu jong lap fai/ guo

refrigerator freezer microwave oven casserole juice extractor

suet kwai ping ga mei bo lo gok lo kaserola​ wo tsa tsap kei

blender frying pan wok pot kettle milk bottle

gau pun kei palyok​ chin wok bo(w) takuri inuman ng gatas
pan soy bo nai juen

rice bowl chopsticks spoon​(s) knife​(s) fork​(s) dish

mangkok fai ji kutsara kutsilyo tinidor plato
fan woon ji gan do(w) cha dip

ladle ladle ladle (frying) water bottle

sandok​(rice) sandok​(sou wok chan soy juen
fan ho(k) p)
tong ho(k)

Food
instant noodle pasta congee noodle ices bean curd
chek sek min yi tai lei fan lugaw min bing tau fu
cho(k)

ric​e ​bigas sushi rice bread rice vermicelli macaroni

fan(cooked) sausi mai min pao pansit​ mai fan tong sam
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/mai(raw) fan

sotanghon barbecue bread egg sliced bread

fan si char siu pao gaidan fong pao

drinks
soft drinks ​beer water soup milk ovaltine milo
hai soy beh jiao tubig​ soy tong gatas nai or wah tin mei lok

tea tea ​tsaa evaporated coffee milk milk tea condensed

tsaa yip (without milk kape powder nai tsaa milk
(with water) water) fa nai nai fan lin nai

ingrediants
oil sugar salt corn starch sesame oil
mantika​ yau asukal​ thong asin​ yim san fan ma yau

light soya dark soya sauce flour red vinagar pepper ​paminta
sauce lo chow min fan mai cho wu chiu fan
san chow

oyster sauce cinnamon powder chili sauce vinagar ketcup

ho yau yok kwai fan la chiu cho ke je/fan ke je
tseung

vegetable
cabbage carrot onion ginger spring garlic sprout
yea choi hong lo sibuyas luya onion bawang nga choi
pa yeung chung gyeng chung sen tao

mushrooms raddish bottom oval choi

gu/ ku bak lo pa mushrooms mushroom sum
mo ku jo(w) ku

long
mushrooms
kam gu

meat
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chicken beef pork fish lamb duck goose

manok karne ng baka karne ng baboy isda kambing ngap ngo
gai kuk au yuk ji yuk yu yuen yuk

scallop clam oyster shrimp prawn crab babecue pork

yuen bui hin ho ha tai ha hai cha siu

guests
give bring out take away clean t​he table the floor
ibigay ilabas alisin linisin ang lamesa ang sahig
bai lo chut lo chau cheng gi toi dei

guest grandma grandpa slippers

bisita lola lolo tsinelas
ha yan popo yeye to hai

tea water fruits food ​ang

tsaa tubig​ soy prutas ​sai guo pagkain
sek ma(t)

Cleaning
use wash rinse hang too much too many
gamitin labhan hugasan isampay marami ​madami
yong sai guo soi gua tai to tai to

sweep mop vaccum clean hand wash not enough

walisin ma(k) kap chan linisin labhan ng kamay kulang
sou cheng gi(t) sai sau m gau

the toilet the sink the floor door store room window
ang kubeta ang lababo ang sahig pinto imbakan ng bintana
chi soh sai sau poon dei mun gamit​ chi ma(k) chen
sa(t)

master kid’s bedroom sitting room dining room computer room the bathtub
bedroom sai lo sui fong sala kainan tin lo(w)fong yuk gong
ji yan fong ha(t) ten fan ten

room​ fong kitchen cabinet drawer the exhaust fan washing

kusina​ ji fong kwai kwai thong chow hei sing machine
sai yi kei

clorox washing detergent towel

piu ba(t) powder sabon tuwalya
chai sabong sai git cheng mo gan
panlaba
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sai yi fan

Kitchen
the exhaust fan stove cupboard the chopboard scotch
chow hei sing lutoan​ lo(w) kabinet​ kwai tong cham ban ba kit po

towel ​tuwalya stove ​lutoan

mo gan lo(w)

bathroom/toilet
tissue tissue roll bath tub shower stall ​k sink ​lababo
tsechi tsechi kuen yu(k) kong kong sai sau poon

toilet bowl tissue towel bathing towel facial towel

inidoro boxtsechi t​uwalya yu(k) gun tuwalyang pangmukha
tso chi hob mo gun min gun

clean​(verb) clean​(adj.) tooth brush tooth paste mirror ​salamin keing

linisin malinis nga chat nga go queng
ching kit quong cheng

clothes​ ​mga damit​ sam

panty(female) brief(male) shirt T shirt pygamas
dai foo dai foo sho(t) sam T Shot(t) sooy e

shorts pants socks running shoes running shoes

duen foo cheung foo ma(t) hai ball hai

slippers sandals jumper/sweater bra jacket

tow hai leung hai wai e hung wai oy​ ​to

Miscilaneous
Water (verb) the plant fan humidifier heater
lam soy diligan ang halaman fong si(n) jau sap kei luen lo(w)
jek ma(t)

book insecticide habit mobile clips

sue sa chong sui chap kuan sau tai din wa e kyep

umbrella ​che newspaper ​pou chi

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