A collection of Cantonese words and phrases.
How to say?
If you are around Cantonese-speaking people a lot, you might have come across the phrase 你食咗飯未呀 (nei5 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3?) - Have you eaten yet, in day to day conversations. This phrase plays a huge role in Cantonese culture. It's basically our version of 'How
Cantonese grammar
In Cantonese, there are a lot of words that mean the same thing but used in different context. the most prevalent one is probably the two types of 'Thank you', 唔該 (m4 goi1) and 多謝 (do1 ze6). We went over this pair in this post. Today, let'
How to say?
In this post, let's learn how to ask and answer frequency questions. Question 💡The phrase for 'how often' in Cantonese is 幾耐 _一次 (gei2 noi6 _ jat1 ci3). 幾耐 (gei2 noi6) - how long(time) 一次 (jat1 ci3) - once/one time 💡We put the verb in
Cantonese grammar
In today's post, let's learn how to say 'This, that, these and those' in Cantonese. This That These Those 呢(個) 嗰(個) 呢啲 嗰啲 ne1 (go3) go2 (go3) ne1 di1 go2 di1 This Singular First word: 呢 (ni1) Second word: Theres is no
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💡The verb 睇 (taai2) means to see/watch. It can also be used in the context of "to depend on" something. 睇吓 (taai2 haa5) means to take a look. And like English, the 'depends on' statement usually comes with a question word. Below are some examples.
How to say?
When we learn a language, one of the first things we look into (second to swear words, of course) would probably be ways to express gratitude. In Cantonese, we have two main ways to express gratitude, namely 唔該 （m4 goi1） vs 多謝 （do1 ze6). And no, they are not tomato