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| Chinese | Audio | Jyutping | English | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 你好 | nei5 hou2 | Hello | Greetings | |
| 早晨 | zou2 san4 | Good morning | Greetings | |
| 多謝 | do1 ze6 | Thank you (for gifts/service) | Greetings | |
| 唔該 | m4 goi1 | Thank you (for help) / Excuse me | Greetings | |
| 對唔住 | deoi3 m4 zyu6 | Sorry | Greetings | |
| 拜拜 | baai1 baai3 | Bye bye | Greetings | |
| 再見 | zoi3 gin3 | Goodbye | Greetings | |
| 你好嗎 | nei5 hou2 maa3 | How are you? | Greetings | |
| 幾好 | gei2 hou2 | Pretty good | Greetings | |
| 請問 | cing2 man6 | May I ask... | Greetings | |
| 唔好意思 | m4 hou2 ji3 si1 | Excuse me / Sorry | Greetings | |
| 晏晝好 | aan3 zau3 hou2 | Good afternoon | Greetings | |
| 晚安 | maan5 on1 | Good night | Greetings | |
| 歡迎 | fun1 jing4 | Welcome | Greetings | |
| 好耐冇見 | hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 | Long time no see | Greetings | |
| 保重 | bou2 zung6 | Take care | Greetings | |
| 一 | jat1 | One | Numbers | |
| 二 | ji6 | Two | Numbers | |
| 三 | saam1 | Three | Numbers | |
| 四 | sei3 | Four | Numbers | |
| 五 | ng5 | Five | Numbers | |
| 六 | luk6 | Six | Numbers | |
| 七 | cat1 | Seven | Numbers | |
| 八 | baat3 | Eight | Numbers | |
| 九 | gau2 | Nine | Numbers | |
| 十 | sap6 | Ten | Numbers | |
| 百 | baak3 | Hundred | Numbers | |
| 千 | cin1 | Thousand | Numbers | |
| 零 | ling4 | Zero | Numbers | |
| 兩 | loeng5 | Two (with classifier) | Numbers | |
| 萬 | maan6 | Ten thousand | Numbers | |
| 億 | jik1 | Hundred million | Numbers | |
| 第一 | dai6 jat1 | First | Numbers | |
| 第二 | dai6 ji6 | Second | Numbers | |
| 半 | bun3 | Half | Numbers | |
| 飯 | faan6 | Rice / Meal | Food & Drink | |
| 麵 | min6 | Noodles | Food & Drink | |
| 茶 | caa4 | Tea | Food & Drink | |
| 水 | seoi2 | Water | Food & Drink | |
| 啤酒 | be1 zau2 | Beer | Food & Drink | |
| 點心 | dim2 sam1 | Dim sum | Food & Drink | |
| 蝦餃 | haa1 gaau2 | Shrimp dumplings | Food & Drink | |
| 燒賣 | siu1 maai6 | Siu mai (pork dumplings) | Food & Drink | |
| 叉燒 | caa1 siu1 | Char siu (BBQ pork) | Food & Drink | |
| 腸粉 | coeng4 fan2 | Rice noodle rolls | Food & Drink | |
| 雞 | gai1 | Chicken | Food & Drink | |
| 豬 | zyu1 | Pork | Food & Drink | |
| 牛 | ngau4 | Beef | Food & Drink | |
| 魚 | jyu4 | Fish | Food & Drink | |
| 菜 | coi3 | Vegetables | Food & Drink | |
| 蛋 | daan6 | Egg | Food & Drink | |
| 奶茶 | naai5 caa4 | Milk tea | Food & Drink | |
| 凍 | dung3 | Cold (drinks) | Food & Drink | |
| 熱 | jit6 | Hot | Food & Drink | |
| 蛋撻 | daan6 taat1 | Egg tart | Food & Drink | |
| 好食 | hou2 sik6 | Delicious | Food & Drink | |
| 咖哩 | gaa3 lei1 | Curry | Food & Drink | |
| 湯 | tong1 | Soup | Food & Drink | |
| 麵包 | min6 baau1 | Bread | Food & Drink | |
| 蘋果 | ping4 gwo2 | Apple | Food & Drink | |
| 香蕉 | hoeng1 ziu1 | Banana | Food & Drink | |
| 咖啡 | gaa3 fe1 | Coffee | Food & Drink | |
| 辣 | laat6 | Spicy | Food & Drink | |
| 巴士 | baa1 si2 | Bus | Transport | |
| 地鐵 | dei6 tit3 | MTR / Subway | Transport | |
| 的士 | dik1 si2 | Taxi | Transport | |
| 船 | syun4 | Ferry / Boat | Transport | |
| 機場 | gei1 coeng4 | Airport | Transport | |
| 車站 | ce1 zaam6 | Station / Stop | Transport | |
| 左 | zo2 | Left | Transport | |
| 右 | jau6 | Right | Transport | |
| 直行 | zik6 haang4 | Go straight | Transport | |
| 八達通 | baat3 daat6 tung1 | Octopus card | Transport | |
| 紅綠燈 | hung4 luk6 dang1 | Traffic light | Transport | |
| 過馬路 | gwo3 maa5 lou6 | Cross the road | Transport | |
| 出口 | ceot1 hau2 | Exit | Transport | |
| 入口 | jap6 hau2 | Entrance | Transport | |
| 下一站 | haa6 jat1 zaam6 | Next stop | Transport | |
| 今日 | gam1 jat6 | Today | Time | |
| 聽日 | ting1 jat6 | Tomorrow | Time | |
| 尋日 | cam4 jat6 | Yesterday | Time | |
| 而家 | ji4 gaa1 | Now | Time | |
| 朝早 | ziu1 zou2 | Morning | Time | |
| 晏晝 | aan3 zau3 | Afternoon | Time | |
| 夜晚 | je6 maan5 | Night / Evening | Time | |
| 點鐘 | dim2 zung1 | O'clock | Time | |
| 分鐘 | fan1 zung1 | Minutes | Time | |
| 星期 | sing1 kei4 | Week | Time | |
| 上晝 | soeng6 zau3 | Before noon | Time | |
| 下晝 | haa6 zau3 | Afternoon | Time | |
| 琴日 | kam4 jat6 | Yesterday (colloquial) | Time | |
| 下個星期 | haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 | Next week | Time | |
| 上個星期 | soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4 | Last week | Time | |
| 遲啲 | ci4 di1 | Later | Time | |
| 我 | ngo5 | I / Me | People | |
| 你 | nei5 | You | People | |
| 佢 | keoi5 | He / She / It | People | |
| 我哋 | ngo5 dei6 | We / Us | People | |
| 你哋 | nei5 dei6 | You (plural) | People | |
| 佢哋 | keoi5 dei6 | They / Them | People | |
| 朋友 | pang4 jau5 | Friend | People | |
| 先生 | sin1 saang1 | Mr. / Sir | People | |
| 小姐 | siu2 ze2 | Miss | People | |
| 家人 | gaa1 jan4 | Family | People | |
| 老公 | lou5 gung1 | Husband | People | |
| 老婆 | lou5 po4 | Wife | People | |
| 爸爸 | baa4 baa1 | Father | People | |
| 媽媽 | maa4 maa1 | Mother | People | |
| 哥哥 | go1 go1 | Older brother | People | |
| 家姐 | gaa1 ze1 | Older sister | People | |
| 細佬 | sai3 lou2 | Younger brother | People | |
| 細妹 | sai3 mui6 | Younger sister | People | |
| 老師 | lou5 si1 | Teacher | People | |
| 學生 | hok6 saang1 | Student | People | |
| 大 | daai6 | Big | Adjectives | |
| 細 | sai3 | Small | Adjectives | |
| 好 | hou2 | Good | Adjectives | |
| 靚 | leng3 | Beautiful / Pretty | Adjectives | |
| 快 | faai3 | Fast | Adjectives | |
| 慢 | maan6 | Slow | Adjectives | |
| 貴 | gwai3 | Expensive | Adjectives | |
| 平 | peng4 | Cheap | Adjectives | |
| 多 | do1 | Many / Much | Adjectives | |
| 少 | siu2 | Few / Little | Adjectives | |
| 新 | san1 | New | Adjectives | |
| 舊 | gau6 | Old (things) | Adjectives | |
| 開心 | hoi1 sam1 | Happy | Adjectives | |
| 嬲 | nau1 | Angry | Adjectives | |
| 攰 | gui6 | Tired | Adjectives | |
| 忙 | mong4 | Busy | Adjectives | |
| 簡單 | gaan2 daan1 | Simple | Adjectives | |
| 難 | naan4 | Difficult | Adjectives | |
| 乾淨 | gon1 zing6 | Clean | Adjectives | |
| 污糟 | wu1 zou1 | Dirty | Adjectives | |
| 食 | sik6 | To eat | Verbs | |
| 飲 | jam2 | To drink | Verbs | |
| 去 | heoi3 | To go | Verbs | |
| 嚟 | lei4 | To come | Verbs | |
| 買 | maai5 | To buy | Verbs | |
| 賣 | maai6 | To sell | Verbs | |
| 睇 | tai2 | To look / watch | Verbs | |
| 聽 | teng1 | To listen | Verbs | |
| 講 | gong2 | To speak / say | Verbs | |
| 識 | sik1 | To know / can | Verbs | |
| 鍾意 | zung1 ji3 | To like | Verbs | |
| 想 | soeng2 | To want / think | Verbs | |
| 俾 | bei2 | To give | Verbs | |
| 做 | zou6 | To do / make | Verbs | |
| 瞓覺 | fan3 gaau3 | To sleep | Verbs | |
| 起身 | hei2 san1 | To wake up / get up | Verbs | |
| 開 | hoi1 | To open / turn on | Verbs | |
| 閂 | saan1 | To close / turn off | Verbs | |
| 等 | dang2 | To wait | Verbs | |
| 問 | man6 | To ask | Verbs | |
| 答 | daap3 | To answer | Verbs | |
| 幫 | bong1 | To help | Verbs | |
| 香港 | hoeng1 gong2 | Hong Kong | Places | |
| 酒店 | zau2 dim3 | Hotel | Places | |
| 餐廳 | caan1 teng1 | Restaurant | Places | |
| 廁所 | ci3 so2 | Toilet / Bathroom | Places | |
| 醫院 | ji1 jyun2 | Hospital | Places | |
| 超市 | ciu1 si5 | Supermarket | Places | |
| 街市 | gaai1 si5 | Wet market | Places | |
| 商場 | soeng1 coeng4 | Shopping mall | Places | |
| 學校 | hok6 haau6 | School | Places | |
| 公司 | gung1 si1 | Company / Office | Places | |
| 銀行 | ngan4 hong4 | Bank | Places | |
| 郵局 | jau4 guk6 | Post office | Places | |
| 警署 | ging2 cyu5 | Police station | Places | |
| 公園 | gung1 jyun2 | Park | Places | |
| 海灘 | hoi2 taan1 | Beach | Places | |
| 地鐵站 | dei6 tit3 zaam6 | MTR station | Places |