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Cantonese word list with Jyutping

Everyday Cantonese words written with Chinese characters and Jyutping, with the English meaning. Type in the search box - characters, Jyutping or English all work - or narrow the list by topic.

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Greetings
你好

nei5 hou2

hello
Greetings
早晨

zou2 san4

good morning
Greetings
唔該

m4 goi1

please / thank you (for a service)
Greetings
多謝

do1 ze6

thank you (for a gift)
Greetings
對唔住

deoi3 m4 zyu6

sorry
Greetings
再見

zoi3 gin3

goodbye
Greetings
冇問題

mou5 man6 tai4

no problem
Numbers
一

jat1

one
Numbers
二

ji6

two
Numbers
三

saam1

three
Numbers
五

ng5

five
Numbers
十

sap6

ten
Numbers
百

baak3

hundred
Food and drink
食飯

sik6 faan6

to eat a meal
Food and drink
飲茶

jam2 caa4

to have dim sum / to drink tea
Food and drink
水

seoi2

water
Food and drink
點心

dim2 sam1

dim sum
Food and drink
燒賣

siu1 maai2

siu mai (pork dumpling)
Food and drink
雲吞麵

wan4 tan1 min6

wonton noodles
Food and drink
好食

hou2 sik6

delicious
Time
今日

gam1 jat6

today
Time
聽日

ting1 jat6

tomorrow
Time
尋日

cam4 jat6

yesterday
Time
而家

ji4 gaa1

now
Time
幾點

gei2 dim2

what time
People
我

ngo5

I / me
People
你

nei5

you
People
佢

keoi5

he / she / it
People
朋友

pang4 jau5

friend
People
老師

lou5 si1

teacher
People
屋企

uk1 kei2

home
Places
香港

Hoeng1 gong2

Hong Kong
Places
廣州

Gwong2 zau1

Guangzhou
Places
公司

gung1 si1

company / office
Places
街市

gaai1 si5

wet market
Places
地鐵站

dei6 tit3 zaam6

MTR station
Places
洗手間

sai2 sau2 gaan1

toilet
Verbs
去

heoi3

to go
Verbs
嚟

lai4

to come
Verbs
買

maai5

to buy
Verbs
講

gong2

to speak / to say
Verbs
聽

teng1

to listen
Verbs
睇

tai2

to look at / to watch
Verbs
鍾意

zung1 ji3

to like
Adjectives
好

hou2

good / very
Adjectives
大

daai6

big
Adjectives
細

sai3

small
Adjectives
貴

gwai3

expensive
Adjectives
平

peng4

cheap
Adjectives
靚

leng3

pretty / good-looking
Shopping
幾多錢

gei2 do1 cin2

how much money
Shopping
唔要

m4 jiu3

do not want
Shopping
平啲啦

peng4 di1 laa1

make it cheaper
Shopping
找錢

zaau2 cin2

change (money)
Travel
巴士

baa1 si2

bus
Travel
的士

dik1 si2

taxi
Travel
飛機

fei1 gei1

aeroplane
Travel
酒店

zau1 dim3

hotel
Travel
車票

ce1 piu3

ticket

Reading the Jyutping

Letters: roughly English - j is like y in yes, c like ts, z like ds, and the final letter of a syllable is often swallowed.
Tones: the number at the end runs from 1 (highest) to 6 (lowest). m4, ng5 and similar have no vowel at all.
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