Cantonese for Helpers

Arrow Employment Services- Cantonese learning for helpers- Kathy Lam Lai King 1

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 home 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?

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 school 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

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 for wan bin wei lei ho 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 HK dollars mhan 4 sei 40 sei sap 400 sei baa 4000 sei chin Money chin 5 m 50 m sap 500 m baa 5000 m 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

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

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 tongue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 sheung ha ha hau long

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

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 large 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 isang baso ng baso kutsara

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)

rice bigas sushi rice bread rice vermicelli macaroni fan(cooked) sausi mai min pao pansit mai fan tong sam

/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

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 the 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

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 tuwalya 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