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Need to brush up on some Cantonese language phrases? Learn how to book a hotel room or go shopping here!Cantonese is spoken by about 66 million people in Guángdōng and Guángxī provinces and Hăinán island in China, and also in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, the USA, the Netherlands, Thailand, New Zealand, the Philippines, Coast Rica, Brunei, Mauritius, Canada, Australia and the UK. Pronunciation a: as in 'father' ai: as in the 'i' in 'find' au: as the 'ou' in 'bout' e: as in 'let' ei: as the 'a' in 'say' eu: as 'e' + the 'ur' in 'urn' i: as the 'ee' in 'see' iu: similar to 'you' o: as in 'got' oi: an in the 'oy' in 'boy' oo: as in 'soon' ou: as the rod 'owe' u: as in 'put' ue: in in 'sue' ui: as 'oo' + 'ee'
j: like the 'dz' in 'thuds' ch: like the 'ts' in 'tsar' ng: as in 'sing'
Basics Hello, how are you?: nehih ho ma? Fine: geih ho Goodbye: baahih baahih/joih gin Thanks: M goih Excuse me: M goih Do you speak English?: Nehih sik m sik gong ying man a? I don't understand: Ngoh m mihng
Accomodation & Shopping Do you have any rooms?: Yahuh mo fong a? How much per night?: Geih doh chin yat mahahn a? How much is this?: Ni goh geih doh chin a? That's expensive: ho gwaih
Numbers 1: yat 2: yih 3: saahm 4: seih 5: ng 6: luhk 7: chat 8: baaht 9: gauh 10: sahp
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