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Essential Single-Character Cantonese Words to Know
Cantonese
English
Pronounce
的
of
嘅
indignant
我
I
係
(Cantonese) to be
都
all
有
also
就
at once
呢
this
你
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
是
is
好
to like
會
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
了
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
啦
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
Must-Learn Two-Character Cantonese Phrases for Beginners
Cantonese
English
Pronounce
可以
(adjective) so so
一個
a; one
大家
everyone
呢個
this
我哋
(pronoun) we; us
所以
hence
其實
actually
因為
due to
如果
if
就係
it is; exactly
覺得
think
這個
this one
香港
Hong Kong
不過
however
Top Three-Character Cantonese Expressions for Daily Use
Cantonese
English
Pronounce
就可以
then can
香港人
Hong Kong people
一定要
must
不知道
not knowing
小朋友
children
廣東話
Cantonese
差唔多
(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
是不是
is it or not
差不多
almost
有沒有
(verb) do you have
第一次
first time
他們的
their
有一些
some
基本上
basically