Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.
Hi好嗎！[hou2 maa1]
What is your name?請問閣下貴姓？[ ceng2 man6 gok3 haa5 gwai3 seng3]
Nice to meet you很高興結識你！[han2 gou1 hing1 git3 sik1 nei5 ]
How are you?你好嗎？ （禮貌）[nei5 hou2 maa1 (lai5 maau6 )]
I'm good, thanks我很好，多謝你！[ngo5 han2 hou2 do1 ze6 nei5 ]
And you?你呢？ （禮貌）[nei5 ne1 ( lai5 maau6 )]
Language and Age Phrases
Do you speak (English/Cantonese)?你會不會講（英語 / 廣府(東)話）？[nei5 kui2 bat1 kui2 gong2 ( jing1 jyu5 /gwong2 fu2 ( dung1) waa2) ]
Does she speak Chinese?她會講中文嗎[ji1 kui2 gong2 zung1 man4 maa1 ]
A little bit識小小[sik1 siu2 siu2]
How old are you?請問你貴庚？[ceng2 man6 nei5 gwai3 gang1 ]
I'm 33 years old我是今年(33）歲[ngo5 si6 gam1 nin4 ( ) seoi3 ]
It was nice talking to you很高興跟你聊天![han2 gou1 hing1 gan1 nei5 liu4 tin1 ]
What do you mean?你是什麼意思?[nei5 si6 sam6 maa1 ji3 si1 ]
I don't understand我不明白！[ngo5 bat1 ming4 baak6]
I don't know我不知道！[ngo5 bat1 zi1 dou3 ]
Sorry對不起（一個錯誤）[deoi3 bat1 hei2 jat1 go3 co3 ng6 ]
What is that called in Cantonese?那個用廣府(東)話怎麼說？[na6 go3 jung6 gwong2 fu2 dung1 waa2 zam2 maa1 jyut6]
What does that word mean in English?那個字英文是什麼意思？[na6 go3 zi6 jing1 man4 si6 sam6 maa1 ji3 si1]
Where are you from?你是哪裡人？[nei5 si6 naa1 lei5 jan4]
I'm from the U.S我來自（美國 / 香港）[ngo5 lai4 zi6 mei5 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2]
I'm American我是美藉華人[ngo5 si6 mei5 ze3 faa1 jan4]
Where do you live?你住在哪裡？[nei5 zyu6 zoi6 naa1 lei5 ]
I live in the U.S我住在（美國/香港）[ngo5 zyu6 zoi6 mei5 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2]
What do you do for a living?你做姓行？[nei5 zou6 seng3 haang4 ]
I'm a student我是（教師 /學生 /工程師）[ngo5 si6 gaau1 si1 hok6 saang1 gung1 cing4 si1 ]
Can I help you?我可以幫你嗎？[ngo5 ho2 ji5 bong1 nei5 maa1 ]
Can you help me?你能幫我嗎？[nei5 nang4 bong1 ngo5 maa1 ]
Where is the airport?Translation not provided in the original lesson.[]
Go straight直行[ zik6 haang4 ]
Then然後[jin4 hau6 ]
Turn left向左轉[hoeng3 zo2 zyun2]
Turn right向右轉[hoeng3 jau6 zyun2]
Holiday Wishes Phrases
Happy birthday生日快樂！[saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6]
Happy new year新年快樂！[san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 ]
Merry Christmas聖誕快樂！[sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 ]
Good luck祝你好運！[zuk1 nei5 hou2 wan6 ]
Congratulations恭喜！[gung1 hei2 ]
I have a reservation我訂了房間（一個房間）[ngo5 deng6 liu5 fong2 gaan1 jat1 go3 fong2 gaan1]
Do you have rooms available?你有房嗎？[nei5 jau5 fong2 maa1]
I would like a non-smoking room我要非吸煙房間[ngo5 jiu1 fei1 kap1 jin1 fong2 gaan1]
How much it costs per night?房租每晚是多少？[fong2 zou1 mui5 maan5 si6 do1 siu2 ]
Waiter仕應 / 女仕應！[si6 jing1 jyu5 si6 jing1]
How much is this?這個多少錢？[ze2 go3 do1 siu2 cin2 ]
What is this?這是什麼？[ze2 si6 sam6 maa1 ]
Are you okay?你無事吧？[nei5 mou4 si6 baa1 ]
I need a doctor我需要醫生[ngo5 seoi1 jiu1 ji1 saang1]
Help救命啊！[gau3 meng6 aa1]
Call the ambulance叫十字車！[giu3 sap6 zi6 ce1 ]
Call the police叫警察！[giu3 ging2 caat3 ]
I am sick我覺得唔舒服[ngo5 gaau3 dak1 m4 syu1 fuk6]