Cantonese/Common phrases

Chinese, Cantonese (Sinitic) Note: Cantonese is a tonal language. Pronunciations provided below include numbers indicating tone. Tone 1 is high and level/falling; 2 is medium and rising; 3 is medium and level; 4 is low and falling; 5 is low and rising, 6 is low and level. The characters shown are Traditional Chinese characters. Pronunciation is given using Jyutping and IPA. However, non-use of the tones will not hinder comprehension for such simple phrases. Translation Phrase Jyutping IPACantonese廣東話gwong2 dung1 waa2/kwɔːŋ2 tʊŋ1 wɑː2/hello你好nei5 hou2/nei5 hou2/good-bye再見zoi3 gin3/tsɔːi3 kiːn3/bye-bye拜拜baai1 baai3/pɑːi1 pɑːi3/please唔該m4 goi1/m̩4 kɔːi1/thank you (for gifts)多謝do1 ze3/tɔː1 tsɛː3/thank you (for services rendered)唔該m4 goi1/m̩4 kɔːi1/sorry對唔住deoi3 m4 zyu6/dɵy3 m̩4 tsyː6/this one呢個ni1 go3 or nei1 go3/niː1 kɔː3/ or /nei1 kɔː3/that one嗰個go2 go3/kɔː2 kɔː3/how much/many? (ask for quantity)有幾多呀yau5 gei2 do1 aa3/jɐu5 kei2 tɔː1 ɑː3/how much? (ask for amount of money)幾多錢呀gei2 do1 cin2 aa3/kei2 tɔː1 ts̚in2 ɑː3/yes係hai6/hɐi6/no唔係m4 hai6/m̩4 hɐi6/correct/right啱am1/a:m1/incorrect/wrong唔啱m4 am1/m̩4 a:m1/I don’t understand我唔明白ngo5 m4 ming4 baak6/ŋɔː5 m̩4 mɪŋ4 bɑːk6/Where's the washroom (toilet, lavatory)?洗手間喺邊度呀？sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3/sɐi2 sɐu2 kɑːn1 hɐi2 piːn1 tou6 ɑː3/Do you speak English?你識唔識講英文呀？nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 aa3/nei5 sɪk1 m̩4 sɪk1 kɔːŋ2 jɪŋ1 mɐn2 ɑː3/ Note: Cantonese, like most of the other Chinese languages, does not actually have words for “yes” and “no”. Translations for “yes” and “no” given above actually mean “it is” and “it is not” and can be used for questions asking for confirmation. However, for certain yes/no questions, one would normally respond with the verb or the negation of the verb. For instance, to respond to a question such as “do you want to go?” one would respond with “want” or “not want”.