Cantonese Words

1. I / me – ngo5

2. You – nei5

3. He / Him – keoi5

4. We / Us – ngo5 dei6

5. You (plural) – nei5 dei6

6. They / Them – keoi5 dei6

7. This – ni1 / ni1 go3)

8. That – go2 / go2

9. Here – ni1 dou6

10. There – go2 dou6

11. What – me1 / sam6 mo1

12. Who – bin1 go3

13. Where – bin1 dou6

14. When – gei2 si4

15. Why – dim2 gaai2

16. How – dim2 joeng2

17. How much / many – gei2 do1

18. To be – hai6

19. To have – jau5

20. To not have – mou5

21. To do – zou6

22. To go – heoi3

23. To come – lai4

24. To eat – sik6

25. To drink – jam2

26. To say – gong2

27. To see – tai2

28. To hear – teng1

29. To know – zi1

30. To want – soeng2

31. To need – jiu3

32. Can / Able to – ho2 ji3

33. Like – zung1 ji3

34. Love – oi3

35. Give – bei2

36. Take – ling1

37. Buy – maai5

38. Sell – maai6

39. Open – hoi1

40. Close – gwaan1

41. Person – jan4

42. Man – naam4 jan4

43. Woman – neoi5 jan4

44. Child – sai3 lou6

45. Friend – pang4 jau5

46. Family – gaa1 ting4

47. Father – baa1 baa1

48. Mother – maa1 maa1

49. Older Brother – go1 go1

50. Older Sister – ze2 ze2

51. Younger Brother – sai3 lou2

52. Younger Sister – mui6 mui6

53. Now – ji4 gaa1

54. Later – ci4 di1

55. Today – gam1 jat6

56. Tomorrow – ting1 jat6

57. Yesterday – zok3 jat6

58. Day – jat6

59. Week – lai5 baai3

60. Month – jyut6

61. Year – nin4

62. Morning – ziu1 zou2

63. Afternoon – haa6 ng5

64. Evening – je6 maan5

65. Hour – zung1

66. Minute – fan1

67. One – jat1

68. Two – ji6

69. Three – saam1

70. Four – sei3

71. Five – ng5

72. Six – luk6

73. Seven – cat1

74. Eight – baat3

75. Nine – gau2

76. Ten – sap6

77. Hundred – baak3

78. Thousand – cin1

79. Ten thousand – maan6

80. Good – hou2

81. Bad – waai6

82. Big – daai6

83. Small – sai3

84. Many – do1

85. Few – siu2

86. Long – coeng4

87. Short – dyun2

88. Hot – jit6

89. Cold – laang5

90. New – san1

91. Old – gau6

92. Expensive – gwai3

93. Cheap – peng4

94. Fast – faai3

95. Slow – maan6

96. Easy – ji6

97. Difficult – naan4

98. Beautiful – leng3

99. Ugly – cau2

100. Water – seoi2

101. Rice – faan6

102. Tea – caa4

103. Coffee – gaa3 fe1

104. Meat – juk6

105. Vegetable – coi3

106. Fruit – saang1 gwo2)

107. Home – uk1 kei2

108. School – hok6 haau6

109. Restaurant – caan1 teng1

110. Shop – soeng1 dim3

111. Street – gaai1

112. Left – zo2

113. Right – jau6

114. Up – soeng5

115. Down – haa6

116. Front – cin4

117. Back – hau6

118. Hello – nei5 hou2

119. Thank you – do1 ze6

120. Sorry – deoi3 m4 zyu6

121. Please – cing2

122. Yes – hai6

123. No – m4 hai6

124. Okay – hou2

125. Goodbye – zoi3 gin3

126. Excuse me – m4 goi1

127. Really? – zan1 gaa4?

128. A little – siu2 siu2

129. Very – hou2 /fei1 soeng4

130. Too (excessive) – taai3

131. Money – cin2

132. Work – gung1

133. Time – si4 gaan3

134. Day – jat6

135. Night – je6

136. Book – syu1

137. Pen – bat1

138. Phone – din6 waa2

139. Car – ce1

140. Air – hung1 hei3

141. Sun – taai3 joeng4

142. Moon – jyut6 loeng6

143. Sky – tin1

144. Earth – dei6

145. Fire – fo2

146. Water – seoi2

147. Dog – gau2

148. Cat – maau1

149. Fish – jyu4

150. Bird – zoek3

151. Eagle - ying1