RTHK：Naked Cantonese

You’re right > Mou cho ; Chinese New Year > go lin ; Congratulations! Get rich!! > Kung hei fat choi! ; Happy New Year > san lin fai lok ; The red packet is coming > lai si doi loi ; The red packet is not coming!!! > lai si m’loi ; Fortune > fok dou ; ...

Cola > ho lok ; Beer > beh jau ; Quite good > gei hou ; Cheers! > yam bui ; Flower shop > fa dim ; Sauna Centre > song na jung sam ; Tea house > cha gun ; Coffee house > ga feh teng ; Guest room > hak fong ; Hotel lobby > jao dim dai tong ; Hotel > jao...

Black colour > hak sek ; Suit > sai jeung ; This place is good > lidou hou ; The lady's good (Big sister does well) > je je jou dak hou hou ; Skirt > kwan / bun sam kwan ; Shirt > seut sa ; Jacket > oi tou ; Dress > kwan ; Take up > jip hei ; Sew > l...

Spring onion cake > chong yau beeng ; One piece > yat go ; Red fried Japanese tofu > hong siu yat bun dao fu ; Extra hot > ga laat ; Mild > taam ; Eat thing > sek yeh ; Chili peppers > laat jiu ; Vegetable > choi ; Spinach > bo choi ; Peking Duck > bak...

(Bee) honey > Fung mat ; There isn't any honey > mou fung mat ; Where's the honey? > fung mat hai bin dou ah? ; Lemon > leng mong ; Where? > bin dou ah ; What? > mat yeh? ; What are you drinking? > lei yam mat yeh ah? ; Hot Chocolate > yit jyu gu lek ;...

3.50 > saam go bun ; 1.50 > go bun ; 42.40 > sei sap yi go bun ; 8.50 > bat go bun ; Chewing gum > heung hao gao ; A piece of chewing gum > Yat lap/fai/pin heung hao gao ; A packet > yat bao ; What? (did you say?) > meh wah? ; Pardon? > Ha? Meh wah?

Computer > din lou ; Mark 6 > luk hap choi ; A table > yat cheung toi ; A piece of paper > yat cheung ji ; I want to win > O hou seung yeng ; I like to win > O jung yi yeng ; Go number 7 > chat hou ga yao ; Gamble on horses > mai ma / dou ma ; Gamble o...

Papaya > muk gwah ; 9 dollars a piece > gao man yat go ; Apple > peng go ; Grapes > tai ji ; Black grapes > hak tai ji ; Green grapes > cheng tai ji ; Red grapes > hong tai ji ; Dragon fruit > fo long gwo ; Pineapple > bo lo ; You're smart > lei hou lek

spring onion - chong ; coriander - yim sai ; parsley - faan sai ; mint - heung fa choi / bok ho yip ; lemon grass - heung mao ; garlic - suen tao ; shallots - chong tao ; ginger - geung ; chili - laak jiu ; buy things - mai yeh ; no need - mm sai ; alo...

You go first - lei heui sin la ; I speak Chinese - o gong jung man ; buy ticket - mai piu (alt. mai fei) ; train - fo che ; train ticket - fo che piu number - hou ; incredibly good - hou dou bat dak liu ; do you take EPS? - EPS dak mm dak ah? ; ok or n...

very happy - hou hoi sam ; he's my fan - keui hai o fen si ; I love mooncake - o hou jung yi sik yuet beng ; what are you going to have (to drink)? - lei seung yam mat yeh ah? ; china cup - ah bui ; Is it good (to drink)? - hou m'hou yam ah? ; how much...

Norway - lo wai ; I'm from London - o hai lundun lei ; where are you from? - lei hai bin dou lei? (lei hai bin dou yan ah?) ; what does it mean? - dim gai ah? ; person - yan ; Trondheim - dak long hak mou ; England - ying gok ; Are you English? - lei h...

Octopus Card > Bat Tat Tong ka ; I don't speak English > O m'sik gong yingman ; Flowers > Fa ; Fruit > seui go ; Please stand clear of the doors > cheng mat kao gan che mun ; Dead right > Mou cho ; Where are you going? > Lei heui bindo ah? ; I don't kn...

good or not good to eat? - hou mm hou sek? ; so so - ma ma dei ; too sweet - tai tim ; has come - lai jou ; eat up - sek yeh la ; can I have the bill please - mai daan ah mm goi ; older brother - go go

What kind of tea (is this) ? > hai meh cha? ; green tea - seui sin ; Cheers - yam bui ; What is this? - meh lei ga? ; spring roll - chun gyun ; soy sauce - si yau chopsticks - fai ji ; salt water dumpling - ham seui gao ; breakfast - jo chaan ; go to a...