RTHK：Naked Cantonese

You’re not bad either > lei do m’cho ; Not bad > m’cho ; Tea and dim sum > yam cha ; What tea do you want? > lei yam meh cha ah? ; Jasmine tea > heung pin ; Pu’er tea > bo yi ; I don’t want Jasmine tea > o m’yiu heung pin ; So what tea do you want? > g...

That's beautiful > Hou leeng wo ; Take the MTR > Dap dei tit ; To Lo Wu > Heui Lo Wu ; I need a visa > O yiu chim ching ; How much is a visa? > Chim ching gei do chin ah? ; Where do I get a visa? > Chim chin hai bindou ah? ; Shopping Centre > seung chu...

Water > seui ; Water buffalo > seui au ; Hands off my water buffalo! > fong sau o jek sui au! ; Release > fong ; Hand > sau ; Cow > au ; Wild cow > yeh au ; Cow pat > au si ; Cow pats are useful > au si hou yao yong ; Have use > yao yong ; Useful > hou...

A lightbulb > yat go dang dam ; A strip light > yat tiu gong gun ; Light > gong ; Tube > gun ; Get rid of the strip light > bai tyut gong gun ; A bottle of.... > yat ji .... ; Two bottles of water > Leung ji seui ; What kind of beer? > Meh beh jau? ; B...

Today > Gam yat ; Today you are beautiful - lei gam yat hou leeng ah ; Hot > yit ; Today is hot > Gam yat hou yit ah ; It's raining > lok yu ; fall > lok ; It's raining ; heavily today > gam yat lok hou dai yu ; Today it is hot and raining heavily > Ga...

Red > hong sek ; Red wine > hong jau ; Pink > fan hong sek ; What's your surname? > Lei gwai seng ah? ; My surname is… > O seng …… ; How about yours? > Lei La? ; You are beautiful > Lei ho leeng ah ; Thanks (for compliment/present) > Do Je ; How much i...

Go straight on > Chek heui ; Left here > Lido chuen jo ; Right here > Lido chuen yao ; Faster > Fai di ; Slower > Maan di ; I don't want to die > O m seung sei ; Don't talk on your phone > M'hou keng din wah ; Phone (electric talk) > Din wah ; Chat > k...

How do you say in Chinese? > Jung man dim gong ah? ; Cantonese > Gong dong wah ; Hi! How's it going? > Lei hou dim ah? ; Quite good > gei hou ; "Hotty" (beautiful woman) > Leeng loi ; Elegant lady > suk loi ; Is > hai ; Is not > m'hai ; So it is > Hai ...

Hello > Lei hou ; Good Morning > Jo San ; Hey! How're you doing? > Wei! Dim ah? ; Quite good/ quite well > Gei hou ; What does xxx mean? > xxx dim gai ah? ; How do you say in Chinese? > Jungman dim gong ah? ; Go away! > Jau ah lei! ; No problem > Mou m...

Gin and tonic > gin ton lek ; How do you say in Chinese? > Jungman dim gong ah? ; Spring onions -chong ;Television > Din Si Sand > Sa ; "Slender and beautiful maiden" > Ah La ; Money > chin ; Dollars > man ; Have/ haven't > yao/ mou ; You > lei ; You ha