Chinese (traditional Chinese: 廣東話, 粵語; simplified Chinese: 广东话, 粤语; Sino-Vietnamese: Cantonese dialogue, Vietnamese language) is a major phonetic group in the Chinese language spoken mainly in regions. Southeast of China, Hong Kong, Macau; it is also used by some overseas Chinese living in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world.It is the local language used today in the province Guangdong, Chinese, the official language in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as in the Special Administrative Region Macau, and is used by many overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, with Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City are two places where Cantonese is the main language in a Chinese community that is respectively huge and influential. Cantonese is also the main language in many Chinatowns all over the world, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Chicago, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Vancouver, Toronto, Singapore and Kuala LumpurIn China, Cantonese is also known as "Vietnamese language" (粵語) because the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi were formerly the land of the Bach Yue (百越) people (the land that is now part of the western territory). South China and a part in the upper, middle and northern deltas of Vietnam), so they call those two provinces Viet provinces.
There are also many dialects in Cantonese. The most common is the Cantonese dialect. Cantonese dialect （廣州話, "Cantonese dialogue"） exists not only in Cantonese but also around the world. The number of speakers of this dialect is estimated at 70 million.
Cantonese is very different from other phonetics in the Chinese language, which characterizes the cultural and ethnic characteristics of a part of the Chinese people.
The parts highlighted in red are the Cantonese-speaking regions in China
Currently, Cantonese is used in many parts of the world, including Vietnam. In the past, the Chinese migrated to Vietnam and concentrated mostly in the South of Vietnam. These Chinese are mainly from Guangdong and Fujian. They bring with them their own culture as well as their distinctive Cantonese dialect. When going to Vietnam, people often call them Chinese or Ba Tau.
Nowadays, the Chinese are concentrated and mainly in Cho Lon in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. The Chinese here mainly use Cantonese for daily communication and business.
Currently, although Cantonese is very widely used in the world, the number of people studying Cantonese is quite small. Even if you want to learn, it is difficult to find a place to teach Cantonese. Most people prefer to learn Mandarin, which is the national language of China. Because this is the language used by many people and unified of China.
A popular Cantonese textbook today is called Pimsleur Cantonese.
Cantonese is also recorded with latin characters. This makes typing Chinese characters on the computer easy and convenient. That is thanks to the Chinese percussion through the transliteration of Latin characters of Cantonese.
The popular Cantonese Chinese keyboard is Cantonese Phonetic IME, which is very convenient for those who are new to Cantonese.
Phrase
Basic
- Hello.
- 你好. Noodles.
- How are you?
- ? Feather noodles?
- How have you been lately? (more often used in daily communication)
- 近排點呀 plug in a plug? (intimate)
- Strong.
- 幾好. Foolish. (No need to say "thank you" after saying "well")
- What is your name?
- ? How cool are you?
- What is your name (formal, literally "how do I address you")? ?
- My name is ______ .
- ______. Horses have a kiu ______ .
- Glad to meet you.
- . .
- Please/please.
- 請. Shade curtain.
- Thanks. (when people help you)
- 唔該. Uh: g sedge.
- Thanks. (when someone gives you a gift)
- 多謝 Tea pot.
- You're welcome.
- 唔使客氣. Yes: g had a miscarriage.
- Sorry. (attract attention)
- 唔好意思. Yeah:g sloppy
- Sorry. (to get past)
- 唔該. Yes:g sedge * or * Uh:g sedge tea.
- Sorry.
- 對唔住. I mmmm. (In Hong Kong, the English word "sorry" is more commonly used)
- Goodbye
- 再見 Choi kīn. (In Hong Kong, "bye bye" is often used)
- I can't speak Cantonese.
- ... Horse ya:g sausage Kwong Tung w
- Excuse me, do you speak English?
- Crimson curtain, felt the chain um um shaggy chain Stick strong a?
- Can you speak English here, please?
- ? Shang the curtain, the rooster spends the shackles of a strong stick?
- Help me!
- 救命呀! Damn it!
- Beware/careful!
- 小心! Tiny!
- Good morning).
- 早晨. Good owner.
- I do not understand.
- 我唔明. Yummy :g me.
- Where's the toilet?
- ? What's wrong with the rooster?
Problem
- Leave me alone.
- 唔好搞我. Mh'huu gaau ngoh.
- Don't touch me!
- 唔好掂我! Mh'huu dihm ngoh!
- I will call the police.
- 我会叫警察. Gingchaat.
- Cop!
- 警察! Gingchaat!
- Stop! Thief!
- 咪走!賊仔! Sweetie! Chaahkjai!
- Please help me.
- 唔該幫我. M̀h'gōi bōng Ngoh.
- This is an emergency.
- 好紧急. Hou assign'gāp.
- I am lost.
- 我荡失路. Dohngsāt Louh.
- I lost my handbag.
- 我唔见咗个袋. Look at mh'gin Jo go doih.
- I lost my wallet.
- 我跌咗個銀包. Look no further than baau.
- I feel sick.
- 我唔舒服. mh syūfuhk.
- I was injured.
- . Behind Jo Seung.
- Please call the doctor.
- . Mh'gōi Bong ngoh giu yīsāng.
- Can I use your phone?
- ? Hó-m̀h-hó'yi je go dihnwáh yuhng a?
Cardinal number
- 1
- yāt
- 2
- yih
- 3
- sāam
- 4
- sei
- 5
- gh
- 6
- luhk
- 7
- chat
- 8
- baat
- 9
- bucket
- 10
- sahp
- 11
- sahpyāt
- 12
- sahpyih
- 13
- 十三 sahpsāam
- 14
- sahpsei
- 15
- sahpńgh
- 16
- sahpluhk
- 17
- 十七 sahpchāt
- 18
- sahpbaat
- 19
- sahpgáu
- 20
- yihsahp
- 21
- yihsahpyāt
- 22
- yihsahpyih
- 23
- yihsahpsāam
- 30
- sāamsahp
- 40
- seisahp
- 50
- ghsahp
- 60
- luhksahp
- 70
- chātsahp
- 80
- baatsahp
- 90
- gausahp
- 100
- yātbaak
- 200
- yihbaak
- 300
- sāambaak
- 1000
- yātchīn
- 2000
- yihchīn
- 10,000
- yātmaahn
- 100,000
- sahpmaahn
- 1,000,000
- yātbaakmaahn
- 10,000,000
- yātchīnmaahn
- 100,000,000
- yātyīk
- 1,000,000,000
- sahpyīk
- 10,000,000,000
- yātbaakyīk
- 100,000,000,000
- yātchīnyīk
- 1,000,000,000,000
- yātsiuh
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- _____號 houh
- half
- bun
- less
- sí
- more
- dō