How do you say sorry in Hong Kong?
1. The Two Most Common Phrases. The two most common Cantonese phrases for saying sorry are 對唔住 (deoi3 m4 zyu6) and 唔好意思 (m4 ho2 ji3 si3).
How do you say thank you in Hongkong?
While in English there is only one main way of thanking someone using the phrase ‘thank-you’ or one of its variants (e.g. ‘thanks’, ‘ta’), in Hong Kong Cantonese there are two phrases, m4-goi1 and do1-ze6, both of which could be translated to English as ‘thank you’.
How are you Hongkong?
食咗飯未呀? This phrase literally means “Have you eaten yet?” but it’s actually a common greeting in Hong Kong. It has the same function as“’How are you?” in English.
How do you say yes in Hong Kong?
係 (Hai6) This is the common way of saying yes in Cantonese. It can be used both in written and spoken communication.
How much is Hong Kong language?
Official languages
| Language proficiency in Hong Kong (1996, 2016) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | 1996 | 95.2% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | |
| English | 1996 | 38.1% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | |
How do you say very delicious in Cantonese?
好食 (hou2 sik6 | ) : delicious; tasty – CantoDict.
How do you say very yummy in Cantonese?
And the Arabic numerals from 1 to 6 means six different tones in Cantonese.
- “(超級)好味！”( ciu1 kap1) hou2 mei6 (very yummy)
- “好好味！” hou2 hou2 mei6 (very yummy)
- “(超級)好食！” ( ciu1 kap1) hou2 sik6 (really yummy)
- “好食到飛起！”
- “好好食！”
- “好食到冇得彈/頂！”
How do you say OK in Cantonese?
好呀 (hou2 aa3 | ) : OK, fine – CantoDict.
What is goodbye in Cantonese?
Saying goodbye in Cantonese can be as simple as saying, “阿婆 or 阿伯, bye bye!”.
How do you say good job in Cantonese?
4. Great job!
- 做得好！
- zou6 dak1 hou2!