| Greeting | 歡迎語 |
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| Hi! | 好嗎！ |
| Good morning! | 早晨！ |
| Good afternoon! | 午安！ |
| Good evening! | 晚安！ |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | 歡迎！ （和人打招呼） |
| Hello my friend! | 朋友你好！ |
| How are you? (friendly) | 你好嗎？ （友好） |
| How are you? (polite) | 你好嗎？ （禮貌） |
| I'm fine, thank you! | 我很好，多謝你！ |
| And you? (friendly) | 你呢？ （友好） |
| And you? (polite) | 你呢？ （禮貌） |
| Good | 好 |
| Not so good | 不太好 |
| Long time no see | 好久沒見 |
| I missed you | 我想念你 |
| What's new? | 最近有什麼攪作？ |
| Nothing new | 沒有甚麼特別 |
| Thank you (very much)! | 多謝您（非常感謝）！ |
| You're welcome! (for "thank you") | 幸會！ （回答 “多謝你”） |
| My pleasure | 我的榮幸 |
| Come in! (or: enter!) | 進來吧！ （意思是：進入！） |
| Make yourself at home! | 請隨便！ |
| Farewell Expressions | 告別用語 |
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| Have a nice day! | 祝您有愉快的一天！ |
| Good night! | 晚安！ |
| Good night and sweet dreams! | 晚安好夢！ |
| See you later! | 稍後再見！ |
| See you soon! | 再見！ |
| See you tomorrow! | 明天見！ |
| Good bye! | 拜拜 或 再見！ |
| Have a good trip! | 一路順風 或 旅途愉快！ |
| I have to go | 我得要離開 |
| I will be right back! | 我會馬上回來！ |
| Holidays and Wishes | 祝賀某人 |
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| Good luck! | 祝你好運！ |
| Happy birthday! | 生日快樂！ |
| Happy new year! | 新年快樂！ |
| Merry Christmas! | 聖誕快樂！ |
| Happy Easter! | 情人節快樂 |
| Happy Valentine's Day! | 復活節快樂 |
| Congratulations! | 恭喜！ |
| Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) | 慢用！ （意思是：津津有味） |
| Bless you (when sneezing) | 好 o既 o黎（當打噴嚏） |
| Best wishes! | 萬事如意！ |
| Cheers! (or: to your health) | 乾杯！ （意思是：對您的健康） |
| Accept my best wishes | 接受我最好的祝愿 |
| How to Introduce Yourself | 如何自我介紹 |
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| What's your name? | 請問閣下貴姓？ |
| My name is (John Doe) | 本人名（李四） |
| Nice to meet you! | 很高興結識你！ |
| Where are you from? | 你是哪裡人？ |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Hong Kong) | 我來自（美國 / 香港） |
| I'm (American/ Chinese) | 我是美藉華人 |
| Where do you live? | 你住在哪裡？ |
| I live in (the U.S/ Hong Kong) | 我住在（美國/香港） |
| Do you like it here? | 你鍾意這裡嗎？ |
| Hong Kong is a beautiful country | 香港是一個美麗的地方 |
| What do you do for a living? | 你做姓行？ |
| I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) | 我是（教師 /學生 /工程師） |
| Do you speak (English/ Cantonese)? | 你會不會講（英語 / 廣府(東)話）？ |
| Just a little | 識小小 |
| I like Cantonese | 我喜歡廣府(東)話 |
| I'm trying to learn Cantonese | 我正在學習廣府(東)話 |
| It's a hard language | 這是一個困難的語言 |
| It's an easy language | 這是一個容易的語言 |
| Oh! That's good! | 啊！這很好！ |
| Can I practice with you? | 我可以跟你的練習？ |
| I will try my best to learn | 我會盡力去學 |
| How old are you? | 請問你貴庚？ |
| I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years old | 我是（21，32）歲 |
| It was nice talking to you! | 和你談話真好！ |
| It was nice meeting you! | 很高興見到你！ |
| Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... | 先生 / 太太... /小姐.. |
| This is my wife | 她是我的妻子 |
| This is my husband | 他是我的丈夫 |
| Say hi to Thomas for me | 請代我問候湯馬士 |
| Romance and Love Phrases | 浪漫 |
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| Are you free tomorrow evening? | 你明晚有空嗎？ |
| I would like to invite you to dinner | 我想請你吃晚飯 |
| You look beautiful! (to a woman) | 你看起來真漂亮！ （對一個女人） |
| You have a beautiful name | 你的名字很美麗 |
| Can you tell me more about you? | 你能告訴我更多關於你的事情呢？ |
| Are you married? | 你結婚了嗎？ |
| I'm single | 我是單身 |
| I'm married | 我已經結婚了 |
| Can I have your phone number? | 可否告訴我你的電話號碼？ |
| Can I have your email? | 可否告訴我你的電郵嗎？ |
| Do you have any pictures of you? | 你有沒有任何你自己的照片？ |
| Do you have children? | 你有孩子嗎？ |
| Would you like to go for a walk? | 你想不想出去散步？ |
| I like you | 我喜歡你 |
| I love you | 我愛你 |
| You're very special! | 你很特別！ |
| You're very kind! | 你很善良！ |
| I'm very happy | 我很高興 |
| Would you marry me? | 你願意嫁給我嗎？ |
| I'm just kidding | 我只是開玩笑 |
| I'm serious | 我是認真的 |
| My heart speaks the language of love | 我說的是真心愛你的話 |
| Solving a Misunderstanding | 解決一個誤區 |
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| Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) | 對不起！ （意思是：請你原諒！） |
| Sorry (for a mistake) | 對不起（一個錯誤） |
| No problem! | 無問題！ |
| Can you repeat please? | 你能重複一次嗎？ |
| Can you speak slowly? | 你能否說慢點？ |
| Can you write it down? | 你可否把它寫下來？ |
| Did you understand what I said? | 你明白我說的嗎？ |
| I don't understand! | 我不明白！ |
| I don't know! | 我不知道！ |
| What's that called in Cantonese? | 那個用廣府(東)話怎麼說？ |
| What does that word mean in English? | 那個詞英文是什麼意思？ |
| How do you say "thanks" in Cantonese? | “多謝你”用廣府(東)話怎麼說？ |
| What is this? | 這是什麼？ |
| My Cantonese is bad | 我 o既 廣府(東)話講得唔好 |
| Don't worry! | 不要擔心！ |
| I agree with you | 我同意你 |
| Is that right? | 是嗎？ |
| Is that wrong? | 那是否錯了？ |
| What should I say? | 我應該說什麼呢？ |
| I just need to practice | 我只是需要練習 |
| Your Cantonese is good | 你的廣府(東)話講得好 |
| I have an accent | 我有口音（意思是：你可以從口音知道我不是本地人） |
| You don't have an accent | 您沒有口音（意思：你的口音和我們一樣） |
| Asking for Directions | 尋求幫助和路線 |
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| Excuse me! (before asking someone) | 對不起！ （向人問路前） |
| I'm lost | 我蕩失路 |
| Can you help me? | 你能幫我嗎？ |
| Can I help you? | 我可以幫你嗎？ |
| I'm not from here | 我不是本地人 |
| How can I get to (this place, this city)? | 我怎樣才能到（這個地方，這個城市）？ |
| Go straight | 直行 |
| Then | 然後 |
| Turn left | 向左轉 |
| Turn right | 向右轉 |
| Can you show me? | 你能給我指點嗎？ |
| I can show you! | 我可以給你指點！ |
| Come with me! | 跟我來！ |
| How long does it take to get there? | 需要多久到那裡？ |
| Downtown (city center) | 市中心（城市中心） |
| Historic center (old city) | 歷史中心（舊區） |
| It's near here | 它就在附近 |
| It's far from here | 它離這裡很遠 |
| Is it within walking distance? | 它離這裡很近？ （意思是：我可以步行到那個地方） |
| I'm looking for Mr. Smith | 我正在找史密夫先生 |
| One moment please! | 請稍等！ |
| Hold on please! (when on the phone) | 請等一等！ （在電話中） |
| He is not here | 他不在 |
| Airport | 機場 |
| Bus station | 巴士站 |
| Train station | 火車站 |
| Taxi | 的士 |
| Near | 近 |
| Far | 遠 |
| Emergency Survival Phrases | 緊急存亡的短詞 |
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| Help! | 救命啊！ |
| Stop! | 停手！ |
| Fire! | 火觸啊！ |
| Thief! | 有賊啊！ |
| Run! | 快跑！ |
| Watch out! (or: be alert!) | 小心！ （意思是：警惕！） |
| Call the police! | 叫警察！ |
| Call a doctor! | 叫醫生！ |
| Call the ambulance! | 叫十字車！ |
| Are you okay? | 你無事吧？ |
| I feel sick | 我覺得唔舒服 |
| I need a doctor | 我需要醫生 |
| Accident | 意外 |
| Food poisoning | 食物中毒 |
| Where is the closest pharmacy? | 最近的藥房在哪裡？ |
| It hurts here | 這裡疼 |
| It's urgent! | 很危急！ |
| Calm down! | 冷靜下來！ |
| You will be okay! | 你會無事的！ |
| Can you help me? | 你能幫我嗎？ |
| Can I help you? | 我可以幫你嗎？ |
| Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases | 酒店餐廳和旅遊短語 |
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| I have a reservation (for a room) | 我訂了房間（一個房間） |
| Do you have rooms available? | 你有房嗎？ |
| With shower / With bathroom | 有花灑設施 / 浴室 |
| I would like a non-smoking room | 我要非吸煙房間 |
| What is the charge per night? | 房租每晚是多少？ |
| I'm here on business /on vacation | 我來這裡是出差 / 度假 |
| Dirty | 污糟 |
| Clean | 乾淨 |
| Do you accept credit cards? | 你們收信用卡嗎？ |
| I'd like to rent a car | 我想租一架車 |
| How much will it cost? | 車租是多少錢？ |
| A table for (one / two) please! | 唔該（1 / 2）位的台 |
| Is this seat taken? | 這個座位有人嗎？ |
| I'm vegetarian | 我是食齋的 |
| I don't eat pork | 我唔食豬肉 |
| I don't drink alcohol | 我唔飲酒 |
| What's the name of this dish? | 這道菜的名稱是什麼？ |
| Waiter / waitress! | 仕應 / 女仕應！ |
| Can we have the check please? | 請埋單？ |
| It is very delicious! | 這是非常好味道！ |
| I don't like it | 我不喜歡它 |
| Shopping Expressions | 購物表達方式 |
| How much is this? | 這個多少錢？ |
| I'm just looking | 我只是看看 |
| I don't have change | 我沒有散紙 |
| This is too expensive | 這太昂貴 |
| Expensive | 昂貴 |
| Cheap | 便宜 |
| Daily Expressions | 隨機表達式 |
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| What time is it? | 宜家幾點鐘？ |
| It's 3 o'clock | 宜家3 點鐘 |
| Give me this! | 給我這個！ |
| Are you sure? | 你肯定嗎？ |
| Take this! (when giving something) | 拿著它！ （給予東西） |
| It's freezing (weather) | 很凍（天氣） |
| It's cold (weather) | 很冷（天氣） |
| It's hot (weather) | 很熱（天氣） |
| Do you like it? | 你喜歡它嗎？ |
| I really like it! | 我真的很喜歡它！ |
| I'm hungry | 我肚餓了 |
| I'm thirsty | 我口渴 |
| He is funny | 他真有趣 |
| In The Morning | 在早上 |
| In the evening | 黃昏 |
| At Night | 傍晚 |
| Hurry up! | 快趣！ |
| Cuss Words (polite) | |
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| This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) | 不知所謂！ （意思是：這是瘋狂） |
| My God! (to show amazement) | 我的天！ （對驚愕） |
| Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) | 哇，天哪！ （出錯的時候） |
| It sucks! (or: this is not good) | 麻麻地！ （意思是：這是不太好） |
| What's wrong with you? | 你沒事嗎？ |
| Are you crazy? | 你痴 o左 線？ |
| Get lost! (or: go away!) | 瀾開！ （意思是：滾開！） |
| Leave me alone! | 不要騷擾我！ |
| I'm not interested! | 我無興趣！ |
| Writing a Letter | |
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| Dear John | 親愛的約翰 |
| My trip was very nice | 我的旅程非常好的 |
| The culture and people were very interesting | 風土人情都非常有趣 |
| I had a good time with you | 與您一起很開心 |
| I would love to visit your country again | 我願意舊地重遊 |
| Don't forget to write me back from time to time | 不要忘記給我多寫信 |
| Short Expressions and words | 簡短的表達和文字 |
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| Good | 好 |
| Bad | 壞 |
| So-so (or: not bad not good) | 麻麻地（意思：不好不壞） |
| Big | 大 |
| Small | 小 |
| Today | 今日 |
| Now | 現在 |
| Tomorrow | 聽日 |
| Yesterday | o尋日 |
| Yes | o係 |
| No | 唔 o係 |
| Fast | 快 |
| Slow | 慢 |
| Hot | 熱 |
| Cold | 凍 |
| This | 這 |
| That | 那 |
| Here | 呢道 |
| There | o果 道 |
| Me (ie. Who did this? - Me) | o係我（例如 - 這是誰幹的？ - 是我） |
| You | 你 |
| Him | 他 |
| Her | 她的 |
| Us | 我地 |
| Them | 距地 |
| Really? | 真的嗎？ |
| Look! | 睇住！ |
| What? | 什麼？ |
| Where? | 邊道？ |
| Who? | 邊個？ |
| How? | 點樣？ |
| When? | 幾時？ |
| Why? | 點解？ |
| Zero | 零 |
| One | 一 |
| Two | 二 |
| Three | 三 |
| Four | 四 |
| Five | 五 |
| Six | 六 |
| Seven | 七 |
| Eight | 八 |
| Nine | 九 |
| Ten | 十 |
