Speak local in Hong Kong

• 早晨zou2 san4Good morning
• 唔該m4 goi1Thank you (for a service) / excuse me
• 多謝do1 ze6Thank you (for a gift or a favour)
• 唔好意思m4 hou2 ji3 si1Sorry / excuse me
• 我唔明ngo5 m4 ming4I don't understand
• 你識唔識講英文？nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2?Do you speak English?
• 唔該講慢啲m4 goi1 gong2 maan6 di1Please speak more slowly

Emergency 999

Written in traditional characters, romanised here in Jyutping: the numbers are the six tones. English works in offices, shops and government; a little Cantonese goes a long way with taxi and minibus drivers and at the wet market.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Cantonese, so accents vary by phone and browser.