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Cantonese
Cantonese is the variety of Chinese spoken by more than 55 million people in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau. It shares much vocabulary with Mandarin, yet these two varieties of Chinese are not mutually intelligible due to differences in pronunciation and grammar. Learn more about Cantonese in this category.
484 Questions
How do you say 'I love you' in Cantonese?
Ngo oi nei.
The "ngo" is difficult to pronounce in English, so think of "gnaw" with the "ng" sounding like the ending "ing" without the i. "Oi" sounds like the beginning of "oil" and "Nei" is pronounced "nay" or "neigh."
Sources: I speak Cantonese.
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How do you say paint in cantonese?
The jyutping for 'paint' in Cantonese is 'jau cat.' If you can't read jyutping, it's pronounced sorta like "yau chawt"
Where can you download cantonese dramas?
It's a new site, but you can go here, they always update the latest drama.
http://cantonesedramadownload.blogspot.com/
How do you ask for someone's email address in Mandarin Cantonese and Mongolian?
你的電子郵件地址是什麼？
Mandarin:
Ní de diànzǐ yóujiàn dìzhǐ shì shénme?
Cantonese:
Nay geh deen zee yao gean day zhee hai me ah?
Well, you could say it a couple of ways would pronounce it like:
"Mou man tai" AKA "No problem"
"M sai haak hei" AKA "Don't mention it/You don't have to be polite about it"
You could also abridge the last one to "M sai", which is more casual.
How do you say Australia in cantonese?
This is the correct way:
Cantonese Proper:
It should be " O - ZOW " ('O' as in the letter 'O') and "ZOW" (Z'OW' similar to "CHOW")( ZOW pronounced almost like "JOW" - not as thick nasal sounded as "ZH-OW", but the thinner "Z-OW")
" O " " ZOW "
