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English to Cantonese Chinese translation
Type or speak a phrase and get an instant Cantonese Chinese–English translation — then hear it out loud and practice saying it with a live AI tutor. Translation tells you the words; speaking makes them yours.
Essential Cantonese Chinese words to start with
The 20 most frequent words in Parla's Cantonese Chinese vocab bank — the same ones the tutor teaches first.
| English | Pronunciation | Cantonese Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | nei5 hou2 | 你好 |
| Thank you | do1 ze6 | 多謝 |
| You're welcome | m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 | 唔使客氣 |
| Please | m4 goi1 | 唔該 |
| I'm sorry | deoi3 m4 zyu6 | 對唔住 |
| It's okay | mou5 man6 tai4 | 冇問題 |
| Yes | hai6 | 係 |
| No | m4 hai6 | 唔係 |
| What is your name? | nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 | 你叫咩名？ |
| My name is | ngo5 giu3 | 我叫 |
| How are you? | nei5 hou2 maa3 | 你好嗎？ |
| I'm fine | ngo5 hou2 hou2 | 我好好 |
| How old are you? | nei5 gei2 daai6 | 你幾大？ |
| I am ... years old | ngo5 ... seoi3 | 我...歲 |
| Where are you from? | nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 | 你係邊度人？ |
| I am from... | ngo5 lai4 zi6 ... | 我嚟自... |
| Do you speak English? | nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 | 你識唔識講英文？ |
| I speak a little | ngo5 sik1 siu2 siu2 | 我識少少 |
| What is this? | ni1 go3 hai6 me1 | 呢個係咩？ |
| What is that? | go2 go3 hai6 me1 | 嗰個係咩？ |
From translating to actually speaking Cantonese Chinese
- 1.Translate anything. Type or dictate a phrase; get the Cantonese Chinese instantly, with audio.
- 2.Say it in a real conversation. A live AI tutor speaks Cantonese Chinese with you — out loud, from day one, at your level.
- 3.Keep what you learn. Words you meet go into spaced review tuned to how you actually performed — speaking and listening tracked separately.