Cantonese - 1000 most used words

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The 1000 most used words in the Cantonese language, translated to English.

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You
He
Possessive Marker
Final Particle (asserting doubt)
final particle: softener
ah
so
in this way
also
all
both
even
already
to compromise
almost
then
this
final particle for question
to be
good
to be fond of
to go
not
a classifier
in
variant form of 咗
left
to have
and
final particle for request
reach
verbal aspect particle to indicate completion
to speak
perfective particle
need
plural prefix
degree particle
variant form for 嘅
to say
talk
可以can
呢個this
final particle showing changing situation
一個a
again
又…又…both... and...
will
meeting
to meet
classifier for planes
frame
Variant form for 㗎
真係really
唔係not be
自己oneself
question particle
What?
an informal prefix for names
variant form of 呀
而家now
to want
to think
to hope
to come
surname
a sentence final particle
not to have
唔好not good
唔好dont
one
a
我哋we
之後afterwards
之後after
to do
be
to kill
to trick
can
to get
thingy
a person
a person
heroin
early
prior
first
in advance
former
to come
都係also is
Can be used in place of 嗰
fruit
final particle
human
but
已經already
不過but
不過not over
to go back
search
如果if
underneath
next
in this way
final particle for purpose of reminding
prompt
to cross
over
pass
to transfer
所以so
to call
be known as
to shout
to tell
唔知do not know
就係exactly
就係is
continuous state particle
to live
好多a lot
again
to watch
覺得to feel
覺得to think
Particle for disagreement
repetitious
to give
matter
thing
How?
to dip
dot
especially to give misleading advice to cheat
to dot
好似be like
其實actually
still
to run
to leave
to die
away
final particle
interjection
唔會no
唔會would not
to help
a gang
political party
應該ought to
點解why
見到to see
見到have met
particle
公司a corporation
屋企house
我地we
final particle expressing consent
final particle expressing denial
move closer
bury
and
but
indicates causal relation
indicates change of state
indicates contrast
但係but
couple
to be opposite
to face
for
correct
to answer
to direct
朋友friend
個人individual
to calculate
to consider
to ask someone for a loan
place
to think
Don't
cat's miaow
transliteration syllable
big
senior
to challenge
to raise
知道to know
to use
according to
so as to
by
because
abbr. for Israel
to be about to
to use
general
a classifier for long things
a classifier used in slang for people
今日today
entirely
show off
時候time
唔到unable to
how many
quite
several
nearly
to go out
to occur
to go beyond
to rise
to happen
classifier for dramas
to ask
to use
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
hello
to give to
passive marker
inferring continuation of an action
tight
nervous
strict
Great
Exactly
to make
particle used for comparison
Occasionally used in place of 畀
to compare
to gesture
ratio
associate with
be near
to eat
to have sex with
to take over
to deal with
to get something negative
Mone's menstrual period
成日whole day
to walk
to know
電話telephone
香港Hong Kong
大家everybody
time or space
佢哋they
to beat
一定surely
to listen
係咪to be or not to be
可能maybe
classifier for birds
elder brother
a modal particle
manner
not yet
to go up
問題question
graceful
item
阿爸father
有啲a little
兩個two
two
佢地they
喺度be here or there
Da disco
what?
呢啲these
時間time
入面inside
嗰個that one
coin
that
edge
只係only
都好all good
咁多so much
a son
to complete
to see
merely
carry with one hand
gnaw
many
oh
to do
阿媽mother
唔可以cannot
class
唔使need not
有冇is there?
開始to start
to sit
deeds
to buy
cause
一齊all together
most
聽到to hear
乜嘢what
仲有still have
turn
wild
a classifier
鍾意like
three
我係I am
sky
to enter
to pick up
之前before
係呀correct
都會city
或者or
記得to remember
一樣the same
request
其他other
carry on
surname Lian
highest
to play
佢嘅his
出嚟to come out
oil
畀我give me
即刻immediately
邊個which
completed
突然suddenly
今晚tonight
㗎嘞ending particle
elder sister
我嘅my
belt
to go down
今次this time
make or cause to be
to work as
team
呢度here
一次once
quick
你哋you
part
一陣soon
望住gazing
system
開心happy
battle formation
小姐miss
你嘅your
一直always
a mosquito
fear
第一first
睇下take a look
頭先just now
to build
有人someone
快啲faster
assist
原來originally
畀你give you
to die
to know
就算given that
to live
to open
上面place above
好好very good
爸爸father
a hand
以為to think
返嚟to return
以前before
to look over
先生mister
cultivate
to agree
同埋and
嗰啲those
way
決定to decide
clear
政府government
letter
最後last
出去to exit
o'clock
即係exactly
竟然unexpectedly
地方place
跟住repeat
需要to need
點知God Knows
to fear
幾多how many?
particle
希望hope
說話to speak
唔同different
畀佢give him
spirit
點樣how?
唔該thank you
終於finally
一路continually
to chat
position
heavy
a firm
house
ball
而且furthermore
hey
to send
a dragon
aspiration
完全complete
發生to happen
然後afterwards
做乜why
所有all
唔得cannot
不如why not?
heart
一啲some
聽日tomorrow
女仔girl
星期week
middle
繼續to continue
-ly
fade
to release
to wash
weep with sorrow
一下awhile
一個人a person
to drink
day
fetch
意思meaning
five
stable
畀人let other people
小小small
世界world
食飯to have a meal
labour
to wear
rook
sentence
new
當然of course
女人woman
啲人people
點呀what's up?
返屋企return home
男人man
water from rinsing rice
機會opportunity
感覺Feeling
第二2nd
嚟㗎final modal particle
幾個several
慢慢take your time
laugh
Kexcrement
醫生doctor
一句a line of verse
啱啱just now
你好hello
seed
to receive
reply
離開to leave
根本fundamental
enough
pretty
possessive particle
name
梗係of course
also
嗰陣at that time
返工go to work
搞到cause
一日1st day of the month
back
定要to insist
roots or stems of plants
定係or
ma
sound
出現To appear
我自己myself
a girl
平時ordinarily
to fool
人哋other people
difficult
house
uncle
唔記得to forget
evening
好耐a very long time
bill
情況situation
一定要must
to accompany
返去to go back
estimate
緊要important
all
咩呀what?
等我wait for me
同事colleague
講嘢to talk
ministry
high
小心be careful
possessive marker
你呢you
起身to wake up
生活lifestyle
清楚clear
a king
先至only then
準備preparation
當我when I
child
sell
to follow
really
落去go down
唔多not very
邊度where
就要about to
本身itself
任何any
相信to believe
打算to plan
成個all
辦法method
由於due to
社會society
入去to enter
多謝many thanks
to write
capable of enduring
year
做嘢to work
非常unusual
by
to deliver
year
嘅話as said
所謂so-called
content
分鐘minute
mouth
to make
另一another
arrive
garment
他人other people
to clap
更加more
又係again
appointment
究竟after all
細路child
醫院hospital
four
cat-calling sound
to scold
elegant
老婆wife
工作work
leave
end
裏面inside
a head
身邊at one's side
中國China
book
重要important
language
to stand
面前directly in front
嚟嘅modal particle
learn
texture
好呀OK
ten
religion
都可以all OK
反應to react
few
你自己yourself
sleep
個個each and every one
電視television
water
其他人other people
correct
pull
to support
有時sometimes
生意business
之間between
學生student
關係relation
to calculate
對唔住sorry
吖嘛joint particle
有錢rich
wrong
發現to discover
actually
angry
幾時when
打電話to make a phone call
to wear
divide
to act as
唔通could it be
six
唯有only
門口entrance
eight
電腦computer
特別unusual
Rto scratch
a Pekinese
阿哥older brother
忍唔住cant tolerate
擔心worry
body
少少a little bit
出聲to speak up
food
架車unwheeling
handle
乜野what
low
cup
係咩really?
moon
early
㗎喇final particle
個位unit digit
為咗because
㗎嘛particle
過去go over there
嗰度there
located at
mutual
得到to get
to revolve
結婚to marry
customer
一邊one side
to love
解釋to explain
to turn
before
淨係only
cover
女朋友a girlfriend
原因cause
上次the last time
seven
日日everyday
red
to study
一種a kind of
同一identical
兄弟a brother
之外outside
之下below
virtue
明白to understand
以後after
即時immediately
not
call
pretty
only
仲係still
禮拜week
two
a leg
呢樣this type
一早earlier on
到底finally
easy
small
方面aspect
a road
全部whole
美國America
to choose
警察the police
當時then
from
compete for
冇乜not very
收到message received
street
to borrow
幾好okay
唔理to ignore
估唔到unexpected
到時that time
我唔知I don't know
to change
eye
regard as
二十twenty
force
影響to influence
算係consider as
an area
大學university
成功success
最好the best
比較to compare
to come
睇到look
係唔係is it or is it not
方法method
得閒available
to share
一時a period of time
Pa party
多啲more
好想Really want to do
哎吔Aiya
呢道this place
to differ
老師teacher
to pick up
叫做to be called
好意good intention
home
簡單simple
噉樣this way
不斷continuously
呢位this one
努力effort
a play
成為to become
lean against
to hum
surname
a piece
老闆boss
認為to believe
鐘意like
nine
老公husband
講到to talk about sth
上去to go up
埋去to get near to
to send out
to change
見過have seen
依然still
周圍surroundings
感情feeling
night
hard
okay?
無論no matter what or how
幫手to help
經過to pass by
大陸mainland
肯定sure
能夠be capable of
十幾more than ten
parent
譬如for example
little
自然nature
後生young
唔啱incorrect
幾耐how long
face
面對confront
辛苦difficult
meal
ten thousand
a cassia plant
mother's sister
只要if only
bad
in confusion
有事to be occupied
三十thirty
一件piece
to respect
認真conscientious
要求to request
睇住to keep an eye on
應承agree
flower
counting
to receive
日本Japan
好唔好is it good or not
廿twenty
支持sustain
happy
friend
to chase
gate
今年this year
to transport
明明clearly
心情mood
曾經previously
十年decade
細個small
幾年several years
精神spirit
選擇select
陣間soon
illness
to stir-fry
介紹to introduce
half
an interjection of surprise
to put up
國家country
結果to bear fruit
人一congregation
ache
差唔多similar
同時at the same time
好講easy to say
to add
呢排recently
有無to have or have not
樓下downstairs
to seem
人地other people
好意思to have the nerve
to receive
永遠forever
大聲loud
surname Duan
to make a sound
行為action
本來formerly
緊張Excited
細佬younger brother
to stop
港人Hong Kong person
人生life
廁所toilet
間房to divide a room
總之in a word
發覺to find
goods
父母parents
識得to know
既然since
crafty
代表represent
每個each
每日every day
舒服comfortable
讀書to read a book
做到to do
一百one hundred
基本fundamental
絕對absolute
唔明ignorant of
大佬boss
香港人Hong Kong person
U+7DAD
放心to not worry
早餐breakfast
to fly
1. old
an hour
甚至even
interjection of surprise and regret
部份section
隔離to isolate
計劃plan
餐廳dining-hall
drag
男朋友a boyfriend
打開to open
學校school
過嚟to come over here
bag
frighten
尋晚last night
多次many times
younger sister
冇得unavailable
媽媽mother
奇怪strange
打邊爐to eat hotpot
買單to pay the bill
搭檯to share a table
外賣takeout
埋單to settle the bill
飲茶to drink tea
點心dim sum
宵夜late night snack
打包to wrap up leftovers
車仔麵cart noodles
茶餐廳Hong Kong style cafe
菠蘿包pineapple bun
奶茶milk tea
凍檸茶iced lemon tea
鴛鴦coffee mixed with milk tea
燒味roasted meats
走冰no ice
少甜less sugar
烘底toasted
加底extra portion
靚仔steamed white rice
靚女rice vermicelli
下火to reduce internal heat
熱氣causing internal heat
濕滯difficult to digest
雪糕ice cream
糖水sweet soup dessert
多士toast
三文治sandwich
忌廉cream
梳打soda
薯條french fries
漢堡包hamburger
意粉spaghetti
西多士French toast
沙律salad
春卷spring roll
蝦餃shrimp dumpling
燒賣shumai
蛋撻egg tart
雲吞wonton
叉燒barbecued pork
油條fried dough stick
congee
腸粉rice noodle roll
方便麵instant noodles
公仔麵instant noodles
出前一丁Nissin instant noodles
壽司sushi
刺身sashimi
天婦羅tempura
便當bento box
火鍋hotpot
韓式燒肉Korean BBQ
自助餐buffet
下午茶afternoon tea
高鐵high speed rail
地鐵MTR
巴士bus
小巴minibus
的士taxi
渡輪ferry
電車tram
單車bicycle
八達通Octopus card
車站station
月台platform
轉車to transfer trains
塞車to get stuck in traffic
飛機airplane
機場airport
登機to board a plane
行李luggage
酒店hotel
旅行to travel
簽證visa
護照passport
導遊tour guide
景點scenic spot
手信souvenir
地圖map
買嘢to shop

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