Cantonese basics
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| How much is it? |
géi dō chin a? |
| How much is this? |
lí dī géi dō chihn? |
| How much is that? |
gó dī géi dō chihn? |
| Too expensive |
hó dī guai a |
| Cheaper please |
penhg dī lā |
| Central |
jūng waahn |
| Hong Kong |
heūng gong |
| MTR |
deih tit jaahm |
| Admiralty |
gām jūng |
| Turn left |
jeun jáw |
| Turn right |
jeun yáu |
| Straight |
jīck hūi |
| Bus stop |
bā sí jaahm |
| Stop there |
chihn mihn tihng |
| Stop here |
lído tihng |
| Corner |
guy hóu |
| Number 6 (street) |
luhk háu |
| $1 |
yat mūn |
| 10c |
houh jí |
| 20c |
leung houh jí |
| 30c |
saam houh jí |
| $1.10 |
go yat |
| $1.20 |
go yi |
| $2 |
leung go |
| 50c |
bun |
| 100 |
yat baak |
| 200 |
yi baak |
| 1000 |
yat chín |
| 10,000 |
yat maahn |
| 20,000 |
yi maahn |
| 24,000 |
yi maahn sei chin |
| 0 |
linhg |
| change (money) |
jaúih |
| keep the change |
mh saih jaúih lah |
| it’s fine |
dūk lah |
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