🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 絲襪奶茶 (si1 mat6 naai5 caa4)
= silk stocking milk tea
唔該要一杯熱絲襪奶茶,要厚奶。
M4 goi1 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 si1 mat6 naai5 caa4, jiu3 hau5 naai5.

🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 絲襪奶茶 (si1 mat6 naai5 caa4)
= silk stocking milk tea
唔該要一杯熱絲襪奶茶,要厚奶。
M4 goi1 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 si1 mat6 naai5 caa4, jiu3 hau5 naai5.
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
🏮 Lunar New Year and Festivals
Cantonese word of the day: 恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4)
= Wishing you prosperity and wealth
Did you know? Cantonese: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
🎬 Cantopop and Cinema Culture
Cantonese word of the day: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
= art-house film / romance-drama
佢平時粗粗魯魯,估唔到竟然鍾意睇文藝片。
Keoi5 ping4 si4 cou1 cou1 lou5 lou5, gu2 m4 dou3 gam3 jin4 zung1 ji3 tai2 man4 ngai6 pin2.
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
放工 (fong3 gung1)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人買咗 (bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2)
= bought by someone / already purchased
Support local businesses/organisations in #Battersea #SW11, Golden City, #Cantonese and #Peking #cuisine.
Support local businesses/organisations in #Battersea #SW11, Golden City, #Cantonese and #Peking #cuisine.
🍜 Dai Pai Dong and Nightlife
Cantonese word of the day: 大牌檔 (daai6 paai4 dong3)
= open-air food stall / dai pai dong
今晚不如去大牌檔整兩味,吹吓水?
Gam1 maan5 bat1 jyu4 heoi3 daai6 paai4 dong3 zing2 loeng5 mei6, ceoi1 haa5 seoi2?
🧩 Negation Patterns
Cantonese word of the day: 唔 (m4)
= not / no / don't
既然新公司開出嚟個福利咁正,我冇理由唔遞信跳槽囉。
gei3 jin4 san1 gung1 si1 hoi1 ceot1 lai4 go3 fuk1 lei6 gam3 zeng3, ngo5 mou5 lei5 jau4 m4 dai6 seon3 tiu2 cou4 lo1.
エビ餃子、広東語で言えますか?
「蝦餃(ハーガウ)」——香港の飲茶でこれだけ覚えるだけで注文が10倍楽しくなります🥟
1分で覚える広東語、無料の音声付きレッスンを作りました👇
https://lumi-chinese.com/blog/yumcha-cantonese-ja/
#広東語 #香港 #飲茶 #Cantonese
🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1)
= Hong Kong-style diner / café
下晝去茶餐廳食個菠蘿油先。
Haa6 zau3 heoi3 caa4 caan1 teng1 sik6 go3 bo1 lo4 jau4 sin1.
🏮 Lunar New Year and Festivals
Cantonese word of the day: 農曆新年 (nung4 lik6 san1 nin4)
= Lunar New Year
今年農曆新年你諗住去邊度玩呀?
Gam1 nin4 nung4 lik6 san1 nin4 nei5 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 waan2 aa3?
Did you know? Cantonese: 比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2) = borrowed by someone / lent out to someone
A passive construction indicating that an item, equipment, or document has already been borrowed or taken on loan by someone else.
🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2)
= borrowed by someone / lent out to someone
🧩 Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
Cantonese word of the day: 食好嘢 (sik6 hou2 je5)
= to eat premium food / to enjoy gourmet treats
今次隻大單幫公司賺咗唔少錢,經理話今晚帶全體同事出去食好嘢、算佢衰格有良心。
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
咗 (zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
💼 Office and Workplace Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 放工 (fong3 gung1)
= to get off work / finish work
今晚放工一齊去飲杯嘢,放鬆吓好啵。
Gam1 maan5 fong3 gung1 jat1 cai4 heoi3 jam2 bui1 je5, fong3 sung1 haa5 hou2 bo3.
🧩 Pronouns and Possessives
Cantonese word of the day: 你 (nei5)
= you (singular)
你副眼鏡放咗喺部電腦隔壁,行路望吓地下、唔好再撞親呀。