Basic Greetings in Cantonese
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;O I don't agree, I think Canto is easier O.o
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Long live Cantonese!
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Yes, Long live Cantonese
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Why don't teach Cantonese language for Cantonese children in school?
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Thank you for this!
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@Ishlam It still has 6 tones, but 3 of them are entering tones and are combined with 1,3,6 ;)
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@bluelover404 You have no idea how right you are. :p
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another very popular greeting in cantonese is: HEY DID YOU EAT YET?!
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euh, cantonese is at least twice if not three times older than mandarin
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Sik Jor Fan Mei AH!!!!
DubCmusicTV 9 months ago
@DubCmusicTV Thumbs up! You are using Yale system. Chinese characters: 食咗飯未啊 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa1 (Jyutping ) It means "Have you eaten?" It was a popular greeting expression in the past because having enough food was the most important thing at that time. It is still a polite way to greet when some friend visits you during your meal time.
Google translate does not know how to translate it yet.
Kaibo8 8 months ago
and i thought the 4 tones of mandarin were difficult to learn..
theoriginalmcsquare 1 year ago 3
@theoriginalmcsquare hahaha don't be scared. In English, we may at least have 3 tones. If a person speaks Cantonese with only 4 tones, he/she may be understood pretty well. Context is very important.
Kaibo8 1 year ago