Basic Greetings in Cantonese

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Uploaded by on Jul 26, 2007

http://MyCantonese.Net http://Chinesebay.com/blog Cantonese Lessons. Learn some basic greetings and other words in Cantonese. Want more? Go there and take a look.

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  • Sik Jor Fan Mei AH!!!!

  • @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.

  • and i thought the 4 tones of mandarin were difficult to learn..

  • @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.

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  • ;O I don't agree, I think Canto is easier O.o

  • Long live Cantonese!

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  • @kingofthai

    Yes, Long live Cantonese

  • @Fwagwah

    Why don't teach Cantonese language for Cantonese children in school?

  • Thank you for this!

  • @Ishlam It still has 6 tones, but 3 of them are entering tones and are combined with 1,3,6 ;)

  • @bluelover404 You have no idea how right you are. :p

  • another very popular greeting in cantonese is: HEY DID YOU EAT YET?!

    lol

  • @Colliecool

    euh, cantonese is at least twice if not three times older than mandarin

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