Glossory

English to Cantonese:

Initials
English
Cantonese Initials English
Cantonese
M Monday sing1 kei4 jat1 (星期一)
O
on one hand… on the other hand… jat1 bin1 …… jat1 bin1…… (一邊……一邊……)
monkey hau4 (猴) on this day ze2 tin1 (這天) (lei1 jat6)
moon jyut6 loeng6 (月亮) one and a half hour jat1 siu2 si4 saam1 sap6 fan1 (一小時三十分) (yat1 go3 bung3 jung1 tau4)
moon cake jyut6 beng2 (月餅) only zi2 si6 (只是) (zi2 hai6)
moreover zoi3 ze2 (再者) opinion ji3 gin3 (意見)
morning zou2 soeng6 (早上) (ziu1 zou2) orange caang2 sik1 (橙色)
N National Day gwok3 hing3 jat6 (國慶日) other kei4 taa1 (其他)
next month haa6 go3 jyut6 (下個月) ox ngau4 (牛)
next week haa6 sing1 kei4 (下星期 ) (haa6 go3 lai5 baai3)
P
pants fu3 (褲)
next year ming4 nin4 (明年) (ceot1 nin2) party paai3 deoi2 (派對)
night maan5 soeng6 (晚上) (je6 maan5) pig zyu1 (豬)
not to bat1 jiu3 (不要) (m4 hou2) pink fan2 hung4 sik1 (粉紅色)
O o’clock si4 (時) (dim2) place dei6 dim2 (地點)
Ocean Park hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2 (海洋公園) play wun6 (玩) (waan2)