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How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.
Cantonese uses Chinese characters while French uses the Latin script. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Cantonese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family while French belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones between these two.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language. French: Approximately 80 million native speakers globally, with over 274 million people speaking French as either a first or second language.
Everyday phrases translated from Cantonese to French — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 你好 | Bonjour |
| 早晨 | Bonjour |
| 下午好 | Bonjour |
| 晚上好 | Bonsoir |
| 晚安 | Bonne nuit |
| 再見 | Au revoir |
| 遲啲見 | A plus tard |
| 聽日見 | A demain |
| 歡迎 | Bienvenue |
| 你點呀？ | Comment vas-tu ? |
| 我好好，多謝你 | Je vais bien, merci |
| 祝你過個好日子 | Bonne journée |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 唔該 | S'il vous plaît |
| 多謝你 | Merci |
| 好多謝你 | Merci beaucoup |
| 歡迎你 | Vous êtes les bienvenus |
| 係呀 | Oui |
| 唔係 | Non |
| 唔好意思 | Excusez-moi |
| 對唔住 | Je suis désolé |
| 冇問題 | Pas de problème |
| 當然啦 | Bien sûr |
| 恭喜你 | Félicitations |
| 祝你好運 | Bonne chance |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 你叫咩名？ | Quel est ton nom ? |
| 好開心認識你 | Ravi de vous rencontrer |
| 你嚟自邊度？ | D'où viens-tu ? |
| 你幾歲？ | Quel âge as-tu? |
| 我係個學生 | Je suis étudiant |
| 我喺度度假 | Je suis ici en vacances |
| 我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢 | Je suis ici pour le travail |
| 呢個係我朋友 | C'est mon ami |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 一 | Un |
| 兩個 | Deux |
| 三 | Trois |
| 四 | Quatre |
| 五 | Cinq |
| 六 | Six |
| 七 | Sept |
| 八 | Huit |
| 九 | Neuf |
| 十 | Dix |
| 一百 | Cent |
| 一千 | Mille |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 今日 | Aujourd'hui |
| 聽日 | Demain |
| 尋日 | Hier |
| 而家 | Maintenant |
| 遲啲 | Plus tard |
| 而家幾點？ | Quelle heure est-il ? |
| 喺朝早 | Le matin |
| 喺夜晚 | Le soir |
| 星期一 | Lundi |
| 星期五 | Vendredi |
| 下星期 | La semaine prochaine |
| 一個鐘 | Une heure |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 個浴室喺邊？ | Où est la salle de bain ? |
| 火車站喺邊？ | Où est la gare ? |
| 機場喺邊？ | Où est l'aéroport ? |
| 我點樣去到嗰度？ | Comment puis-je y arriver ? |
| 轉咗 | Tourner à gauche |
| 右轉 | Tourner à droite |
| 直行 | Allez tout droit |
| 佢喺附近 | C'est proche |
| 好遠 | C'est loin |
| 我迷失咗 | Je suis perdu |
| 我要架的士 | J'ai besoin d'un taxi |
| 我可以喺邊度買飛？ | Où puis-je acheter un billet ? |
| 飛幾錢？ | Combien coûte le billet? |
| 行得安全嗎？ | Est-il sécuritaire de marcher ? |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 我好肚餓 | J'ai faim |
| 我好口渴 | J'ai soif |
| 水，唔該 | De l'eau, s'il vous plaît |
| 唔該，一張兩個人嘅枱 | Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît |
| 餐牌，唔該 | Le menu, s'il vous plaît |
| 你推薦啲咩？ | Que recommandez-vous ? |
| 我想要呢個 | J'aimerais ça |
| 好好味 | C'est délicieux |
| 張單，唔該 | La facture, s'il vous plaît |
| 我唔食肉 | Je ne mange pas de viande |
| 我有食物過敏 | J'ai une allergie alimentaire |
| 咖啡 | Café |
| 茶 | Thé |
| 麵包 | Pain |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 呢個要幾多錢？ | Combien cela coûte-t-il ? |
| 太貴喇 | C'est trop cher |
| 你接受信用卡嗎？ | Acceptez-vous les cartes de crédit ? |
| 我只係搵緊 | Je cherche juste |
| 我會攞佢 | Je vais le prendre |
| 開咗 | Ouvert |
| 閂咗 | Fermé |
| 入口 | Entrée |
| 退出 | Quitter |
| 個市場喺邊度？ | Où est le marché ? |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 幫手 | Aide |
| 打電話去醫生度 | Appeler un médecin |
| 打畀警察 | Appelez la police |
| 我需要幫手 | J'ai besoin d'aide |
| 我病咗 | Je suis malade |
| 醫院喺邊？ | Où est l'hôpital ? |
| 藥房喺邊？ | Où est la pharmacie ? |
| 呢度好痛 | Ça fait mal ici |
| 我需要一個醫生 | J'ai besoin d'un médecin |
| 附近有冇醫院？ | Y a-t-il un hôpital à proximité ? |
| Cantonese | French |
|---|---|
| 你識唔識講英文？ | Parles-tu anglais? |
| 我唔明 | Je ne comprends pas |
| 我明白 | Je comprends |
| 唔該慢慢講 | S'il te plaît, parle lentement |
| 請重複嗰個 | S'il vous plaît, répétez cela |
| 唔該寫低佢 | S'il te plaît, écris-le |
| 呢個係咩意思？ | Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? |
| 你點講呢句？ | Comment dites-vous cela ? |
| 我學緊嘢 | J'apprends |
| 我講少少嘢 | Je parle un peu |
| 你可唔可以幫我？ | Pouvez-vous m'aider ? |
| 我唔知道 | Je ne sais pas |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
French (francais) is spoken as a first language in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, Monaco, and Quebec in Canada. It is also widely used in many African countries, parts of the Caribbean, and other francophone regions around the world.
Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters and diacritical marks: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, À, Â, Æ, Ç, É, È, Ê, Ë, Î, Ï, Ô, Œ, Ù, Û, Ü, Ÿ.
Features a complex system of nasal vowels and a variety of consonant clusters, with notable use of liaison and elision in spoken forms.
Follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) structure with significant use of grammatical gender, extensive verb conjugation, and numerous exceptions.
Contains a large number of loanwords from Latin, Greek, English, and other languages reflecting its historical development and cultural interactions.
Part of the Romance group of the Indo-European language family, descending from Latin.
Primarily uses the Latin script, supplemented by several diacritics that modify pronunciation and grammatical function.
Derived from Medieval Latin script used in the Frankish Empire, evolved through the Middle Ages into the modern French alphabet.
Approximately 80 million native speakers globally, with over 274 million people speaking French as either a first or second language.
Cantonese is primarily spoken in the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. It is also widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe.
Cantonese does not use an alphabet per se, but utilizes traditional Chinese characters for writing and Jyutping for phonetic transcription.
Cantonese features six tones in its modern form, each of which can alter the meaning of a word. The language is known for its rich array of tones, more so than Mandarin Chinese.
Typically follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order but is highly flexible. Uses particles to indicate tense and aspect rather than inflection.
Incorporates loanwords from English, Japanese, and other Chinese dialects, especially in modern usage within Hong Kong and Macau.
Part of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is one of the major regional varieties of Chinese.
Primarily uses traditional Chinese characters. There is no widely adopted standard for writing colloquial Cantonese, although informal romanization systems are used for educational purposes, dictionaries, and online communication.
While literary written Chinese (Classical Chinese) was used historically for formal writing, modern written Cantonese has developed to better match the spoken language, especially in informal contexts.
Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.
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