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Translating Cantonese to Indonesian: what to expect

How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.

Different writing systems

Cantonese uses Chinese characters while Indonesian 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.

Unrelated language families

Cantonese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family while Indonesian belongs to the Austronesian 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.

Matching sentence structure

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.

Speakers

Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language. Indonesian: Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia.

Common Cantonese phrases in Indonesian

Everyday phrases translated from Cantonese to Indonesian — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
你好Halo
早晨Selamat pagi
下午好Selamat siang
晚上好Selamat malam
晚安Selamat malam
再見Selamat tinggal
遲啲見Sampai jumpa lagi
聽日見Sampai jumpa besok
歡迎Selamat datang
你點呀?Bagaimana kabarmu?
我好好,多謝你Saya baik-baik saja, terima kasih
祝你過個好日子Semoga harimu menyenangkan

Courtesy

Courtesy: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
唔該Tolong
多謝你Terima kasih
好多謝你Terima kasih banyak
歡迎你Sama-sama
係呀Ya
唔係Tidak
唔好意思Permisi
對唔住Saya minta maaf
冇問題Tidak masalah
當然啦Tentu saja
恭喜你Selamat
祝你好運Semoga berhasil

Introductions

Introductions: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
你叫咩名?Siapa namamu?
好開心認識你Senang bertemu denganmu
你嚟自邊度?Dari mana asalmu?
你幾歲?Berapa usiamu?
我係個學生Saya seorang pelajar
我喺度度假Saya di sini sedang berlibur
我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢Saya di sini untuk bekerja
呢個係我朋友Ini temanku

Numbers

Numbers: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
Satu
兩個Dua
Tiga
Empat
Lima
Enam
Tujuh
Delapan
Sembilan
Sepuluh
一百Seratus
一千Seribu

Time and dates

Time and dates: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
今日Hari ini
聽日Besok
尋日Kemarin
而家Sekarang
遲啲Nanti
而家幾點?Jam berapa sekarang?
喺朝早Di pagi hari
喺夜晚Di malam hari
星期一Senin
星期五Jumat
下星期Minggu depan
一個鐘Satu jam

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
個浴室喺邊?Dimana kamar mandinya?
火車站喺邊?Dimana stasiun keretanya?
機場喺邊?Dimana bandaranya?
我點樣去到嗰度?Bagaimana cara menuju ke sana?
轉咗Belok kiri
右轉Belok kanan
直行Jalan lurus ke depan
佢喺附近Itu sudah dekat
好遠Itu jauh
我迷失咗Saya tersesat
我要架的士Saya butuh taksi
我可以喺邊度買飛?Dimana saya bisa membeli tiketnya?
飛幾錢?Berapa harga tiketnya?
行得安全嗎?Apakah aman untuk berjalan kaki?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
我好肚餓Saya lapar
我好口渴Saya haus
水,唔該Tolong, air
唔該,一張兩個人嘅枱Tolong, meja untuk dua orang
餐牌,唔該Tolong, menunya
你推薦啲咩?Apa yang Anda rekomendasikan?
我想要呢個Saya ingin ini
好好味Ini enak
張單,唔該Tolong, tagihannya
我唔食肉Saya tidak makan daging
我有食物過敏Saya memiliki alergi makanan
咖啡Kopi
Teh
麵包Roti

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
呢個要幾多錢?Berapa biayanya?
太貴喇Itu terlalu mahal
你接受信用卡嗎?Apakah Anda menerima kartu kredit?
我只係搵緊Saya hanya melihat
我會攞佢Saya akan mengambilnya
開咗Buka
閂咗Tertutup
入口Pintu masuk
退出Keluar
個市場喺邊度?Dimana pasarnya?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
幫手Bantuan
打電話去醫生度Hubungi dokter
打畀警察Hubungi polisi
我需要幫手Saya butuh bantuan
我病咗Saya sakit
醫院喺邊?Dimana rumah sakitnya?
藥房喺邊?Dimana apoteknya?
呢度好痛Sakit di sini
我需要一個醫生Saya butuh dokter
附近有冇醫院?Apakah ada rumah sakit di dekat sini?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Cantonese phrases and their Indonesian translations
CantoneseIndonesian
你識唔識講英文?Apa anda bicara bahasa Inggris?
我唔明Saya tidak mengerti
我明白Saya mengerti
唔該慢慢講Tolong bicara perlahan
請重複嗰個Tolong ulangi itu
唔該寫低佢Silakan tuliskan
呢個係咩意思?Apa artinya ini?
你點講呢句?Bagaimana kamu mengatakan ini?
我學緊嘢Saya sedang belajar
我講少少嘢Saya berbicara sedikit
你可唔可以幫我?Bisakah Anda membantu saya?
我唔知道Saya tidak tahu

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Indonesian Language

Geographical Distribution

Official language of Indonesia, spoken throughout the archipelago, with related varieties in Malaysia (Malay) and Brunei.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: 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

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh' or schwai - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features 6 vowel phonemes and 19 consonant phonemes, with relatively simple phonological system and no tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of affixes for word formation and minimal inflection.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and increasingly English due to historical contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Austronesian family, specifically the Malayo-Polynesian branch, closely related to Malay.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script exclusively in modern Indonesia.

Writing System History

Evolved from Malay written in Arabic script (Jawi), transitioned to Latin script during Dutch colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia.

About Cantonese Language

Geographical Distribution

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.

Alphabet

Cantonese does not use an alphabet per se, but utilizes traditional Chinese characters for writing and Jyutping for phonetic transcription.

Vowels

Cantonese vowels in Jyutping: a, aa, e, i, o, u, oe, eo, yu. In characters: a (啊), aa (爸), e (些), i (意), o (蘇), u (叔), oe (屋), eo (鵝), yu (魚).

Consonants

Cantonese consonants in Jyutping and characters include: b (巴), p (怕), m (媽), f (花), d (打), t (他), n (那), l (拉), g (家), k (卡), ng (牙), h (喝), gw (瓜), kw (誇), w (娃), z (渣), c (叉), s (沙), j (也)

Phonetics

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.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order but is highly flexible. Uses particles to indicate tense and aspect rather than inflection.

Loanwords

Incorporates loanwords from English, Japanese, and other Chinese dialects, especially in modern usage within Hong Kong and Macau.

Language Family

Part of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is one of the major regional varieties of Chinese.

Writing Systems

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.

Writing System History

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.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.

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