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How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.
French uses the Latin script while Cantonese uses Chinese characters. 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.
French belongs to the Indo-European family while Cantonese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan 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.
French: Approximately 80 million native speakers globally, with over 274 million people speaking French as either a first or second language. Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.
Everyday phrases translated from French to Cantonese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Bonjour | 你好 |
| Bonjour | 早晨 |
| Bonjour | 下午好 |
| Bonsoir | 晚上好 |
| Bonne nuit | 晚安 |
| Au revoir | 再見 |
| A plus tard | 遲啲見 |
| A demain | 聽日見 |
| Bienvenue | 歡迎 |
| Comment vas-tu ? | 你點呀？ |
| Je vais bien, merci | 我好好，多謝你 |
| Bonne journée | 祝你過個好日子 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| S'il vous plaît | 唔該 |
| Merci | 多謝你 |
| Merci beaucoup | 好多謝你 |
| Vous êtes les bienvenus | 歡迎你 |
| Oui | 係呀 |
| Non | 唔係 |
| Excusez-moi | 唔好意思 |
| Je suis désolé | 對唔住 |
| Pas de problème | 冇問題 |
| Bien sûr | 當然啦 |
| Félicitations | 恭喜你 |
| Bonne chance | 祝你好運 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Quel est ton nom ? | 你叫咩名？ |
| Ravi de vous rencontrer | 好開心認識你 |
| D'où viens-tu ? | 你嚟自邊度？ |
| Quel âge as-tu? | 你幾歲？ |
| Je suis étudiant | 我係個學生 |
| Je suis ici en vacances | 我喺度度假 |
| Je suis ici pour le travail | 我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢 |
| C'est mon ami | 呢個係我朋友 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Un | 一 |
| Deux | 兩個 |
| Trois | 三 |
| Quatre | 四 |
| Cinq | 五 |
| Six | 六 |
| Sept | 七 |
| Huit | 八 |
| Neuf | 九 |
| Dix | 十 |
| Cent | 一百 |
| Mille | 一千 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Aujourd'hui | 今日 |
| Demain | 聽日 |
| Hier | 尋日 |
| Maintenant | 而家 |
| Plus tard | 遲啲 |
| Quelle heure est-il ? | 而家幾點？ |
| Le matin | 喺朝早 |
| Le soir | 喺夜晚 |
| Lundi | 星期一 |
| Vendredi | 星期五 |
| La semaine prochaine | 下星期 |
| Une heure | 一個鐘 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Où est la salle de bain ? | 個浴室喺邊？ |
| Où est la gare ? | 火車站喺邊？ |
| Où est l'aéroport ? | 機場喺邊？ |
| Comment puis-je y arriver ? | 我點樣去到嗰度？ |
| Tourner à gauche | 轉咗 |
| Tourner à droite | 右轉 |
| Allez tout droit | 直行 |
| C'est proche | 佢喺附近 |
| C'est loin | 好遠 |
| Je suis perdu | 我迷失咗 |
| J'ai besoin d'un taxi | 我要架的士 |
| Où puis-je acheter un billet ? | 我可以喺邊度買飛？ |
| Combien coûte le billet? | 飛幾錢？ |
| Est-il sécuritaire de marcher ? | 行得安全嗎？ |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| J'ai faim | 我好肚餓 |
| J'ai soif | 我好口渴 |
| De l'eau, s'il vous plaît | 水，唔該 |
| Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît | 唔該，一張兩個人嘅枱 |
| Le menu, s'il vous plaît | 餐牌，唔該 |
| Que recommandez-vous ? | 你推薦啲咩？ |
| J'aimerais ça | 我想要呢個 |
| C'est délicieux | 好好味 |
| La facture, s'il vous plaît | 張單，唔該 |
| Je ne mange pas de viande | 我唔食肉 |
| J'ai une allergie alimentaire | 我有食物過敏 |
| Café | 咖啡 |
| Thé | 茶 |
| Pain | 麵包 |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Combien cela coûte-t-il ? | 呢個要幾多錢？ |
| C'est trop cher | 太貴喇 |
| Acceptez-vous les cartes de crédit ? | 你接受信用卡嗎？ |
| Je cherche juste | 我只係搵緊 |
| Je vais le prendre | 我會攞佢 |
| Ouvert | 開咗 |
| Fermé | 閂咗 |
| Entrée | 入口 |
| Quitter | 退出 |
| Où est le marché ? | 個市場喺邊度？ |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Aide | 幫手 |
| Appeler un médecin | 打電話去醫生度 |
| Appelez la police | 打畀警察 |
| J'ai besoin d'aide | 我需要幫手 |
| Je suis malade | 我病咗 |
| Où est l'hôpital ? | 醫院喺邊？ |
| Où est la pharmacie ? | 藥房喺邊？ |
| Ça fait mal ici | 呢度好痛 |
| J'ai besoin d'un médecin | 我需要一個醫生 |
| Y a-t-il un hôpital à proximité ? | 附近有冇醫院？ |
| French | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Parles-tu anglais? | 你識唔識講英文？ |
| Je ne comprends pas | 我唔明 |
| Je comprends | 我明白 |
| S'il te plaît, parle lentement | 唔該慢慢講 |
| S'il vous plaît, répétez cela | 請重複嗰個 |
| S'il te plaît, écris-le | 唔該寫低佢 |
| Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? | 呢個係咩意思？ |
| Comment dites-vous cela ? | 你點講呢句？ |
| J'apprends | 我學緊嘢 |
| Je parle un peu | 我講少少嘢 |
| Pouvez-vous m'aider ? | 你可唔可以幫我？ |
| Je ne sais pas | 我唔知道 |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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