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Indonesian uses Latin 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.
Indonesian belongs to the Austronesian 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.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Indonesian: Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia. Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.
Everyday phrases translated from Indonesian to Cantonese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Halo | 你好 |
| Selamat pagi | 早晨 |
| Selamat siang | 下午好 |
| Selamat malam | 晚上好 |
| Selamat malam | 晚安 |
| Selamat tinggal | 再見 |
| Sampai jumpa lagi | 遲啲見 |
| Sampai jumpa besok | 聽日見 |
| Selamat datang | 歡迎 |
| Bagaimana kabarmu? | 你點呀？ |
| Saya baik-baik saja, terima kasih | 我好好，多謝你 |
| Semoga harimu menyenangkan | 祝你過個好日子 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Tolong | 唔該 |
| Terima kasih | 多謝你 |
| Terima kasih banyak | 好多謝你 |
| Sama-sama | 歡迎你 |
| Ya | 係呀 |
| Tidak | 唔係 |
| Permisi | 唔好意思 |
| Saya minta maaf | 對唔住 |
| Tidak masalah | 冇問題 |
| Tentu saja | 當然啦 |
| Selamat | 恭喜你 |
| Semoga berhasil | 祝你好運 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Siapa namamu? | 你叫咩名？ |
| Senang bertemu denganmu | 好開心認識你 |
| Dari mana asalmu? | 你嚟自邊度？ |
| Berapa usiamu? | 你幾歲？ |
| Saya seorang pelajar | 我係個學生 |
| Saya di sini sedang berlibur | 我喺度度假 |
| Saya di sini untuk bekerja | 我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢 |
| Ini temanku | 呢個係我朋友 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Satu | 一 |
| Dua | 兩個 |
| Tiga | 三 |
| Empat | 四 |
| Lima | 五 |
| Enam | 六 |
| Tujuh | 七 |
| Delapan | 八 |
| Sembilan | 九 |
| Sepuluh | 十 |
| Seratus | 一百 |
| Seribu | 一千 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Hari ini | 今日 |
| Besok | 聽日 |
| Kemarin | 尋日 |
| Sekarang | 而家 |
| Nanti | 遲啲 |
| Jam berapa sekarang? | 而家幾點？ |
| Di pagi hari | 喺朝早 |
| Di malam hari | 喺夜晚 |
| Senin | 星期一 |
| Jumat | 星期五 |
| Minggu depan | 下星期 |
| Satu jam | 一個鐘 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Dimana kamar mandinya? | 個浴室喺邊？ |
| Dimana stasiun keretanya? | 火車站喺邊？ |
| Dimana bandaranya? | 機場喺邊？ |
| Bagaimana cara menuju ke sana? | 我點樣去到嗰度？ |
| Belok kiri | 轉咗 |
| Belok kanan | 右轉 |
| Jalan lurus ke depan | 直行 |
| Itu sudah dekat | 佢喺附近 |
| Itu jauh | 好遠 |
| Saya tersesat | 我迷失咗 |
| Saya butuh taksi | 我要架的士 |
| Dimana saya bisa membeli tiketnya? | 我可以喺邊度買飛？ |
| Berapa harga tiketnya? | 飛幾錢？ |
| Apakah aman untuk berjalan kaki? | 行得安全嗎？ |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Saya lapar | 我好肚餓 |
| Saya haus | 我好口渴 |
| Tolong, air | 水，唔該 |
| Tolong, meja untuk dua orang | 唔該，一張兩個人嘅枱 |
| Tolong, menunya | 餐牌，唔該 |
| Apa yang Anda rekomendasikan? | 你推薦啲咩？ |
| Saya ingin ini | 我想要呢個 |
| Ini enak | 好好味 |
| Tolong, tagihannya | 張單，唔該 |
| Saya tidak makan daging | 我唔食肉 |
| Saya memiliki alergi makanan | 我有食物過敏 |
| Kopi | 咖啡 |
| Teh | 茶 |
| Roti | 麵包 |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Berapa biayanya? | 呢個要幾多錢？ |
| Itu terlalu mahal | 太貴喇 |
| Apakah Anda menerima kartu kredit? | 你接受信用卡嗎？ |
| Saya hanya melihat | 我只係搵緊 |
| Saya akan mengambilnya | 我會攞佢 |
| Buka | 開咗 |
| Tertutup | 閂咗 |
| Pintu masuk | 入口 |
| Keluar | 退出 |
| Dimana pasarnya? | 個市場喺邊度？ |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Bantuan | 幫手 |
| Hubungi dokter | 打電話去醫生度 |
| Hubungi polisi | 打畀警察 |
| Saya butuh bantuan | 我需要幫手 |
| Saya sakit | 我病咗 |
| Dimana rumah sakitnya? | 醫院喺邊？ |
| Dimana apoteknya? | 藥房喺邊？ |
| Sakit di sini | 呢度好痛 |
| Saya butuh dokter | 我需要一個醫生 |
| Apakah ada rumah sakit di dekat sini? | 附近有冇醫院？ |
| Indonesian | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Apa anda bicara bahasa Inggris? | 你識唔識講英文？ |
| Saya tidak mengerti | 我唔明 |
| Saya mengerti | 我明白 |
| Tolong bicara perlahan | 唔該慢慢講 |
| Tolong ulangi itu | 請重複嗰個 |
| Silakan tuliskan | 唔該寫低佢 |
| Apa artinya ini? | 呢個係咩意思？ |
| Bagaimana kamu mengatakan ini? | 你點講呢句？ |
| Saya sedang belajar | 我學緊嘢 |
| Saya berbicara sedikit | 我講少少嘢 |
| Bisakah Anda membantu saya? | 你可唔可以幫我？ |
| Saya tidak tahu | 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.
Official language of Indonesia, spoken throughout the archipelago, with related varieties in Malaysia (Malay) and Brunei.
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
Features 6 vowel phonemes and 19 consonant phonemes, with relatively simple phonological system and no tones.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of affixes for word formation and minimal inflection.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and increasingly English due to historical contacts.
Part of the Austronesian family, specifically the Malayo-Polynesian branch, closely related to Malay.
Uses Latin script exclusively in modern Indonesia.
Evolved from Malay written in Arabic script (Jawi), transitioned to Latin script during Dutch colonial period.
Approximately 43 million native speakers, but over 200 million speakers as second language throughout Indonesia.
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