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How Vietnamese and Cantonese compare

Different writing systems

Vietnamese 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.

Unrelated language families

Vietnamese belongs to the Austroasiatic 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.

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, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Vietnamese: Approximately 86 million native speakers, making it the most spoken language in the Austroasiatic family. Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.

Common Vietnamese phrases in Cantonese

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

Greetings

Greetings: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Xin chào你好
Chào buổi sáng早晨
Chào buổi chiều下午好
Chào buổi tối晚上好
Chúc ngủ ngon晚安
Tạm biệt再見
Hẹn gặp lại sau遲啲見
Hẹn gặp bạn vào ngày mai聽日見
Chào mừng歡迎
Bạn khỏe không?你點呀?
Tôi ổn, cảm ơn bạn我好好,多謝你
Chúc một ngày tốt lành祝你過個好日子

Courtesy

Courtesy: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Làm ơn唔該
Cảm ơn bạn多謝你
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều好多謝你
Không có chi歡迎你
係呀
Không唔係
Xin lỗi唔好意思
Tôi xin lỗi對唔住
Không vấn đề gì冇問題
Tất nhiên當然啦
Xin chúc mừng恭喜你
Chúc may mắn祝你好運

Introductions

Introductions: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Tên bạn là gì?你叫咩名?
Rất vui được gặp bạn好開心認識你
Bạn đến từ đâu?你嚟自邊度?
Bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?你幾歲?
Tôi là một sinh viên我係個學生
Tôi ở đây vào kỳ nghỉ我喺度度假
Tôi ở đây vì công việc我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢
Đây là bạn của tôi呢個係我朋友

Numbers

Numbers: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Một
Hai兩個
Ba
Bốn
Năm
Sáu
Bảy
Tám
Chín
Mười
Một trăm一百
Một nghìn一千

Time and dates

Time and dates: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Hôm nay今日
Ngày mai聽日
Hôm qua尋日
Bây giờ而家
Sau này遲啲
Bây giờ là mấy giờ?而家幾點?
Vào buổi sáng喺朝早
Vào buổi tối喺夜晚
Thứ hai星期一
Thứ sáu星期五
Tuần tới下星期
Một giờ一個鐘

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Phòng tắm ở đâu?個浴室喺邊?
Nhà ga xe lửa ở đâu?火車站喺邊?
Sân bay ở đâu?機場喺邊?
Làm thế nào để tôi đến đó?我點樣去到嗰度?
Rẽ trái轉咗
Rẽ phải右轉
Đi thẳng về phía trước直行
Nó ở gần佢喺附近
Nó xa好遠
Tôi bị lạc我迷失咗
Tôi cần một chiếc taxi我要架的士
Tôi có thể mua vé ở đâu?我可以喺邊度買飛?
Giá vé là bao nhiêu?飛幾錢?
Đi bộ có an toàn không?行得安全嗎?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Tôi đói我好肚餓
Tôi khát我好口渴
Xin nước水,唔該
Vui lòng cho một bàn cho hai người唔該,一張兩個人嘅枱
Cho xin thực đơn餐牌,唔該
Bạn đề nghị gì?你推薦啲咩?
Tôi muốn cái này我想要呢個
Nó rất ngon好好味
Xin vui lòng cho hóa đơn張單,唔該
Tôi không ăn thịt我唔食肉
Tôi bị dị ứng thực phẩm我有食物過敏
Cà phê咖啡
Trà
Bánh mì麵包

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Cái này giá bao nhiêu?呢個要幾多錢?
Nó quá đắt太貴喇
Bạn có chấp nhận thẻ tín dụng không?你接受信用卡嗎?
Tôi chỉ đang nhìn我只係搵緊
Tôi sẽ lấy nó我會攞佢
Mở開咗
Đã đóng閂咗
Lối vào入口
Thoát退出
Chợ ở đâu?個市場喺邊度?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Trợ giúp幫手
Gọi bác sĩ打電話去醫生度
Gọi cảnh sát打畀警察
Tôi cần giúp đỡ我需要幫手
Tôi bị ốm我病咗
Bệnh viện ở đâu?醫院喺邊?
Hiệu thuốc ở đâu?藥房喺邊?
Ở đây đau quá呢度好痛
Tôi cần một bác sĩ我需要一個醫生
Có bệnh viện nào gần đây không?附近有冇醫院?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Vietnamese phrases and their Cantonese translations
VietnameseCantonese
Bạn có nói được tiếng Anh không?你識唔識講英文?
Tôi không hiểu我唔明
Tôi hiểu我明白
Hãy nói chậm lại唔該慢慢講
Hãy lặp lại điều đó請重複嗰個
Hãy viết nó ra唔該寫低佢
Điều này có nghĩa là gì?呢個係咩意思?
Làm thế nào để bạn nói điều này?你點講呢句?
Tôi đang học我學緊嘢
Tôi nói một chút我講少少嘢
Bạn có thể giúp tôi được không?你可唔可以幫我?
Tôi không biết我唔知道

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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.

About Vietnamese Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Vietnam, with significant communities in the United States, Cambodia, France, Australia, and Canada.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet, specifically a modified version called Quốc Ngữ. It consists of 29 letters: A, Ă, Â, B, C, D, Đ, E, Ê, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, Ô, Ơ, P, Q, R, S, T, U, Ư, V, X, Y

Vowels

aăâeêioôơuưyA is pronounced as /a/Ă is pronounced as /ă/Â is pronounced as /ə/E is pronounced as /ɛ/Ê is pronounced as /e/I is pronounced as /i/O is pronounced as /ɔ/Ô is pronounced as /o/Ơ is pronounced as /ɤ/U is pronounced as /u/Ư is pronounced as /ɨ/Y is pronounced as /i/

Consonants

bcdđghklmnpqrstvxNote: Some consonants are pronounced differently in northern and southern dialects.

Phonetics

Features 44 phonemes including 11 vowels, 17 consonants, and 6 tones that differentiate meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Generally follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) order. Uses particles and word order to express grammatical relations rather than inflection.

Loanwords

Includes words from Chinese, French, and English due to historical influences and interactions.

Language Family

Part of the Austroasiatic language family, under the Vietic group.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin-based Quốc Ngữ script. Historically, used Chữ Nôm, an adapted Chinese script.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Chữ Nôm to Quốc Ngữ during the French colonial period in the 19th century.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 86 million native speakers, making it the most spoken language in the Austroasiatic family.

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