Here is something simple:

1.) lay ho mah? - How are you?

2.) Ngaw ho tong ngaw!! - I am starving!!

3.) Ngaw gaw mang hai.... - My name is...

4.) Ngaw oi lay! - I love you

Cantonese is very easy WhereAs Mandarin too me is a bit more difficult but hey, i learn/pick-up my CANTONESE from watching yrs and yrs of TVB sereis..Can speak and understand but as far as Mandarin is concern, i can only understand it...kinda sad about that...


Since 5yrs of age..

Mandarin is a bit more difficult but i can understand about 90% of it and that's about it..

what does this mean???? diu lei mo lo??


and what are these?

luk chut
hak see mo
po lei ah mo
diu chut gao lei lo mo
diu la ma
pok gai

???? no translation? lol

diu lei mo lo??

I'll say it in a nice way *damn your stinking mother*... it is basically dissing your mother..

I'm Canto, but the only word I recognize from the list is 'pok gai'...that's an insult, lol.

More insults: (say) bot po, (say) bot mui, chu pa

Sun Leen Fai Lok - Happy New Year's

Ngaw chong yee lay - I like you

Ngaw eem chong yee lay - I don't like you

luk chut = penis
hak see mo is not cantonese but means eat sh*t
po lei ah mo isn't either but means fuc* your mum

diu la ma and diu chut gao lei lo mo = anther way of f ur mum

pok gai = bastard


liang zai means pretty boy ... either call me leon or that

gam jing = autopsy
lo tai - nude
xiu dai dai = penis
cu go ball ho dai = shes got big tits
long tao dai ah go = big brother of a triad
dai lo = bro as in triad bro...
ah charn = people from main land
mo lo char = indians
heung ha zai = village boy (hard to explain)
lee ga sing = richest man in hong kong
lai ming = LEON LAI !!!!!!
hut yee = begga
xiu xiu yi see hm sing ging yee = wat u say when u give soemone a present.. saying "its nothing much" etc.
gao yang dai ming = wat u say when u meet someone famous etc.
say liang zai = kid (wat u say to little cheeky bastards)
liang lu = pretty girl (wat leon says to his chicks )
dai jiak lo = muscle man
qiu yun = super man!!!
ngaw siang sak lei yut dum = i wanna give u a kiss
zu ming but sing lup = not guilty
say ying = death penalty
bei mao sart = was killed
mao sart = killed
gum lai dic = kennedy
yut chun heung chun yut chun lai = every place has its own rules
man fu but cup day tao siua = a mighty tiger is no match for a snake when at home. (at the snakes home)
say but pore = b*t*h
zham hoi lei shup lok = chop you into 10 peices
keung gan: RAPE!!!
fei lai : sexual assault

finally: gum poi = my name in cantonese

lay ho ma-how are you jo sun-good morning ngaw ho ahn fun-im very sleepy ngaw mmmm jown eeee lay-i dont like you thats it 4 now!!

Nice translations Flabby!! lol

hon gan: people that betrayed china when the japanese attacked
lei zi hai yut zak gao: your a dog
long man : romantic
sum kup pian : porn videos
sum kup : porn
gei : gay
lay xiu long: bruce lee
wu gum to: whu jin tao
ngaw seung tong lei seung chong: i wanna go in bed with u
ar pen : opium
ho lok ying: cocane
sik see: eat sh*t
den lo: computer
den see yeo hong: tv remote
lei ho liang zai: your such a pretty boy
lei ho ying jun: your so hansome/heroic
siu choi: ancient times.. the peope that got to go to school and graduate
sum gok yen yi: 2 country war
guang gong: the old man with that long blade and moustache and green cape and pink skin you always see people worshipping in TVB series (or at ur own homes) before u do something important, e.g. rob a bank
lem jing gong qu: ICAC (independant commision against corruption) .. in hong kong
fei fo dui: special forces kind of like the swat team or wateva its called in the USA
dung gen wah: tung chee wah or wateva. the leader in hong kong
fu bai: corrupt
tarm wu: corrupt
ging chart: police
ogay: special police force...

oh and: lai ming : LEON LAI!!!!

LOL thank you!

But your translation is sooooo........ sexual LOL

Why cant u ever teach something nice?

hehe, what kinda of words do you wanna learn?
ill teach u, im cantonese

fa zhong: make up
dai fu: panties:underwear
lem: bra
hao seung go: lipstick
arn mei mo: eye lasshes
arn mei: eyebrow
arn: eye
tao fart: hair
mao: ass
yik jing: semen.. oops
gao : dog (also means gun)
chun: gun
pao: cheeter (also means gun)
gong zao: guang zhou
bok ye: having sex
fan ban VCD: pirated VCD's
yao ying: have style
see zong: fashing
hai: shoes
chao yueng: ugly
fei: fat
sao: skinny
gei yok: muscle
zong gok: China

now for the harder ones:

So zao mei lu: the place in china with the hottest chicks (this is where vicki zhao wei comes from)
heung chun: chinese sausage
han zao mei lu: also another place with fine chicks
diu man yum sing: best describes hong kong girls its hard to explain.. but kinda means rude and impolite and someone that does wat they want and acts like a kid...
yee do gei see leung do lei chut siang?: its not ur turn to talk.. raa
ngaw go mao ho dai: my ass is big
Flabby* ho liang zai: ....
ying jun xiu sa: hansome and.. .hard to look, but this means good.. for boys

dut su: study/ read book
diu cha: investigate
say jie: dead person
siu jie: madam
sen san: sir
RAAA : RAAA
HAHAHA: HAHAHA
siu: laugh
yum char: go for tea
qi cuo/suo (rerrrrrr....) : toilet
hang ku su: sewage water
chart hai zai: kiss ass
bao ming sing: rich dude that uses money to hook up with a star
gai: hookers
gei lu: hookers
zao bar: bar
miu gai: the street in hong kong with the most hookers

bai ho: the name of the guy whow as the leader of the biggest "family" (triad) in hong kong during the corrupt period

say dai wah yun tum zheung: the 4 highest ranked police offers who were chinese in hong kong. (back in the corrupt period).. one of them was eric tsangs (that fat short guy with a high voice whos in heaps of hong kong movies/series) dad.. fled to taiwan when the icac bros wanted him.

flabby, are all those trans. madarin or cantonese???

duk: poison
liu: urine
yeung mao: looks
yeung mao ying jun: this is me... it means good looks
WAHHHHHH tai ha go tiu liang lu: WOW check out that hot chick
AI YA: OWWWW/OHHHH
dai bei zai: big nose boy
fei du du: fat
yao: oil



chong leung: go have shower
zuk cho: run away
guai lei: loan sharks
zik yep sat sao: professional killers..

and this is the pretty boy one which LEON uses when hes getting asked by the press:
mo ho fung go: NO COMMENT

lei zik hak tong ngaq lan: piss off now!
can't tihnk of anymore.. anyway,, ask wat u want and ill tell you

cantonese ....

teach me those "dim sum" dishes! =D

seems like ill do one post of manderin: (all of these are in pin ying, so they're all accurate)

chao ni ma: f ur mum
ni hen piao liang:your soooo pretty
wo hen shua (i tihnk) : im so pretty (for boys)
ta hen hua li: shes so sophisticated
ni sha ren bu jian yan: you kill without blinking
ta na me fei : shes fat
tai duo le: too much
ta ma de: his mum.. (actually it is a swear word)
ni ma: your mum
xiao di di: penis
tui: thighs
wo de jie jie de peng you hen piao liang: my older sisters friend is hot.

dim sum dishes:

fong zao: chicken feet
bu chou gao: .ummm i think its cabbage bun
gao zhou gao: some vegetable bun .. yuk yuk
zar wun tun: fried wontons
zhok: chinese porridge
yu pen zhok: fish porridge
up darn: duck eggs
har gao siu mai: these are the most common.. its dim sim
hmm wat else..
uhhhh.... fu gei : waitor
cheung fun: no idea wat it is in english
dao fu: tofu
char: tea

chao but po: smelly b*t*h
yut lam lan mun: viet refugees
lan mun ying: refugee camp
lok chun but ying: don't care about relatives
jiu mei: vicki zhao wei
lai ming: leon lai
mut: socks
but zang: so white.
wong cum cum : majority of chinese (except me and leon ) are this.. yucky yellow ewww
hing dai: bro (not real bros).. but bro as in good friends
hing dai yu sao zhuk, lu yun yu yi fuk: bros are hands and legs, women are clothes. this shows the importance of friends/bros as u can see because hands and legs u can't live without, but clothes, u just wear them and chuck them away

hmm, wat else. do qen: GAMBLE
guai lo: white man
sei hut guai: bloody black man (nigg**) (don't smash me please )

bun san ku: richest hill in hong kong.. richest suburb...

gum man ge hei fan hooooo long man. : tonight is soooooo romantic
zhao yun fart: chow yun fat
ho ho siu: very funny

lai ming lei ho liang zai ah: leon lai ur so pretty AHHHHH


resrsdsdf

wow you rule, flabby

all those dim sum dishes are sooo convenient =P

gum sum mo foi: my favourite series of all time, starring tHE MAN HIMSELF: leon lai in "THe breaking point"

whast with you and leon lai?

i am leon lais number one fan

"ngaw" is so hard to pronounce. when i first read it, i was like
"mmmm ow?- like no wanting to take a crap ?" but then i read on and i figure what it meant.

by the way ngaw is "i" in canto.
i use Ao as "I", easier to pronounce.

(English Phrase): I think you need a facelift
(Chinese Phrase): Chin Tu Fat


(English Phrase): Are you hiding a fugitive?
(Chinese Phrase): Hu Yu Hai Ding?

(English Phrase): See me A.S.A.P.
(Chinese Phrase): Kum Hia Nao


(English Phrase): Stupid Man
(Chinese Phrase): Dum Gai


(English Phrase): Small Horse
(Chinese Phrase): Tai Ni Po Ni


(English Phrase): Did you go to the beach?
(Chinese Phrase): Wai Yu So Tan?


(English Phrase): I bumped into a coffee table
(Chinese Phrase): Ai Bang Mai Ni


(English Phrase): It's very dark in here
(Chinese Phrase): Wai So Dim


(English Phrase): This is a tow away zone
(Chinese Phrase): No Pah King


(English Phrase): You are not very bright
(Chinese Phrase): Yu So Dum


(English Phrase): I got this for free
(Chinese Phrase): Ai No Pei


(English Phrase): I am not guilty!
(Chinese Phrase): Wai Hang Mi?


(English Phrase): Please stay a while longer
(Chinese Phrase): Wai Go Nao?


(English Phrase): They have arrived
(Chinese Phrase): Hai Dei Kum.


(English Phrase): Stay out of sight
(Chinese Phrase): Lei Lo


(English Phrase): He's cleaning his automobile
(Chinese Phrase): Wa Sing Ka.


(English Phrase): Your body odor is offensive
(Chinese Phrase): Yu Stin Ki


(English Phrase): I thought you were on a diet?
(Chinese Phrase): Wai Yu Mun Ching?

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hahaHahahhahAHAHAHAhAhahahaHHAHA LOL!!! u haf a reallie good sense of humour!!!

hahahahahaH yah i heard of that before!!! =P

FUNNY STUFF!

Thanks for the translation Flabby

i wanna learn canto...hehe sum words sound like viet

why u wanna learn canto? it sounds pussy

haka is way betta !!

because i wanna...i gotta eavesdrop on them canto ppo

manderins more important

i dunt noe much mandoz...onlee cantos

learn cantonese from the start...

beginner..for someone who dunno how to speak cantonese...

or minority languages are hard to learn. you kinda need to be born with it.

theres a saying where minority languages cannot be learnt in a life time

unless your ofcoruse brought up with it..

where as manderin is easier.. because the tones are harder, not so soft and unclear like those minority languages...

but.. if you wanna learn canto.. i can be happy to help:


gok fu sing: aaron kwok

i want to be able to have a conversation or understand a conversation!

then u won't learn from a forum..... go learn it from someone else...
best way is to be in an enviroment which always speaks it

aww...i am never going to learn cantonese

exactly

at least we can learn the basics

whats "let's go" my friend keeps on saying that but now I forget

theres heaps of ways to say it..

zao la is the most common i guess

how would you replace chick to guy?

liang zai

like me

you ain't hot look at your avatar

lol... man u no i don't really think u could learn canto unless u r lik REALLY REALLY devoted to it.. lik marry a canto woman... watch canto tv... eat canto food.... or LIVE IN HK lol... u can neva speak canto correctly unless u grew up in a canto family n u haf speak it for da half of ur life.... even tho i m in US i grew up in HK n my canto is 100% good hehe

just bumping.. someone created another thread.. and just want to say that it was a double post.