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Useful Cantonese Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 25
3 min read

Spoken in:Ā China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Language known locally as: There are several names, depending on region and context. Gwongdung Wa/ Guangdonghua, Baak Wa/Baihua, Jyutjyu/Yueyu, Gwongzau Wa/Guangzhouhua, Gwongfu Wa/Guangfuhua, Tong Wa/Tanghua.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Traditional Chinese characters (logographic), sometimes Romanization (Jyutping).


Travelling to a Cantonese speaking country and don't know a word of Cantonese?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my useful Cantonese travel phrases, for free šŸ¤‘


Useful Cantonese Travel Phrases

Cantonese Days & Numbers


English

Cantonese

Pronunciation

Monday

ę˜ŸęœŸäø€

sing kay yat

Tuesday

星期二

sing kay yee

Wednesday

ę˜ŸęœŸäø‰

sing kay saam

Thursday

ę˜ŸęœŸå››

sing kay say

Friday

ę˜ŸęœŸäŗ”

sing kay ng

Saturday

ę˜ŸęœŸå…­

sing kay look

Sunday

ę˜ŸęœŸę—„

sing kay yat


English

Cantonese

Pronunciation

0

零

lƬhng

1

äø€

yat

2

二

yee

3

äø‰

saam

4

四

say

5

äŗ”

ng

6

六

look

7

七

cha

8

八

baat

9

九

gow

10

十

sap

11

åäø€

sap yat

12

åäŗŒ

sap yee

13

åäø‰

sap saam

14

十四

sap say

15

åäŗ”

sap ng

16

十六

sup look

17

åäøƒ

sup cha

18

十八

sup baat

19

十九

sup gau

20

äŗŒå

yee sup

21

äŗŒåäø€

yee sup yat

25

äŗŒåäŗ”

yee sup ng

30

äø‰å

saam sup

40

四十

say sup

50

äŗ”å

ng sup

60

六十

look sup

70

äøƒå

chat sup

80

八十

baat sup

90

九十

gow sup

100

一百

yat bak

101

一百零一

yat baak ling yat

150

äø€ē™¾äŗ”å

yat baak ng sup

200

兩百

leung bak

1,000

äø€åƒ

yat chin

10,000

一萬

yat maan

100,000

åč¬

sup maan

1,000,000

一百萬

yat bak maan


Now you've got all the Cantonese Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Cantonese Greetings Travel Phrases

  • Cantonese Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Cantonese Food & Dining Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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