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About Ordering Food in Cantonese
Hungry? How to start buying meals in Cantonese? These include a lot of the questions you will have when going in a Cantonese speaking destination. Learn More
Whether you are going to live in a Cantonese speaking country or intending on a quick holiday there, discovering how to purchase food in Cantonese is important. Dining out at Cantonese eateries and cafes is often a lot of fun, particularly if you fully understand some fundamental Cantonese restaurant vocab. More …
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Now we have outlined some basic meal related words in Cantonese, down below, hoping some may help you when you are getting food items in Cantonese.
Speaking Cantonese When Eating Out
Click the link to learn the Cantonese meals phrases quite easily which you can use for ordering dinner in Cantonese restaurants and cafes.
| Reading a Chinese Menu | Look for these characters to get an idea of how your food's cooked. With help from The Eater's Guide to Chinese Characters (J. McCawley). | ||||
| fried | 煎 jīn | ||||
| stir-fried | 炒 cháau | ||||
| boiled | 煮 jyú | ||||
| deep-fried | 炸 ja | ||||
| simmered | 炆 mān | ||||
| stewed | 燉 dahn | ||||
| baked | 焗 guhk | ||||
| steamed | 蒸 jīng | ||||
| A table for one person/two people, please. | 一張 一人枱/二人枱, 唔該. Yāt jēung yātyàhntói/yihyàhntói, m̀h'gōi. | ||||
| Can I look at the menu, please? | 俾張餐牌我睇, 唔該. Béi jēung chāanpáai ngóh tái, m̀h'gōi. | ||||
| Can I look in the kitchen? | 可唔可以睇吓個廚房呀? Hó-m̀h-hó'yi tái-háh gō chyùhfóng a? | ||||
| Is there a house specialty? | 有乜嘢嘢食出名嘎? Yáuh mātyéh yéhsihk chēutméng gah? | ||||
| Is there a local specialty? | 有冇本地嘢食嘎? Yáuh-móuh búndeih yéhsihk gah? | ||||
| I'm a vegetarian. | 我食素. Ngóh sihk sou. | ||||
| I don't eat pork. | 我唔食豬. Ngóh m̀h'sihk jyū. | ||||
| I don't eat beef. | 我唔食牛. Ngóh m̀h'sihk ngàuh. | ||||
| I only eat halal food. | 我淨係食清真嘢. Ngóh jihnghaih sihk chīngjān yéh. | ||||
| Can you make it "lite", please? | 嘢食清啲, 唔該. yéhsihk chīngdī, m̀h'gōi. | ||||
| fixed-price meal | 套餐 touchāan | ||||
| a la carte | 跟餐牌 gān chāanpáai (means "as on the menu") | ||||
| breakfast | 早餐 jóuchāan | ||||
| lunch | 晏 aan / 午餐 ńghchāan | ||||
| tea (meal) | 下午茶 hah-ńgh-chàh | ||||
| supper | 晚餐 máahnchāan | ||||
| I want _____. | 我想要_____. Ngóh séung yiu _____. | ||||
| I want a dish containing _____. | 我想要樣有_____. Ngóh séung yiu yeuhng yáuh _____. | ||||
| chicken | 雞 gāi | ||||
| beef | 牛 ngàuh | ||||
| fish | 魚 yùh | ||||
| ham | 火腿 fótéui | ||||
| sausage | 香腸 hēungchéuhng | ||||
| cheese | 芝士 jīsí | ||||
| eggs | 蛋 dáan | ||||
| salad | 沙律 sāléut | ||||
| (fresh) vegetables | (新鮮)蔬菜 (sānsīn) sōchoi | ||||
| (fresh) fruit | (新鮮)生果 (sānsīn) sāang'gwó | ||||
| bread | 麵包 mihnbāau | ||||
| toast | 多士 dōsí | ||||
| noodles | 麵 mihn | ||||
| rice | 飯 faahn | ||||
| beans | 豆 dáu | ||||
| May I have a glass/cup of _____? | 可唔可以俾杯_____我呀? Hó-m̀h-hó'yi béi būi _____ ngóh a? | ||||
| May I have a bottle of _____? | 可唔可以俾樽_____我呀? Hó-m̀h-hó'yi béi jēun _____ ngóh a? | ||||
| coffee | 咖啡 gafē | ||||
| tea (drink) | 茶 chàh | ||||
| juice | 果汁 gwójāp | ||||
| bubbly water | 有氣水 yáuh'hei séui | ||||
| water | 水 séui | ||||
| beer | 啤酒 bējáu | ||||
| red/white wine | 紅/白 酒 hùhng/baahk jáu | ||||
| May I have some _____? | 可唔可以俾啲_____我呀? Hó-m̀h-hó'yi béi dī _____ ngóh a? | ||||
| salt | 鹽 yìhm | ||||
| black pepper | 黑椒 hākjīu | ||||
| butter | 牛油 ngàuhyàuh | ||||
| Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | 侍應唔該. Sihying m̀h'gōi. | ||||
| I'm finished. | 食完嘅喇. Sihkyùhn gela. | ||||
| It was delicious. | 好食. Hóusihk | ||||
| Please clear the plates. | 唔該幫我清下張枱. M̀h' gōi bōng ngóh chīng-háh jēung tói. | ||||
| The check, please. | 埋單, 唔該. Màaihdāan, m̀h'gōi. |
Click on the hyperlinks below to find out a list of useful Cantonese travel words which are structured by group. For each travel phrase in Cantonese, you will find the actual English translation.
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