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In Cantonese, orange refers to the fruit as 橙. The word 橙 is used to refer to the orange fruit.

The English word ‘king’ is translated into Cantonese as 國王 / 国王.

The everyday Cantonese for “an old lady” is 阿婆 (a3 po4). 伯爺婆 (baak3 je4 po4) is more colloquial.

To say ‘get well soon’ in Cantonese, use 早日康復. The phrase is used to express hope that someone recovers soon.

In Cantonese, ‘also’ is expressed as 同埋.

The English word plum is translated into Cantonese as 李 or 李子. In Cantonese, several terms can be used to refer to the plum fruit of Prunus domestica.

The Cantonese word for mall is 商場. 商場 refers specifically to an enclosed shopping centre.

To say ‘be happy’ in Cantonese, you use 開心啲. 開心啲 is a phrase used to encourage someone to feel more cheerful or positive.

The English phrase “you smell” is translated into Cantonese as 你好臭. This phrase is used to tell someone that they have an unpleasant body odor.

The English verb ‘to die’ is expressed in Cantonese as 死. The primary way to say someone has stopped living is to use 死.