Lester Gilbert

In Cantonese, ‘before’ is expressed as 之前. 之前 is used as a conjunction to mean in advance of a specific time or event.

The Cantonese word for garlic is 蒜頭 / 蒜头, pronounced syun³ tau⁴.

The English word rabbit is translated into Cantonese as 兔仔. 兔仔 is the standard term used to refer to the mammal known as a rabbit.

The English phrase ‘siblings’ is translated into Cantonese as 兄弟姊妹.

The English word “mother” is translated into Cantonese as 母親 / 母亲. All these terms refer to a female human who gives birth to or parents a child.

The word for pear in Cantonese is 梨. The term 梨 is the general noun for the fruit.

In Cantonese, the phrase for “quickly” is 快啲. 快啲 means “quickly” or “faster”.

The phrase “omg” can be translated into Cantonese as 天啊.

The Cantonese word for “salt” is 鹽 / 盐, pronounced jim⁴. 鹽 / 盐 is the common and universal noun for the substance sodium chloride.

The English word “if” is translated into Cantonese as 如果.