Cantonese

Steam in Cantonese is expressed as 蒸汽 or 水蒸氣 / 水蒸气. The word refers to water vapor.

The Cantonese phrase for “good food” is 好嘢食. 好嘢食 is used to refer to food that tastes delicious or is of high quality.

The English phrase ‘good night’ is expressed in Cantonese as 早唞.

In Cantonese, rice can be translated as 米, 飯 or 白飯. Use 米 for the raw, uncooked grains. Use 飯 when referring to cooked rice or to a meal in general.

The Cantonese word for gout is 痛風 / 痛风. 痛風 / 痛风 is the term used to express the arthritic disease gout.

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 ‘me’ is translated into Cantonese as 我. 我 is a pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves as the object of a verb or preposition.

In Cantonese, the English phrase ‘interview’ is translated as 面試 / 面试.

In Cantonese, “thanks” can be expressed as 多謝 / 多谢 or 唔該 / 唔该. Cantonese uses different expressions for gratitude depending on the context.

The English phrase ‘old man’ can be translated into Cantonese as 阿伯. 阿伯 is used to refer to an elderly man.