How to Say "Go Home" in Cantonese

返屋企

faan¹ uk¹ kei²

To say "go home" in Cantonese, use 返屋企 (faan¹ uk¹ kei²).

The phrase 返屋企 is used to express the action of returning to one's house.

Meaning: return to one's house (verb)

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb part of the phrase, 返, does not change its form based on the subject or the tense of the sentence.

faan¹ uk¹ kei²

In some contexts, saying 返屋企 to a guest can be a very blunt or even rude way to tell them it is time to leave your house.
In Cantonese, the word for home, 屋企, can be understood as a combination of 'house' and 'family/business', suggesting home is a place defined by its inhabitants.
The word 返 means specifically to return to a place where one belongs or is expected to be, such as home, work or school.

蕾拉想返屋企。
Layla wants to go home.
This sentence shows how to express a desire to 返屋企.
Tatoeba #6108596 by nickyeow, translation #6088313 by OsoHombre
我通常四點返屋企。
I usually go home at four.
This sentence is useful for stating a routine time that you 返屋企.
Tatoeba #499505 by nickyeow, translation #254894 by CK
你一油好埲牆就可以返屋企㗎喇。
As soon as you get the wall painted, you can go home.
This sentence shows how 返屋企 can be used to describe a possibility after a task is completed.
Tatoeba #526723 by nickyeow, translation #320274 by CK
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Two colleagues are leaving the office at the end of the day.

雅婷 Nga Ting

家明，你幾時返屋企？
gaa ming, nei gei si faan uk kei?
Ka Ming, when are you going home?
家明 Ka Ming

我而家就返屋企喇。
ngo yi gaa zau faan uk kei la.
I'm going home right now.
雅婷 Nga Ting

好啦，我哋一齊走囉。
hou la, ngo dei jat cai zau lo.
Okay, let's leave together then.
家明 Ka Ming

好，行啦。
hou, hang la.
Okay, let's go.

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