Hello – Ni Ho

It sounds a little like “Nay Ho” in english with

“Nay” as in “Yea” and “Nay”.

“Ho” as in Santa’s “ho ho ho”.

Thank you – Dor Tse

It sounds a little like “Tow Chair”

“Tow” as in “Tow truck” but with a muted W

““Chair” but without saying out “r”

Good morning – Jo Sun

“Jo” as in “Joanna” but with a slight mix of C in the J

“Sun” as in “Sunshine”

How much – Gay Chin

“Gay” as in “Gay parade”

“Chin” a part of our face where the beard grows

Excuse me – Ng Ho Yi See

Sounds a little like “mmm ho yee see”

“mmm” – the sound we make while we are thinking

“ho” as in Santa’s “ho ho ho”.

“yee” – just like lee but with a y in front

“see” – as in “to see with your eyes”

Know when someone calls you stupid.

Stupid in cantonese is “Chun”

Short and easy to remember

Troublesome – Ma Fan

Sometimes people may calls you troublesome. For example, if someone went into a shop and asks a lot of question but left without buying. The shop keeper may say “troublesome”

Sounds a little like “Mark” without the “rk” and “Fantastic” without the “tastic”.

Having said all these, there are many friendly, polite & courteous people in Hong Kong, and when they say thank you. We can say: “You’re welcome”

“You’re welcome” - Ng Ho Hak Hei

It sounds a little like “mmm ho hark hey”

“mmm” – the sound we make while we are thinking

“ho” as in Santa’s “ho ho ho”.

“hark” as in “Hark the herald angels sing”, but try not to say the R

“Hey” as in “Hey how are you”

Lastly, we need to learn how to say good bye

Good bye – “Choy Kin”

Choy –Joy with Ch instead of a J

Kin as in “Kinship”

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