話 (waa6 waa2 | hua4) : word; talk; speak; language

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話

waa6 waa2

hua4

[粵] waa6 | [國] hua4
[1] [n] word; talk; speech
[2] [v] talk; speak; tell
[3] [粵] [v] advise; persuade; admonish
[4] [粵] [v] think; consider; see

[粵] waa2 | [國] hua4
[n] language; dialect

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

話 / 话

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大話 daai6 waa6 da4 hua4 = [粵]lie; [國] big talk

電話 din6 waa6*2 dian4 hua4 = telephone; phone call; phone number

正話 zing3 waa6 ; zeng3 waa6 = just now; a moment ago 粵

廣東話 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 guang3 dong1 hua4 = Cantonese language

講大話 gong2 daai6 waa6 = to lie; to prevaricate 粵

廢話 fai3 waa6*2 fei4 hua4 = nonsense

電話號碼 din6 waa6*2 hou6 maa5 dian4 hua4 hao4 ma3 = telephone number

廣府話 gwong2 fu2 waa6*2 guang3 fu3 hua4 = Cantonese language

廣州話 gwong2 zau1 waa6*2 guang3 zhou1 hua4 = Cantonese language

聽話 teng1 waa6 ting1 hua4 = be obedient; do as told

白話 baak6 waa6*2 bai2 hua4 = vernacular; Cantonese; empty promise

話唔定 waa6 m4 ding6 = perhaps; maybe 粵

話唔埋 waa6 m4 maai4 = perhaps; maybe 粵

笑話 siu3 waa6*2 xiao4 hua4 = joke

話咁快 waa6 gam3 faai3 hua4 gan1 kuai4 = In no time 粵

閒話 haan4 waa6*2 xian2 hua4 = gossip; frivolous talk

講話 gong2 waa6 jiang3 hua4 = to speak; to talk

打電話 daa2 din6 waa6*2 da3 dian4 hua4 = to make a phone call

的話 dik1 waa6*2 de5 hua4 = (part.) (used in conjuction with 如果 for emphasis) if 國

嘅話 ge3 waa6*2 ge2 hua4 = (part.) (used in conjuction with 如果 or 唔係 for emphasis) as said 粵

電話線 din6 waa6*2 sin3 dian4 hua4 xian4 = telephone line/wire

會話 wui6 waa6*2 hui4 hua4 = conversation

實話 sat6 waa6 shi2 hua4 = truth

話我知 waa6 ngo5 zi1 = tell me 粵

乜說話 mat1 syut3 waa6 = Not at all! 粵

即係話 zik1 hai6 waa6 ji2 xi4 hua4 = that is to say... 粵

日常會話 jat6 soeng4 wui6 waa6*2 ri4 chang2 hui4 hua4 = daily conversation

手提電話 sau2 tai4 din6 waa6*2 = mobile telephone

對話 deoi3 waa6 dui4 hua4 = dialogue; conversation

話題 waa6 tai4 hua4 ti2 = topic

唔係嘅話 m4 hai6 ge3 waa6*2 = if not; otherwise 粵

說話 syut3 waa6 shuo1 hua4 = [1] to speak [2] speech; words

乜嘢話 mat1/mi1 je5 waa6/6*2 = what was said? 粵

煲電話粥 bou1 din6 waa6*2 zuk1 = long telephone chat 粵

講緊電話 gong2 gan2 din6 waa6*2 = speaking on the phone 粵

神話 san4 waa6*2 shen2 hua4 = myth; mythology; fable

普通話 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 pu3 tong1 hua4 = putonghua

白話文 baak6 waa6*2 man4 = Vernacular Chinese

電話簿 din6 waa6*2 bou6*2 = telephone directory

福建話 fuk1 gin3 waa6*2 = Fujianese; the Hokkien language

客家話 haak3 gaa1 waa6*2 = the Hakka language

長途電話 coeng4 tou4 din6 waa6*2 = long-distance telephone call

無話可說 mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = faultless; flawless; above criticism

土話 tou2 waa6*2 tu3 hua4 = vernacular; dialect; colloquial expressions

俗話 zuk6 waa6*2 su2 hua4 = common saying; proverb

不像話 bat1 zoeng6 waa6*2 bu4 xiang4 hua4 = shocking 國

話之 waa6 zi1 = regardless 粵

茶話會 caa4 waa6 wui6*2 cha2 hua4 hui4 = tea party

談話 taam4 waa6 tan2 hua4 = conversation; speech; statement; speak; talk; converse

題外話 tai4 ngoi6 waa6 = digression, mention in passing

公用電話 gung1 jung6 din6 waa6*2 = public telephone

不在話下 bat1 zoi6 waa6 haa6 bu4 zai4 hua4 xia4 = be nothing difficult, be a cinch 國

說大話 syut3 daai6 waa6 shuo1 da4 hua4 = malarkey, mouthiness, to exaggerate

一句話 jat1 geoi3 waa6 = in a word

去話 heoi3 waa6 = outgoing call

好話 hou2 waa6 = fine words; word of praise

問話 man6 waa6 wen4 hua4 = questioning (a suspect); interrogation

話劇 waa6*2 kek6 = a (theatrical) play

話梅 waa6 mui4*2/4 = dried plum

聽電話 teng1 din6 waa6*2 = to talk on the phone

竊聽電話 sit3 teng1 din6 waa6*2 = phone tapping; wiretapping

話頭 waa6 tau4 = a thing to talk about

話中 waa6 zung3 = in the course of

日本手話 jat6 bun2 sau2 waa6 = Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

手話 sau2 waa6 = sign language (typically for Japanese, else 語)

講說話 gong2 syut3 waa6 = to speak 粵

俗語有話 zuk6 jyu5 jau5 waa6 = as the saying goes

話得定 waa6 dak1 ding6 = to say for sure

不然的話 bat1 jin4 dik1 waa6*2 bu4 ran2 de5 hua4 = otherwise 國

不聽話的 bat1 teng1 waa6 dik1 bu4 ting1 hua4 de5 = refractory 國

愛講閑話的 oi3 gong2 haan4 waa6*2 dik1 ai4 jiang3 xian2 hua4 de5 = [adj] chatty 國

醜話 cau2 waa6*2 chou3 hua4 = abusive words; blunt words; vulgarism, vulgarity

串話 cyun3 waa6 chuan4 hua4 = crosstalk

兩岸對話 loeng5 ngon6 deoi3 waa6 liang3 an4 dui4 hua4 = cross-strait talks

大陸話 daai6 luk6 waa6*2 da4 lu4 hua4 = Mainland Chinese (language)

常規銅電話線 soeng4 kwai1 tung4 din6 waa6*2 sin3 chang2 gui1 tong2 dian4 hua4 xian4 = an ordinary copper telephone line

電話服務 din6 waa6*2 fuk6 mou6 dian4 hua4 fu2 wu4 = telephone service

電話會議 din6 waa6*2 wui6 ji5 dian4 hua4 hui4 yi4 = (telephone) conference call

電話鈴聲 din6 waa6*2 ling4 seng1 dian4 hua4 ling2 sheng1 = ringtone

電話網路 din6 waa6*2 mong5 lou6 dian4 hua4 wang3 lu4 = telephone network

電話信號 din6 waa6*2 seon3 hou6 dian4 hua4 xin4 hao4 = telephone signal

官話 gun1 waa6*2 guan1 hua4 = "officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin

台灣話 toi4 waan1 waa6*2 tai2 wan1 hua4 = Taiwanese Chinese (language)

移動電話 ji4 dung6 din6 waa6*2 yi2 dong4 dian4 hua4 = mobile telephone

行動電話 hang4 dung6 din6 waa6*2 xing2 dong4 dian4 hua4 = mobile telephone

電話線路 din6 waa6*2 sin3 lou6 dian4 hua4 xian4 lu4 = telephone line

不聽話的青年 bat1 teng1 waa6 dik1 cing1 nin4 = a wayward teenager 國

童話 tung4 waa6 tong2 hua4 = (children's) fairy tale

固定電話線客戶 gu3 ding6 din6 waa6*2 sin3 haak3 wu6 = fixed line phone customers

國際長途電話收費 gwok3 zai3 coeng4 tou4 din6 waa6*2 sau1 fai3 = international call rates

自動電話理財服務 zi6 dung6 din6 waa6*2 lei5 coi4 fuk6 mou6 = automated phonebanking services

透過對話解決分歧 tau3 gwo3 deoi3 waa6 gaai2 kyut3 fan1 kei4 = resolving disputes by dialogue

公眾電話 gung1 zung3 din6 waa6*2 = pay phones

潮州話 ciu4 zau1 waa6*2 chao2 zhou1 hua4 = Chiu-Chow dialect

廣東話字幕 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 zi6 mok6 guang3 dong1 hua4 zi4 mu4 = Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD)

海南話 hoi2 naam4 waa6*2 = Hainanese Dialect

鬼佬話 gwai2 lou2 waa6*2 = a foreign language (of Westerners) 粵

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1 = Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

閩南話 man5 naam4 waa6*2 min3 nan2 hua4 = Southern Fujian language , Minnan, Hokkien (Southern Min dialect)

無線電話 mou4 sin3 din6 waa6*2 wu2 xian4 dian4 hua4 = a radio telephone

手提電話店 sau2 tai4 din6 waa6*2 dim3 = a cell phone store; a mobile telephone store

移動式電話 ji4 dung6 sik1 din6 waa6*2 yi2 dong4 shi4 dian4 hua4 = mobile telephone

空口白話 hung1 hau2 baak6 waa6*2 kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4 = empty promises

褻瀆的話 sit3 duk6 dik1 waa6*2 xie4 du2 de5 hua4 = blasphemy

電話機 din6 waa6*2 gei1 dian4 hua4 ji1 = telephone equipment

電話網 din6 waa6*2 mong5 dian4 hua4 wang3 = telephone network

上海話 soeng6 hoi2 waa6*2 shang4 hai3 hua4 = Shanghainese (language)

臺山話 toi4 saan1 waa6*2 = Toishanese (language)

粵語話劇 jyut6 jyu5 waa6*2 kek6 = drama in Cantonese

印度話 jan3 dou6 waa6*2 yin4 du4 hua4 = Hindi (language)

印尼話 jan3 nei4 waa6*2 yin4 ni2 hua4 = Indonesian (language)

熱線電話 jit6 sin3 din6 waa6*2 re4 xian4 dian4 hua4 = hotline, hot line, enquiry line

越南話 jyut6 naam4 waa6*2 = [n] Vietnamese (language)

借電話 ze3 din6 waa6*2 = to borrow the telephone; use sb else's telephone

子母電話 zi2 mou5*2 din6 waa6*2 zi3 mou3 dian4 hua4 = cordless phones with base station

裝電話 zong1 din6 waa6*2 = [v] to install a telephone

計我話 gai3 ngo5 waa6 = from my point of view 粵

閒話家常 haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 xian2 hua4 jia1 chang2 = chat; chit-chat; small talk

盲公話 maang4 gung1 waa6*2 mang2 gong1 hua4 = "blind man's speech" (Cantonese Pig-Latin)

通話費 tung1 waa6 fai3 = telephone call rate

話到尾 waa6 dou3 mei5 = in conclusion 粵

話柄 waa6 beng3 = sayings

大大話話 daai6 daai6 waa6 waa6 = a rough estimate, roughly, without exaggeration (lit., "the big lie")

聽教聽話 teng1 gaau3 teng1 waa6 = obedient; well-behaved

話說 waa6 syut3 hua4 shuo1 = it is said

真話 zan1 waa6 = the truth

聽見話 teng1/ting1 gin3 waa6 = heard somebody said 粵

聽講話 teng1/ting1 gong2 waa6 = heard somebody said 粵

話口未完 waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4 = immediately after (lit. speaking has not yet finished) 粵

講電話 gong2 din6 waa6*2 = use the telephone 粵

㗎話 gaa4 waa6*2 = the Japanese language 粵

話事 waa6 si6 hua4 shi4 = call the shots 粵

話晒事 waa6 saai3 si6 = to do as one wishes 粵

壞話 waai6 waa6*2 huai4 hua4 = malicious remarks; vicious talk; unpleasant words

好話唔好聽 hou2 waa6 m4 hou2 teng1 = to be frank (lit., "the right words aren't easy to listen to") 粵

話名 waa6 meng4*2 = in name; superficially

話頭醒尾 waa6 tau4 sing2 mei5 = clever; able to quickly take a hint

話事偈 waa6 si6 gai6*2 = indicates that what sb has said is worth noting (also 話齋) 粵

話事人 waa6 si6 jan4 = the person in charge 粵

話齋 waa6 zaai1 = as said; as told 粵

鹹水話 haam4 seoi2 waa6*2 = the English language (鹹水 indicating foreign)

又點話 jau6 dim2 waa6 = "so what's the problem?"

實話實說 sat6 waa6 sat6 syut3 = speak the truth

聽聞話 teng1 man4 waa6 = hearsay; be told; hear of 粵

廣東話班 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 baan1 guang3 dong1 hua4 ban1 = Cantonese class

廣東話課程 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 fo3 cing4 guang3 dong1 hua4 ke4 cheng2 = Cantonese course

開口埋口都話 hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2 dou1 waa6 = whenever one speaks, one (always) says that... 粵

打自己工，自己話事 daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 , zi6 gei2 waa6 si6 = one is the boss, one can be in charge 粵

三句話不離本行 saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4 san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 xing2 = talk shop; talk shop all the time 國

一席話 jat1 zik6 waa6 yi1 xi2 hua4 = what is said during a conversation; an utterance

佳話 gaai1 waa6 jia1 hua4 = a much-told story; an anecdote

俏皮話 ciu3 pei4 waa6 qiao4 pi2 hua4 = witty remark, witticism; wisecrack, sarcastic remark

奉承話 fung6 sing4 waa6 feng4 cheng2 hua4 = blarney, cajolery; holiday words; flattery

收話器 sau1 waa6 hei3 shou1 hua4 qi4 = telephone receiver

留話 lau4 waa6 liu2 hua4 = leave a message; leave word

空口說白話 hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6*2 kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = to make empty promises

空話 hung1 waa6*2 kong1 hua4 = empty talk; idle talk; hollow words

行話 hong4 waa6*2 hang2 hua4 = gammon and patter; jargon; lingo; patois; patter; slang

長話短說 coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 = "to make a long story short"

粵語白話文 jyut6 jyu5 baak6 waa6*2 man4 = written Cantonese

門面話 mun4 min6*2 waa6 = insincere speech; "lip service" (lit., "facade speech")

各說各話 gok3 syut3 gok3 waa6 = everyone ends up expressing his own opinion

句句實話 geoi3 geoi3 sat6 waa6 ju4 ju4 shi2 hua4 = every word said is true; speak the truth

老實話 lou5 sat6 waa6 = an old truth

個別談話 go3 bit6 taam4 waa6 = a one-on-one conversation; a private conference

話事啤 waa6 si6 pe1 = show hand poker 粵

想話 soeng2 waa6 = [1] to want to say; [2] (rhetorically) all that is being asked for is... 粵

流動電話 lau4 dung6 din6 waa6*2 liu2 dong4 dian4 hua4 = a mobile telephone

換句話說 wun6 geoi3 waa6 syut3 huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1 = in other words 國

換句話講 wun6 geoi3 waa6 gong2 huan4 ju4 hua4 jiang3 = in other words 粵

反話 faan2 waa6 fan3 hua4 = irony

冇話 mou5 waa6 = never (+ verb) 粵

話晒 waa6 saai3 = after all 粵

家常話 gaa1 soeng4 waa6 jia1 chang2 hua4 = chat; chit-chat; small talk

回撥電話 wui4 but6 din6 waa6*2 = callback

撥電話 but6 din6 waa6*2 bo1 dian4 hua4 = to dial a telephone

話落 waa6 lok6 = to tell; to instruct 粵

話低 waa6 dai1 = to tell; to instruct 粵

易話為 ji6 waa6 wai4 = OK, term used to indicate agreement 粵

聰明聽話 cung1 ming4 teng1 waa6 cong1 ming2 ting1 hua4 = intelligent and obedient

大話精 daai6 waa6 zing1 da4 hua4 jing1 = liar

大話王 daai6 waa6 wong4 da4 hua4 wang2 = liar

打返電話 daa2 faan1 din6 waa6*2 = call back; ring back; reply to a call 粵

回電話 wui4 din6 waa6*2 hui2 dian4 hua4 = call back; ring back; reply to a call

鬧笑話 naau6 siu3 waa6*2 nao4 xiao4 hua4 = to be a laughingstock; to make a fool of oneself

話聲 waa6 seng1 = to speak; to speak up 粵

話一聲 waa6 jat1 seng1 = to speak up; to speak out 粵

粗話 cou1 waa6 cu1 hua4 = profanity; obscene language; vulgarities; coarse language

熱門話題 jit6 mun4*2 waa6 tai4 re4 men2 hua4 ti2 = hot topic

唔話你知，等你心思思 m4 waa6 nei5 zi1 dang3 nei5 sam1 si1 si1 wu2 hua4 ni3 zhi1, deng3 ni3 xin1 si1 si1 = I won't tell you, just to cause you mental torment 粵

俗語話齋 zuk6 jyu5 waa6 zaai1 su2 yu3 hua4 zhai1 = as the saying has it 粵

話不投機半句多 waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1 hua4 bu4 tou3 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1 = nothing to say to each other (half a sentence seems too much)

謊話 fong1 waa6 huang3 hua4 = a lie; a fable

假話 gaa2 waa6 jia3 hua4 = a lie; a fable

風涼話 fung1 loeng4 waa6*2 feng1 liang2 hua4 = sarcasm; cynical remarks

北京話 bak1 ging1 waa6*2 bei3 jing1 hua4 = The Beijing dialect, Pekingese (language)

啞仔申冤，無話可說 aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 ya3 zai3 shen1 yuan1, wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself 粵

擘開眼講大話 maak3 hoi1 ngaan5 gong3 daai6 waa6 bo4 kai1 yan3 jiang3 da4 hua4 = blatantly tell a lie; have the audacity to tell a lie with one's eyes wide open 粵

越南白話 jyut6 naam4 baak6 waa6*2 yue4 nan2 bai2 hua4 = Vietnamese Cantonese vernacular

蜑家話 daan6 gaa1 waa6*2 = Tanka dialect

梧州話 ng4 zau1 waa6*2 wu2 zhou1 hua4 = Wuzhou dialect

冷笑話 laang5 siu3 waa6*2 leng3 xiao4 hua4 = a "cold" joke, a joke that is funny in an unfunny way

體己話 tai2 gei2 waa6 ti1 / 2 ji5 hua4 = intimate words; words spoken to sb. one can confide in

話語 waa6 jyu5 hua4 yu3 = words; comment; remark

電話亭 din6 waa6*2 ting4 dian4 hua4 ting2 = telephone booth

大家噉話 daai6 gaa1 gam2 waa6 = the same to you; the same goes for you too 粵

客套話 haak3 tou3 waa6 / waa6*2 ke4 tao4 hua4 = polite and conventional verbal exchanges

費話 fai3 waa6*2 fei4 hua4 = excessive talking; useless words or statement

圍頭話 wai4 tau4 waa6*2 wei2 tou2 hua4 = walled village speech

話知 waa6 zi1 = used to express indifference on the part of the speaker 粵

智能電話 zi3 nang4 din6 waa2 zhi4 neng2 dian4 hua4 = smartphone

話口 waa6 hau2 hua4 kou3 = thread of discourse; flow of a conversation 粵

空口講白話 hung1 hau2 gong2 baak6 waa6 kong1 kou3 jiang3 bai2 hua4 = all talk no action; pay lip service to 粵

空口說白話 hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6 kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = all talk no action; pay lip service to

對話者 deoi3 waa6 ze2 dui4 hua4 zhe3 = interlocutor

話都冇咁快 waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 = before you can say knife 粵

話時話 waa6 si4 waa6 = that being said; back to the subject; frankly speaking 粵

公用交換電話網 gung1 jung6 gaau1 wun6 din6 waa6*2 mong5 gong1 yong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3 = public switched telephone network (PSTN)

國際電報電話咨詢委員會 gwok3 zai3 din6 bou3 din6 waa6*2 zi1 seon1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 guo2 ji4 dian4 bao4 dian4 hua4 zi1 xun2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = CCITT

國際電話電報諮詢委員會 gwok3 zai3 din6 waa6*2 din6 bou3 zi1 seon1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 guo2 ji4 dian4 hua4 dian4 bao4 zi1 xun2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = International Consultative Committee for Telephone and Telegraph; CCITT (now ITU)

日本電報電話公司 jat6 bun2 din6 bou3 din6 waa6*2 gung1 si1 ri4 ben3 dian4 bao4 dian4 hua4 gong1 si1 = Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

韓話 hon4 waa6*2 = the Korean language

國際長途直撥電話 gwok3 zai3 coeng4 tou4 zik6 but6 din6 waa6*2 guo2 ji4 chang2 tu2 zhi2 bo1 dian4 hua4 = IDD, International Direct Dialling

公共交換電話網路 gung1 gung6 gaau1 wun6 din6 waa6*2 mong5 lou6 gong1 gong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3 lu4 = public switched telephone network (PSTN)

屁話 pei3 waa6 pi4 hua4 = "shit", nonsense

傳呼電話 cyun4 fu1 din6 waa6*2 chuan2 hu1 dian4 hua4 = [n] neighborhood telephone service

新世界電話 san1 sai3 gaai3 din6 waa6*2 = New World Telephone

福州話 fuk1 zau1 waa6*2 = Foochowese (dialect of Fuzhou)

非洲話 fei1 zau1 waa6*2 = African languages

U記話 U1 gei3 waa6*2 = U-Gay-Wa "university talk", code mixing campus language of university students 粵

國家普通話水平考試 gwok3 gaa1 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5 guo2 jia1 pu3 tong1 hua4 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = National Proficiency Test of Putonghua

大話骰 daai6 waa6 sik1 = liar's dice 粵

美國電話電報公司 mei5 gwok3 din6 waa6*2 din6 bou3 gung1 si1 mei3 guo2 dian4 hua4 dian4 bao4 gong1 si1 = AT&T

格林童話 gaak3 lam4 tung4 waa6*2 = Grimm's fairy tales

人間詞話 jan4 gaan1 ci4 waa6 ren2 jian1 ci2 hua4 = the essay "Poetic remarks in the human world" by 王國維

江西話 gong1 sai1 waa6*2 jiang1 xi1 hua4 = Gan Chinese

說話者 syut3 waa6 ze2 shuo1 hua4 zhe3 = speaker

聽話者 teng1 waa6 ze2 ting1 hua4 zhe3 = listener

好話嘞 hou2 waa6 laak3 = damn right I am; you can say that again 粵

國際電話電報咨詢委員會 gwok3 zai3 din6 waa6*2 din6 bou3 zi1 seon1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 guo2 ji4 dian4 hua4 dian4 bao4 zi1 xun2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = International Consultative Committee for Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT/ITU)

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我唔識講廣東話粵
I don't speak Cantonese.

我識聽廣東話粵
I understand [spoken] Cantonese.

你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

我識講廣東話。粵
I know how to speak Cantonese.

唔記得帶手提電話添！粵
Oh! I've forgotten to bring my mobile phone.

部手提電話冇晒電。粵
The mobile phone is out of battery.

呢個用廣東話點講呀? 粵
How do you say this in Cantonese?

千祈唔好講大話。粵
Don't ever tell lies.

我將個手提電話擺喺度粵
I put my mobile phone here

我啲廣東話好到你唔信呀！粵
My Cantonese is better than you think!
[bragging]

如果下雪的話，我要堆雪人！國
If it snows I will make a snowman!

你不乖的話，聖誕老公公就不會送你禮物了！國
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!

嗰部手提電話壞咗粵
That mobile phone is broken.
[As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]

先生話聽日唔使返學。粵
The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow.

廣東話好難學粵
Cantonese is very difficult to learn.

你啲廣東話進步咗好多！粵
Your Cantonese has improved a lot!

請留低電話號碼粵
Please leave a telephone number.

學廣東話好好玩。粵
Learning Cantonese is very interesting.

我能說一點普通話國
I can speak a little bit of Mandarin.

天氣預告話聽日有驟雨。粵
The weather forecast says it will shower tomorrow.

點先可以學好廣東話呢？粵
How actually can I learn Cantonese well?
[點先 is the abbreviated form of 點樣先至。先至 means ‘really; actually’ here, often used with 呢 at the end of a sentence for emphasis. See this thread for details: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,111468,111471#msg-1114]

佢打咗電話畀醫生粵
She has phoned the doctor.
[咗 is a marker for perfective aspect. ]

頭先佢話啲伙記已經出晒去粵
Just now he said all the delivery boys had gone out.

你唔要嘅話，可以送畀第二個粵
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]

雖然係真空，但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。粵
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there.
[Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious.
[大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係正衰人粵
She tells lie to me every time... she's a really horrible person.

佢次次都講大話，都畀我聽到… 粵
He's always telling lies which I hear.
[Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]

如果唔夠小心嘅話，放煙花就好危險粵
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.

如果有個人讚你嘅話，你要謙虛啲！粵
If someone praises you, you need to be more humble!

我覺得普通話嘅兒化好惡聽粵
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible.
[Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen]

老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。粵
We'll go wherever the boss says.
[Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]

我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]

噙晚你打過電話畀我粵
Last night you phoned me.

如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。國
Don't come if you're busy.

如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

如果你唔忙嘅話，你可唔可以幫我搬呢個櫃入去間房。粵
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?

你唔聽話, 就唔帶你去㗎喇! 粵
You better behave yourself else I won't take you there!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 carries a more threatening tone, but still serves as a reminder.]

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃粵
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
[From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]

講話唔使轉彎抹角粵
Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.

靚女話要同你睇戲，你梗係𦧲飯應啦粵
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.

你再遲一點來的話我就要升天了! 國
Get here a second later and I'd be dead!

豈非天大的笑話！
Isn't that the biggest laughing stock?

人哋啱啱學廣東話，發音唔準，你就唔好嘥人啦。粵
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]

有時廣東話講起上嚟都幾繑口粵
Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.

間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
[Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]

如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話，你就一定要聽多啲香港台粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio.
[Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]

佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone.
[頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]

聽講話近排有隻獵豹喺呢頭殺咗三個人粵
I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently.
[Lit. hear-say-speech recently have [counter] cheetah at this area kill-[particle indicating completeness] three people See this thread for discussion on grammar: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,111098,111192#msg-111192]

佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
[起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.

直覺話我知﹐錢係佢偷嘅。粵
I have a gut feeling that he stole the money.
[The two nouns "feeling" and "money" could be placed ahead of the two pronouns "I" and "he" respectively in the Cantonese version.]

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