Children細路仔 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong

These are 5 practical children words and phrases for everyday life in Hong Kong, written for Filipino domestic helpers. Each entry gives the Cantonese characters, the Jyutping romanisation so you can say it out loud, and the meaning in both English and Filipino.

Intermediate

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
👦	細路仔	sai3 lou6 zai2	Child Bata
🏫	返學	faan1 hok6	Go to school Pumasok sa paaralan
📚	做功課	zou6 gung1 fo3	Do homework Gumawa ng takdang-aralin

Advanced

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
😴	細路仔要瞓覺喇	sai3 lou6 zai2 jiu3 fan3 gaau3 laa3	The child needs to sleep now Kailangan na matulog ang bata
📚	細路仔做完功課未	sai3 lou6 zai2 zou6 jyun4 gung1 fo3 mei6	Has the child finished homework? Tapos na ba ang bata sa takdang-aralin?