Cleaning清潔 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong

These are 5 practical cleaning 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
🧺	洗衫	sai2 saam1	Wash clothes Maglaba
🧹	拖地	to1 dei2	Mop the floor Magpalinis ng sahig
🧽	抹枱	maat3 toi2	Wipe the table Punasan ang mesa
🗑️	倒垃圾	dou2 laap6 saap3	Take out the rubbish Itapon ang basura

Advanced

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
🧹	幫手打掃客廳	bong1 sau2 daa2 saan2 haak3 teng1	Help clean the living room Tulungang linisin ang sala