Elder Care長者照顧 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong

These are 19 practical elder care 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.

Beginner

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
🪑	坐低	co5 dai1	Sit down Umupo ka
💊	食藥	sik6 joek6	Take medicine Uminom ng gamot
🚶	慢慢行	maan6 maan6 haang4	Walk slowly Dahan-dahang maglakad
😊	今日好嗎	gam1 jat6 hou2 maa1	How are you today? Kumusta ka ngayon?
🍽️	食飽未	sik6 baau2 mei6	Have you eaten enough? Busog ka na ba?

Intermediate

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
⚠️	小心行路	siu2 sam1 haang4 lou6	Be careful walking Mag-ingat sa paglalakad
😴	瞓晏覺	fan3 ngaan3 gaau3	Take a nap Magpahinga ng hapon
⬆️	唔好起身太快	m4 hou2 hei2 san1 taai3 faai3	Do not get up too fast Huwag mabilis tumayo
🚿	幫你沖涼	bong1 nei5 cung1 loeng4	Help you take a bath Tutulungan kang maligo
💇	幫你梳頭	bong1 nei5 so1 tau4	Help you comb your hair Tutulungan kitang magsuklay
🤕	痛唔痛	tung3 m4 tung3	Does it hurt? Masakit ba?
🤒	唔舒服	m4 syu1 fuk6	Not feeling well Hindi maganda ang pakiramdam
⏳	等一陣	dang2 jat1 zan6	Wait a moment Sandali lang
😌	唔好擔心	m4 hou2 daam1 sam1	Do not worry Huwag mag-alala

Advanced

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
🐢	唔好急慢慢嚟	m4 hou2 gap1 maan6 maan6 lai4	Do not rush, take your time Huwag magmadali, dahan-dahan
🍳	今日煮咩嘢食	gam1 jat6 zyu2 me1 je5 sik6	What shall we cook today? Ano ang iluluto natin ngayon?
🥢	唔該慢慢食	m4 goi1 maan6 maan6 sik6	Please eat slowly Pakiusap nang dahan-dahan kumain
🚽	去洗手間未	heoi3 sai2 sau2 gaan1 mei6	Have you been to the toilet? Nakapag-CR ka na ba?
🧍	企穩啲先	kei5 wan2 di1 sin1	Stand steady first Tumayo nang matatag muna