Health & Symptoms病徵 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong

These are 8 practical health & symptoms 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
😖	痛	tung3	Pain / It hurts Sakit
🤕	頭痛	tau4 tung3	Headache Sakit ng ulo
😷	咳	kat1	Cough Ubo

Intermediate

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
🤒	發燒	faat3 siu1	Fever Lagnat
😵	頭暈	tau4 wan4	Dizzy Nahihilo
🤢	肚痛	tou5 tung3	Stomach ache Sakit ng tiyan
❓	邊度痛呀	bin1 dou6 tung3 aa3	Where does it hurt? Saan masakit?

Advanced

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
😞	我好唔舒服	ngo5 hou2 m4 syu1 fuk6	I feel very unwell Sobrang masama ang pakiramdam ko