Medicine & Appointments食藥覆診 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong
These are 8 practical medicine & appointments 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💊 | 藥 | joek6 | Medicine Gamot |
| 🏥 | 診所 | can2 so2 | Clinic Klinika |
| 🩺 | 醫生 | ji1 sang1 | Doctor Doktor |
Intermediate
| Cantonese | Jyutping | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚪ | 藥丸 | joek6 jyun2 | Pill Tableta |
| 🧴 | 藥水 | joek6 seoi2 | Liquid medicine Gamot na likido |
| ⏰ | 食咗藥未 | sik6 zo2 joek6 mei6 | Have you taken your medicine? Uminom ka na ba ng gamot? |
| 🚑 | 去診所 | heoi3 can2 so2 | Go to the clinic Pumunta sa klinika |
Advanced
| Cantonese | Jyutping | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📅 | 幾時覆診 | gei2 si4 fuk1 can2 | When is the follow-up? Kailan ang follow-up? |
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