Shopping買嘢 · Learn Cantonese for daily life in Hong Kong

These are 6 practical shopping 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
🏪	街市	gaai1 si5	Market Palengke
🛒	買嘢	maai5 je5	Go shopping Mamili
💰	幾多錢	gei2 do1 cin2	How much is it? Magkano?

Advanced

	Cantonese	Jyutping	Meaning
🥬	唔該幫我買啲菜	m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 maai5 di1 coi3	Please help me buy some vegetables Pakiusap tulungan mo akong bumili ng gulay
🏪	我哋去街市買嘢	ngo5 dei6 heoi3 gaai1 si5 maai5 je5	Let's go to the market to shop Pumunta tayo sa palengke para mamili
💬	平啲得唔得	peng4 di1 dak1 m4 dak1	Can it be cheaper? Puwede bang mas mura?