Excuse me, may I ask...
请问
請問
qǐng wèn
lit. “please ask”
唔該
m4 goi1
lit. “please”
polite
Asking Directions
Tips & etiquette
I'm lost.
我迷路了
我迷路了
wǒ mí lù le
lit. “I lost-way”
迷路
迷路
mí lù
lit. “lost-way”
我蕩失路
ngo5 dong6 sat1 lou6
lit. “I lost way”
蕩失路
dong6 sat1 lou6
lit. “lost way”
How do I get to this place?
怎么去这个地方
怎麼去這個地方
zěn me qù zhè ge dì fang
lit. “how go this place”
怎么去
怎麼去
zěn me qù
lit. “how go”
點去呢個地方
dim2 heoi3 ni1 go3 dei6 fong1
lit. “how go this place”
點去
dim2 heoi3
lit. “how go”
Where is the toilet?
厕所在哪里
廁所在哪裡
cè suǒ zài nǎ lǐ
lit. “toilet at where”
厕所
廁所
cè suǒ
lit. “toilet”
洗手間喺邊度
sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou6
lit. “washroom at where”
洗手間
sai2 sau2 gaan1
lit. “washroom”
Is there one nearby?
附近有吗
附近有嗎
fù jìn yǒu ma
lit. “nearby have question”
附近
附近
fù jìn
lit. “nearby”
附近有冇
fu6 gan6 jau5 mou5
lit. “nearby have not-have”
附近
fu6 gan6
lit. “nearby”
Is it far?
远吗
遠嗎
yuǎn ma
lit. “far question”
遠唔遠
jyun5 m4 jyun5
lit. “far not far”
Could you show me on the map?
可以在地图上指给我看吗
可以在地圖上指給我看嗎
kě yǐ zài dì tú shàng zhǐ gěi wǒ kàn ma
lit. “can on map point give me look question”
地图
地圖
dì tú
lit. “map”
可唔可以喺地圖度指俾我睇
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hai2 dei6 tou4 dou6 zi2 bei2 ngo5 tai2
lit. “can not can on map point give me look”
地圖
dei6 tou4
lit. “map”
polite
Turn left.
左转
左轉
zuǒ zhuǎn
lit. “left turn”
轉左
zyun3 zo2
lit. “turn left”
Turn right.
右转
右轉
yòu zhuǎn
lit. “right turn”
轉右
zyun3 jau6
lit. “turn right”
Go straight ahead.
一直走
一直走
yì zhí zǒu
lit. “straight walk”
一直行
jat1 zik6 haang4
lit. “straight walk”
Is this the right way?
这条路对吗
這條路對嗎
zhè tiáo lù duì ma
lit. “this road correct question”
呢條路啱唔啱
ni1 tiu4 lou6 ngaam1 m4 ngaam1
lit. “this road correct not correct”