Looking for practical Cantonese to Hakha Chin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Hakha Chin translation (Hakha Chin) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Hakha Chin.
Tip: read the Hakha Chin line out loud three times, then cover the Cantonese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
Hello(nei5 hou2)
多謝
Khawngaih(do1 ze6)
早唞
Zohkhenh(zou2 tau2)
午安
Zohkhenh a hnu(ng5 on1)
晚上好
Zohkhenh a hnuai(maan5 soeng6 hou2)
晚安
Zohkhenh a hnuai(maan5 on1)
再見
Nangmah a si(zoi3 gin3)
再見
Nangmah a si(zoi3 gin3)
你叫咩名?
Nang in minung a si hna?(nei5 giu3 me1 meng2)
我叫John
Ka minung John a si(ngo5 giu3 John)
你好嗎?
Nang in kum a si hna?(nei5 hou2 maa3)
好高興見到你
Nang in a hmu thei a si(hou2 gou1 hing3 gin3 dou3 nei5)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你會講英文嗎?
Nangmah English a si lo?(Nangmah English a si lo?)
我不太會講印地語
Ka Hindi a si lo hna(Ka Hindi a si lo hna)
我不明白
Ka hmu lo(Ka hmu lo)
請慢慢講
Chiahnak a tluan hna(Chiahnak a tluan hna)
你可以再講一次嗎?
An i hmu loh a si?(An i hmu loh a si?)
洗手間在哪裡?
Khawngah a si hna?(Khawngah a si hna?)
我怎樣去市中心?
Kumkhua a si hna in ka hmu hna?(Kumkhua a si hna in ka hmu hna?)
向左轉
Khawtah a tluan(Khawtah a tluan)
向右轉
Khawtah a tluan(Khawtah a tluan)
直走
Tawh a tluan(Tawh a tluan)
票價是多少?
Khawngah a si hna?(Khawngah a si hna?)
請給我一張票
Ticket pakhat, chiah(Ticket pakhat, chiah)
離這裡遠嗎?
Khawngah a si hna?(Khawngah a si hna?)
我迷路了
Ka hmu lo(Ka hmu lo)
我可以在哪裡買SIM卡?
SIM card a si hna in ka hmu hna?(SIM card a si hna in ka hmu hna?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
係
A(a)
唔係
A si lo(a see lo)
可能
A si lo hna(a see lo hna)
我同意
Ka a si(ka a see)
我唔同意
Ka a si lo(ka a see lo)
聽落好
Heh a si(heh a see)
你點睇?
Nangmah a hmu hna?(nei5 dim2 tai2)
你可以幫我嗎?
Nang ka hmu thei lo?(nei5 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 maa3)
我需要幫助
Ka hmu thei(ka hmu thei)
等一陣
Nang a hman a si(nang a hman a see)
對唔住
Ka hrih lo(ka hrih lo)
冇問題
A si lo(a see lo)
恭喜
Nangmah a hmu a si(nangmah a hmu a see)
生日快樂
Nangmah a hmu a si(nangmah a hmu a see)
一路平安
Nangmah a hman a si(nangmah a hman a see)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.