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Common Cantonese to Latin phrases

100 practical Cantonese to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Cantonese to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. 你好

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. 多謝

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. 早唞

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. 午安

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. 晚上好

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. 晚安

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. 再見

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. 再見

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. 你叫咩名？

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. 我叫John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. 你好嗎？

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. 好高興見到你

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. 你會講英文嗎？

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. 我不太會講印地語

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. 我不明白

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. 請慢慢講

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. 你可以再講一次嗎？

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. 洗手間在哪裡？

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. 我怎樣去市中心？

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. 向左轉

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. 向右轉

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. 直走

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. 票價是多少？

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. 請給我一張票

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. 離這裡遠嗎？

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. 我迷路了

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. 我可以在哪裡買SIM卡？

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. 係

    Ita (hai)

  2. 唔係

    Non (m4 hai)

  3. 可能

    Fortasse (ho2 nang4)

  4. 我同意

    Consentio (ngo5 tung4 ji3)

  5. 我唔同意

    Non consentio (ngo5 m4 tung4 ji3)

  6. 聽落好

    Bene sonat (ting1 lok6 hou2)

  7. 你點睇？

    Quid censes? (nei5 dim2 tai2)

  8. 你可以幫我嗎？

    Potesne me adiuvare? (nei5 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 maa3)

  9. 我需要幫助

    Auxilium mihi opus est (ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 bong1 zo2)

  10. 等一陣

    Exspecta paulisper (dang2 jat1 zan6)

  11. 對唔住

    Me paenitet (deoi3 m4 zyu6)

  12. 冇問題

    Nullum problema (mou5 man6 tai4)

  13. 恭喜

    Felicitaciones (gung1 hei2)

  14. 生日快樂

    Felix natalis dies (saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6)

  15. 一路平安

    Felix iter habeas (jat1 lou6 ping4 on1)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. 火車站在哪裡？

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. 巴士站在哪裡？

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. 哪個月台？

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. 幾點出發？

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. 這是正確的路嗎？

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. 在這裡附近。

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. 離這裡很遠。

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. 你可以在地圖上給我看嗎？

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. 請在這裡停。

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. 需要多久？

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. 這個多少錢？

    Quot hoc constat? (ze5 go3 do1 siu2 cin2?)

  2. 那個太貴了

    Id nimis carum est. (naa5 go3 taai3 gwai3 liu5)

  3. 你有沒有便宜的東西？

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (nei5 jau5 mou5 pin2 ji4 dik1 dung1 se3?)

  4. 我可以用卡支付嗎？

    Possumne solvere charta? (ngo5 ho2 ji5 jung6 kaat1 zi1 fu6 maa3?)

  5. 我想要一張兩人的桌子

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 zoeng1 loeng5 jan4 dik1 coek3 zi2)

  6. 請給我帳單

    Ratio, quaeso. (cing2 kap1 ngo5 zoeng3 daan1)

  7. 服務包括在內嗎？

    Estne servitium inclusum? (fuk6 mou6 baau1 kwok3 zoi6 noi6 maa3?)

  8. 我係素食者

    Vegetarianus sum. (ngo5 hai6 sou3 sik6 ze2)

  9. 請不要辣的食物

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (cing2 m4 jiu3 laat6 dik1 sik6 mat6)

  10. 這個很好味

    Hoc est deliciosum. (ze5 go3 han2 hou2 mei6)

  11. 我可以要菜單嗎？

    Possumne habere menu? (ngo5 ho2 ji5 jiu3 coi3 daan1 maa3?)

  12. 請給我一杯水

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (cing2 kap1 ngo5 jat1 bui1 seoi2)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. 打電話叫警察

    Vocā polīciam (da2 din6 waa2 giu3 ging2 caat3)

  2. 打電話叫救護車

    Vocā ambulantiam (da2 din6 waa2 giu3 gau3 wu6 ce1)

  3. 我需要醫生

    Medicum mihi opus est (ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 ji1 sang1)

  4. 我覺得不舒服

    Māla mē sentio (ngo5 gok3 dak1 bat1 syu1 fuk6)

  5. 我對花生過敏

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae (ngo5 deoi3 faa1 sang1 gwo3 man5)

  6. 最近的醫院在哪裡？

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis? (zeoi3 gan6 dik1 ji1 jyun2 zoi6 naa5 lei5)

  7. 這裡痛

    Hic dolet (ze5 lei5 tung4)

  8. 我唔見咗護照

    Passum meum perdidī (ngo5 m4 gin3 zo2 wu6 ziu3)

  9. 你可以打電話叫我的酒店嗎？

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre? (nei5 ho2 ji5 da2 din6 waa2 giu3 ngo5 dik1 zau2 dim3 maa3)

  10. 救命！

    Auxilium! (gau3 ming6)

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. 很高興認識你

    Te convenire pulchrum est (hóu gōu hing yihn sīk néih)

  2. 我們安排一個會議

    Conventum constituamus

  3. 你幾點方便？

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (néih géi dím fōng bin?)

  4. 我今天會發送報告

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. 我們可以明天談嗎？

    Possumusne cras loqui? (ngóh mun hó yíh mìhng tīn tàhm ma?)

  6. 請參閱附上的文件

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. 謝謝你的時間

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. 我期待與你合作

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. 你可以解釋一下那一點嗎？

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (néih hó yíh gaai sīk yāt hā nàh yāt dím ma?)

  10. 我會再聯絡你

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. 截止日期是星期五

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. 而家幾點？

    Quot hora est? (ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2?)

  2. 而家三點。

    Tertia hora est. (ji4 gaa1 saam1 dim2.)

  3. 今日

    Hodie (gam1 jat6)

  4. 聽日

    Cras (ting1 jat6)

  5. 尋日

    Heri (cam4 jat6)

  6. 星期一

    Dies Lunae (sing1 kei4 jat1)

  7. 星期二

    Dies Martis (sing1 kei4 ji6)

  8. 星期三

    Dies Mercurii (sing1 kei4 saam1)

  9. 一

    Unus (jat1)

  10. 二

    Duo (ji6)

  11. 三

    Tres (saam1)

  12. 十

    Decem (sap6)

  13. 一百

    Centum (jat1 baak3)

  14. 一半

    Dimidium (jat1 bun3)

  15. 多啲

    Plus (do1 di1)

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