Do you know how to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night in Cantonese? Learn these basic Cantonese phrases and start greeting in Cantonese.
Good morning in Cantonese: 早晨 [zou2 san4]
Good morning in Cantonese is 早晨 [zou2 san4].
zou2 san4。
早晨。
Good morning。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | |
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate |
Part of speech | / | Expression |
Words in sentence | / | 早晨 |
Particle(助詞) 啊 [aa3] is used for soften a sentence. It always sounds much more natural to use a particle than omitting one in Cantonese. To learn more about particle 啊 [aa3], please refer to Unit 12 Lesson 1.
zou2 san4 aa3。
早晨啊。
Good morning。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | / | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | / | 早晨 | 啊 |
zou2 san4 aa3 aa3 Joe。
早晨啊阿Joe。
Good morning Joe。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | Noun | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | 阿Joe | 早晨 | 啊 |
Good afternoon in Cantonese: 午安 [ng5 on1]
Good afternoon in Cantonese is 午安 [ng5 on1].
ng5 on1。
午安。
Good afternoon。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | |
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate |
Part of speech | / | Expression |
Words in sentence | / | 午安 |
ng5 on1 aa3。
午安啊。
Good afternoon。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | / | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | / | 午安 | 啊 |
ng5 on1 aa3 aa3 Joe。
午安啊阿Joe。
Good afternoon Joe。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | Noun | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | 阿Joe | 午安 | 啊 |
Good evening in Cantonese: 晚安 [maan5 on1]
Good evening in Cantonese is 晚安 [maan5 on1].
However, this word is rather formal and it is quite awkward to use in daily conversation(As a native speaker, I am sure that I have said this word less than 3 times in my entire life).
maan5 on1。
晚安。
Good evening。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | |
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate |
Part of speech | / | Expression |
Words in sentence | / | 晚安 |
maan5 on1 aa3。
晚安啊。
Good evening。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | / | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | / | 晚安 | 啊 |
maan5 on1 aa3 aa3 Joe。
晚安啊阿Joe。
Good evening Joe。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | Noun | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | 阿Joe | 晚安 | 啊 |
Good night in Cantonese: 早抖 [zou2 tau2]
Good night in Cantonese is 早抖 [zou2 tau2].
zou2 tau2。
早抖。
Good night。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | |
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate |
Part of speech | / | Expression |
Words in sentence | / | 早抖 |
zou2 tau2 laa3。
早抖喇。
Good night。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | / | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | / | 早抖 | 喇 |
zou2 tau2 laa3 aa3 Joe。
早抖喇阿Joe。
Good night Joe。
Type of sentence structure | Subject-predicate | ||
Functions in sentence | Subject | Predicate | Particle |
Part of speech | Noun | Expression | Particle |
Words in sentence | 阿Joe | 早抖 | 喇 |
FAQs
How to say good morning in Cantonese?
Good morning in Cantonese is 早晨 [zou2 san4].
How to say good afternoon in Cantonese?
Good afternoon in Cantonese is 午安 [ng5 on1].
How to say good evening in Cantonese?
Good evening in Cantonese is 晚安 [maan5 on1].
How to say good night in Cantonese?
Good night in Cantonese is 早抖 [zou2 tau2].
Reference
That’s it for this lesson on good morning 早晨 [zou2 san4], good afternoon 午安 [ng5 on1], good evening 晚安 [maan5 on1] and good night 早抖 [zou2 tau2] in Cantonese. Don’t stop here and learn more basic Cantonese phrases. Be sure to check out our Facebook page as well!