My Day: Learn Cantonese

Now you narrate a whole day in Cantonese. This lesson adds the missing pieces of a routine, like 沖涼 (to shower), 刷牙 (to brush teeth), 早餐 (breakfast), 晚餐 (dinner), and 瞓覺 (to sleep), so you can walk someone through your morning, your meals, and winding down at night.

What you'll learn

Say “to shower” with 沖涼 (cung1 loeng4)
Say “to brush teeth” with 刷牙 (caat3 ngaa4)
Say “breakfast” with 早餐 (zou2 caan1)
Say “dinner” with 晚餐 (maan5 caan1)
Say “to sleep” with 瞓覺 (fan3 gaau3)

Put it all together: walk through a full day in Cantonese, from morning to night.

cung1沖loeng4涼

to shower

ngo5我ziu1朝zou2早hei2起san1身cung1沖loeng4涼

I get up and shower in the morning

caat3刷ngaa4牙

to brush teeth

ngo5我ziu1朝zou2早caat3刷ngaa4牙

I brush my teeth in the morning

zou2早caan1餐

breakfast

ngo5我ziu1朝zou2早cat1七dim2點sik6食zou2早caan1餐

I eat breakfast at 7 in the morning

maan5晚faan6飯

dinner

ngo5我je6夜maan5晚cat1七dim2點bun3半sik6食maan5晚faan6飯

I eat dinner at 7:30

fan3瞓gaau3覺

to sleep

ngo5我je6夜maan5晚sap6十dim2點fan3瞓gaau3覺

I sleep at 10 at night

Frequently asked questions

How do you describe your daily routine in Cantonese?

Chain your actions in order using time words and verbs like 起身 to get up, 沖涼 (cung1 loeng4) to shower, and 食早餐 to eat breakfast. This lesson gives you the routine pieces to do exactly that.

What is the difference between 瞓 and 瞓覺?

Both relate to sleeping, but 瞓覺 (fan3 gaau3) is the everyday way to say you are going to sleep or going to bed, treating it as the full activity.

How do you say breakfast and dinner in Cantonese?

Breakfast is 早餐 (zou2 caan1) and dinner is 晚餐 (maan5 caan1). Pair either with the verb 食 (sik6) to say you are eating it.