粵

廣gwong2東dung1話waa2

simp广东话
gwong2 dung1 waa2Guǎng dōng huà

English

  1. Cantonese language
  2. Cantonese language; the term is used by Hongkongers, Macau people, etc. to refer to the Cantonese variety as widely spoken in Hong Kong and Macau; in a broader sense it may include other Cantonese varieties as well, or all languages used in the Guangdong area

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 香港、澳門等等地方嘅人對粵語嘅稱呼,通常專指港澳流通嘅廣府話、廣州話;廣義可以指所有粵語,或者廣東地區用嘅所有語言

Examples

  • 點解你學廣東話?

    Why did you learn Cantonese?

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 廣東話係我嘅母語。

    Cantonese is my mother language.

  • 我聽得明你嘅廣東話。

    I understand your Cantonese.

    Tatoeba · richke CC BY

  • 點解你唔學講廣東話?

    Why don't you learn to speak Cantonese?

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 我嘅廣東話好過我嘅普通話。

    My Cantonese is better than my Mandarin.

    Tatoeba · Akh2403 CC BY

  • 「Scam」廣東話點講呀?

    How do you say "Scam" in Cantonese?

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 佢識講卡達山語,都識講廣東話。

    She speaks Kadazan and also speaks Cantonese.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 唐埠嘅人通常都識講台山話同廣東話㗎,唔使驚喎。

    Most people in Chinatowns speak Toishanese and Cantonese. There is no need to worry!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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