Cantonese

Phrases

1) Hello, how are you doing?

 
Nay Homa?  

2) What is your name?

 
Nay gu mut man?  

3) Thank you

You are Welcome

Doe cheh Nay foon ying

4) Please

Excuse me

Mm Goi Doi mm chu (Formal) Mm sye hah(T) haye

5) Goodbye

 
Joy Geen  

"Colorful Facts"

China is the world's oldest living civilization - 3,500 years old.

Location: China is located in eastern Asia.

Capital: Beijing

Offical Language: Northern China (Mandarin), Southern China and Hong Kong (Cantonese).

Population: Estimated 2006 - 1,313,973,713. ~1/5 of world.

Geography: The country covers more than a fifth of Asia.

Foods: Grains: rice in the south, wheat in the north.

Hong Kong is on the coast of mainland China. Up until July 1, 1997, it was British dependency; now it belongs to China. Hong Kong is a major center of economic activity and one of the world's most crowded places. It ranks among Asia's major ports.

Location: A peninsula attached to the mainland of China.

Capital: Victoria

Official Language: Was English and Cantonese; now Mandarin.

Population: Estimated 1996 - 6,000,000, land area=400 sq. miles.

(Primary Source) World Book Encylopedia, 2006.