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Phone & Tech Words in Cantonese

Hong Kong runs on its phones. These are the words you need to borrow a charger, ask for the Wi-Fi password, or tell a friend you will text them — each with native audio.

sauˊ²手geiˉ¹機
cellphone; mobile phone
soengˏ₅上mongˏ₅網
get online; go on the Internet; access the Internet; surf the net
cungˉ¹充dinˍ₆電
charge a battery; recharge a mobile | [synonym] 叉電
matˍ₆密maaˏ₅碼
secret number; PIN; password
dyunˊ²短seon˗₃訊
text message ― usu., but not exclusively, sent between mobile phones. The service is called SMS (Short Message Service) 短訊服務; text messaging; texting; to text; to send a text message
dinˍ₆電nouˏ₅腦
computer
dinˍ₆電waaˊ²話
telephone; telephone call; telephone number
daaˊ²打dinˍ₆電waaˊ²話
to make a phone call
jingˊ²影soengˊ²相
to take a picture; to take a photograph | Std. Chin.: 照相
dinˍ₆電ciˎ₄池
electric battery |[粵]: also 電芯
mongˏ₅網zaamˍ₆站
web site; website
dinˍ₆電jauˎ₄郵
e-mail; email | Not to be mistaken with 電油(Petrol) since the pronunciation is the same.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say mobile phone in Cantonese?

手機 (sau2 gei1) — literally "hand machine". Its measure word is 部 (bou6): 一部手機.

How do you ask for the Wi-Fi password in Cantonese?

Wi-Fi 密碼係咩呀? (mat6 maa5 hai6 me1 aa3) — what is the Wi-Fi password? Hong Kong speakers just say "Wi-Fi" in English.

How do you say my phone is out of battery?

我部手機冇電 (ngo5 bou6 sau2 gei1 mou5 din6) — my phone has no power. Then ask to 充電 (cung1 din6), charge it.

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