Vegetables in Cantonese
Hong Kong's wet markets are the best place to practise food vocabulary. 菜 (coi3) covers vegetables in general, and the words below are the ones you will see stacked on every stall — each with native audio and Jyutping.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say vegetables in Cantonese?
菜 (coi3). The same character means a dish of food, so 叫幾個菜 (giu3 gei2 go3 coi3) is to order a few dishes.
What is 薯仔 (syu4 zai2)?
Potato. Cantonese loves the 仔 (zai2) suffix for small things — it turns 薯 (tuber) into the everyday word for a potato.
How do you say you are vegetarian in Cantonese?
我食素 (ngo5 sik6 sou3) — I eat vegetarian. You can also say 我唔食肉 (ngo5 m4 sik6 juk6), I do not eat meat.
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