Cantonese (Actions)

wake up

hei2 san1

have breakfast

sik6 zou2 caan1

go to work

faan1 gung1

go to school

faan1 hok6

have lunch

sik6 Lunch / aan3

get off work

fong3 gung1

get off school

fong3 hok6

sleep

fan3 gaau3

have dinner

sik6 maan5 faan6

watch tv

tai2 din6 si6

play video games

daa2 gei1

exercise

zou6 wan6 dung6

shower

cung4 loeng1

cook (dinner)

zyu2 faan6

work

zou6 je5

write

se2

speak

gong2

listen

teng1

shopping

haang4 gaai1

go home

faan1 uk1 kei2

go

heoi3

come

lai4

go back

faan1

have

jau5

not have

mou5

choose

gaan2

do

zou6

wait

dang2

find / look for

wan2

feel / think (opinion)

gok3 dak1

think (process / guess)

nam2

want

seong2

know (information / fact)

zi1 (dou6)

remember

gei3 dak1

understand

ming4 (baak6)

ask

man6

answer

daap3

open

hoi1

close

saan1

turn off

sik1

start

hoi1 ci2

finished

jyun4 (e.g. sik jyun)

travel

heoi3 leoi5 hang4

take transport

daap3 ce1

take

ling1

pay

bei2 cin2

listen to music

teng1 go1

singing

coeng3 go1

watch movie

tai2 hei3

read

tai2 syu1

drawing

waak6 waa2

cooking

zyu2 je5 sik6

running

paau2 bou6

play/hit

daa2

to celebrate

hing3 zuk1

share

gung6 jung6

ride (e.g. scooter)

caai1

watch over

tai2 jyu6

nap

fa3 aan3 gaau3

plan

nam2 zyu6

buy

maai5 (up tone)

sell

maai6 (flat tone)

cook (boil)

bou1

return/reply

fuk1

visit (person)

taam3

meet

gin3

see / find

gin3

to type

daa2 zi6

to work / earn a living

daa2 gung1

to yawn

daa2 haam3 lou6

to sneeze

daa2 hat1 ci1

to hiccup

daa2 si1 ik1

to chat / gossip

daa2 ngaa4 gaau3

to cut in line

daa2 zim1

massage

dap6 gwat1

stretching

laai1 gan1

order food

dim2 coi3

to board (e.g. plane)

dang1 gei1

to cheer

fun1 fu1

to change (convert money)

wun6

to check in (hotel)

dang1 gei3

to enjoy

hoeng2 sau6

sweep

sou3 dei6

to push

teoi1