Additional Notes on English and Cantonese Sounds
I. English Sounds that do not occur in Cantonese
| Consonants | Examples |
| Final 'L' | all, call, fall |
| Final 'S' | face |
| Final 'F' | half |
| Final 'b' | bulb |
| Final 'd' | deed |
| Final 'g' | dog |
| R | right |
| z | zeal, phase |
| v | vine, twelve |
II. English and Cantonese Sounds that are very similar or indentical
| Initial Consonats | Example |
| m | may (味) |
| n | no (奴) |
| l | lay (離) |
| p | pin (編) |
| b | bin (邊) |
| t | tin (天) |
| d | dean (碘) |
| k | king (傾) |
| g | gong (江) |
| f | fun (分) |
| Vowels | Example |
| i: | see (詩) |
| i | sit (薛) |
| e | peck (劈) |
| u | foot (闊) |
| u: | fool (夫) |
| ^ | cup (級) |
| ei | bay (悲) |
| ai | by (敗) |
| au | how (考) |
| semi-vowels | Example |
| w | why (歪) |
| j | jes (耶) |