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Useful Terms
  These useful terms will be transliterated phonetically.

English: Hello                                English: How much does this cost?
Mandarin: Wei                               Mandarin: Doh Doh Chen
Cantonese: Wei                             Cantonese: Gae Doh Cheen

English: How are you?                    English: What time is it?
Mandarin: Ni how ma                     Mandarin: Jee Den
Cantonese: Ney how ma                 Cantonese: Gae Deem

English: Good Morning                   English: I'm lost.
Mandarin: Jow Ahn                        Mandarin: Meeh see
Cantonese: Jo Sun                          Cantonese: Ngoh sut low

English: Good Afternoon                 Englidh: Goodbye.
Mandarin: Wu Ahn                         Mandarin: Jai Gehn
Cantonese: Mm ngohn                    Cantonese: Joy Geen

English: Good Night                        English: Help!!!
Mandarin: Wang Ahn                       Mandarin: Jeew Meeng
Cantonese: Mahn Ngohn                  Cantonese: Gow Meng

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