Bite Size Cantonese

In this 100% Cantonese episode:

• Hear natural Cantonese pronunciation and rhythm

• Train your listening skills with real-life stories

• Learn how yum cha ordering has changed

• Compare dim sum prices and tipping in Hong Kong and London

• Explore Chinese and Western food-sharing cultures

  
  

  Listen once for the main ideas, then listen again with the transcript to pick up new vocabulary and natural Cantonese expressions.

  
  

00:00 Introduction｜今集簡介
01:31 My yum cha experiences｜我嘅飲茶經歷
02:20 From dim sum carts to QR codes｜由點心車到 QR Code 落單
03:16 Hong Kong vs London prices｜香港與倫敦價錢比較
04:07 Two London Chinatown stories｜兩個倫敦唐人街飲茶故事
08:50 Sharing dim sum｜分享點心嘅文化
09:40 Hong Kong vs Western dining culture｜中西飲食文化
10:55 Closing thoughts｜總結

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

This is it — the final episode of “Ordering Dim Sum Like a Local”! In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia closes out the dim sum series with the comfort-food side of the menu: cheung fun (rice rolls) and clay pot rice. Perfect for BBCs, ABCs, and beginners, you’ll learn how to say and identify popular cheung fun and rice-in-pot dishes, understand the meanings behind their Cantonese names, pick up a cultural insight about ordering with food allergies in Hong Kong, and walk away with a few  sentences you can actually use at your next yum cha. Follow along with the menu in the description and practise ordering together. This series focused on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling nervous at yum cha and start confidently ordering dim sum like a local.

今集《 Bite-size Cantonese 》會繼續「飲茶點心系列 - Part 6」，教你點樣喺茶樓用廣東話 confidently 叫腸粉同煲仔飯。特別適合BBC、ABC同初學者，今集除了教你認識常見腸粉同煲仔飯都會同大家分享一個香港飲茶好少見文化現象。呢個系列重點係實用日常廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐呢度等人幫你叫，自己都可以開口 confidently 叫喺食，好似香港人樣。

Here is the menu link

https://plumvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P79-DSS-Lunch-September-31797-1.pdf

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Interactive link for learning：-

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Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]:16 Scallop Cheung Fun 鮮帶子腸粉04:56 King Prawn Cheung Fun 鮮蝦滑腸粉05:22 Roasted Pork Cheung Fun 叉燒滑腸粉06:22 Fried Dough Stick Cheung Fun 葱花炸兩腸粉07:30 Crispy Bean Curd Roll Cheung Fun 百花腐皮腸粉08:06 Crispy Grilled Eel Cheung Fun 脆皮燒鰻魚腸粉09:00 Monk's Vegetables Cheung Fun 羅漢齋腸粉09:36 Traditional Plain Cheung Fun 懷舊砵仔粉11:06 Spare Ribs Clay Pot Rice 豉汁排骨飯11:51 Spare Ribs & Chicken Feet Clay Pot Rice 鳳爪排骨飯12:17 Chicken & Chinese Sausage Clay Pot Rice 香菇臘腸雞飯13:09 Pork & Century Egg Congee 皮蛋瘦肉粥13:50 Why Hong Kong People Love Clay Pot Rice16:59 Useful Yum Cha Sentences

In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia continues the “Ordering Dim Sum Like a Local- Part 5 ” dim sum series by teaching you how to confidently order dim sum in a real Cantonese restaurant. 

Perfect for BBCs, ABCs, and beginners, this episode focuses on the dim sum dishes that learners often recognise but don’t fully understand. You’ll learn how to say and identify popular dim sum items on a real menu, understand the meanings behind their Cantonese names, and hear practical Cantonese phrases people actually use during yum cha. 

Follow along with the menu in the description and practise ordering together. This series focuses on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling nervous at yum cha and start confidently ordering dim sum like a local.

今集《Bite-size Cantonese》會繼續「飲茶點心系列-Part 5」，教你點樣喺茶樓用廣東話 confidently 叫 點心。特別適合BBC、ABC同初學者，今集會集中講一啲大家可能見過、食過，但未必真正明白意思嘅點心名稱。你會學識點樣用廣東話叫常見點心、了解點心名背後嘅意思，同埋聽下飲茶時真實會用到嘅廣東話。記得打開描述入面嘅餐牌，一齊跟住學點叫點心。呢個系列重點係實用日常廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐喺度等人幫你叫，自己都可以開口 confidently叫 點心，好似香港人咁。

Here is the menu link

https://plumvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P79-DSS-Lunch-September-31797-1.pdf89ioklm ， 

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

Hello listeners, making videos is taking more time than producing the podcast, so I wasn't able to upload a weekly episode. In the future, when I get more familiar with making videos, I hope I can release one episode a week. Thanks for listening to this podcast.❤️

YOUTUBE link

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N8xSRaxYHTM&t=418s&pp=ygUdb3JkZXJpbmcgZGltIHN1bSBpbiBjYW50b25lc2U%3D&ra=m

In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia continues the “Ordering Dim Sum Like a Local- Part 4 ” dim sum series by teaching you how to confidently order dim sum in a real Cantonese restaurant. 

Perfect for BBCs, ABCs, and beginners, this episode focuses on the dim sum dishes that learners often recognise but don’t fully understand. You’ll learn how to say and identify popular dim sum items on a real menu, understand the meanings behind their Cantonese names, and hear practical Cantonese phrases people actually use during yum cha. 

Follow along with the menu in the description and practise ordering together. This series focuses on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling nervous at yum cha and start confidently ordering dim sum like a local.

今集《Bite-size Cantonese》會繼續「飲茶點心系列-Part 4」，教你點樣喺茶樓用廣東話 confidently 叫 點心。特別適合BBC、ABC同初學者，今集會集中講一啲大家可能見過、食過，但未必真正明白意思嘅點心名稱。你會學識點樣用廣東話叫常見點心、了解點心名背後嘅意思，同埋聽下飲茶時真實會用到嘅廣東話。記得打開描述入面嘅餐牌，一齊跟住學點叫點心。呢個系列重點係實用日常廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐喺度等人幫你叫，自己都可以開口 confidently叫 點心，好似香港人咁。

Here is the menu link

https://plumvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P79-DSS-Lunch-September-31797-1.pdf89ioklm， 

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

Message from Celia:- Thanks for your patience if you have been waiting. It takes more time than I thought to prepare video materials. Hope it helps you guys learn Canto in a more effective way.

YOUTUBE :https://youtu.be/HfdLTYSLzZU

In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia continues the “Ordering Dim Sum Like a Local- Part 3 ” yum cha series by teaching you how to confidently order dim sum in a real Cantonese restaurant. Perfect for BBCs, ABCs, and beginners, this episode focuses on the dim sum dishes that learners often recognise but don’t fully understand. You’ll learn how to say and identify popular dim sum items on a real menu, understand the meanings behind their Cantonese names, and hear practical Cantonese phrases people actually use during yum cha. Follow along with the menu in the description and practise ordering together. This series focuses on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling nervous at yum cha and start confidently ordering dim sum like a local.

今集《Bite-size Cantonese》會繼續「飲茶點心系列-Part 3」，教你點樣喺真正嘅廣東茶樓用廣東話 confidently 點心。特別適合BBC、ABC同初學者，今集會集中講一啲大家可能見過、食過，但未必真正明白意思嘅點心名稱。你會學識點樣用廣東話講常見點心、睇真實餐牌、了解點心名背後嘅意思，同埋聽下飲茶時真實會用到嘅廣東話。記得打開描述入面嘅餐牌，一齊跟住學點樣點心。呢個系列重點係實用日常廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐喺度等人幫你叫，自己都可以開口 confidently叫 點心，好似香港人咁。

Here is the menu link

https://plumvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P79-DSS-Lunch-September-31797-1.pdf

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia continues the “Ordering Dim Sum Like a Local” yum cha series by teaching you how to confidently order dim sum in a real Cantonese restaurant. Perfect for BBCs, ABCs, and beginners, this episode focuses on the dim sum dishes that learners often recognise but don’t fully understand. You’ll learn how to say and identify popular dim sum items on a real menu, understand the meanings behind their Cantonese names, and hear practical Cantonese phrases people actually use during yum cha. Follow along with the menu in the description and practise ordering together. This series focuses on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling nervous at yum cha and start confidently ordering dim sum like a local.

今集《Bite-size Cantonese》會繼續「飲茶點心系列」，教你點樣喺真正嘅廣東茶樓用廣東話 confidently 點心。特別適合BBC、ABC同初學者，今集會集中講一啲大家可能見過、食過，但未必真正明白意思嘅點心名稱。你會學識點樣用廣東話講常見點心、睇真實餐牌、了解點心名背後嘅意思，同埋聽下飲茶時真實會用到嘅廣東話。記得打開描述入面嘅餐牌，一齊跟住學點樣點心。呢個系列重點係實用日常廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐喺度等人幫你叫，自己都可以開口 confidently叫 點心，好似香港人咁。

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

In this episode of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia helps you confidently navigate a real dim sum menu in a Cantonese restaurant. Perfect for BBC, ABC, and beginners, you’ll learn how to order tea, recognise popular steamed dim sum dishes, and understand key Cantonese phrases used in real life. Follow along with the menu in the description and practise reading together. This episode focuses on practical, everyday Cantonese so you can stop feeling lost and start ordering like a local.

今集《Bite-size Cantonese》會帶你用一個真實點心餐牌，一齊學點樣用廣東話點茶同點蒸點心。特別適合唔識睇中文嘅BBC或者初學者，由最基本開始，教你點認常見點心同實用句子。記得打開描述入面嘅餐牌，一齊跟住學。今集重點係實用廣東話，等你下次去飲茶唔再淨係坐喺度等人點，自己都可以開口講。

Here is the menu link

https://plumvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P79-DSS-Lunch-September-31797-1.pdf

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

In this episode, Celia dives into one of the most important parts of sounding natural in Cantonese: final particles. Learn how words like 呀, 啦, 喎, 嘅, 囉, and 咩 change tone, emotion, attitude, and meaning in real-life conversations. Through practical everyday examples, you’ll discover why native speakers rely on these small words so much, and how mastering them can instantly make your Cantonese sound softer, more expressive, more local, and far less “textbook.” Perfect for learners who want to speak more authentically and confidently. 今集Celia深入探討廣東話最重要、亦最容易令人聽落更自然嘅元素之一：語氣助詞。你會學識呀、啦、喎、嘅、囉、咩等字點樣影響語氣、情緒、態度同句子真正意思。透過大量生活化例子，你會明白點解香港人咁依賴呢啲細細粒字，亦學識點樣令自己講廣東話時聽落更柔和、更生動、更地道，擺脫課本式廣東話，自信提升日常對話能力。

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

⚠️ Previous upload had incorrect audio. This is the corrected full episode.

Have you ever wondered why Hong Kong people use small words at the end of sentences, like 呀 (aa3) or 啦 (laa1/3)? In Episode 30 of Bite-size Cantonese, Celia, a native Cantonese speaker from Hong Kong, explains final particles — what they are, why they matter, and how they add emotion, tone, or attitude to everyday speech. 

You’ll learn 7 common final particles with real examples for questions, suggestions, surprise, and softening statements. Perfect for Cantonese learners and heritage speakers!

你有冇諗過點解香港人講嘢成日會喺句尾加啲細字，例如 呀 (aa3) 同 啦 (laa1/3)？喺第30集《Bite-size Cantonese》，香港母語講者 Celia 會同你講解 句尾助語詞：乜嘢係句尾助語詞、點解要用、同埋點樣加情緒、語氣或者態度。今集會介紹7個常用助語詞，仲會示範問問題、建議、驚訝同軟化語氣嘅日常例子，啱晒廣東話學習者同 heritage speakers！

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]

Struggling to sound natural in Cantonese even though you know the grammar? In this episode, Celia explains why your Cantonese may sound “textbook,” shares three common mistakes learners make, and shows how locals really speak. With practical examples and tips, you’ll learn how to adapt your Cantonese for everyday conversations.

點解你講廣東話似課本？今集講2個常見錯誤，包括用詞太書面同缺乏語氣詞，教你點樣講得更自然，更貼近香港人日常對話。

Happy Learning!

Download the transcript and 15 useful Cantonese phrases in the episode description. Start learning today and feel confident communicating in Cantonese. !⁠⁠⁠https://bite-size-cantonese.kit.com/ebeaffd64b⁠⁠⁠

Follow Celia on Instagram 👉 @BiteSizeCantonese for more tips, and email Celia [email protected]