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Most Cantonese words are written just as in Mandarin,they are only pronounced
differently. Once you ear is used to Cantonese speech, you can even guess
the drift of any not too fast conversation. However, a part of Cantonese
vocabulary is strictly indigenous -- some words even have Cantonese-only
characters invented specifically to write them.
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Some Cantonese names for means of transportation (most notably 巴士
and 的士) have recently made their way into Mandarin.
However, most of them are endemic to Cantonese.
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Many basic and frequently used words are very different too.
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Word expressing time are very different in the 2 dialects. Does it have
anything to do with different concepts of time in the socialist and capitalist
societies?
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Question words are different from Mandarin as can be. As many other
Cantonese auxiliary words, they are often written with Cantonese-only characters.
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If you have any word pairs to add to this list please send me an E-mail.
