Guangzhou: Mandarin vs Cantonese - TripAdvisor

Here's a table with key and commonly used phrases in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Mandarin ("pu tong hua")

all written in pin yin
Cantonese ("guang dong hua") English equivalent
ni hao! ney hou! Hello!
wo shi ... ngo hey... I am...

xie xie.
duo tse. Thank you.
zai jian!

zoi gin

(although many tend to say

"bye-bye" in English anyway).
Bye-bye.
mai dan

my dan
Can I have the bill please?
lao jia! mm guoi! Excuse me/Please?
duo shao qian? gei tsin? How much (for the price)?
tai gui le! tai guai lah!

Too expensive

(used for bargaining).