Choose what you want to say
Build a supported sentence one choice at a time. Explore the available people, actions, objects and destinations, change a word, and see how the Cantonese changes.
BUILD CANTONESE SENTENCES
Build Cantonese sentences.
The full Build tool, free in your browser.
English + Cantonese + Jyutping
Read the meaning and pronunciation together. Play exact saved audio for supported words, phrase parts and complete lines. Build is part of the app’s 30,000+ recording library.
A full course beside Build
242 lessons and 18 stage checks teach real-life Hong Kong situations. With Full Course, add personal flashcards, Vocabulary, Review and optional Theory to your practice.
Use the full builder here
Explore the same supported sentence paths used by the app. Remove a placed word or undo a choice, try another branch and play the recording where available. Cantonese follows its own grammar as you build.
Free Build. Offline in the app.
Build is free on iPhone and Android, using available exact recordings. Download Canto School for Build alongside the lesson path and study tools. Included native recordings support ordinary offline practice.
A few things to know.
Does Build translate anything I type?
Build follows supported sentence paths. Its recordings cover prepared words, phrase parts and complete lines; arbitrary text and some combinations have no audio.
Do I need to type Chinese?
No. Choose the English words offered by the builder and follow the Cantonese and Jyutping that appear.
What requires Full Course?
Build and your selected starting lesson are free. Optional Full Course includes all native stages, full Vocabulary, flashcards and personal decks, Review and Theory. Check the local monthly price in your store.