Cantonese sounds that differ from Mandarin and English.

• 我ngo5ng- initial: starts with a nasal 'ng' sound — 'I / me'
• 牛ngau4ng- initial again — 'cow'
• 國gwok3gw- initial: rounded 'gw' like in 'Gwen' — 'country'
• 快faai3kw-/aspirated pair to gw; here long 'aa' vowel — 'fast'
• 靴hoe1oe vowel: rounded like French 'eu' — 'boot'
• 香hoeng1oeng final: 'oe' + ng — 'fragrant' (as in Hong Kong 香港)
• 書syu1yu vowel: rounded 'ü' like German — 'book'
• 十sap6final -p stop: lips close, no release — 'ten'
• 一jat1final -t stop: tongue stops, no release — 'one'
• 六luk6final -k stop: back of throat stops, no release — 'six'