While you’re there · Macau
Will people speak English in Macau?
Fine in casinos, resorts and the ferry terminals.
Limited in the old town and on buses. Street signs are in Chinese and Portuguese.
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Limited in the old town and on buses. Street signs are in Chinese and Portuguese.
Official languages: Cantonese, Portuguese.
Words that help in Macau
M̀h'gōi (唔該)Thanks / excuse me (Cantonese, used far more than Portuguese)
ObrigadoThank you (Portuguese — a smile-earner with older Macanese)
Pastel de nataThe egg tart — order by name
Every detail we holdThe language facts, as checked
Official
- Cantonese
- Portuguese
- English prevalence
- Fine in casinos, resorts and the ferry terminals; limited in the old town and on buses. Street signs are in Chinese and Portuguese.
Key phrases
- M̀h'gōi (唔該) — Thanks / excuse me (Cantonese, used far more than Portuguese)
- Obrigado — Thank you (Portuguese — a smile-earner with older Macanese)
- Pastel de nata — The egg tart — order by name