Cantonese text to speech
Turn Chinese text into Cantonese speech read by natural Hong Kong voices. Listen while you follow the text, or download the MP3.
- Three Hong Kong Cantonese voices
- Traditional and simplified characters
- Slow it down for practice
Voice
32 characters
How to convert text to Cantonese speech
- Paste your Chinese text above. Ka-Yan, a Hong Kong Cantonese voice, is already selected.
- To change voice, open the voice list and choose Cantonese in the accent filter.
- Press Read it aloud, then download the MP3.
If you switch the language or pick a voice without the Cantonese tag, the text is read in Mandarin instead.
Questions
Which Cantonese voices are there?
Ka-Yan and Wing-Yee (female) and Ka-Ho (male), all with a Hong Kong accent. The page starts with Ka-Yan selected.
Can I write in colloquial Cantonese?
Written Chinese is read in Cantonese pronunciation. Common colloquial characters such as 嘅, 唔 and 係 are usually read fine; rare ones may not be.
Is it free?
Yes. Guests get 3,000 characters a day and a free account gets 10,000.