How to write, type, listen, dictate, and use Siri in Cantonese on Apple Computers, MacBooks, and macOS.
To input Chinese by Handwriting or strokes:
You can now select your input method in the top-right.
Cantonese typing (Jyutping or Yale) is now available on Apple's Mac Computers (starting in 2022 with macOS 13 Ventura).
Cantonese Input can be found in: System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources
(More information about typing in different languages on Macs)
(Optional) Rime is also a popular alternative:
Rime-Cantonese offers an Installer for typing Jyutping on Macs.
(As of this writing, the latest installer was 'mac-2021.05.16-installer.pkg'.)
To input Chinese by dictating Cantonese to your Apple computer:
Note down your shortcut for dictation. By default this is ‘Press Fn (Function) Key Twice’.
Now instead of typing, you can speak Cantonese Chinese to your Mac and have it transcribe it.
Note: If you’re bilingual, you can easily switch between speaking in Cantonese, English, and other languages within the dictation popup.
To get your Macbook or iMac to read text to you in Cantonese:
Now you can listen to any English or Chinese text by: (Highlighting Text) > (Right Click) > Speech > Start Speaking. If enabled, a shortcut can be used once the text is highlighted.
To enable Siri, Apple's voice assistant, to understand Cantonese:
Now you can ask Siri questions in Cantonese.
Note: This document is written for devices running macOS Sierra (OSX 10.12) or higher. Instructions vary for older devices.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please get in touch at: cantonese.tools@gmail.com