1A Flashcards
you understand English
nei5 sik1teng1 jing2man2
can you understand English?
nei5 sik1 m4sik1 teng1 jing1man2 aa4?
Cantonese
gwong2dung1waa2
Miss
siu2ze2
are you American?
nei5 hai6m4hai6 mei5gwok3jan4 aa4?
I can understand Cantonese
ngo5 sik1teng1 gwong2dung1waa2
I am Chinese
ngo5 hai6 zung1gwok3jan4
Good Morning Sir!
sin1saang1 zou2san4
How are you?
nei5hou2maa1
Very well, thanks
hou2hou2, do1ze6
goodbye
baai1baai3
Excuse me
ceng2 man6
(modestly) can’t understand well
m4 hai6 hou2 sik1teng1
a little, a few, some
jat1di1
not very well (to be)
m4 hai6 hou2hou2
how about you
nei5 ne1
but
daan6hai6
a lot, very much
hou2do1
you speak
nei5 gong2
I know how to speak
ngo5 sik1gong2
I don’t speak well
Ngo5 gong2 dak1 m4 hou2
I can speak a little bit
ngo5 sik1gong2 siu2siu2
where
bin1dou6
where is it
hai2bin1dou6
street
gaai1
to be located
hai6
it is located here
Hai2 ni1 dou6
it is NOT located here
m4 hai2 ni1 dou6
Is it located here?
Hai6 m4 hai6 hai2 ni1 dou6 aa3
it is located over there
Hai2 go2 dou6
it is NOT located over there
m4 hai2 go2 dou6
boundary street
gaai3haan6gaai1
King’s Road
jing1wong4dou6
Hello
nei5hou2
you speak Cantonese very well
Nei5 gwong2dung1waa2 gong2 dak hou2 hou2
you can understand Cantonese very well
Nei5 sik1teng1 hou2 do1 gwong2dung1waa2
King’s Road
jing1 wong4 dou6
Boundary street
gaai3 haan6 gaai1
I do not know
ngo5 m4 zi1 dou6
I know
ngo5 zi1 dou6
Do you know?
nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 dou6 aa3
You know
Nei5 zi1 dou6
Yes, I know
Zi1, ngo5 zi1 dou6
I want to
Ngo5 soeng2
Do you want to?
Nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 aa3
I don’t want to
Ngo5 m4 soeng2
I want to eat something
Ngo5 soeng2 sik6 ja1 di1 je5
drink
jam2
street
gaai1
where do you want to go to eat?
nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1 dou6 sik6 aa4
My place
Ngo5 dou6
Want to go
Soeng2 heoi3
I want to go to my place to eat
ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 ngo5 dou6 sik6
Your place
nei5 dou6
I also want
ngo5 dou1 soeng2
Do you want to go to my place to eat
Nei5 soeng2 m4 seong2 heoi3 ngo5 dou6 sik6 aa4
when; what time; anytimeWhen
gei2 si4 aa4
now; this moment
ji4 gaa1
When do you want to eat something?
Nei5 soeng2 gei2 si4 sik6 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
NOT now (to want)
Ji4 gaa1 m4 soeng2
later
ci4 di1
I don’t want to go to your place to eat
ngo5 m4 soeng2 heoi3 nei5 dou6 sik6
Do you want to drink later?
Nei5 ci4 di1 soeng2 m4 soeng2 jam2 aa3
But I want to drink something now
Daan6 hai6 ngo5 soeng2 ji4 gaa1 jam2 ja1 di1 je5
Not ok
m4 hou2
I want to eat here
Ngo5 soeng2 hai2 ni1 dou6 sik6
restaurant
zau2 lau4