Basic Phrases Flashcards
1
Q
Nei5 hou2
A
Hello (you are well)
2
Q
Hou2 go1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
A
Nice to meet you
3
Q
Ngo5 hai6
A
I am
4
Q
nei5
A
you (singular)
5
Q
nei5 dei6
A
you (plural)
6
Q
M4 goi1
A
Thank you (for a service, assistance)/excuse me
7
Q
M4 goi1 saai3
A
Thank you very much (for a service, assistance)
8
Q
saai3
A
Entirely
9
Q
Do1 ze6
A
Thank you (when receiving a gift, money) (used in most formal situations)
10
Q
Do1 ze6 saai3
A
Thank you very much (when receiving a gift, money)
11
Q
M4 sai2 haak3 hei3
A
No need to be polite (response to thanks)
12
Q
haa1 lo6
A
hello (very casual)
13
Q
baai1 baai3
A
Bye-bye (informal)
14
Q
zoi3 gin3
A
Good-bye (formal)
15
Q
haa6 ci3 gin3
A
See you soon
16
Q
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2
A
Do you speak English?
17
Q
sik1 m4 sik1
A
Do you know how to? (literal: know don’t know)
18
Q
gong2
A
to speak
19
Q
jing1 man2
A
English
20
Q
m4 ho2 ji3 si1
A
excuse me
21
Q
sik1
A
yes/to know
22
Q
siu2 siu2
A
a little
23
Q
m4 sik1
A
no
24
Q
m4
A
negative word
25
deoi3 m4 zyu6
I am sorry
26
yat1
1
27
yi6
2
28
saam1
3
29
sei3
4
30
ng5
5
31
luk6
6
32
cat1
7
33
baat3
8
34
gau2
9
35
sap6
10
36
ling4
0
37
sap6 jat1
11
38
sap ji6
12
39
sap6 saam1
13
40
sap6 sei3
14
41
sap6 ng5
15
42
sap6 luk6
16
43
sap6 cat1
17
44
sap6 baat3
18
45
sap6 gau2
19
46
ji6 sap6
20
47
saam1 sap6
30
48
sei3 sap6
40
49
ng5 sap6
50
50
luk6 sap6
60
51
cat1 sap6
70
52
baat3 sap6
80
53
gau2 sap6
90
54
jat1 baak3
100
55
jaa6
20
56
li1 go3
this
57
go2 go3
That
58
Hello (you are well)
Nei5 hou2
59
Nice to meet you
Hou2 go1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
60
I am
Ngo5 hai6
61
you (plural)
nei5 dei6
62
you (singular)
nei5
63
Thank you (for a service, assistance)/excuse me
M4 goi1
64
Thank you very much (for a service, assistance)
M4 goi1 saai3
65
Entirely
saai3
66
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Thank you (when receiving a gift, money)
(used in most formal situations)
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Do1 ze6
67
Thank you very much (when receiving a gift, money)
Do1 ze6 saai3
68
No need to be polite (response to thanks)
M4 sai2 haak3 hei3
69
hello (very casual)
haa1 lo6
70
Bye-bye (informal)
baai1 baai3
71
Good-bye (formal)
zoi3 gin3
72
See you soon
haa6 ci3 gin3
73
Do you speak English?
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2
74
Do you know how to? (literal: know don't know)
sik1 m4 sik1
75
to speak
gong2
76
English
jing1 man2
77
excuse me
m4 ho2 ji3 si1
78
yes/to know
sik1
79
a little
siu2 siu2
80
no
m4 sik1
81
negative word
m4
82
I am sorry
deoi3 m4 zyu3
83
this
li1 go3
84
That
go2 go3
