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Canto01 Flashcards

1
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廣州

A

Guangzhou (Canton), the capital of Guangdong province (廣東) in China
(gwong zau)

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廣告

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advertisement; ad (Cantonese also uses 告白)

gwong gou

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廣

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[1] broad; wide; extensive; spacious
[2] [v] stretch; extend
[3] Kwangtung (Cantonese region of southern China); Kwangsi
(gwong)

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4
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廣東話字幕

A 
Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD)
(gwon dong waa zi mok)
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… 廣東話點講呀？

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How do you say … in Cantonese?

… gwóng dùng wáa dím góng aa

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廣場

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plaza

gwong coeng

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你識唔識講廣東話呀?

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Do you speak Cantonese?

neih sīk m̀h sīk góng gwóng dùng wáa aa

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廣播

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broadcast

gwong bo

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呢個用廣東話點講呀?

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How do you say this in Cantonese?

ne go jung gwong dong was dim gong aa?

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廣東菜

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Cantonese food

gwong dung coi

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我唔識講廣東話.

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I can’t speak Cantonese.

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識

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[1] [v] recognize; know; discern [2] [n] opinion; view [3] knowledge
(zik)

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唔識

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[1] do not know sth. (Lack of knowledge.) Synon.: 唔曉.
[2] do not know sb./sth. (Never seen before.)
(m sik)

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你識唔識. … 呀？

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Do you know how to … ?

neih sik m sik … aa ?

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識講

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know how to speak (a language)

sik gong

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你識唔識講廣東話呀?

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Do you speak Cantonese?

neih sīk m̀h sīk góng gwóng dùng wáa aa

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17
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識嘢

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to know what to do; to know how to manage things

sik je

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識字

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to learn to read; to become literate

sik zi

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懂 / 明白 / 識晒

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understand

dung / ming baak / sik saai

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好開心識到你.

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Nice to meet you

hou hoi sam sik dou nei

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學識

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learning; knowledge

hok sik

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唔好意思, 我唔識

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Sorry, I don’t know

m hou ji si, ngoh m sik

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對唔住,我唔識

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Sorry, I don’t know

deoi m zyu, ngoh m sik

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識晒

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understand

sik saai

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25
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知識

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knowledge; intellectual; intellect

zi sik

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26
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我知你想點

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I know what you want

ngoh zi neih soeng dim

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唔知幾

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[1] extremely (lit. don’t know how) (e.g.: 唔知幾高興 it’s extremely joyful)
(m zi gei)

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唔知點

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don’t know how (to)

m zi dim

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你講我知(你/佢/…) 幾時…到/去

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Please let me know, when (you/he/…) are arriving/going

neih gong ngoh zi (neih/keoi/…) gei si … dou / heoi

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30
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你講我知…

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Please let me know, …

neih gong ngoh zi …

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31
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知

A 
1] [v] know; understand; be aware of 
[2] [n] knowledge; learning 
[3] [v] inform; notify; tell
[4] [n] bosom/intimate friend
[5] [v] [literary] administer; be in charge of
(zi)
32
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我唔知食乜。

A

I don’t know what to eat.

ngoh m zi sik mat.

33
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知道 - 知

A

to know about something; to know a fact; to understand | [粵]: also 知
(zi dou)

34
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我知呀

A

I know

ngoh zi aa

35
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知唔知呀?

A

do you know?

zi m zi aa?

36
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州

A

[1] [n] administrative district in ancient China [2] [n] region with 2,500 families [3] [n] county [4] [n] place surrounded by water; islet; sand bar [5] [n] state (in the U.S.A.) [6] a Chinese family name
(zau)

37
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告

A

advise; counsel; admonish

gou

38
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告

A 
[1] inform; notify; report to
[2] proclaim; declare; announce
[3] prosecute; sue; accuse
[4] complain about; tell on
[5] ask for; request; solicit
(gou)
39
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新聞報告

A

news report

san man bou gou

40
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報告

A

to report; a report

bou gou

41
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報

A

[1] [v] repay; recompense [2] [n] reward; retribution [3] [v] report; announce; [n] report [4] [n] newspaper; periodical; journal
(bou)

42
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唔該，請問有冇 “報紙”賣呀？

A

Excuse me, do you sell “newspaper”?

m goi, ceng man jau mou “bou zi” maai aa?

43
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請問

A 
excuse me, may I ask…?
please, may I ask … ?
please could you tell me …
excuse me, may I ask …?
Polite form to ask a question
This is a very polite and formal way for asking questions, mostly of a stranger.
(ceng man)
44
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請問

A

please could you tell me ….

ceng man

45
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請問

A

Polite Form to ask a Question
This is a very polite and formal way for asking questions, mostly of a stranger.
eg. 請問先生貴姓呀? (Please could you tell me your surname?)

46
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唔該請問

A

Excuse me - to get attention

m goi ceng man

47
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請問飲乜嘢茶?

A

What tea would you like to drink?

ceng man jam mat yeh caa

48
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請問(上水)點去呀 ?

A

can you show me (…sheung shui) where to go?

ceng man (soeng seoi) dim heoi aa ?

49
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唔該，請問有冇 “報紙”賣呀？

A

Excuse me, do you sell “newspaper”?

m goi, ceng man jau mou “bou zi” maai aa?

50
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咁,請問你貴姓呀?

A

Then, would you please tell me your surname?

gam , ceng man neih gwai sing aa ?

51
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先生,請問幾位？

A

Sir, how many people?

sin saang, ceng man gei wai ?

52
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位

A

[1] position; rank; status (兩位 - two person to seat) [2] location; seat [3] numerical adjunct [4] [n] seat of authority [5] [n] person [6] [v] take its place
(wai)

53
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邊位

A

[1] (polite) which one; who

bin wai

54
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角位

A

corner [華]: 角落

gok wai

55
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二位, 三位

A

two people, three people …

ji wai, sam wai, …

56
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幾位？

A

how many people

gei wai ?

57
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嗰位

A

that one; that person

go wai

58
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先生幾多位？

A

Mister, how many people?

sin saang, gei dou wai?

59
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幕

A 
[1] tent; canopy 
[2] curtain; screen 
[3] office of a commanding general
[4] act of a play; scene
(mok)
60
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開幕

A

[1] to raise the curtains at a theatre or a cinema -> to start the show [2] to start or open a meeting [3] (of a shop or store) to open the doors for business
(hoi mok)

61
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大開幕

A

grand opening

daai hoi mok

62
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講開又講

A

by the way, incidentally, while we’re on this subject…
[Syn.] [粵]: 話時話
(gong hoi jau gong)

63
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話時話

A

by the way; incidentally; while we’re on this subject… [Syn.] [粵]: 講開又講
[2] let’s get back to the subject [粵] 話番轉頭;
[3] frankly speaking; jokes aside; seriously | [粵] 講真;
(waa si waa)

64
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開心

A

happy –> enjoy; like much

hoi sam

65
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開會

A

to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting; to have a meeting

hoi wui

66
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開

A

[1] [v] open (door, bottle, etc) [2] [v] turn on; switch on [3] [v] drive; operate [4] [v] depart; leave; start [5] [v] set up; run [6] [v] hold (開會 meeting, exhibition, etc) [7] [v] write out; make a list of [8] [adv] aside; apart; away
(hoi)

67
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開啲

A

farther away or apart

hoi di

68
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大開幕

A

grand opening

daai hoi mok

69
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開乜嘢茶?

A 
what tea (drink) do you want?
(hoi mat je caa?)
70
Q

好開心見到你

A

Pleased to meet you

hóu hòi sàm gin dóu néih

71
Q

你開唔開心? 我唔開心。

A

Are you happy? - I’m not happy.

neih hoi m hoi sam? ngo m hoi sam.

72
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返開嚟

A

to come back towards the speaker but away from the object

faan hoi lai

73
Q

分開

A

to divide; to separate

fan hoi

74
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開工

A

to start work; to start a project; to go into operation; to go on stream; to begin construction
(hoi gung)

75
Q

行開

A

go away; step away; “Get Lost”

haang hoi

76
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去開會

A

to go to a meeting

heoi hoi wui

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