Canto01 Flashcards
廣州
Guangzhou (Canton), the capital of Guangdong province (廣東) in China
(gwong zau)
廣告
advertisement; ad (Cantonese also uses 告白)
gwong gou
廣
[1] broad; wide; extensive; spacious
[2] [v] stretch; extend
[3] Kwangtung (Cantonese region of southern China); Kwangsi
(gwong)
廣東話字幕
Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD) (gwon dong waa zi mok)
… 廣東話點講呀？
How do you say … in Cantonese?
… gwóng dùng wáa dím góng aa
廣場
plaza
gwong coeng
你識唔識講廣東話呀?
Do you speak Cantonese?
neih sīk m̀h sīk góng gwóng dùng wáa aa
廣播
broadcast
gwong bo
呢個用廣東話點講呀?
How do you say this in Cantonese?
ne go jung gwong dong was dim gong aa?
廣東菜
Cantonese food
gwong dung coi
我唔識講廣東話.
I can’t speak Cantonese.
識
[1] [v] recognize; know; discern [2] [n] opinion; view [3] knowledge
(zik)
唔識
[1] do not know sth. (Lack of knowledge.) Synon.: 唔曉.
[2] do not know sb./sth. (Never seen before.)
(m sik)
你識唔識. … 呀？
Do you know how to … ?
neih sik m sik … aa ?
識講
know how to speak (a language)
sik gong
你識唔識講廣東話呀?
Do you speak Cantonese?
neih sīk m̀h sīk góng gwóng dùng wáa aa
識嘢
to know what to do; to know how to manage things
sik je
識字
to learn to read; to become literate
sik zi
懂 / 明白 / 識晒
understand
dung / ming baak / sik saai
好開心識到你.
Nice to meet you
hou hoi sam sik dou nei
學識
learning; knowledge
hok sik
唔好意思, 我唔識
Sorry, I don’t know
m hou ji si, ngoh m sik
對唔住,我唔識
Sorry, I don’t know
deoi m zyu, ngoh m sik
識晒
understand
sik saai
知識
knowledge; intellectual; intellect
zi sik
我知你想點
I know what you want
ngoh zi neih soeng dim
唔知幾
[1] extremely (lit. don’t know how) (e.g.: 唔知幾高興 it’s extremely joyful)
(m zi gei)
唔知點
don’t know how (to)
m zi dim
你講我知(你/佢/…) 幾時…到/去
Please let me know, when (you/he/…) are arriving/going
neih gong ngoh zi (neih/keoi/…) gei si … dou / heoi
你講我知…
Please let me know, …
neih gong ngoh zi …
知
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)
我唔知食乜。
I don’t know what to eat.
ngoh m zi sik mat.
知道 - 知
to know about something; to know a fact; to understand | [粵]: also 知
(zi dou)
我知呀
I know
ngoh zi aa
知唔知呀?
do you know?
zi m zi aa?
州
[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)
告
advise; counsel; admonish
gou
告
[1] inform; notify; report to [2] proclaim; declare; announce [3] prosecute; sue; accuse [4] complain about; tell on [5] ask for; request; solicit (gou)
新聞報告
news report
san man bou gou
報告
to report; a report
bou gou
報
[1] [v] repay; recompense [2] [n] reward; retribution [3] [v] report; announce; [n] report [4] [n] newspaper; periodical; journal
(bou)
唔該，請問有冇 “報紙”賣呀？
Excuse me, do you sell “newspaper”?
m goi, ceng man jau mou “bou zi” maai aa?
請問
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)
請問
please could you tell me ….
ceng man
請問
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?)
唔該請問
Excuse me - to get attention
m goi ceng man
請問飲乜嘢茶?
What tea would you like to drink?
ceng man jam mat yeh caa
請問(上水)點去呀 ?
can you show me (…sheung shui) where to go?
ceng man (soeng seoi) dim heoi aa ?
唔該，請問有冇 “報紙”賣呀？
Excuse me, do you sell “newspaper”?
m goi, ceng man jau mou “bou zi” maai aa?
咁,請問你貴姓呀?
Then, would you please tell me your surname?
gam , ceng man neih gwai sing aa ?
先生,請問幾位？
Sir, how many people?
sin saang, ceng man gei wai ?
位
[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)
邊位
[1] (polite) which one; who
bin wai
角位
corner [華]: 角落
gok wai
二位, 三位
two people, three people …
ji wai, sam wai, …
幾位？
how many people
gei wai ?
嗰位
that one; that person
go wai
先生幾多位？
Mister, how many people?
sin saang, gei dou wai?
幕
[1] tent; canopy [2] curtain; screen [3] office of a commanding general [4] act of a play; scene (mok)
開幕
[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)
大開幕
grand opening
daai hoi mok
講開又講
by the way, incidentally, while we’re on this subject…
[Syn.] [粵]: 話時話
(gong hoi jau gong)
話時話
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)
開心
happy –> enjoy; like much
hoi sam
開會
to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting; to have a meeting
hoi wui
開
[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)
開啲
farther away or apart
hoi di
大開幕
grand opening
daai hoi mok
開乜嘢茶?
what tea (drink) do you want? (hoi mat je caa?)
好開心見到你
Pleased to meet you
hóu hòi sàm gin dóu néih
你開唔開心? 我唔開心。
Are you happy? - I’m not happy.
neih hoi m hoi sam? ngo m hoi sam.
返開嚟
to come back towards the speaker but away from the object
faan hoi lai
分開
to divide; to separate
fan hoi
開工
to start work; to start a project; to go into operation; to go on stream; to begin construction
(hoi gung)
行開
go away; step away; “Get Lost”
haang hoi
去開會
to go to a meeting
heoi hoi wui
