Cantonese 1 Flashcards
1
Q
kati (1.32 pound)
A
gan1
2
Q
mango
A
mong1 gwo2
3
Q
orange
A
caang2
4
Q
apple
A
ping4 gwo2
5
Q
banana
A
hoeng1 ziu1
6
Q
grape
A
tai4 zi2
7
Q
plum
A
bou3 lam1
8
Q
pear
A
lei4
9
Q
watermelon
A
sai1 gwaa1
10
Q
papaya
A
muk6 gwaa1
11
Q
pineapple
A
bo1 lo4
12
Q
lychee
A
lai6 zi1
13
Q
kiwifruit
A
kei4 yi6 gwo2
14
Q
chicken
A
gai1
15
Q
turkey
A
fo2 gai1
16
Q
festival
A
zit3
17
Q
pie
A
pai1
18
Q
pumpkin
A
naam4 gwaa1
19
Q
blackberry
A
hak1 mui2
20
Q
one pumpkin pie
A
jat1 go3 naam4 gwaa1 pai1
21
Q
happy thanksgiving!
A
gam2 jan1 zit3 faai3 lok6!
22
Q
hobby
A
hing3 ceoi3 OR si3 hou3
23
Q
first name
A
giu3
24
Q
last name
A
sing3
25
do you like...?
zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 ...?
26
year
nin4
27
very much
hou2
28
quite
gei2
29
so-so
maa4 maa2 dei2
30
not so much
m4 hai6 gei2
31
not
m4
32
taking pictures
jing2 seong1
33
swimming
jau4 seoi2
34
reading
tai2 syu1
35
watching TV
tai2 din6 si6
36
singing
coeng3 go1
37
available, to have free time
dak1 haan4
38
busy, not available
m4 dak1 haan4
39
what do you do in your free time?
nei5 dak1 haan4 jau5 di1 mat1 je5 zou6 aa1?
40
to do
zou6
41
some
di1
42
to have
jau5
43
what
ma1 je5
44
also; all of
dou1
45
but
bat1 gwo3
46
in fact
kei4 sat6
47
most
zeoi3
48
i most like
zeoi3 zung1 ji3
49
travel
heoi3 leoi6 hang4
50
because
jan1 wai4
51
monday
lai5 baai3 jat1 / 禮 拜 一
(in writing, sing1 kei4 jat1 / 星期一)
52
tuesday
禮lai5 拜baai3 二ji6
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 二ji6)
53
wednesday
禮lai5 拜baai3 三saam1
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 三saam1)
54
thursday
禮lai5 拜baai3 四sei3
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 四sei3)
55
friday
禮lai5 拜baai3 五ng5
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 五ng5)
56
saturday
禮lai5 拜baai3 六luk6
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 六luk6)
57
sunday
禮lai5 拜baai3 日jat6
(in writing 星sing1 期kei4 日jat6)
58
per day
jat1 jat6
59
per week
jat1 go3 lai5 baai3
60
per month
jat1 go3 jyut6
61
per year
jat1 nin4
62
[verb] # times per day
jat1 jat6 [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
63
[verb] # times per week
jat1 go3 lai5 baai3 [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
64
[verb] # times per month
jat1 go3 jyut6 [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
65
[verb] # times per year
jat1 nin4 [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
66
[verb] # times every two months
leong5 go3 jyut [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
67
[verb] # times every two weeks
leong5 go3 lai5 baai3 [verb] # ci3 [collocation]
68
going to work
faan1 gung1
69
cooking
zyu2 faan6
70
how often ?
gei2 noi6
71
every (e.g. saturday)
fung4 (e.g. lai5 baai3 luk6 [verb]).
72
how often do you [verb]?
gam3 nei5 gei2 noi6 [verb] jat1 ci3 [collocation] aa1?
73
pound (quantity)
bong6
74
gram
hak1
75
dollar
man1
76
dozen
daa1
77
what are the prices?
dim2 maai6 aa1?
78
and what about these?
gam3 di1 [object] ne1?
79
will have/get
jiu3
80
reading the newspaper
tai2 bou3 zi2
81
then
zau6
82
watch/read the news
tai2 san1 man4
83
to listen to
teng1
84
listening to music
teng1 jam1 ngok6
85
listening to songs
teng1 go1
86
listening to the radio
teng1 sau1 jan1 gei1
87
to kick
tek3
88
soccer
tek3 zuk1 kau4; tek3 bo1
89
to hit
daa2 打
90
ball
kau4 球
91
to play tennis
打daa2 網mong5 (net) 球kau4
92
to play basketball
打daa2 籃laam4 (basket) 球kau4
93
badminton
打daa2 羽jyu5 毛mou4 (feather) 球kau4
94
table tennis
打daa2 乒bing1 乓bam1 球kau4
95
to run
paau2 跑
96
running/jogging
跑paau2 步bou6 (steps)
97
to run a marathon
跑paau2 馬maa5 拉laai1 松cung4 (marathon)
98
to ride a bike
踩caai2 單daan1 車ce1 = ride a bike
99
to ride
踩caai2
100
to swim
游jau4
101
swimming
游jau4 水seoi2 (water)
102
walk
行hang4
103
go shopping
行hang4 街gaai1 (street)
104
street
街 gaai1
105
play video games
玩waan2 遊jau4 戲hei3 機gei1 OR 打daa2 機gei1
106
surf the internet
上soeng5 (go up/get on/ascend) 網mong5
107
how about you?
咁gam2 你nei5 呢ne1?
108
many
好hou2 多do1
109
locative marker – to be at/in
喺hai2
110
home
屋nguk1 企kei5
111
conditional marker – then
就zau6
112
if/when i am home then i like to [verb, e.g. listen to music]
hai2 ngu1 kei5 zau6 zung1 ji3 [verb, e.g. ten3 jam1 ngok6]
113
adverb - indicate a shared fact, "too"
都dou1
114
adverb – introduce a
further item, "also"
又jau6
115
early rest, sleep well, good night
早 zou2 (early), 唞 tau2 (rest)
116
good morning
zou2 san4
早 晨
117
'good evening' (formal greeting)
晚安 maan5 [ng]on1
118
the most
zeoi3
119
he/she/it
keoi5
120
correct
deoi3
121
interesting, funny
ceoi3
122
push
teoi1
123
indoor rock climbing
paan1 sek6
124
outdoor rock climbing
paan1 ngaam4
125
birthday
saang1 jat6
126
happy birthday
saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6
127
happy birthday to you
saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 zuk1 (to wish, for others) nei5
128
birthday cake
saang1 jat6 daan6 gou1
129
piece of cake
jat1 gin6 daan6 gou1
130
one whole cake
jat1 go3 daan6 gou1
131
to celebrate
hing3 zuk1
132
celebrate a birthday
hing3 zuk1 saang1 jat6; shortened can be hing3 sang1
133
candle
laap6 zuk1
134
a candle
jat1 zi1 laap6 zuk1
135
lighter
daa2 fo2 gei1
136
matches
fo2 caai4
137
to light a candle
dim2 laap6 zuk1
138
to blow out a candle
ceoi1 laap6 zuk1
139
to sing a birthday song
coeng3 saang1 jat6 go1
140
now
ji4 gaa1
141
make a wish
heoi2 jyun6
142
what is your birthday wish?
nei5 ge3 saang1 jat6 jyun6 mong6 hai6 me1 (je5) aa1?
143
to cut the cake
cit3 daan6 gou1
144
cooking (as a hobby)
zyu2 je5 sik6
145
approximately
daai6 joek3
146
how often?
gei2 noi6
147
long vacation
coeng4 (long) gaa3 kei4 (vacation)
148
every day
每mui5 日jat6 都dou1
149
however
不bat1 過gwo3
