Cantonese 2 Flashcards
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Lesson [ # ]
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第dai6 [ 一jat1 ] 堂tong4
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Happy new year
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新san1 年nin4 快faai3 樂lok6
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New Year’s wishes
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新san1 年nin4 願jyun6 望mong6
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I hope…
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我ngo5 希hei1 望mong6
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I want…
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我ngo5 想soeng2
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stay healthy
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身san1 體tai2 健gin6 康hong1
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to chat/have a conversation
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傾偈/ 傾計king1 gai2
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to remember
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記gei3 得dak1
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to stand up
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起 hei2 身 san1
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to sit down
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坐 co5 低 dai1
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to walk
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行 hang4
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to stop
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停 ting4
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to turn around
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轉 zyun3
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to jump
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跳 tiu3
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to point to
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指 zi2 住 zyu6
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door
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門 mun4
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table
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檯 toi2
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chair
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櫈 dang3
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physical appearance
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形 jing4 容 jung4
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What does he/she/they look like?
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佢 keoi5 係 hai6 點 dim2 樣 joeng6 架 gaa3 ?
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tall
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高 gou1
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short
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矮 ngai2
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tall and big
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高大 gou1 daai6
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short and small
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矮 ngai2 細 sai3
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fat
肥 fei4
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thin
瘦 sau3
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long-haired
長 coeng4 頭 tau4 髮 faat3
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short-haired
短 dyun2 頭 tau4 髮 faat3 (short-haired)
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pretty, beautiful
靚 leng3
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handsome
靚 leng3 仔 zai2
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beautiful/pretty young woman/girl
靚 leng3女 neoi5
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old
老 lou5
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young
後 hau6 生 saang1
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wear glasses
戴 daai3 眼 ngaan5 鏡 geng2
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does not wear glasses
無 mou2 戴 daai3 眼 ngaan5 鏡 geng2
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has a beard
有jau5 鬍 wu4 鬚 sou1
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does not have a beard
無 mou2 鬍 wu4 鬚 sou1
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how does the reduplicated adjective work?
you repeat an adjective to mean "quite" (e.g. gou1 gou1 dei6*2)
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or
定 ding6
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I am a short haired person
我 ngo5 係 hai6 一 jat1 個 go3 (a/one) 短 dyun2 頭 tau4 髮 faat3 嘅 ge3 女 neoi5 人 jan4
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how do you form yes/no questions?
Depends on the descriptor.
- keoi5 hai6 m4 hai6 [descriptor] aa1? (e.g. gender, name, occupation, nationality)
- keoi5 adjective m4 adjective aa1? (e.g. fei4, sau3, gou1)
- keoi5 jau5 mou4 thing aa1 (e.g. daai3 ngaan5 geng2, wu4 sou1)
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man
男 naam4 人 jan2
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woman
女 neoi5 人 jan2
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who is [e.g. your teacher]?
邊 bin1 個 go3 係 hai6 _______________呀 aa1 ?
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there!
呢 ne1
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嗰 go2 邊 bin1
over there
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that person is [e.g. my teacher]
嗰 go2 個 go3 (that person) 就 zau6 係 hai6 (is) ___________嘞 laak3
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family members
屋企人 nguk1 kei5 jan4
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age
歲數 seoi3 sou3
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teacher
老 師 lou5 si1 (lit. old master)
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father (three ways!)
爸 baa4 爸 baa1
aa1 baa4
老 lou5 豆 dau6 (old bean)
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mother (three ways)
媽 maa4 媽 maa1
aa1 maa4
老 lou5 母 mou5 (avoid using)
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older brother (three ways)
哥 go4 哥 go1
aa1 go1
大佬 daai6 lou2 (first/eldest)
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younger brother (two ways)
弟 dai4 弟 dai2
細佬 sai3 lou2
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older sister (three ways)
姐 ze4 姐 ze1
家姐 gaa1 ze1
大家姐 daai6 gaa1 ze1 (eldest sister)
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younger sister
妹 mui4 妹 mui2
aa1 mui2
細妹 sai3 mui2
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son
仔 zai2
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daughter
女 neoi2
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children
zai2 neoi2
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how old is/are you/other specific people?
你 nei5 [嘅 ge3 [family member, etc] 幾 gei2 多 do1 歲 seoi3 (how old) 呀 aa1?
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me/my [specific person] is X years old this year.
我 ngo5 [嘅 ge3 (my) family member, etc] 今 gam1 年 nin2/nin4 _______ 歲 seoi3.
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one
一 jat1
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two
二 ji6
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three
三 saam1
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four
四 sei3
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five
五 ng5
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six
六 luk6
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seven
七 cat1
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eight
八 baat3
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nine
九 gau2
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ten
十 sap6
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一
jat1
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二
ji6
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三
saam1
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四
sei3
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五
ng5
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六
luk6
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七
cat1
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八
baat3
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九
gau2
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十
sap6
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twenty ...
廿
jaa6 (21-29)
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thirty...
卅
saa1*6
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forty ...
四
sei3 aa6(41-49)
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fifty...
五
ng5 aa6 (51-59)
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sixty...
六
luk6 aa6(61-69)
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seventy...
七
cat1 aa6(71-79)
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eighty...
八
baat3 aa6(81-89)
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ninety...
九
gau2 aa6 (91-99)
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year of the dragon
lung4 龍 nin4 年
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lunar new year's eve
ceoi4 除zik6 夕
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lunar new year day
nin4 年co1 初
then add for each day after (jat, ji, saam, etc)
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lantern festival
jyun4 元siu1 宵zit3 節
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furniture
gaa1 傢 si1 俬
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money
錢 cin2
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classifiers for furniture
zoeng1 (piece of)
sometimes go3 (e.g. for bookcase)
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price
價gaa3 錢cin4
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sofa
張 zoeng1 梳so1 化faa2
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dining table
張 zoeng1 餐caan1/飯faan6 枱toi2
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dining chair
張 zoeng1 餐caan1 椅ji2 (dining chair)
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chair
張 zoeng1 櫈dang3
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vase
個 go3 花 faa1 樽zeon1
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coffee table
張 zoeng1 茶caa4 几gei1
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massage chair
張 zoeng1 按on3 摩mo1 椅ji2
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bed
張 zoeng1 牀 cong4
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study/work desk
張 zoeng1 書syu1 枱toi2
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bookcase
個 go3 書syu1 架 gaa2
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HK dollar
蚊man1
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hundred
百baak3
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thousand
千cin1
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ten thousand
萬 maan6
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one hundred thousand
十 sap6 萬 maan6
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one million
百baak3 萬maan6
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ten million
千cin1 百baak3 萬maan6
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zero
零 ling4
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樓lau2
apartment building
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house
屋nguk1
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looking for an apt/house
睇tai2 樓lau2/屋nguk1
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every month pay $X
每mui5 月jyut6 供gung1 X man1
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room
房 fong2
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classifier for room
間 gaan1
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bathroom
浴juk6 室sat1
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restroom
廁ci3 所so2 toilet
洗sai2 手sau2 間gaan1 room to wash hands
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square feet
平ping4 方fong1 呎cek3
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particle for mild surprise or emphasis
哦 wo3
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bought
買maai5 咗zo2
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this/these
呢 ne/ni1
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transportation
交 gaau1 通 tung1
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dialogue
對deoi3 話waa6
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means of transportation
交gaau1 通tung1 工gung1 具geoi6
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to ride on (transport)
搭daap3
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to drive
揸zaa1
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car
車ce1
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subway
地dei6 鐵tit3
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light rail
輕hing1 鐵tit3
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train
火fo2 車ce1
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bus
巴baa1 士si6
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minibus
小siu2 巴baa1
van 仔zai2
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taxi
的dik1 士si6
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ferry/boat
船syun4
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plane
飛fei1 機gei1
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how to express duration of time?
amount + classifier + pizzazz
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one minute (duration)
㇐jat1 分fan1 鐘zung1
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one hour (duration)
㇐jat1 個go3 鐘zung1
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one and a half hours (duration)
一jat1 個go3 半bun3 鐘zung1
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day (duration)
㇐jat1 日jat6
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one week (duration)
㇐jat1 個go3 禮lai5 拜baai3 // 星sing1 期kei4
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one month (duration)
㇐jat1 個go3 月jyut6
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