Cantonese Vocab Flashcards
Jóu-sàhn
Good morning
Néih hóu ma?
How are you?
Sihk-jó faahn meih a?
Have you eaten?
Sihk-jó lak
I have eaten
Yáuhsàm
Kind of you to ask
Sīnsāang
Mr/gentleman/husband
Síujé
Miss/young lady
Taaitáai
Wife/married woman
Kéuih
She/he/him/her
Néih
You
Ngóh
I/me
Dōu
Kéuih dōu hóu, yáuh-sàm
Also
Hóu
Good/well/nice
Nē?
Néih taai-táai nē?
Repeats question about different subject
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Victim
ผู้ต้องสงสัย
เจ้าหน้าที่กล่าวว่าสามารถควบคุมตัวผู้ต้องสงสัยซึ่งก่อการโดยลำพังได้แล้ว
Suspect
ลำพัง
เจ้าหน้าที่กล่าวว่าสามารถควบคุมตัวผู้ต้องสงสัยซึ่งก่อการโดยลำพังได้แล้ว
Alone
Deui-m\h-Jyuh
I’m sorry/ excuse me
Gwai-sing a?
Whats your name?
Joi-gin
Goodbye
Méih-gwok
America
Yàhn
Person
Yaht-bún
Japan
Yìng-gwok
UK
Haih
Néih haih m\h haih Léih síu-jé a?
To be
Gwai
Méih-gwok chē hóu gwai
To be expensive/distinguished
Leng
Méih-gwok chē hóu leng
To be pretty/good looking/of high quality
Maaih
Ngóh yiu maaih ngóh ge Méih-gwok chē
Sell
Yiu
Méih-gwok chē hóu leng. Néih yiu m\h yiu a?
To want
Bīn-go
Néih wán bīn-go a?
Who? Which person? Which one?
Wán
Néih wán bīn-go a?
To look for
Yáuh-māt-yéh-sih-a?
Néih wán Wòhng Sìn-sàang yáuh-māt-yéh-sih-a?
For what purpose?
chē
Car
M\h
Méih m\h yiu
Not
M\h-gòi (néih)
Thank you
Daai
Ngóh daai néih heui Wòhng
To lead/bring/go with
Heui
Ngóh daai néih heui Wòhng
To go/ to go to
Máaih
Wòhng sìn-sàang séung máaih
Buy
Yáuh
To have
Ge
Ngóh yiu maaih ngóh ge Méih-gwok chē
’s (shows possession)
Pàhng-yáuh
Wòhng Sìn-sàang haih ngóh ge pàhng-yáuh
Friend
Sé-jih-làuh
Ngóh daai néih heui Wòhng Sìn-sàang ge sé-jih-làuh
Office
Sih
Matter/business
a-múi
Younger sister
bàh-bā
Father
Daaih-lóu
Older brother
gà-jē
Older sister
gà-yàhn
Family member
hìng-daih
Brothers
jí-muih
Sisters
màh-mā
Mother
sai-lóu
Younger brother
ūk-kéi
Ngóh fàan ūk-kéi
Family/home
Fàan
Ngóh fàan ūk-kéi
To return/to return to
jáu
Ngóh yiu jáu lak
To run/run away/leave
jouh
To do
jyuh
Néih tùhng màh-mā yāt-chàih jyuh àh?
To dwell/live
Yiu
Ngóh yiu jáu lak
Must/need to
Bīn-douh?
Néih heui bīn-douh a?
Where?/Which place?
Jouh-māt-yéh?
Néih fàan ūk-kéi jouh-māt-yéh a?
Why?/For what reason?
àh?
Néih tùhng màh-mā yāt-chàih jyuh àh?
That’s right, isn’t it?
Daaih
Néih-deih gàan ūk yāt-dihng hóu daaih lak
Big/ to be big
Dōu-géi / géi
Quite/fairly
Gám/ gám-yéung
Gám-yéung, néih-deih gàan ūk yāt-dihng hóu daaih lak
In that case/ so
Lak
Ngóh yiu jáu lak
That’s how the case stands now
tái
Tái yī-sāng
To see
yīsang
Ngóh daai ngóh màhmā heui tái yīsang
Doctor
Tùhng
With/and
ūk
House
Yātchàih
Chàt go yàhn yātchàih jyuh
Together
Yātdihng
Néih-deih gàan ūk yātdihng hóu daaih lak
Certainly
Chéng
Please
Hóu-noih-móuh-gin
Long time no see
Bāsí
Bus
Dīksí
Taxi
Deih-há
Ngóh juhng jyuh hái Gáu-lùhng Seuhng-hói Gāai chāt-sahp-sàam houh deih-há
Ground floor
…..houh
Chāt-sahp-sàam houh
Number
Láu (cl: chàhng)
Ngóh jyuh yāt chàhng láu jē
A flat/a story/a high building
Chóh
To sit
Daap
Fà-yùhn Douh yáuh hóu dò bā-sí tùhng dīk-sí daap
To travel by/catch/take (public transport)
Làih
Néih yáuh sìh-gaan chéng làih chóh lā
To come/come to
Móuh
Móuh chē-fòhng ge
Have not
Taam
Yáuh sìh-gaan ngóh làih taam
To see/visit
Chē-fòhng
Garage
dò
Yáuh hóu dò bā-sí tùhng dīk-sí daap
Many/much
ge
Móuh chē-fòhng ge
Makes a statement more emphatic
jē/jēk
Ngóh jyuh yāt chàhng láu jē
Only/ and that’s all
juhng
Ngóh juhng jyuh hái Gáu-lùhng
Still/yet
lā
Néih yáuh sìh-gaan chéng làih chóh lā
Urging someone to agree with you or do something for you
m\h-haih-géi / m\h-haih-hóu
Nī chàhng láu m\h-haih-géi daaih
Not very
noih
A very long time
sìh-gaan
Yáuh sìh-gaan ngóh làih taam néih
Time
Chèuih-bín
Chèiuh-bín sihk lā
As you please/feel free
Haak-hei
Néih taai haak-hei
Polite
M\h-sái
M\h-sái dáng kéuih la
No need to
Taai……la
Néih taai haak-hei la
Too…..
Bihn-faahn
Pot luck/any old food
Chyùh-fóng (cl: gàan)
Kéuih hái chyùh-fóng jyú-gán faahn
Kitchen
Jáu-làuh
Chinese restaurant
Jyú
Kéuih hái chyùh-fóng jyú-gan faahn
To cook
Sung
Jyú gam dò sung
Food/ a dish other than rice or soup
Bòng….sáu
Néih yáuh móuh bòng kéuih sáu a?
To help…./ give someone a hand
Dáng
M\h-sái dáng kéuih la
To wait/to wait for
Seun
Ngóh m\h seun
To believe
Yuh-beih
Hòh Taai-táai yāt-dihng yuhng-jó hóu dò sìh-gaan yuh-beih nī chàan faahn lak
To prepare/get ready
Yuhng
Hòh Taai-táai yāt-dihng yuhng-jó hóu dò sìh-gaan yuh-beih nī chàan faahn lak
To use/spend
-gán
Kéuih hái chyùh-fóng jyú-gán faahn
Shows continuous action (-ing)
-jó
Hòh Taai-táai yāt-dihng yuhng-jó hóu dò sìh-gaan yuh-beih nī chàan faahn lak
Shows completed action (-ed)
Faahn (cl: chàan)
Food
Bun
Kéuih yuhng-jó bun go jūng-tàuh jē
Half
dī
Dī sung dōu haih kéuih heui fuh-gahn ge jáu-làuh máaih ge
(Classifier for plurals and uncountable things)
Dōu
Dī sung dōu haih kéuih heui fuh-gahn ge jáu-làuh máaih ge
All/both
Fuh-gahn
Dī sung dōu haih kéuih heui fuh-gahn ge jáu-làuh máaih ge
Nearby
Gam
Jyú gam dò sung
So
Hóu-chíh…. yāt-yeuhng
Taai-táai jyú ge sung jàn hóu-sihk lak. Hóu-chíh jáu-làuh ge yāt-yeuhng
Just like…..
Jàn (-haih)
Taai-táai jyú ge sung jàn hóu-sihk lak. Hóu-chíh jáu-làuh ge yāt-yeuhng
Truly/really/true/real
Jí (-haih)
Jí-haih bun go jūng-tàuh àh?
Only
Jūng-tàuh (cl: go)
Jí-haih bun go jūng-tàuh àh?
Hour