Cantonese Vocab Flashcards
You
你
nei5
Good, fine
好
hou2
To call
叫
giu3
What?
乜野
mat1 ye5
咩
me1
Name
名
meng2
[Question particles]
啊
a3
㗎
ga3
I, me
我
ngo5
What about…?
呢
ne1
Hey!
喂
wai6 / wei6
Recently, lately
呢排
ni1 paai4
How?
點
dim2
Quite
幾
gei2
Not, do not
唔
m4
Not bad
唔錯
m4 cho3
[Statement particle]
啊
a6 / a1
Let, allow
等
dang2
Introduce
介紹
gaai3 siu6
This
呢
ni1
[MW: Person or thing]
個
go3
To be
係
hai6
Friend
朋友
pang4 yau5
He, she
佢
keui5
[Plural particle for pronouns]
地
dei6
Recently, lately
最近
jeui3 gan6
Very
好
hou2
Berkeley
柏克萊
paak3 hak1 loi4
This year
今年
gam1 nin2
[Ordinal prefix]
第
dai6
How many?
幾
gei2
Year
年
nin4
To major in
主修
jyu2 sau1
To read, to study
讀
duk6
Which
邊
bin1
Subject, field
科
fo1
From, at
喺
hai2
Los Angeles
洛杉磯
lok6 caam3 gei1
羅省
lo4 saang2
To come
嚟
lei4
Here
呢度
ni1 dou6
Oh!
哦
o4
So then…, well then…
咁
gam2
Where?
邊度
bin1 dou6
Now, currently
而家
yi4 ga1
To live, to reside in
住
jyu6
Dorm
宿舍
suk1 se5
[MW: Buildings]
座
jo6
Home, family
屋企
uk1 kei2
To exist, to have
有
yau2
Father
爸爸
ba4 ba1
Mother
媽媽
ma4 ma1
Older sister
家姐
ga1 je1
Older brother
哥哥
go4 go1
Younger brother
細佬
sai3 lou2
Younger sister
細妺
sai3 mui2
And, with
同(埋)
tung4 (maai4)
To not exist, not exist
冇
mou5
Brothers and sisters
兄弟姊妹
hing1 dai6 ji2 mui2
Only
得
duc1
Parents
父母
fu6 mou5
Big, large
大
daai6
To pass
過
gwo3
How many?
幾多
gei2 do1
Small, little
細
sai3
Two [with measure words]
兩
leung5
That
嗰
go2
There, over there
嗰度
go2 dou6
This side
呢便
ni1 bin6
呢邊
ni1 bin1
呢面
ni1 min3
That side
嗰便
go2 bin6
嗰邊
go2 bin1
嗰面
go2 min3
Many, more
多
do1
Few, less
少
siu2
Tall, high
高
gou1
Short, low
矮
ai2
Low
低
dai1
Long
長
cheung4
Short
短
dyun2
Fat
肥
fei4
Skinny
瘦
sau3
Good
好
hou2
Light
輕
heng1
Heavy
重
chung5
Bad, out of order
壞
waai6
Worse, bad, lacking
差
cha1
New
新
san1
Young
後生
hau6 saang1
年青
nin4 ching1
Expensive
貴
gwai3
Inexpensive
平
peng4
Smart
叻
lek1
醒目
sing2 muk6
聰明
chung1 ming4
Old
老
lou5
舊
gau6
Stupid
蠢
cheun2
Slow-witted
鈍
deun6
Far
遠
yun5
Close
近
kan2
Fast
快
faai3
Slow
慢
maan6
Hot
熱
yit6
Cold
凍
dung3
Difficult
難
naan4
Early
早
jou2
Late
遲
chi4
On time
準時
jeun2 si4
To arrive late
遲到
chi4 dou3
To be born
出世
cheut1 sai3
When?
幾時
gei2 si4
Month
月
yut6