Chapter 4 Flashcards
Cheng
to invite
Cheuih-bin
as you please, feel free
haak-hei
polite
taai … la
too …
bihn-faahn
pot luck
chyuh-fong
kitchen
jau-lauh
Chinese resturant
jyu
to cook
sung
food; a dish other than rice or soup
bong
to help
dang
to wait, to wait for
seun
to believe
yuh-beih
to prepare, get ready
— gan
shows continuing action
— jo
shows completed action
bun
half
chaan
a meal
di
plurals and uncountable things
dou
both
fuh-gahn
nearby
gam
so
hou-chih
just like
jan(-haih)
truly, really, true, real
ji(-haih)
only
jung-tauh
hour
lunhng-ha
lobster
ngauh-yuhk
beef
saang-gwo
fruit
sa-leut
salad
tihm-ban
desert
dim-gaai …yan-waih
why? because
yan-waih … so-yih
because … therefore
yuh-gwo ….jauh
if …. then
gam-yet
today
jiu-jou
morning; in the morning
jou
early
kahm-yaht
yesterday
dong
to regard as
gaai-siuh
to recommend, introduce
jing
to make, prepare
jouh-saang-yi
to do business, run a business
sik
to know how to
sung X bei Y
to give X as a present to Y
hou-meih
tasty
joi
in addition, again
jyu-choi
main dish
laahp-saap
rubbish, garbage
laahp-saap tung
rubbish, garbage bin
mh-hou
don’t
nau
angry
san-sin
fresh
siu
little
wa
words, language, speech, saying
jyu-yuhk
pork
mihn
noodles
juk
congee
cheng-choi
green vegetables
faan-ke
tomatoes
chicken
gai
geung
ginger
ngauh-naaih
milk
seui
water
hei-seui
pop
chaang-jap
orange juice
ga-fe
coffee
be-jau
beer
jau
any alcoholic drink