Encounters

Question 1

Good morning

Answer 1

Jóu-sàhn

Question 2

How are you?

Answer 2

Néih hóu ma?

Question 3

Have you eaten?

Answer 3

Sihk-jó faahn meih a?

Question 4

I have eaten

Answer 4

Sihk-jó lak

Question 5

Kind of you to ask

Answer 5

Yáuh-sàm

Question 6

Mr, Sir, Husband

Answer 6

Sìn-sàang

Question 7

Miss

Answer 7

Síu-jé

Question 8

Wife, Mrs

Answer 8

Taai-táai

Question 9

Them (sing/plur)

Answer 9

Kéuih or Néih

Question 10

I, me

Answer 10

Ngóh

Question 11

Also

Answer 11

Dōu

Question 12

Good, well, fine, ok, nice, very

Answer 12

Hóu

Question 13

Statement -> question

Answer 13

Ma?

Question 14

Repeats a question about a different matter

Answer 14

Nē?

Question 15

I’m sorry; excuse me

Answer 15

Deui-m4h-jyuh

Question 16

What is your name?

Answer 16

Gwai sing a?

Question 17

Goodbye

Answer 17

Joi-gin

Question 18

USA (person/from)

Answer 18

Méih-gwok (yàhn)

Question 19

Japan (person/from)

Answer 19

Yaht-bún (yáhn)

Question 20

UK (person/from)

Answer 20

Yìng-gwok (yàhn)

Question 21

To be

Answer 21

Haih

Question 22

Expensive; distinguished

Answer 22

Gwai

Question 23

Pretty; handsome; good quality

Answer 23

Leng

Question 24

To sell

Answer 24

Maaih

Question 25

To want

Answer 25

Yiu

Question 26

Reinforcing a question

Answer 26

A?

Question 27

Car(s)

Answer 27

Chē

Question 28

Not

Answer 28

M4h

Question 29

Oh

Answer 29

Òu

Question 30

Brazil

Answer 30

Bà-sài

Question 31

Germany

Answer 31

Dāk-gwok

Question 32

France

Answer 32

Faat-gwok

Question 33

Canada

Answer 33

Gà-nàh-daaih

Question 34

China

Answer 34

Jùng-gwok

Question 35

South Africa

Answer 35

Nàahm-fèi

Question 36

Australia

Answer 36

Ou-jàu

Question 37

New Zealand

Answer 37

Sàn-sài-làahn

Question 38

Beijing

Answer 38

Bāk-gìng

Question 39

Hong Kong

Answer 39

Hèung-góng

Question 40

Shanghai

Answer 40

Seuhng-hói

Question 41

Guangzhou (Canton)

Answer 41

Gwóng-jàu

Question 42

Macau

Answer 42

Ou-mún

Question 43

Taiwan

Answer 43

Tòih-wàan

Question 44

Wòhng Sìn-sàng m4h leng.

Answer 44

Mr Wong isn’t handsome.

Question 45

Ngóh m4h yiu chē.

Answer 45

I don’t want a car.

Question 46

Kéuih leng m4h leng a?

Answer 46

Is she pretty?

Question 47

Kéuih leng / kéuih m4h leng.

Answer 47

She is pretty / she isn’t pretty.

Question 48

Néih maaih m4h maaih Méih-gwok chē a?

Answer 48

Are you buying or selling an American car?

Question 49

Néih m4h yiu, Léih Síu-jé yiu m4h yiu a?

Answer 49

If you don’t want one, does Miss Li want one?

You not want, Miss Li want not want, eh?

Question 50

Wòhng Taai-táai hóu leng.

Answer 50

Mrs Wong is very beautiful.

Question 51

I am ok/good/well.

Answer 51

Ngóh hóu hóu.

Question 52

Wòhng Sìn-sàang m4h yiu Méih-gwok chē.

Answer 52

Mr Wong doesn’t want an American Car.

Question 53

Kéuih/deih haih m4h haih Yaht-bún-yàhn a?

Answer 53

Are they a Japanese person or not?

Question 54

Ngóh m4h maaih Yaht-bún chē, ngóh maaih Méih-gwok chē.

Answer 54

I don’t want a Japanese car, I want an American car.

Question 55

Yaht-bún chē m4h gwai.

Answer 55

Japanese cars aren’t expensive.

Question 56

Kéuih m4h hóu

Answer 56

He isn’t nice

Question 57

Néih hóu leng.

Answer 57

You are very pretty.

Question 58

Kéuih/deih yiu m4h yiu chē a?

Answer 58

Do they want cars?

Question 59

Kéuih dōu hóu leng.

Answer 59

He is very handsome too.

Question 60

Kéuih/deih haih Méih-gwok-yàhn.

Answer 60

They are Americans.

Question 61

Wòhng Sìn-sàang maaih chē.

Answer 61

Mr Wong sells cars.

Question 62

Yìng-gwok-yàhn m4h maaih Méih-gwok chē

Answer 62

British people don’t sell American cars.