Gin-minh (Encounters) Flashcards
Jóu-sàhn 早晨
Good morning
Néih hóu ma? 你好嗎
How are you?
Sihk-jó faahn meih a? 食左飯未啊
Have you eaten?
Sihk-jó lak 食左啦
I have eaten
Yáuh-sàm 有心
Kind of you to ask
Sìn-sàang. 先生
Mr / Sir / Gentlemen / Husband
Síu-jé 小姐
Miss / Young lady
Taai-táai 太太
Mrs / Wife / Married woman
Kéuih 佢
She / her / he / him
Néih 你
You (singular)
Ngóh 我
I / me
Dōu 都
Also
Hóu (adjective / verb) 好
(To be) Good / well / fine / OK / nice / very
… ma? 嗎
fp: turns a statement into a question.
… nē?
fp: repeats a question about a different matter.
Ngóh-deih 我地
We / us
Néih-deih 你地
You (plural)
Kéuih-deih 佢地
They / them
Deui-mh-jyuh 對唔住/ 對不起
I’m sorry / excuse me / pardon me
Gwai-sing a? 貴姓
What is your name?
Joi-gin 再見
Goodbye
Méih-gwok 美國
America / USA
Méih-gwok yàhn 美國人
Amercan person / people
Yàhn 人
Person / people
Yaht-bún 日本
Japan
Yaht-bún yàhn 日本人
Japanese person / people
Yìng-gwok 英國
Britain / UK / England
Yìng-gwok yàhn 英國人
British person / people
Haih 係
To be
Gwai 貴
To be expensive / distinguished
Leng 靚
To be pretty / good-looking / handsome / of good quality
Maaih 賣
To sell
Yiu 要
To need
… a? 啊
fp: reinforcing a question
Chē 車
Car / cars
mh 唔
Not
òu
Oh! (expression of surprisè)
Bà-sài 巴西
Brazil
Faat-gwok 法國
France
Jùng-gwok 中國
China