Important Vocabulary 07/22 Flashcards by Hayley Unwin

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What is that?

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Me1 lei4 gaa3? / meí leì gāa

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Strawberry

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Sì dō bē leí

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Sofa

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Sō faà

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Cushion

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Cú shún

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Pillow

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Tzúm taùh

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Chocolate

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Jyū gù lik

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Curry

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Gaa3 lei1 / gaā leī

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Egg

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Daan6 / daān

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Welcome

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Fùnyìhng

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What’s your name?

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Néih giu Jouh mātyéh méng a? / Néih dím

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My name is

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Ngóh giu jouh X

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Where are you from?

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Néih haih bīndouh yàhn a? / néih yàuh bīndouh lèih ga? / néih haih bīngwok yàhn a?

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I’m from X

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Ngóh haih X yàhn

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Good morning / Goodnight / Goodbye

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Jóuh sàhn / jóutáu / joigin

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Good luck

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Jūk néih hóuwahn

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Do you understand?

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Néih mìhng mh mìhng a?

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I understand

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Ngóh mìhngbaahk la

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I don’t understand

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Ngóh mh mìhngbaahk la

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I don’t know

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Ngóh mh jìdou / Ngóh mh sīk

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Do you speak Cantonese/English?

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Néih sīk mh sīk góng gwóngdùngwá/yìngmán a?

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I understand a little

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Ngóh sìk góng síusíu a

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Please say that again

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Mhgòi néih góng dō yāt chi a

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Speak to me in Cantonese

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Tùhng ngóh gòng gwóngdùngwá

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How do you say X in Cantonese?

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X gwóngdùngwá dím góng a?

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Excuse me (for attention)

Chéngmahn

Thank you ( for object)

Dòjeh

You’re welcome

Mhsái haakhei / móuh main tàih

Where is the toilet?

Chisó hái bīndouh a?

I miss you

Ngóh gwaajyuh néih

I love you

Ngóh oi néih

What does this mean?

Nīgo dímgáai a?

Happy

Hoi1sam1

Relaxed

Hing1 sung1

Honest

Sing4 sat6

Funny

Gaau2 siu3

Great

Wai2 daai5

Kind

Sin6 loeng4 / Sīn loèng

Girlfriend/boyfriend

Neoi5 pang4 jau5 / naam4 pang4 jau5

I’ve been learning Cantonese for a year

Ngóh hok6 zo2 gwang2 dung1 wa2 / gwóngdùngwá yat1 nin4

This/ that/ here/ there/ ; where/who/how/why/what

Nī/ gó/ nīdouh/gódouh ; bīndouh/bīngo/dím/dímgáai/mātyéh

And

Tùhng (màaih)

Is /are

Haih

At/in/on

Hái

To come

Làih

To give

Béi

To look

Tái

To close

Sāan

To move

Yūk

To cover

Kám

To deceive

Ngāak

To rest

Táu

To lie down

Fandài

To drive

Zhachè

To not have

Móuh

Correct

Ngāan

Now

Yìhgā

Yesterday/today/tomorrow

Kàhmyaht/ gàmyaht/tìngyaht

Home

Ūkkéi

To help

Bong1 (sau)

Weather

Tin1 hei3

Sunny

Yeung gòng

Coat

Lau1

To share

Fan1 hoeng2

To finish

Yun4

White

Baahk-sīk

Grey

Fūi sīk

Gold

Gām sīk

Red

Hùhng sīk

Blue

Làam sīk

Silver

Ngàhn sīk

Orange

Cháang sīk

Brown

(Ga)fē sīk

Black

Hāak sīk

Purple

Jí sīk

Green

Luhk sīk

Yellow

Wòhng sīk

To enter

Yahp. To go in is yahp heui

Money

Chín

How much or how many

Géi dō?

To be able to, know how to

Wúih or sīk interchangeably