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Cantonese > Important Vocabulary 07/22 > Flashcards

Important Vocabulary 07/22 Flashcards

1
Q

What is that?

A

Me1 lei4 gaa3? / meí leì gāa

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2
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Strawberry

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Sì dō bē leí

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3
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Sofa

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Sō faà

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4
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Cushion

A

Cú shún

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5
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Pillow

A

Tzúm taùh

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6
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Chocolate

A

Jyū gù lik

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7
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Curry

A

Gaa3 lei1 / gaā leī

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8
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Egg

A

Daan6 / daān

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9
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Welcome

A

Fùnyìhng

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10
Q

What’s your name?

A

Néih giu Jouh mātyéh méng a? / Néih dím

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11
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My name is

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Ngóh giu jouh X

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12
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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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13
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I’m from X

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Ngóh haih X yàhn

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14
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Good morning / Goodnight / Goodbye

A

Jóuh sàhn / jóutáu / joigin

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15
Q

Good luck

A

Jūk néih hóuwahn

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16
Q

Do you understand?

A

Néih mìhng mh mìhng a?

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17
Q

I understand

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Ngóh mìhngbaahk la

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18
Q

I don’t understand

A

Ngóh mh mìhngbaahk la

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19
Q

I don’t know

A

Ngóh mh jìdou / Ngóh mh sīk

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20
Q

Do you speak Cantonese/English?

A

Néih sīk mh sīk góng gwóngdùngwá/yìngmán a?

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21
Q

I understand a little

A

Ngóh sìk góng síusíu a

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22
Q

Please say that again

A

Mhgòi néih góng dō yāt chi a

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23
Q

Speak to me in Cantonese

A

Tùhng ngóh gòng gwóngdùngwá

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24
Q

How do you say X in Cantonese?

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X gwóngdùngwá dím góng a?

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25
Q

Excuse me (for attention)

A

Chéngmahn

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26
Q

Thank you ( for object)

A

Dòjeh

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27
Q

You’re welcome

A

Mhsái haakhei / móuh main tàih

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28
Q

Where is the toilet?

A

Chisó hái bīndouh a?

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29
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I miss you

A

Ngóh gwaajyuh néih

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30
Q

I love you

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Ngóh oi néih

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31
Q

What does this mean?

A

Nīgo dímgáai a?

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32
Q

Happy

A

Hoi1sam1

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33
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Relaxed

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Hing1 sung1

34
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Honest

A

Sing4 sat6

35
Q

Funny

A

Gaau2 siu3

36
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Great

A

Wai2 daai5

37
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Kind

A

Sin6 loeng4 / Sīn loèng

38
Q

Girlfriend/boyfriend

A

Neoi5 pang4 jau5 / naam4 pang4 jau5

39
Q

I’ve been learning Cantonese for a year

A

Ngóh hok6 zo2 gwang2 dung1 wa2 / gwóngdùngwá yat1 nin4

40
Q

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

A

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

41
Q

And

A

Tùhng (màaih)

42
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Is /are

43
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At/in/on

44
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To come

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To give

46
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To look

47
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To close

48
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To move

49
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To cover

50
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To deceive

51
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To rest

52
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To lie down

53
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To drive

54
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To not have

55
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Correct

56
Q

Now

57
Q

Yesterday/today/tomorrow

A

Kàhmyaht/ gàmyaht/tìngyaht

58
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Home

59
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To help

A

Bong1 (sau)

60
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Weather

61
Q

Sunny

A

Yeung gòng

62
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Coat

63
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To share

A

Fan1 hoeng2

64
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To finish

65
Q

White

A

Baahk-sīk

66
Q

Grey

67
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Gold

68
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Red

A

Hùhng sīk

69
Q

Blue

A

Làam sīk

70
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Silver

A

Ngàhn sīk

71
Q

Orange

A

Cháang sīk

72
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Brown

A

(Ga)fē sīk

73
Q

Black

A

Hāak sīk

74
Q

Purple

75
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Green

76
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Yellow

A

Wòhng sīk

77
Q

To enter

A

Yahp. To go in is yahp heui

78
Q

Money

79
Q

How much or how many

80
Q

To be able to, know how to

A

Wúih or sīk interchangeably

Cantonese (12 decks)

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