Intro To Cantonese Flashcards
Cantonese
(Guangdong language)
gwong2 dung1 waa6
廣東話
Cantonese
(White Speech/Colloquial
baak6 waa6
白話
Cantonese
(Formal)
jyut6 jyu5
粵語
Chinese words
zung1 man4 zi6
中文字
Written Language
syu1 min6 jyu5
書面語
Spoken Language
hau2 jyu5
口語
廣東話
gwong2 dung1 waa6
白話
baak6 waa6
粵語
jyut6 jyu5
中文字
zung1 man4 zi6
繁體字
faan4 tai2 zi6
Traditional Chinese (words)
faan4 tai2 zi6
繁體字
書面語
syu1 min6 jyu5
口語
hau2 jyu5
1st tone
High flat (sol)
2nd tone
High rising ( mi - sol )
Ends on Tone 1
3rd tone
Mid-flat (mi) - on the same level Tone 2 starts with
4th tone
Downwards ( re - do )
5th tone
Lower rising (re to mi)
6th tone
Lowest flat (re)
廣東話
Cantonese (guangdong language)
白話
Cantonese (colloquial Cantonese)
粵語
Cantonese (formal)
中文字
Chinese characters
繁體字
Traditional Chinese
書面語
Written Language
口語
Spoken language