Lesson 1 With Hillary Yip

Question 1

giu3

Answer 1

叫 (call)

Question 2

mat1 je5

Answer 2

乜嘢 (what)

Question 3

meng2

Answer 3

名 (name)

Question 4

ngo5

Answer 4

我 (I/me)

Question 5

nei5

Answer 5

你 (you)

Question 6

keoi5

Answer 6

佢 (he/she)

Question 7

hai6

Answer 7

係 (to be)

Question 8

sing3

Answer 8

姓 (surname)

Question 9

lou5 si1

Answer 9

⽼師 (teacher)

Question 10

hok6 saang1

Answer 10

學⽣ (student)

Question 11

Mei5 gwok3 jan4

Answer 11

美國⼈ (American)

Question 12

gwok5

Answer 12

國 (country)

Question 13

waa4 kiu4

Answer 13

華僑 (Overseas Chinese)

Question 14

hoeng1 gong2 jan4

Answer 14

⾹港⼈ (Hong Kong people)

Question 15

aa3?

Answer 15

呀? (yes/no question particle)

Question 16

nei5 ne1?

Answer 16

你呢？ (What about you?)

Question 17

aa4?

Answer 17

呀? (rhetoricalquestionparticle)

Question 18

zung1 man4 daai6 hok6

Answer 18

中⽂⼤學 (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Question 19

Language Note 1

Answer 19

Hillary told me that the word order does not change between a question and an answer, so when you answer a question you can replace the questioning phrase or question word with whatever your answer is. Example:

Q) nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
A) Ngo5 giu3 Skylar

Question 20

Ngo5 go3/Nei5 go3

Answer 20

我個/ 你個 (my/your)

Question 21

Hou2

Answer 21

好 (good)

Question 22

Daai6

Answer 22

⼤ (big)

Question 23

Leng3

Answer 23

靚 (pretty)

Question 24

Hok6

Answer 24

學 (to learn)

Question 25

Zung1 man2

Answer 25

中⽂ (Chinese)

Question 26

Gwong2 dung1 waa2

Answer 26

廣東話 (Cantonese)

Question 27

Jing1 man2

Answer 27

英⽂ (English)

Question 28

Zung1 ji3

Answer 28

鍾意 (to like)

Question 29

Zou2 san4

Answer 29

早晨 (Morning!)

Question 30

Baan1

Answer 30

班 (class)

Question 31

Jau5

Answer 31

有 (to have)

Question 32

Mou5

Answer 32

冇 (to not have)

Question 33

Zung1 man4 meng2

Answer 33

中⽂名 (Chinese name)

Question 34

Bin1 gwok3

Answer 34

邊國 (which country)

Question 35

jat1 zan6 gaan1

Answer 35

⼀陣間 (later)

Question 36

gaai3 siu6 sik1

Answer 36

介紹…識 (to introduce)

Question 37

Bin1 dou6

Answer 37

邊度 / 邊喥 (where- question word)

Question 38

Nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3

Answer 38

你叫乜名呀？ (what is your name)

Question 39

pang4 jau5

Answer 39

朋友 (friend)

Question 40

nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 aa3?

Answer 40

你 係 邊 度 人 呀？(where do you come from?)

Question 41

ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4

Answer 41

我 係 美 國 ⼈ (I’m from America)

Question 42

mak6 sai1 go1

Answer 42

墨西哥 (Mexico)

Question 43

sik1

Answer 43

識 can

Question 44

gong2

Answer 44

講 speak

Question 45

sik1 m4 sik1 gong2…?

Answer 45

識唔識講…? Can you speak

Question 46

sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man2

Answer 46

西班牙⽂ Spanish

Question 47

jyu5 jin4

Answer 47

語言 language

Question 48

tung4 maai4

Answer 48

衕 and

Question 49

si1 ngaa5

Answer 49

Hillary’s Canto name