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Cantonese: A Short Course II > Lesson 8.5 > Flashcards

Lesson 8.5 Flashcards

1
Q

Afraid; afraid of (adj, v)

A

怕

pa

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2
Q

Season (n, mw)

A

季

gwai

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3
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The four seasons

A

四季

sei gwai

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4
Q

Season

A

季節
gwai jit
個

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5
Q

Weather report (v, n)

A

天氣報告

tīn hei bou gou

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6
Q

Report (v, n)

A

報告
bou gou
個，fahn

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7
Q

Observatory

A

天文台

tīn màhn tòih

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8
Q

Hoist the typhoon signal (VO)

A

掛風球

gwa fūng kàuh

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9
Q

Hoist; hang

A

掛

gwa

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10
Q

Probably; majority (adv/N)

A

多數

dō sou

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11
Q

Thunder and lightning

A

行雷閃電

hàahng lèuih sím dihn

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12
Q

Landslide

A

山泥傾瀉
sāan nàih kīng se
chèuhng

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13
Q

Place (N)

A

地方
deih fōng
daat, 個

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14
Q

Summer vacation

A

暑假

syú ga

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15
Q

Diligent, hardworking

A

勤力

kàhn lihk

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16
Q

Exam (N);

Sit an exam (VO)

A

考試

háau síh

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17
Q

Umbrella

A

遮
jē
把

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19
Q

East winds (lit: blow east winds)

A

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

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20
Q

It’s raining, take an umbrella!

A

落雨嘑，帶遮啦

lohk yúh la, daai jē lā!

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21
Q

East winds (lit: blow east winds)

A

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

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22
Q

It’ll turn cold tomorrow

A

•聽日轉涼

tīng yaht jyun lèuhng

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23
Q

Turn adj.

A

轉 adj.

jyun adj.

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24
Q

Cloudy (2 words)

A

多雲／密雲

dō wàhn / maht wàhn

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25
Q

•C below zero

A

零下#度

lìhng hah # douh

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26
Q

Turn on

A

開

hōi

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27
Q

Switch on, ignite

A

着

jeuhk

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28
Q

Close

A

閂

sāan

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29
Q

Switch off

A

熄

sīk

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30
Q

Dark

A

黑

hāk

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31
Q

Bright

A

光

gwōng

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32
Q

Sunny (~bright)

A

曬

saai

33
Q

Sunbathe

A

曬太陽

saai taai yèuhng

34
Q

Burned

A

燶
nūng

From either cooking or the sun

35
Q

Get a tan (VResult)

A

曬黑

saai hāk

36
Q

Celsius

A

攝氏

sip sih

37
Q

Fahrenheit

A

華氏

wàh sih

38
Q

Relative (humidity etc.)

A

相對

sēung deui

39
Q

Hand over / turn over

A

gaau béi

40
Q

Forecast

A

預測

yuh chāak

41
Q

Melt

A

熔

yùhng

42
Q

Tired

A

癐

guih

43
Q

Millimetres

A

毫米

hòuh máih

44
Q

Thunder & lightning

A

雷暴

lèuih bouh

45
Q

Amount of rainfall

A

雨量

yúh leuhng

46
Q

What a coincidence (2 ways)

A

咁翹
gam kíu

咁啱嘅
gam ngāam gé

47
Q

Typhoon

A

颱風

tòih fūng

48
Q

Weather signal

A

風球

fūng kàuh

49
Q

Cool (refreshing)

A

涼(爽)

lèuhng (sóng)

50
Q

Hoist, hang

A

掛

gwa

51
Q

Probably (80-90%),

Majority of the time

A

多數

dō sou

52
Q

Observatory

A

天文台

tīn màhn tòih

53
Q

(Need to pay) 10% service charge

A

(收)「加一」

(sāu) gā yāt

54
Q

Sit, take (a bus etc.)

A

坐

chóh

55
Q

Seat, block

A

座

joh

56
Q

Summer holiday

A

暑假

syú ga

57
Q

Cockroach (formal)

A

曱甴

gaaht jáat

58
Q

Cockroach (nickname)

A

小強

síu kèuhng

59
Q

Traffic / transportation

A

交通

gāau tūng

60
Q

Hailing

A

落雹

lohk bohk

61
Q

Graduate

A

畢業

bāt yihp

62
Q

Make an appointment

A

約時間

yeuk sìh gaan

63
Q

Romanization

A

羅馬拼音

lòh máh ping yām

64
Q

Yale romanization

A

耶魯拼音

yèh lóuh ping yām

65
Q

North

A

北

bāk

66
Q

South

A

南

nàahm

67
Q

East

A

東

dūng

68
Q

West

A

西

sāi

69
Q

Northeast

A

東北

dūng bāk

70
Q

Southeast

A

東南

dūng nàahm

71
Q

Southwest

A

西南

sāi nàahm

72
Q

Northwest

A

西北

sāi bāk

73
Q

North-northeast

A

東北偏北

dūng bāk pīn bāk

74
Q

East-northeast

A

東北偏東

dūng bāk pīn dūng

75
Q

South-southwest

A

西南偏南

sāi nàahm pīn nàahm

76
Q

West-southwest

A

西南偏西

sāi nàahm pīn sāi

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