Lesson 8.5 Flashcards by Cathal Peelo

Afraid; afraid of (adj, v)

怕

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Season (n, mw)

季

gwai

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The four seasons

四季

sei gwai

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Season

季節
gwai jit
個

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Weather report (v, n)

天氣報告

tīn hei bou gou

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Report (v, n)

報告
bou gou
個，fahn

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Observatory

天文台

tīn màhn tòih

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Hoist the typhoon signal (VO)

掛風球

gwa fūng kàuh

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Hoist; hang

掛

gwa

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Probably; majority (adv/N)

多數

dō sou

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Thunder and lightning

行雷閃電

hàahng lèuih sím dihn

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Landslide

山泥傾瀉
sāan nàih kīng se
chèuhng

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Place (N)

地方
deih fōng
daat, 個

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Summer vacation

暑假

syú ga

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Diligent, hardworking

勤力

kàhn lihk

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Exam (N);

Sit an exam (VO)

考試

háau síh

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Umbrella

遮
jē
把

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East winds (lit: blow east winds)

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

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It’s raining, take an umbrella!

落雨嘑，帶遮啦

lohk yúh la, daai jē lā!

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East winds (lit: blow east winds)

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

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It’ll turn cold tomorrow

•聽日轉涼

tīng yaht jyun lèuhng

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Turn adj.

轉 adj.

jyun adj.

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Cloudy (2 words)

多雲／密雲

dō wàhn / maht wàhn

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•C below zero

零下#度

lìhng hah # douh

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Turn on

開 | hōi

Switch on, ignite

着 | jeuhk

閂 | sāan

Switch off

熄 | sīk

Dark

黑 | hāk

Bright

光 | gwōng

Sunny (~bright)

曬 | saai

Sunbathe

曬太陽 | saai taai yèuhng

Burned

燶 nūng From either cooking or the sun

Get a tan (VResult)

曬黑 | saai hāk

Celsius

攝氏 | sip sih

Fahrenheit

華氏 | wàh sih

Relative (humidity etc.)

相對 | sēung deui

Hand over / turn over

gaau béi

Forecast

預測 | yuh chāak

Melt

熔 | yùhng

Tired

癐 | guih

Millimetres

毫米 | hòuh máih

Thunder & lightning

雷暴 | lèuih bouh

Amount of rainfall

雨量 | yúh leuhng

What a coincidence (2 ways)

咁翹 gam kíu 咁啱嘅 gam ngāam gé

Typhoon

颱風 | tòih fūng

Weather signal

風球 | fūng kàuh

Cool (refreshing)

涼(爽) | lèuhng (sóng)

Hoist, hang

掛 | gwa

Probably (80-90%), | Majority of the time

多數 | dō sou

Observatory

天文台 | tīn màhn tòih

(Need to pay) 10% service charge

(收)「加一」 | (sāu) gā yāt

Sit, take (a bus etc.)

坐 | chóh

Seat, block

座 | joh

Summer holiday

暑假 | syú ga

Cockroach (formal)

曱甴 | gaaht jáat

Cockroach (nickname)

小強 | síu kèuhng

Traffic / transportation

交通 | gāau tūng

Hailing

落雹 | lohk bohk

Graduate

畢業 | bāt yihp

Make an appointment

約時間 | yeuk sìh gaan

Romanization

羅馬拼音 | lòh máh ping yām

Yale romanization

耶魯拼音 | yèh lóuh ping yām

North

北 | bāk

South

南 | nàahm

East

東 | dūng

West

西 | sāi

Northeast

東北 | dūng bāk

Southeast

東南 | dūng nàahm

Southwest

西南 | sāi nàahm

Northwest

西北 | sāi bāk

North-northeast

東北偏北 | dūng bāk pīn bāk

East-northeast

東北偏東 | dūng bāk pīn dūng

South-southwest

西南偏南 | sāi nàahm pīn nàahm

West-southwest

西南偏西 | sāi nàahm pīn sāi