Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Cantonese: A Short Course II > Lesson 8.5 > Flashcards

Lesson 8.5 Flashcards

1
Q

Afraid; afraid of (adj, v)

A

怕

pa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Season (n, mw)

A

季

gwai

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The four seasons

A

四季

sei gwai

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Season

A

季節
gwai jit
個

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Weather report (v, n)

A

天氣報告

tīn hei bou gou

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Report (v, n)

A

報告
bou gou
個，fahn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Observatory

A

天文台

tīn màhn tòih

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Hoist the typhoon signal (VO)

A

掛風球

gwa fūng kàuh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Hoist; hang

A

掛

gwa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Probably; majority (adv/N)

A

多數

dō sou

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Thunder and lightning

A

行雷閃電

hàahng lèuih sím dihn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Landslide

A

山泥傾瀉
sāan nàih kīng se
chèuhng

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Place (N)

A

地方
deih fōng
daat, 個

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Summer vacation

A

暑假

syú ga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Diligent, hardworking

A

勤力

kàhn lihk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Exam (N);

Sit an exam (VO)

A

考試

háau síh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Umbrella

A

遮
jē
把

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

East winds (lit: blow east winds)

A

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

It’s raining, take an umbrella!

A

落雨嘑，帶遮啦

lohk yúh la, daai jē lā!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

East winds (lit: blow east winds)

A

吹東風

chēui dūng fūng

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

It’ll turn cold tomorrow

A

•聽日轉涼

tīng yaht jyun lèuhng

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Turn adj.

A

轉 adj.

jyun adj.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Cloudy (2 words)

A

多雲／密雲

dō wàhn / maht wàhn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

•C below zero

A

零下#度

lìhng hah # douh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Turn on

A

開

hōi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Switch on, ignite

A

着

jeuhk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Close

A

閂

sāan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Switch off

A

熄

sīk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Dark

A

黑

hāk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Bright

A

光

gwōng

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Sunny (~bright)

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

40
Q

Forecast

A

預測

yuh chāak

41
Q

Melt

A

熔

yùhng

42
Q

Tired

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

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.)

55
Q

Seat, block

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

66
Q

South

A

南

nàahm

67
Q

East

68
Q

West

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

Cantonese: A Short Course II (21 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions