Sentences Flashcards
Dead!
sei2 la3 死啦! (“死” means die; “啦” has not much meaning but can mean something just happened.)
So cute!
ho2 dak1 yi3 a3 好得意呀! (“好” means well or good or well; “得意” means cute)
You are well
lei4 ho2 你好 (“你” means you; this is a statement not a question, unlike how are you “你好嗎?”)
You are very beautiful
lei4 ho2 leng3 你好靚 (“靚” means beautiful)
He/She has two dogs
kui4 yau4 leung4 jek3 gau2佢有兩隻狗 (“佢” means he/she; “有” means has/have; “兩” means two; “隻” is a quantifying unit; “狗” means dog)
He is a guy
kui4 hai5 naam6 yan6 佢喺男人 (“男人” means guy)
I ate a lot
ngoh4 sik5 joh2 ho2 doh1 我食咗好多 (“我” denotes past tense; “好” means very or good; “多” mean much)
I love you very much.
ngoh4 ho2 oi3 lei4 我好愛你 (“愛” means love)
Did you do your homework?
lei4 jo5 joh2 gon1 foh3 mei5 你做咗功課未?(“你” means you; “做” means do; “咗” denotes past tense and specifies that something is finished; “功課” means homework; “未” means not yet)
Why does she like me?
dim2 gaai2 kui4 chung1 yi3 ngoh4 點解佢鍾意我? (“點解” means why or what reason; “鍾意” means love; “我” means I/me)
This is an orange.
lei1 goh3 hai5 (yat1) goh3 chaang2 呢個喺(一)個橙 (“呢” means this; “個” means piece; “橙” means orange)
That is a cat.
goh2 jek3 hai5 (yat1) jek3 mau1 嗰隻喺(一)隻貓 (“嗰” means that; “隻” means object; “貓” means cat)
I want a piece of cake.
ngoh4 seung2 yiu3 gin5 (or gau5) dang5 go1 我想要件(or 舊)蛋糕 (“想” means wish; “要” means ask for; “想要” means want to have; “蛋糕” means cake)
I have seen cats in this area.
ngoh4 hai5 lei1 do5 gin3 gwoh3 mau1 我喺呢道見過貓 (“呢道” means here; “見過” means have seen; “貓” means cat(s))
What are you doing in this house?
lei4 heung2 lei1 gaan do5 jo5 mat1 a3 你响呢間屋做乜呀? (“响” means be; “乜” means something that is not clearly known; “呢道” means this place or this direction; “呀” is an expression of feeling)
What were you doing in that house yesterday?
lei4 kam6 yat5 heung2 goh2 gaan1 uk1 jo5 mat1 a3 你琴日响嗰間屋做乜呀?
The mouse at your home is really big.
lei4 uk1 kei2 jek3 lo4 sue2 jan1 hai5 da5 你屋企隻老鼠真喺大
I didn’t eat any orange.
ngoh4 mo4 sik5 chaang2 我冇食橙 (“我” mean I; “冇” means no or not; “食” means eat; “橙” means orange)
I ate some oranges.
ngoh4 sik5 joh2 chaang2 我食咗橙 (“咗” denotes a pass action)
I ate a lot of rice.
ngoh4 sik5 joh2 ho2 doh1 faan5 我食咗好多飯 (“食” means eat; “飯” means rice)
I drank little water in the morning.
ngoh4 jiu1 jo2 yam2 joh2 ho2 siu2 sui2 我朝早飲咗好少水
We don’t have such appetizers here.
ngoh4 dei5 lei1 do5 mo5 goh2 di1 chaan1 chin6 sik5 mat5 ga3 我哋呢道冇嗰啲前菜架 (“我哋” means we; “前” means front; “菜” means vegetables or a dish of food; “前菜” means appetizer; “架” is an intonation modifier)
That wallet is mine.
goh2 goh3 ngan6 bau1 hai5 ngoh4 ge3 嗰個銀包喺我架。
His lastname is very special
kui4 ge3 sing3 ho2 dak5 bit5 佢嘅姓好特別 (or kui4 goh3 sing3 ho2 dat5 bit5 佢個姓好特別)