Top 80 Flashcards
you
你 (nei5) Formal: 你 (nei5)
not
唔 (m4) Formal: 唔 (m4)
is/are
係 (hai6) Formal: 是 (si6)
possessive particle (similar to ‘of’ in English)
嘅 (ge3) Formal: 的 (dik1)
this
呢 (ni1) Formal: 這 (ze2)
he/she
佢 (keoi5) Formal: 他/她 (taa1/taa1)
not (is/are)
唔係 (m4 hai6) Formal: 不是 (bat1 si6)
have
有 (jau5) Formal: 有 (jau5)
what
咩 (me1) Formal: 什麼 (sam6 maa1)
so
咁 (gam3) Formal: 這麼 (ze2 maa1)
but
但係 (daan6 hai6) Formal: 但是 (daan6 si6)
is/are (possessive particle)
係嘅 (hai6 ge3) Formal: 是的 (si6 dik1)
in/at/on
喺 (hai2) Formal: 在 (zoi6)
have (possessive particle)
有嘅 (jau5 ge3) Formal: 有的 (jau5 dik1)
don’t
唔好 (m4 hou2) Formal: 不好 (bat1 hou2)
in/at/on (possessive particle)
喺嘅 (hai2 ge3) Formal: 在的 (zoi6 dik1)
what
乜嘢 (mat1 je5) Formal: 什麼 (sam6 maa1)
go
去 (heoi3) Formal: 去 (heoi3)
good/well
好 (hou2) Formal: 好 (hou2)
they
佢哋 (keoi5 dei6) Formal: 他們/她們 (taa1 mun4/taa1 mun4)
okay
好啦 (hou2 laa1) Formal: 好了 (hou2 liu5)
yes
係啦 (hai6 laa1) Formal: 是的 (si6 dik1)
many/much
好多 (hou2 do1) Formal: 很多 (han2 do1)
today
今日 (gam1 jat6) Formal: 今天 (gam1 tin1)
speak
話 (waa6) Formal: 說 (seoi3)
what’s there
有咩 (jau5 me1) Formal: 有什麼 (jau5 sam6 maa1)
what thing
咩嘢 (me1 je5) Formal: 什麼 (sam6 maa1)
is it
係唔係 (hai6 m4 hai6) Formal: 是不是 (si6 bat1 si6)
without
無 (mou4) Formal: 沒有 (mut6 jau5)
don’t know
唔知 (m4 zi1) Formal: 不知道 (bat1 zi1 dou6)
today is
今日喺 (gam1 jat6 hai2) Formal: 今天是 (gam1 tin1 si6)
do you have
有冇 (jau5 mou5) Formal: 有沒有 (jau5 mut6 jau5)