Top Words And Phrases Flashcards
week
sing4 kei4
year
nin4
today
gam1 jat6
tomorrow
ting1 jat6
yesterday
kam4 jat6
calendar
jat6 lik6
second
miu5
hour
siu2 si5
minute
fan1 zung1
o’clock
dim2
clock
si4 zung1
can (as in “I can”)
nang4
use
jung6
do
zou6
go
heoi3
come
loi4
laugh
siu3
make
zou6
see
hon3
far
jyun5
small
sai3
good
hou2
beautiful
mei5 lai6
ugly
cau2
difficult
kwan3 naan4
easy
jung4 ji6
bad
waai6
near
kan5
Nice to meet you
han2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
Hello
nei5 hou2
Good morning
zou2 san4
Good afternoon
ng5 on1
Good evening
maan5 on1
Good night
maan5 on1
Good night
zou2 tau2
How are you?
nei5 hou2 maa3
Thank you (formal)
do1 ze6
no
bat1
Delicious!
han2 hou2 hek3 or hou2 sik6
I’m…(name)
ngo5 si6
Goodbye
zoi3 gin3
yes
si6 dik1
Monday
sing1 kei4 jat1
Tuesday
sing1 kei4 ji6
Wednesday
sing1 kei4 saam1
Thursday
sing1 kei4 sei3
Friday
sing1 kei4 ng5
Saturday
sing1 kei4 luk6
Sunday
sing1 kei4 jat6
May
ng5 jyut6
January
jat1 jyut6
February
ji6 jyut6
March
saam1 jyut6
April
sei3 jyut6
June
luk6 jyut6
July
cat1 jyut6
August
baat3 jyut6
September
gau2 jyut6
October
sap6 jyut6
November
sap6 jat1 jyut6
December
sap6 ji6 jyut6
zero
ling4
one
jat1
two
ji2
three
saam1
four
sei3
five
ng5
six
luk6
seven
cat1
eight
baat3
nine
gau2
ten
sap6
coffee
gaa3 fe1
tea
caa4
water
seoi2
beef
ngau4 juk6
pork
zyu1 juk6
chicken
gai1 juk6
lamb
jeong4 juk6
fish
jyu2
foot
geok3
leg
teoi2
head
tau4
arm
sau2 bei3
hand
sau2
finger
sau2 zi2
body
san1 tai2
stomach
tou5
back
bui3 zek3
chest
hung1
nurse
wu6 si6
employee
jyun4 gung1
police officer
ging2 caat3
cook (profession)
cyu4 si1
engineer
gung1 cing4 si1
doctor
ji1 sang1
manager
ging1 lei5
teacher
gaau3 si1
programmer
cing4 sik1 cit3 gai3 jyun4
salesman
sau6 fo3 jyun4
good;well
hou2
big
daai6
small
sai3
long
ceong4
short
dyun2
hot
jit6
cold
dung3
cheap
peng4
expensive
gwai3
difficult
naan4
easy
ji6
fast
faai3
slow
maan6
new
san1
old
gau6
beautiful
leng3
ugly
wat6 dat6
useful
jau5 jung6
useless
mou5 jung6
full(stomach)
baau2
hungry
tou5 ngo5
happy
hoi1 sam1
cute
dak1 ji3
boring
mun6
tired
gui6
upset
sam1 faan4 ji3 lyun6
hurt
seong1 sam1
lonely
zik6 mok6
sad
bei1 soeng1
miserable
cai1 leong4
to cry
haam3
discouraged
fui1 sam1
unhappy
m4 hoi1 sam1
to be, am
hai6
be somewhere
hai2
not be
m4 hai6
to have
jau5
not have
mou5
to go
heoi3
to come
lei4
can; may
ho2 ji3
want; need
jiu3
want to; would like to
seong2
to make
zing2
to do
zou6
to eat
sik6
to drink
jam2
to like
zun1 ji3
to learn
hok6
to ask
man6
to say; speak
gong2
to listen
teng1
to think
lam2
to know
zi1 dou3
to know how to
sik1
to buy
maai5
to see
tai2
to leave
zau2
human/people/person
jan4
men/male
naam4 jan2
female/women
neoi5 jan2
water
seoi2
rice/ meal
faan6
tea
caa4
beef
ngau4 juk6
pork
zyu1 juk6
chicken
gai1 juk6
hotels
zau2 dim3
restaurant
caan1 teng1
airport
gei1 coeng4
washroom/bathroom
sai2 sau2 gaan1
toilet
ci3 so2
toilet paper
ci3 zi1
metro/subway
dei6 tit3
taxi
dik1 si2
car
ce1
home
uk1 kei5
book
syu1
company
gung1 si1
boss
lou5 baan2
police
ging2 caat3
I am (name)
ngo5 hai6
What’s your name?(formal)
dim2 cing1 fu1
Long time no see
hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3
How are you lately?
nei5 zeoi3 gan dim2 aa3
How about you?
nei5 ne1
Please/ Thank you for a service
m4 goi1
Thank you (for gift)
do1 ze6
You’re welcome
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
yes
hai6
no
m4 hai6
I’m sorry (minor)
m4 hou2 ji3 si1
I’m sorry( serious)
deoi3 m4 zyu6
What time is it?
ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2
Where is the…
…hai2 bin aa3
What do you mean?
zik1 hai6 dim2 aa3
How much is it?
gei2 do1 cin2 aa3
Check, please
maai4 daan1, m4 goi1
See you later
ci4 di1 gin3
up
Soeng5
Left
Zo2
Front
Cin4
Middle
Zung1
Down
Haa5
Right
Jau6
Back (direction)
Hau6
black
hak1
brown
fei1/fe1
green
luk6
orange
caang2/4
red
hung4
white
baak6
blue
laam4
gold
gam1
grey
fui1
purple
zi2
silver
ngan4
yellow
wong4