Verbs Flashcards
Learn 200 most useful verbs
to know
知 zi1
to think
諗 lam2
to come
李 lei4
to put
放 fong3
to take
攞 lo2
to find
搵 wan2
to listen
聽 teng1
to work
做野 zou6 je5
to talk
講 gong2
to give
畀 bei2
to like
鍾意 zong1 ji3
to help
幫 bong1
to love
爱 ngoi3
to call on the phone
打電話畀 daa2 din6 waa2 bei2
to wait
等 dang2
to stand up
企起身 kei5 hei2 san1
to sit down
坐低 co5 dai1
to close
閂 saan1
to open
開 hoi1
to lose
輸 syu1
to win
贏 jeng4
to die
死 sei2
to live in
住係 zyu6 hai2
to turn on
開 hoi1
to turn off
熄 sik1
to kill
殺 saat3
to injure
整傷 zing2 soeng1
to touch
掂 dim3
to stroke
摸 mo2
to poke
篤 dok1
to press
撳 gum6
to hit
打 daa2
to kick
踢 tek3
to step on
踩 caai2
to lean on
挨落 ngai1 lok6
to watch
睇 tai2
to drink
飲 jam2
to eat
食 sik6
to walk
行 haang4
to meet
見 gin3
to bet
賭 dou2
dou2 cin2
ngo5 tung4 nei5 daa2 dou2
to guess
估 gu2
to kiss
錫 sek3
to follow
跟 gan1
to answer
回答 wui4 daap3
to need
(seoi1) 要 yiu3
to want
想 soeng2
to ask
問 man6
to pull open
拉 laai1
to push open
推 teoi1
to catch
捉 zuk1
to fight
打交 daa2 gaau1
to throw (underarm)
拋 paau1
to run
跑 paau2
paau2 bou6 = go on a run
to read
讀 duk6
to write
寫 se2
to fix
修理 sau1 lei5
to count
數 sou2
to cut (with scissors)
剪 zin2
to cut (with knife)
切 cit3
to sell
賣 maai6
to buy
買 maai5
to pay
畀錢 bei2 cin2
買單 maai4 daan1 (call for the bill)
to slice
𠝹 gaai3
to learn
學 hok6
to study
讀書 duk6 syu1
to dream
發夢 faat3 mung6
to sleep
瞓覺 fan3 gaau3
to play
玩 waan2
to celebrate
慶祝 hing3 zuk1
to feel
覺得 gok3 dak1
to feel (past, i.e. “I thought…”)
以為 ji5 wai4
to bring
帶 daai3
did you bring = jau5 mou5 daai3
to wash
洗 sai2
to clean the house
執屋 zap1 uk1
zap1 fong2 = to clean the room
attack
gung1 gik1
to defend
fong6 sau2
to let go
fong3 sau2
to make
zing2
to do (make)
zou6
to pour (liquid)
zam1
to make (abstract, feelings, cause and effect)
ling6
to ride/take transport
daap3
to breathe
tau2 hei3
to smell
man4
to bite
ngaau5
to cry
haam3
to sing
coeng3 go1
to smile
siu3
mei4 siu3 = grin
to laugh
daai6 siu3
to grow
sing4 zoeng2 = grow up
zong3 = grow a plant
saang1 = grow hair/nails
to argue
aau3 geng2 (bickering)
laau6 gaau1 (fighting)
to share
fan1 hoeng2
to hide
nei1 mai4
to swim
jau4 soei2
to jump
tiu3
to travel
heoi3 leoi5 hang4
to lock
so2
to cook
zyu2
to boil
bou1
to stir fry
caau2
to pan fry
zin1
to shout
aai3
to calculate
gai3 haa5 sou3
to add
gaa1
to subtract
gaam2
turn
zyun3
straight
zik6
can reach/arrive
dou2 = can reach
dou3 = arrive
to leave
zau2
to understand
ming4 baak6
to return
faan1
to hang
gwaa3
throw (overarm)
deu6
to use
jong6
to queue
paai4 deoi2
paai4 dai6 jat1 = first in line
to drive
zaa1 ce1
to lift
ling1
to hold
za1
to carry (heavy)
bun1
to pick/choose
gaan2
to confirm
kort3 ding6
walk the dog
fong3 gau2
to discover
faat3 jin6
tell me
waa2*6 ngo5 zi1
gong2 bei2 ngo5 teng1
to steal
偷 tau1
watch a film
tai2 hei3
lift (gym style)
geoi2
to gift
sung3
to stare/focus
mong6
to shoot
hoi1 coeng1
to digest
siu1 faa3
to recieve/experience/bear something
sau6
to stop
ting4 zi6
climb
paan1
go down
lok6
fall
dit3
fall to the floor = dit3 lok6 dei6
to increase/augment
zang1
to wear
zoek3 (clothes)
daai3 (accessories e.g. hat)
to become
sing4 wai4
to teach
gaau3
to pour (powder)
dou2
to send
faat3 bei2
or
send1 bei2
to visit/search
taam3
to give change
zaau2 faan1 [amount] bei2 lei5
