Verbs Flashcards
To be
Hai6
To buy
Maai5
To eat
Sik6
To come
Lai4
To have
Yau5
To be called
Giu3
To rest
Tau2
To see
Gin3
Can
Ho2 ji5
To say / to speak
Gong2
To listen / to hear
Teng1
To understand
Ming4
To know
Sik1
To be (location)
Hai2
To drive a car
Zaa1 ce1
To need
Jiu3
To like
Zung1 ji3
To dislike
M4 zung1 ji3
To go
Heoi3
To drink
Yam2
To take away (food)
Ning1 jau2 (z sound)
To want
Soeng2
To rain
Lok6 yue5
To be hit by a typhoon
Da2 fung1
To buy something to drink
Maai5 ye5 yam2
To buy something (or just “shopping”)
Maai5 ye5
To wash
Sai2
To wash the hair
Sai2 tau4
To comb the hair
So1 tau4
To see / watch / read
Tai2
To see a movie
Tai2 hei3
To play / hit
Daa2
To play
Waan2
To fight
Daa2 gaau1
To play tennis
Daa2 mong5 kau4
To kick
Tek3
To play soccer
Tek3 zuk1 kau4
To type
Daa2 ji6 (zee)
To play video games
Daa2 gei1
To make a phone call
Daa2 din6 waa2
To take a ride in/on
Daap3
To take a bus
Daap3 baa1 si2
To walk
Haang4 lou6
To ride a bike
Caai2 daan1 ce1
To go back
Faan1
To go home
Faan1 uk1 kei2
To go to school
Faan1 hok6
To go to work
Faan1 gung1
To be fired (slang)
Caau2 yau4 yu2
To do
Zou6
To love
Ngoi3
To smell
Man4
To sell
Maai6
To shop (for ingredients for cooking)
Maai5 sung3
To give
Bei2
To wear (accessories)
Daai3
To wear (clothes)
Zoek6
To buy clothes
Maai5 saam1
To wear shoes
Zoek6 haai4
To wear a necklace
Daai3 geng2 lin2
To wear a face mask
Daai3 hau2 zaau3
To try
Si3
To write
Se2
To know (another way)
Zi1 dou3
To be surnamed
Sing3
To help
Bong1
To write down
Se2 dai1
To sing
Coeng3
To feel (same as jue2 de)
Gok3 dak1
Must
Yat1 ding6
Forget
M4 gei3 dak1
To cut
Cit3
To take medication
Sik6 joek6
To go out
Ceot1 heoi3 / ceot1 lai4
To give (as a present)
Sung3
To borrow
Ze3
To exercise
Zou6 wan6 dung6
To do yoga
Zou6 yoga / zou6 jyu4 gaa1
To work out in a gym
Zou6 gym
To practice kung fu
Daa2 gung1 fu1
To jump
Tiu3
To dance
Tiu3 mou5
To run
Paau2 bou6
To swim
Jau4 seoi2
To be free (not busy)
Dak1 haan4
To remember
Gei3 dak1
To practice
Lin6 zaap6
Will
Wui2
To cook (another way)
Zyu2
To use
Jung6
To add
Gaa1
To welcome
Fun1 ying6
To learn
Hok6
To do homework
Zou6 gung1 fo3
To remember (another way)
Gei3 zyu6
To get off work
Fong3 gung1
To shower
Cung1 loeng4
To brush teeth
Caat3 ngaa4
To sleep
Fan3 gaau3
To prepare
Zeon2 bei6
To get up (in the morning)
Hei2 san1
To chat
King1 gai2
To turn off the light
Sik1 dang1
To arrive
Dou3
To fall
Lok6
To snow
Lok6 syut3
To go downstairs
Lok6 lau2
To send
Faat3