Vocab and phrases Flashcards
I, me, my, mine
Or
You, your, yours
Lay
Have/not have
Yau mo
Good, well, fine
Ho
Is/is not
Hei mm hei
Well many/lots of many
Hou dor
What, what kind of
Mair
Go you! (energy); literally, ‘Add oil!’
Gah yau!
Bagpipes
Fung day
Hand bag
Sau doy
Fridge; literally, ‘snow cupboard’
Sut guai
Pen/pencil
But
Add
Gah
Beer
Beear dsau
Red wine
Hong dsau
White wine
Bad dsau
Coffee
Gafey
Tea
Chah
Water
Soy
左
Left (jaw)
右
Right (you)
The bill, please
My dan⬆️
Cup/glass
Boi
To drink
Yam
Carlsberg
Garseebuk
Handbag
Sau doi
Is/not is
Hei mm hei
…how do you say in Cantonese?
… Chung man dim gong ah?
Is it a beer?
Hei mm hei beehr dsou ah?
This might be wrong! We need to check…
1
Yat 一
2
Yee 二
3
Sam 三
4
Sei 四
5
Ngh 五
6
Luhk 六
7
Chat 七
8
Baat 八
9
Gau 九
10
Sahp 十
How much is a glass of red wine?
Yat boi hong dsou gay door tschin?
Cold
dong
Straw (drink tube)
Yam tong
Chicken (alive!)
Guy
Meat
Yo(k)
Chicken meat
Guy yo(k)
Cow
Ow
Beef
Ow yo(k)
Butter (literally ‘cow oil’)
Ow yau
Oil
Yau
Milk
Lai
Soy sauce (literally ‘fermented bean oil’)
See yau
Cheese
Cheesy
Good morning
Jo san
Good afternoon
Mm on
Good evening
Man on
Pen/pencil
But
Hot
Yi(t)
Water
Soy
What thing
Ma(t)↑ yer