Vocabulary Flashcards
tai-syu
reading a book
ying-seung
shadow photos (take pictures)
tai-dihn-sih
watch tv
tiu mouh
to jump dance
tek-juk-kauh
play football (soccer)
diu-yu
to fish fish
yauh-seui
swimming
teng-yam-ngohk
listening to music
waan-pe-paai
playing cards
tauh-sin
just a moment ago
ngaam-ngaam
just now
yih-ga
now
dang-jahn
later (very soon)
chih-di
later (long time)
chihn-yaht
the day before yesterday
cham-yaht
kahm-yaht
yesterday
gam-yaht
today
ting-yaht
tomorrow
hauh-yaht
the day after tomorrow
jiu-jou
early morning
seuhng-jau
late morning
ngaan-jau
early afternoon
afternoon, lunch
hah-jau
late afternoon
yeh-maahn
evening / night time
chahm-yaht jiu-jou
kahm-yaht jiu-jou
yesterday morning
gam-jiu
today morning
ting-jiu
tomorrow morning
chahm-yaht ngaan-jau
kahm-yaht ngaan-jau
yesterday afternoon
gam-yaht ngaan-jau
today afternoon
ting-yaht ngaan-jau
tomorrow afternoon
chahm-maahn
kahm-maahn
yesterday evening/ night
gam-maahn
today evening / night
ting-maahn
tomorrow evening / night
wai
hello
ging-leih
a manager
ngoh-deih
we
yat-chaih
together
heui
to go
sihk-faan
to have a meal
to eat rice
deui-mh-jyuh
sorry
mohng
busy
dak-haahn
to have free time
do-jeh
thank you
mouh
to not have
yauh
to have
sih-gaan
time
mehng
understand
yauh-sih
to have something to do
mat-yeh
what
mh-gan-yiu
it doesn’t matter
gan-yiu
important
gin
to see
haahng saan
hiking (walk hill)
hah-go-laih-baai-yat
hah-go-sing-keih-yat
next Monday
gung-si
a company
bin-douh
where
jip
to pick up (people)
leih
laih
to come
faan
to return
dou-sih
in due time, at the time due
gam-go-laih-baai
gam-go-sing-keih
li-go laih-baai
li-go-sing-keih
this week
hah-go-laih-baai
hah-go-sing-keih
next week
seuhng-go-laih-baai
seuhng-go-sing-keih
last week
seung-go-yuht
last month
gam-go-yuht
li-go-yuht
this month
hah-go-yuht
next month
gauh-nin (gauh-nihn)
seuhng-nin (seuhng-nihn)
last year
gam-nin (gam-nihn)
li-nin (li-nihn)
this year
cheut-nin (cheut-nihn)
hah-nin (hah-nihn)
next year
fong-gung
get off duty, after work
yat-chaih
together
Jim-sa-jeui
Tsimshatsui
jung-yi
to like
yiu
to need to
seung
to want to
gau
enough
yat-go
one (portion)
ngh-chaan
set lunch
yam
to drink
yat-bui
a cup of
ga-fe
coffee
dung
cold
ling-chah
lemon tea
tihm-ban
dessert
Wohng-gok
Mongkok
tai-hei
to see a movie
pahng-yauh
friend
nguk-kei
home
taam
to visit (people only)
hah-go
next
laih-baai-luhk
Saturday
fong-ga
to have day off
mh-sai
no need to
faan-gung
go to work
bat-gwo
but
faan-hohk
to go to school
se-jih-lauh
office
hoi-wui
to have a meeting
jau-sin
to go first
chih-di
later
da-dihn-wa bei
to call some one
Chyuh-si
cook/chef
Gaau-si
teacher
Ging-chaat
policeman
Faat-yihng-si
Barber / Hair dresser
Wuh-sih
Nurse
Fei-gei-si
pilot
Yauh-chaai
postman
Seui-hauh-si-fu
plumber
Sih-ying
waiter
Hung-jung-siu-je
stewardess
Yin-yuhn
actor
Leuht-si
lawer
Sau-yi
vetrinarian
faan-leih
come back
yi-sang
doctor
bei-syu
secretary
sihk
to eat
yam
to drink
ne
Used to shorten a question
Gei-sih
when
hou
very or good
gei
quite or rather
mah-ma-dei
so-so
mh-haih gei
not very
yat-di-dou mh
not a little bit
gam
well
heung-gong-dou
Hong Kong island
Gau-luhng
Kowloon
San-gaai
New Territories
Leih dou
Outlying island
yam ga-fe
drink coffee
yam ho-lohk
drink cola
yam chaang-jap
drink orange juice
yam chat-hei
drink seven-up
gin haak
to see a client
gin louh sai
to see the boss
se-jih-lauh
office
gung-si
company
nguk-kei
home
Paau-mah-dei
Happy Valley
tai-paau-mah
watching horse racing
maaih-yeh
shopping
yam bei-jau
to drink beer
lauh-bing
ice skating
hoi-wui
to have a meeting
waan
to play
king-gai
to chat
jou-chaan
breakfast
maahn-faahn
dinner
fei-seuhng
extraordinarily
daan che
bicycle
fo-che
truck, lorry
dihn daan che
motorcycle
siu-ba
wen-jai
mini-bus
laahm-che
peak tram
fo-che
train
dihn-che
tram
yahn-lihk-che
rickshaw
dik-si
taxi
Ba-si
bus
deih-tit
underground railway
(douh-hoi)-siu-leuhn
ferry
syuhn
sea vessel
gong-tit
Hong Kong MTR
gei-tit
Airport express
yauh sih-gaan
to have time
bong-ngoh
to do something for me,
to give me a helping hand
hei-yun
cinema
yauh-guk
post office
gei
send
seun
letter
ging-gwo
to go passed
to pass by
ngaam-ngaam
just now
heui-jo
have gone
joi
again
sou-deih
sweep the floor
sai-saam
wash the clothes
jyu-faahn
cook, make dinner
neih-ge
your, yours
ngoh-ge
my, mine
gung-yahn
maid, servant
neih-jih-gei
yourself
ngoh-jih-gei
myself
hou mohng
very busy
dang-yat-dang
dang-dang
to wait a moment
lauh-hah
downstairs
lauh-seuhng
upstairs
ngoh mh-jih
I don’t know
gong do chi
speak one more time
bou-ji
newspaper
jik-hak
at once
chiu-kap-sih-cheuhng
chiu-sih
supermarket
pihng-gwo
apple
mh-hou-yi-si
I am sorry.
faai-chaan-dim
fast food restaurant
jeung
classifier for sheet, table, chair, ticket
seung
want to
would like to