Week 1 - Day 5 Flashcards
How much is it?
gei do cin?
Many
hou do
Man (male)
naam jan
Woman
neoi jan
Boy
naam zai
Girl
neoi zai
City
sing si
Photo
soeng
Dog
gau
Cat
maau
Party
zeoi wui
Money
cin
Open (for business)
jing jip
Closed (for business)
saan mun
Possible
ho nang
Impossible
mou ho nang
See you later
haa ci gin
See you soon
jat zan gin
Left
zo bin
Right
jau bin
Telephone
din waa
To top up (credit)
cong zek
Battery (lit. pool of electricity)
din ci
even more..
zong
Electricity
din
To charge
caa din
Recharge card
cong zek kaat
Recharge (battery)
cong din hei
Sing
choeng
Give me a phone call
daa din waa bei ngo
To top up (credit)
cong zek
To recharge a phone
Din waa cong zek
I want a $100 recharge card
ngo jiu jat baak man cong zek kaat
How to say “A” but even more so “B”
A + zong + B
My phone is out of money and even more it is out of battery
din waa mou cin zong mou din
I don’t have a house, and even more, I don’t have a car
ngo mou lau zong mou ce
The weather is hot, and even more, too sunny
tin hei hou jit zong hou saai
He’s an actor, and even more, he’s a director
keoi hai jin jyun zong hai dou jin
To borrow
zeoi wui
US$
mei gam/jyun
British Pound
jing bong
HK$
gong zi
Yuan (renminbi)
jan man pai
Meant to say
hai waa
Yen
jat jyun
To lend to
ze bei
Meeting
hoi woei
I meant US$
Ngo hai waa mei gam
I meant to say you’re beautiful
Ngo hai waa nei hou leng
He meant it’s him that’s wrong
keoi hai waa hai keoi m ngaam
I meant to say we’d have a meeting tomorrow
ngo hai waa teng jat hoi woei
I meant to say its no problem
ngo hai waa mou man tai
I meant to say I’m sorry
ngo hai waa deoi m zyu
Cigarette
jin
To smoke
sik jin
Where
bin dou
Outside
ceot bin/min
Inside
jap bin/min
Lighter
daa fo gei
Ashtray (lit. smoke ash container)
jin foei gong
Cigar
syut gaa
Can I smoke?
ho m ho ji sik jin?
Smoke outside
ceot bin sik jin
Smoke inside
jap bin sik jin
Do you have an ashtray?
jau mou jin foei gong?
To smoke a cigar
sik syut gaa
Where can…
bin dou ho ji…
Where can I smoke?
bin dou ho ji sik jin?
Where do you live?
nei zyu bin dou?
Where are you?
nei dei hai bin dou?
Where am I?
Ngo hai bin dou?
Why?
dim gaai?
To answer (lit. to receive)
zip
Signal
seon hou
To go through
gwo
Tunnel
seoi dou
Cross-harbour tunnel
heoi dai seoi dou
Hung Hom Tunnel
hong ham seoi dou
To answer a question
daap
Why didn’t you answer your phone?
dim gaai m zip ngo din waa?
Why didn’t you ask?
dim gaai m man?
To answer a call
zip din waa
To answer a question
daap man tai
Why didn’t you answer my question?
dim gaai m daap ngo man tai?
Good signal
seon hou hou keung
Weak signal
seon hou hou jeuk
I’m sorry the signal was weak
deoi m zyu seon hou hou jeuk
No signal
mou seon hou
Past tense negation
mou
Present tense negation
m
I’m not going
ngo m heoi
I didn’t go
ngo mou heoi
They eat
keoi dei sik
They don’t eat
keoi dei m sik
They didn’t eat
keoi dei mou sik
I don’t drink
ngo m jam
I didn’t drink
ngo mou jam
I don’t dial the phone
ngo m daa din waa
I didn’t call
ngo mou daa din waa