Week 1 - Revision Flashcards
m sai haak hei
You’re welcome
m goi
Thank you
ceng
Please
m hou ji si
Excuse me
baai baai
Bye bye
hai
Yes
m hai
N0
hou
Good
hou sik
Delicious
gwong dung waa
Cantonese
pou tung waa
Putonghua
zung gwok
China
hoeng gong
Hong Kong
gwong zau
Guangzhou
hou
Very
hou hou
Very good
waai
Bad
zou san
Good morning
maan ngon
Good night
hou do ze nei
Thank you very much
jat zan
Later
heoi
To go
bin
Where
Mak don lou
McDonalds
sik je
To eat something
jou je
To do something/To work
gong je
To say something
jam je
To drink something
je
Something
Mak don lou hai bin?
Where is McDonalds?
bin dou do jau
Everywhere
nei heoi bin?
Where are you going?
ngo heoi mak don lou
I am going to McDonalds
ngo jiu wifi
I want WIFI
ngo jiu ga fe
I want coffee
jat zan zeoi keng a?
Can we talk later?
Ngo seong heoi sik je
I want to go eat something
nei gau mat je a?
What are you doing?
zo
Past tense marker
gei si
When?
tao sin
Just now
mou heoi bin
Nowhere
sik zo
To have eaten
jo zo
To have worked
gong zo
To have spoken
jam zo
To have drank
gei si fong gaa?
When is the holiday?
gei si seong fo?
When is class?
ngo taosin heoi zo seong fo.
I just went to class
keoi dei taosin zau zo
They just left
ngo zek gau sei zo
My dog died
ngo sik zo faan
I ate dinner
ngo dei saai m saai soeng tong?
Do we need to go to class?
gei si
When?
teng jat
Tomorrow
m saai
No need
saai m saai
Is it necessary?
soeng tong
To have class
seng kei jat
Monday
seng kei ji
Tuesday
seng kei luk
Saturday
seng kei jat (low tone)
Sunday
saai m saai faan gong aa?
Do you need to work?
seng kei saam saai m saai faan gong a?
Do I need to work on Wednesday?
ci dou
Late
gei noi
How long?
siu siu
A little
ze
Just (only)
ziu zou
Morning
zung m
Noon
haa zou
Afternoon
jat tou
Day time
je maan
Evening
gam ziu
This morning
gam maan
Tonight
ziu zou go sik zo zou caan
In the early morning I have breakfast
haa zou ngo jo je
This afternoon I work
je maan ngo heoi zau baa
This evening I go to the bar
je maan dak m dak haan?
Do you have time tonight?
gam ziu ngo heoi jam caa
This morning I had Cantonese brunch
gam maan ngo heoi waan
This evening I will go have some fun.
haa zou hou mong
I am busy in the afternoon
gam maan dak haan
I’ll be free tonight
jam bui
Cheers!
ne go
This
go go
That
ne joeng je hou hou sik
This is delicious
ne dou
Here
go dou
There
jat go
A, an, one
man
yuan
ngo
I
nei
You
ngoi
Love
ngo ngoi nei
I love you
deoi m zyu
I’m sorry
mou man tai
No problem
fun jing
Welcome!
gung hei saai
Congratulations
zeng
Awesome!
gau meng aa
Help!
nei hou maa
How are you?
jo me?
To do what? (what is your occupation)
lou si
Teacher
hok sang
Student
ji sang
Doctor
lut si
Lawyer
gong ceng si
Engineer
jin jyun
Actor
do jin
Director
aa sir
Teacher/Policeman (male & colloquial)
missy
Teacher (female & Colloquial)
aa sir, ngo jau man tai
Teacher, I have a question
ji sang, ngo jau man tai
Doctor, I have a problem
ji sang, ngo jau beng
Doctor, I have a sickness
ngo hai lut si
I am a lawyer
keoi hai gong ceng si
He is an engineer
ngo hai lou si
I am a teacher
ngo jo hok sang
I am a student
ngo jo lut si
I am a lawyer
gok
Humid
ciu sap
Wet (humid/formal)
jit
Hot
dong
Cold
saai
Excessively sunny
luk jyu
To rain
gok dak
To feel/Think
ho nang
Perhaps
hou gok aa
Oh, it’s so humid!
hou jit
Very hot
taai jit la
It’s too hot
taai dong la
It’s too cold
ceot min hou saai
It’s very sunny outside
ceot min taai saai la
It’s too sunny outside
luk gan jyu
It’s raining
ngo m gok
I don’t think so
ngo gok dak hou gok
I think it’s humid
ngo gok dak hou dong
I feel very cold
ngo gok dak…
I think…
ngo gok dak gam jat woei hou jit
I think today will be hot
ngo gok dak gam jat woei hou dong
I think today will be cold
bin
Which
zek
Measure word for colours
ngaan sik
Colour
baak sik
White
hong sik
Red
haak sik
Black
luk sik
Green
laam sik
Blue
wong sik
Yellow
caang sik
Orange
caang zap
Orange Juice
bin zek ngaan sik hou ne?
Which colour is good?
bin gin saam hou?
Which piece of clothing is good?
bin zek pe zau hou?
Which kind of beer is good?
Bin + measure word + noun + hou?
How to ask “which is … good?”
din si kek
TV Series
gwong go
Commercial/Advertisement
din si
TV
din si gei
Television set
din si zit mok
TV show
din jeng
Movie
zong jau ne?
Anything else?
din si jau me hou tai?
What is good on TV?
Taai din si
To watch TV
ngo jiu jat bo din si
I want a TV
Ngo jiu taai din si kek
I want to watch TV series
Ngo jiu taai din si zit mok
I want to watch a TV show
nei zung ji taai me zit mok?
Which TV show do you like?
Ngo m zung ji taai din si, ngo zung ji taai din jeng
I don’t like to watch TV, I like to watch movies.
din jeng jau me hou taai?
Which movies are good to watch?
jau me hou waan?
How can I have fun? (lit. what is good to play?)
ngo hou hou
I’m fine
siu siu
A little
ji gaa
Now
ngaan di
Later
gam jat
Today
gam maan
Tonight
ting jat
Tomorrow
nei lai zi bin dou gaa?
Where are you from?
ngo lei zi
I am from…
cing man dim joeng cing fu nei?
What is your name? (formal)
nei giu me meng aa?
What is your name? (informal)
ngo giu
My name is…
hou gou hing jing sik nei
Nice to meet you
pang jau
Friend
nguk
House
lou
Road
gaai
Street
m
not… (verb)
gaa
(particle - marks the end of a question)
ngo zung ji
I like it
si daan
Whatever
bat jyu
How about…
deng
Or
din jeng
Movie
hei
Film (coversational)
waa kek
Play (theatre)
jam ngok woei
Symphony (literally music gathering)
jin choeng woei
Concert (lit. singing gathering)