Week 2 - Day 1 Flashcards
Good luck!
zuk nei hou wan
Good job
zou dak hou
You look great!
nei hou leng
I don’t know
ngo m zi
I don’t think so
ngo m gei dak zo
Can you speak?
nei sik m sik gong?
Can you speak English?
nei sik m sik gong jing man?
I can speak a little bit of Cantonese
ngo sik going siu siu gwong dung waa
Language
jyu jin
World
sai gaai
Phone
din waa
Book
syu
Ticket
fei
Train
fo ce
Bus
baa si
Car
ce
Cell phone
sau tai
Door
mun
Game
jau hei
Garden
faa jyun
where?
bin dou
To play
waan
When? (lit. which time?)
gei si
To want
seong (lit. to think)
Macau
ou mun
Yet
mei
To decide/decision
kyut deng
Hot temperature
seu
holiday
gaa
summer holiday
seu gaa
I want to go to Hong Kong
Ngo seong heoi heung gong
I want to eat spring rolls
ngo seong sik cheon goon
Where are you going?
heoi bin dou?
Who will you meet?
gin bin go?
rhetorical question marker
m tung
can’t see
taai m dou
immediately
ma seong/zik hak
to take off
hei fei
airplane
fei gei
to cooperate
hap zouk
Thank you for your cooperation
do ze hap zouk
When do we take off?
gei dim hei fei?
can’t see
taai m dou
I’m busy
ngo m dak haan
Can’t you see I’m eating?
nei taai m dou ngo sik gan je me?
Can’t you see I’m sleeping
nei taai m dou ngo fan gan gou me?
Can’t you see I’m busy
nei taai m dou ngo mong me?
Can’t you see I’m not free
nei taai m dou ngo m dak haan?
Can’t you see I’m occupied (rhetorical)
m tung nei taai m dou ngo m dak haan?
Can’t you see I’m working
m tung nei taai m dou ngo jo gan je me?
to take/get/obtain
lo
visa
cim zeng
passport
wu ziu
to know
zi
not to know
m zi
to go online
seong mong (lit. to go up to the internet)
to find/search/check
caa
before others in time order (first)
sin
graduate
bat jip
get married
git fan
to get a visa
lo cim zeng
to get some money
lo cin
to get something to eat
lo je sik
to take someone’s life
lo meng
I’ll kill you
lo nei meng
To check online
soeng mong caa
Let’s check it online first
soeng mong caa haa sin
Let’s eat first
seong mong caa haa sin
Watch a movie before eating
taai jyun hei sin sik faan
ship/ferry/boat
seun
isn’t it?
hai mai
to take
daap (transport)
(particle indicating to do in advance)
deng
to buy
maaih
return tickets (round trip)
loi woei (lit. come return)
one way tickets
daan ceng
ticket
fei
best
zeoi hou
jew
cook (verb)
are you a girl?
nei hai mai neoi zai?
take a taxi
daap dik si
return tickets
loi woei fei
to get in advance
sik deng faan
to prepare a meal in advance
jew deng faan
Fridge (lit. snow casing)
syut gwai
Microwave
mei bo lou
Therefore
so ji
I like to watch TV
ngo zung ji tai din si
Is there a TV?
jau mou din si?
Is there a stereo?
jau mou jam heung?
Please turn down the radio?
m goi, sik saai sau jam gei
Because it’s too loud
jan wai taai daai seng
I eat because I am hungry
ngo sik faan jan wai ngo tou ngo
I drink because I’m thirsty.
ngo jam je jan wai ngo hou hot
I go because I’m tired
ngo zau jan wai ngo gui
Because I’m hungry therefore I eat
jan wai ngo tou ngo so ji ngo sik faan.
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