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Project Immersion - Cantonese > Week 2 - Day 2 > Flashcards

Week 2 - Day 2 Flashcards

1
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Beach

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saa taan

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2
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Mountain

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saan

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Lake

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wu

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4
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River

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ho

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5
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Day

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jat

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Night

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je maan

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7
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Life

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sang wut

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8
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Family

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gaa ting

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9
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Entrance

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jap hau

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10
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Exit

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ceot hau

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11
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Bathroom

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cung loeng fong

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12
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ATM

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tai fun gei

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13
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Chinese yuan

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jyun

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14
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Hong Kong Dollar

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gong zi

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15
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Ticket

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fei

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16
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One Ticket

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jat zoeng fei

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17
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Two coffees, please

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loeng bui gaa fe aa, m goi

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18
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More

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do di

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19
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Less

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siu di

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20
Q

I am…

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ngo hai

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21
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Causeway Bay

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tong lo waan

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22
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Mong Kok

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Wong Gok

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23
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Be careful (lit. small heart)

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siu sam

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24
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Many

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hou do

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25
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Person

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jan

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26
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To follow

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gan

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27
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to walk

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haang

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28
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to mop/drag/hold

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to

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29
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Okay

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oh

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30
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Final particle (requests and imperatives)

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la

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31
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Tow truck or to tow a vehicle

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to ce

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32
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Particle marking a static extended state/condition

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zyu

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33
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To be holding someone’s hand

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to zyu

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34
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To watch over/to be watching

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taai zyu

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35
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I watched him fall

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ngo taai zyu keoi dit lot dei

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36
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To point

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zi

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37
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He is point at me

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keoi zi zyu ngo

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38
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Mosquito

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man

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39
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to hit

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daa

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40
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don’t

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m hou

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41
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also

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dou

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42
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to move

43
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face

44
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measure word (face)

45
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You hit me!

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nei daa ngo!

46
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I’m hitting the mosquitoes

A

daa man aa

47
Q

To make a phone call

A

daa din waa

48
Q

Give me a call

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daa din waa bei ngo

49
Q

To greet someone (lit. hitting the air- waving)

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daa ziu fu

50
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Don’t greet them

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m hou daa ziu fu

51
Q

Don’t move

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m hou jouk

52
Q

siu (high tone)

53
Q

How to say “Don’t do something”

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m hou + verb

54
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Don’t cry

A

m hou haam

55
Q

Don’t call them

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m hou daa bei keoi

56
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Don’t sleep, work!

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m hou fan gau jo je!

57
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today

58
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tomorrow

59
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week

60
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what?

61
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to be

62
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holiday

63
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how many?

64
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yesterday

65
Q

What day is it today?

A

gam jat hai seng kei gei?

66
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Tomorrow is a holiday

A

teng jat fong ga la

67
Q

Tomorrow is satuday

A

teng jat hai seng kei luk

68
Q

Yesterday was Thursday

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cam jat hai seng kei sei

69
Q

Yesterday I gave you a call

A

ngo cam jat daa gwo bei nei

70
Q

I worked yesterday

A

ngo cam jat faan gong

71
Q

I’m not working to day

A

ngo gam jat m faan gong

72
Q

Why? (means - why are you asking?)

73
Q

What did you do yesterday? (lit. you yesterday do what?)

A

nei cam jat jo me?

74
Q

Why are you so busy?

A

nei jo me gam mong?

75
Q

It’s Saturday, why are you working?

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gam jat seng kei luk, nei jo me faan gong?

76
Q

to play

77
Q

guitar

78
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a little

79
Q

how many?

80
Q

to learn

81
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a long time

82
Q

thanks

83
Q

about (estimate)

84
Q

You know how to play guitar?

A

nei sik taan git taa gaa?

85
Q

A little

A

siu siu laa

86
Q

Do you know Cantonese?

A

nei sik m sik zong man?

87
Q

Can you use a computer?

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nei sik m sik jung din nou

88
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a lot

89
Q

Do you know English?

A

nei sik m sik jing man?

90
Q

How long have you studied guitar?

A

nei hok zo git taa gei noi aa?

91
Q

How long have you studied?

A

nei hok zo gei noi aa?

92
Q

3 months

A

saam go jyut

93
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2 weeks

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leong go seng kei

94
Q

How long have you been studying Chinese?

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nei hok zo zong man gei noi aa?

95
Q

6 months

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luk go jyut

96
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4 weeks

A

sei go seng kei

97
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1 hour

A

jat go zung

98
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3 hours

A

saam go zung

99
Q

How long is the film?

A

tou hei gei choeng aa?

100
Q

2 hours

A

loeng go zung

101
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about/approximately

A

dou (low tone)

102
Q

about 3 months

A

saam go jyut dou

103
Q

about an hour

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jat go zung dou

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