Week 2 - Day 3 Flashcards
ngo m hai
I am not…
nei hai
You are… (informal)
ngo dou gok dak hai
I agree
ngo hou gwaa zyu nei
I miss you
ngo tou ngo laa
I’m hungry
ngo geng hot
I’m thirsty
ngo hou baau
I’m full
ngo hou gui
I’m tired
nei tou m tou ngo aa?
Are you hungry?
nei jau mou di me hou gaai siu
What do you recommend?
taai
It is too…
taai gwai laa
It’s too expensive
jat bui
A glass of…
jiu do jat go aa m goi
One more, please
bak
North
dung
East
naam
South
sai
West
hok haau
School
lou si
Teacher
ci dou
to be late (lit. to arrive late)
zeon si
to be on time
ji gaa
now
gei dim
what time?
zau faai
almost
gam
well…
faai di
faster
leong dim
two o’clock
nei jau ci dou!
You’re late again!
nei zeoi hou zeon si
You better be on time
zau faai ci dou
almost late
zau faai fong gong
almost time to leave work
zau faai leong dim
It’s almost 2 o’clock
zau faai sei dim
It’s almost 4 o’clock
zau faai bat dim, ngo hou tou ngo
It’s almost 8 o’clock, I’m really hungry.
gei?
how?
gei dim (lit. how many hours?)
What time is it?
gei seoi?
How old are you? (lit. how many years)
nei go saai lou gei seoi?
How old is your child?
saang jat faai luk, nei gei seoi aa?
Happy birthday, how old are you?
nei gei gou aa?
how tall are you?
wai
hello (on telephone)
waan bin go aa?
who are you looking for?
giu ngoi maai
I want take out
daa co aa
Wrong number
waan
to look for
bin go
who?
giu
to call
ngoi maai
take out
daa
to dial
co
wrong
bin go hai nei peng jau?
Who is your friend?
nei zung ji bin go
Which one do you like?
hai dou sek deng leng zau?
Do you want to eat here or to go?
ngo seong giu ngoi mai
I want take out (lit. I want to call for a take out)
ngo jiu leng zau
I want it to go (lit. I want it bagged)
hai dou sek
To eat here
giu
to call/to cry for
ngo giu (name)
I am called… (name)
giu ji sang
to call for a doctor
giu baak ce
to call for an ambulance
giu gau meng
to call for help
giu ngoi maai
to call for take out
m hai jouk
don’t move
ngo dou mou jouk
I didn’t move
siu haa la
Smile a bit
dak m dak?
Is this okay?
bei ngo taai haa laa
Let me take a look
m hai
don’t
dak m dak?
okay or not?
bei
to give
taai
to watch/look
gin
to see
jouk
to move
siu
to smile
dou
also
m hai jouk/m hou jouk
Don’t move
m hai cou
don’t make noise
m hai taai
don’t look
taai (casual)
to look
gin (formal)
to see
siu haa la
Smile a bit
taai haa la
to take a quick look
si
to try
si haa
to try a little bit
si haa, hou mei gaa
Try it, it tastes good
si haa nei go, nei woei zung ji gaa.
Try this you’ll like it
nei teng haa ngo gong je.
Listen for a bit (listen to me for a bit)
leng noi, nei hou sok
Pretty girl you’re so hot
do ze
thank you
ho m ho ji bei nei din waa hou maa ngo?
Can you give me your number?
m ho ji
No, I can’t
leng noi
pretty girl
sok
hot
do ze
thank you
ho ji
can
m ho ji
can’t
bei
to give
din waa
cellphone
hou maa
number (as in cellphone number)
waa nei hou sok aa
Wow you’re so hot
nei gam jat hou sok wo
You look really good today.
din waa hou maa
telephone number
ho m ho ji bei nei din waa hou maa ngo?
Can you give me your number?
ho m ho ji + verb
how to ask for permission?
ho m ho ji bong ngo mong?
can you help me?
ho m ho ji ceng gaa?
Can I take time off?
ho m ho ji bei nei din jau dei zi ngo?
Can you give me your email address?
