Week 2 - Revision Flashcards
hoi dai laang hei
Turn up the AC
m goi, hoi daai laang hei
Please, turn up the AC
sik laang hei
Turn off the AC
sik saai laang hei
Turn down the AC
hoi nune hei
Turn on the heating
hoi daai nune hei
Turn up the heating
sik nune hei
Turn off the heating
jyut lai jyut jit
hotter and hotter
jyut lai jyut gwai
more and more expensive
jyut lai jyut peng
cheaper and cheaper
jyut lai jyut leng
you’re prettier and prettier
dim
To touch (affectionate)
to sau
To hold hands
laam
To hug
mo
To feel
sek (se + k - Soos in Afrikaans)
To kiss
pak to
To be in a relationship
git fan
To get married
lei fan
To get divorced
ho m ho ji sek nei?
Can I kiss you?
m hou sek ngo
Don’t kiss me
ho m ho ji to sau?
Can we hold hands?
ngo ho m ho ji laam haa?
Can we hug?
m hou laam ngo
Don’t hug me
ngo pak gaan to
I’m in a relationship
m hou sek ngo, ngo pak gaan to
Don’t kiss me, I’m in a relationship
nei jau mou pak to?
Are you in a relationship?
sek haa
To kiss for a bit
taai haa
To have a quick look
laam haa
To hug for a bit
to haa sau
To holds hands for a bit.
pak haa to
To be in a relationship for a little while
wun
To exchange
woei lut
Exchange rate
bei
To (comparison - 5 to 1)
deoi
Versus (towards)
mei jyun/mei gam
US$
gong zi/gong pai
HK$
wun cin
Exchange money
currency A + wun + currency B
How do you initiate an exchange?
jat jyun bei gong zi
Yen to HK$
jan man pai bei gong zi
Yuan to HK$
wun saam
To change clothes
jat bei cat
1 to 7
jat bei bat
1 to 8
ho m ho ji wun cin?
Can I exchange money?
ho m ho ji mei jyun wun gong zi
Can I change US$ for HK$
woei lut gei do?
What is the exchange rate?
jat bei bat dim jat
1 to 8.1
din si
TV
jan wai
Because
jam heung
Stereo
sau jam gei
Radio
syut gwai
Fridge (lit. snow casing)
mei bo lou
Microwave
so ji
Therefore
ngo zung ji tai din si
I like to watch TV
jau mou din si?
Is there a TV?
jau mou jam heung?
Is there a stereo?
m goi, sik saai sau jam gei
Please turn down the radio?
jan wai taai daai seng
Because it’s too loud
ngo sik faan jan wai ngo tou ngo
I eat because I am hungry
ngo jam je jan wai ngo hou hot
I drink because I’m thirsty.
ngo zau jan wai ngo gui
I go because I’m tired
jan wai ngo tou ngo so ji ngo sik faan.
Because I’m hungry therefore I eat
zuk nei hou wan
Good luck!
zou dak hou
Good job
nei hou leng
You look great!
ngo m zi
I don’t know
ngo m gei dak zo
I don’t think so
nei sik m sik gong?
Can you speak?
nei sik m sik gong jing man?
Can you speak English?
ngo sik going siu siu gwong dung waa
I can speak a little bit of Cantonese
jyu jin
Language
sai gaai
World
din waa
Phone
syu
Book
fei
Ticket
fo ce
Train
baa si
Bus
ce
Car
sau tai
Cell phone
mun
Door
jau hei
Game
faa jyun
Garden
bin dou
where?
waan
To play
gei si
When? (lit. which time?)
seong (lit. to think)
To want
ou mun
Macau
mei
Yet
kyut deng
To decide/decision
seu
Hot temperature
gaa
holiday
seu gaa
summer holiday
Ngo seong heoi heung gong
I want to go to Hong Kong
ngo seong sik cheon goon
I want to eat spring rolls
heoi bin dou?
Where are you going?
gin bin go?
Who will you meet?
m tung
rhetorical question marker
taai m dou
can’t see
ma seong/zik hak
immediately
hei fei
to take off
fei gei
airplane
hap zouk
to cooperate
do ze hap zouk
Thank you for your cooperation
gei dim hei fei?
When do we take off?
taai m dou
can’t see
ngo m dak haan
I’m busy
nei taai m dou ngo sik gan je me?
Can’t you see I’m eating?
nei taai m dou ngo fan gan gou me?
Can’t you see I’m sleeping
nei taai m dou ngo mong me?
Can’t you see I’m busy
nei taai m dou ngo m dak haan?
Can’t you see I’m not free
m tung nei taai m dou ngo m dak haan?
Can’t you see I’m occupied (rhetorical)
m tung nei taai m dou ngo jo gan je me?
Can’t you see I’m working
lo
to take/get/obtain
cim zeng
visa
wu ziu
passport
zi
to know
m zi
not to know
seong mong (lit. to go up to the internet)
to go online
caa
to find/search/check
sin
before others in time order (first)
bat jip
graduate
git fan
get married
lo cim zeng
to get a visa
lo cin
to get some money
lo je sik
to get something to eat
lo meng
to take someone’s life
lo nei meng
I’ll kill you
soeng mong caa
To check online
soeng mong caa haa sin
Let’s check it online first
seong mong caa haa sin
Let’s eat first
taai jyun hei sin sik faan
Watch a movie before eating
seun
ship/ferry/boat
hai mai
isn’t it?
daap (transport)
to take
deng
(particle indicating to do in advance)
maaih
to buy
loi woei (lit. come return)
return tickets (round trip)
daan ceng
one way tickets
fei
ticket
zeoi hou
best
cook (verb)
jew
nei hai mai neoi zai?
are you a girl?
daap dik si
take a taxi
loi woei fei
return tickets
sik deng faan
to get in advance
jew deng faan
to prepare a meal in advance
saa taan
Beach
saan
Mountain
wu
Lake
ho
River
jat
Day
je maan
Night
sang wut
Life
gaa ting
Family
jap hau
Entrance
ceot hau
Exit
cung loeng fong
Bathroom
tai fun gei
ATM
jyun
Chinese yuan
gong zi
Hong Kong Dollar
fei
Ticket
jat zoeng fei
One Ticket
loeng bui gaa fe aa, m goi
Two coffees, please
do di
More
siu di
Less
ngo hai
I am…
tong lo waan
Causeway Bay
Wong Gok
Mong Kok
siu sam
Be careful (lit. small heart)
hou do
Many
jan
Person
gan
To follow
haang
to walk
to
to mop/drag/hold
oh
Okay
la
Final particle (requests and imperatives)
to ce
Tow truck or to tow a vehicle
zyu
Particle marking a static extended state/condition
to zyu
To be holding someone’s hand
taai zyu
To watch over/to be watching
ngo taai zyu keoi dit lot dei
I watched him fall
zi
To point
keoi zi zyu ngo
He is point at me
man
Mosquito
daa
to hit
m hou
don’t
dou
also
jouk
to move
min
face
faai
measure word (face)
nei daa ngo!
You hit me!
daa man aa
I’m hitting the mosquitoes
daa din waa
To make a phone call
daa din waa bei ngo
Give me a call
daa ziu fu
To greet someone (lit. hitting the air- waving)
m hou daa ziu fu
Don’t greet them
m hou jouk
Don’t move
