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