Week 3 - Day 1 Flashcards
ji
Easy
naan
Difficult
faai
Fast; Quick
maan
Slow
cau joeng
Ugly
mong
Busy
jau jan
Occupied
zeon bei hou
Ready
san
New
gau
Old
ceot meng
Famous
hoi sam
Happy
m hoi sam
Not happy
cam jat
Yesterday
soeng zau
Morning
haa zau
Afternoon
ngaai maan
Evening
ngo ge
My…
nei ge
Your… (informal)
bei ngo
For me
maai dou fei mei aa?
Have you bought tickets yet?
mei aa zong paai gan deoi
Not yet, still lining up.
zong jau gei noi
How long is the line up
m saai hou noi bun go zong dou
Not very long, about half an hour.
fei
ticket
paai deoi
to line up
noi
a long time
maai (mid rising)
to buy
maaih (low)
to sell
hei jyun
cinema
m saai
no need
zong jau
still to have
bin dou jau hei jyun?
Where is the movie theatre?
ngo seong jiu jat zeong fei
I’d like one ticket
zeong
measure word for ticket
m goi, paai deoi
Please line up
zong jau
still have (continuance state)
zong jau sap fan zong
There is still 10 mins left
zong jau loeng baak man
There is still $200
zong jau me sik?
What do you still have to eat?
nei soeng sik me song?
What do you want to eat? (lit. what dish do you want to eat?)
si daan laa
Whatever
gai joek deng ngau joek
Chicken or beef
mat dou dak laa
Anything is fine
soeng
to want
sik
to eat
song
dish (type of food dish)
si daan
whatever
ngau joek
beef
gai joek
chicken
jeong joek
lamb
deng
or
me song?
What dish?
ngo soeng sik ngau joek
I want to eat beef
ngo soeng sik gai joek
I want to eat chicken
mat dou
everything/anything
mat dou hou
Everything is good
mat dou dak laa
Everything is fine
ngo mat dou sik
I eat everything
keoi mat dou seong maai
He wants to buy everything
ngo mat dou m lei
I don’t about anything
ngo mat dou m jiu
I don’t want anything
sai seng di
Turn it down
me waa?
What did you say?
ngo waa
I said
teng m dou aa
I can’t hear
din si sai seng di
Turn down the TV’s volume
sai seng
low volume
daai seng
high volume
teng
to listen
waa
to say
din si
TV
sau jam gei
Radio
jam heong
Stereo
jam ngok
music
daai seng di
Turn it up
m goi, sai seng di.
Please, turn it down
m goi, daai seng di
Please, turn it up.
din si san man
Television news
M - P - Saam
MP3
m goi, jam ngok daai seng di.
Please, turn up the music
m goi, jam ngok sai seng di.
Excuse me, please turn down the music
teng m dou aa
I can’t hear
verb + m dou (lit. can’t achieve)
Verb compliment
taai m dou
Can’t see
mo m dou
can’t touch
sik m dou
Can’t eat
ngo sik m dou lei go.
I can’t it
ngo taai baau, ngo sik m dou.
I’m too full, I can’t eat.
heoi m dou
I can’t go (implies you want to go but can’t)
maai ne go aa
Buy this one?
ngo seong jiu go go
I want that one
ne go hou gwo go go wo
This one is better than that one
ne go dou gwai gwo go go
This one is also more expensive
ne go
this one
go go
that one
maai
to buy
maaih
to sell
gwai
expensive
peng
cheap