Week 3 - Revision Flashcards
bei nei
For you (informal)
bin go
Which…?
dim joeng
How?
bin go fong hoeng
Which way?
bin go hai
Who is…?
dim gaai
Why?
gan paai dim aa
How is it going?
gwong dung waa… jing goi dim gong
How do you say… in Cantonese?
… dim gaai aa?
What does… mean?
nei zoi gong jat ci aa
Repeat it, please
maa faan nei gong maan di
Speak more slowly, please
maa faan nei se bei ngo tai
Write it, please
zung sam
Center
kiu
Bridge
dou
Island
gung jyun
Park; Gardens
baa
Bar (for drinking)
fong
Room
coeng
Window
zi
Word
nei zau lai git fan gung hei saai wo
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations
do ze saai
Thank you
zouk nei dei baak tau dou lou
Wishing you grow old together (lit. white head until old)
nei gam lou tou gaa?
You’re so old fashioned
git fan
to get married
zau lai
soon
gung hei
congratulations
zouk
to wish
baak tau dou lou
To grow old together
saang jat faai lok
Happy birthday
lou tou
old fashioned
gam
so…
Nei zau lai git fan. Gung hei sai nei.
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations to you.
saai wo
To add emotion (to congratulations)
zouk nei saang jat faai lok
Wishing you happy happy birthday
zouk nei
Wishing you…
zouk nei seng daan faai lok
Wishing you merry christmas
zouk nei san nin faai lok
Wishing you a happy new year
zouk nei nung lik san nin faai lok
Wishing you happy chinese new year
keoi teng jat fei aa?
Is he flying tomorrow?
hai gwa, m zi aa
Maybe, I don’t know
fei bin dou aa?
Where is he flying to?
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
teng jat
tomorrow
gam jat
today
cam jat
yesterday
fei
to fly (usually means travelling - as in “I’m flying to Thailand”)
m zi
not to know
bin dou?
where?
gu (rising tone)
to guess
taai gwok
Thailand
ngo gam jat fei
I am travelling today
ngo gam jat fei taai gwok
I am travelling to Thailand today
Ngo cam jat hai taai gwok
I was in Thailand yesterday
Only when travelling by airplane
when can you use “fei”
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
ngo gu zung gwok gwaa
I guess, maybe China
hai gwa
maybe
keoi gu
he guesses
nei gu
you guess
m hai gwa
maybe not
ngo gu keoi woei lai gwa
I guess he might come
ngo gu heoi caan teng gwa
I guess, maybe a restaurant
keoi jo me gaa?
What does he do?
ngo gu keoi ho nang hai gei si gwa
I guess, maybe a pilot
zung jau gei noi zou jyun
How long do you have left?
zau lai gau dim
I’ll be finished soon
faai di la
Faster!
zau dak la
Almost done
zung jau
still to have
gei noi
how long
zou jyun
to finish
gau dim
to resolve
faai
fast
zau lai
almost
dak
okay/done/finish
zong jau m fan zong
I still have 5 minutes
zong jau ce, ngo zong jau lau
I have a car, I also have a house
zong jau gei noi hoi jyun woei?
How long is the meeting?
gau dim
to resolve (meaning - to finish, settle up, take care of it)
ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
I have taken of the problem
lou saai, ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
Boss, I’ve taken care of the problem
lou saai, fong sam, ngo gau dim zo go bou gou.
Boss, relax, I’ve taken care of the report.
zau lai…
Almost/soon
zau lai gau dim
It’ll be taken care of soon(lit. soon taken care of)
ngo dei zau lai sik je.
We’ll eat soon
ngo dei zau lai fong gong
We’ll get off work soon
keoi zau lai git fan.
He’s getting married soon
baan gei zau lai fei
The flight is taking off soon
tiu jyu jiu zeng gei noi?
How long does it take to steam the fish.
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 10 minutes.
gam zyu jouk ne
How about the pork?
caa m do jaa fan zong
About 20 minutes
daai keoi
Around/About/Approx.
caa m do
more or less
jyu
fish
zyu jouk
pork
zeng
to steam
fan zong
minutes
zong
hours
jaa
Twenty (20)
ngau jouk
Beef
gai jouk
Chicken
joeng jouk
Lamb
Ngo soeng jau ngau jouk zong jau gai jouk
I want the beef and the chicken
ngo soeng jay gai jouk zong jau joeng jouk
I want the chicken and the lamb
daai keoi jat go zong
approximately an hour
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 15 minutes
caa m do
more or less
sap fan zong
10 minutes (10 + length of time)
sap m fan zong
15 minutes
ji sap fan zong/jaa fan zong
20 minutes
bun go zong
30 minutes/half an hour
leong go zong
2 hours
leong go zong jaa fan zong
2 hours and 20 minutes
saam go zong jaa fan zong
3 hours and 20 minutes
jat go bun zong
An hour and a half
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
gwo
more than…
A + gwo + B
A is more … than B
ngo zung ji ne go, ngo m zung ji go go.
I like this one, but I don’t like that one
ne go hou gwo go go
This one is better than that one
hou gwo
Better than
ne go gwai gwo go go
This one is more expensive than that one
ne go peng gwo go go.
This one is cheaper than that one
go go peng gwo ne go.
That one is cheaper than this one
How to make comparisons
subject + adjective + gwo + object
ngo gou gwo nei
I’m taller than you
Peter ngai gwo John
Peter is shorter than John
hou taai gwo.
This movie is better (context dependent)
bei nei
For you (informal)
bin go
Which…?
dim joeng
How?
bin go fong hoeng
Which way?
bin go hai
Who is…?
dim gaai
Why?
gan paai dim aa
How is it going?
gwong dung waa… jing goi dim gong
How do you say… in Cantonese?
… dim gaai aa?
What does… mean?
nei zoi gong jat ci aa
Repeat it, please
maa faan nei gong maan di
Speak more slowly, please
maa faan nei se bei ngo tai
Write it, please
zung sam
Center
kiu
Bridge
dou
Island
gung jyun
Park; Gardens
baa
Bar (for drinking)
fong
Room
coeng
Window
zi
Word
nei zau lai git fan gung hei saai wo
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations
do ze saai
Thank you
zouk nei dei baak tau dou lou
Wishing you grow old together (lit. white head until old)
nei gam lou tou gaa?
You’re so old fashioned
git fan
to get married
zau lai
soon
gung hei
congratulations
zouk
to wish
baak tau dou lou
To grow old together
saang jat faai lok
Happy birthday
lou tou
old fashioned
gam
so…
Nei zau lai git fan. Gung hei sai nei.
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations to you.
saai wo
To add emotion (to congratulations)
zouk nei saang jat faai lok
Wishing you happy happy birthday
zouk nei
Wishing you…
zouk nei seng daan faai lok
Wishing you merry christmas
zouk nei san nin faai lok
Wishing you a happy new year
zouk nei nung lik san nin faai lok
Wishing you happy chinese new year
keoi teng jat fei aa?
Is he flying tomorrow?
hai gwa, m zi aa
Maybe, I don’t know
fei bin dou aa?
Where is he flying to?
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
teng jat
tomorrow
gam jat
today
cam jat
yesterday
fei
to fly (usually means travelling - as in “I’m flying to Thailand”)
m zi
not to know
bin dou?
where?
gu (rising tone)
to guess
taai gwok
Thailand
ngo gam jat fei
I am travelling today
ngo gam jat fei taai gwok
I am travelling to Thailand today
Ngo cam jat hai taai gwok
I was in Thailand yesterday
Only when travelling by airplane
when can you use “fei”
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
ngo gu zung gwok gwaa
I guess, maybe China
hai gwa
maybe
keoi gu
he guesses
nei gu
you guess
m hai gwa
maybe not
ngo gu keoi woei lai gwa
I guess he might come
ngo gu heoi caan teng gwa
I guess, maybe a restaurant
keoi jo me gaa?
What does he do?
ngo gu keoi ho nang hai gei si gwa
I guess, maybe a pilot
zung jau gei noi zou jyun
How long do you have left?
zau lai gau dim
I’ll be finished soon
faai di la
Faster!
zau dak la
Almost done
zung jau
still to have
gei noi
how long
zou jyun
to finish
gau dim
to resolve
faai
fast
zau lai
almost
dak
okay/done/finish
zong jau m fan zong
I still have 5 minutes
zong jau ce, ngo zong jau lau
I have a car, I also have a house
zong jau gei noi hoi jyun woei?
How long is the meeting?
gau dim
to resolve (meaning - to finish, settle up, take care of it)
ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
I have taken of the problem
lou saai, ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
Boss, I’ve taken care of the problem
lou saai, fong sam, ngo gau dim zo go bou gou.
Boss, relax, I’ve taken care of the report.
zau lai…
Almost/soon
zau lai gau dim
It’ll be taken care of soon(lit. soon taken care of)
ngo dei zau lai sik je.
We’ll eat soon
ngo dei zau lai fong gong
We’ll get off work soon
keoi zau lai git fan.
He’s getting married soon
baan gei zau lai fei
The flight is taking off soon
tiu jyu jiu zeng gei noi?
How long does it take to steam the fish.
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 10 minutes.
gam zyu jouk ne
How about the pork?
caa m do jaa fan zong
About 20 minutes
daai keoi
Around/About/Approx.
caa m do
more or less
jyu
fish
zyu jouk
pork
zeng
to steam
fan zong
minutes
zong
hours
jaa
Twenty (20)
ngau jouk
Beef
gai jouk
Chicken
joeng jouk
Lamb
Ngo soeng jau ngau jouk zong jau gai jouk
I want the beef and the chicken
ngo soeng jay gai jouk zong jau joeng jouk
I want the chicken and the lamb
daai keoi jat go zong
approximately an hour
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 15 minutes
caa m do
more or less
sap fan zong
10 minutes (10 + length of time)
sap m fan zong
15 minutes
ji sap fan zong/jaa fan zong
20 minutes
bun go zong
30 minutes/half an hour
leong go zong
2 hours
leong go zong jaa fan zong
2 hours and 20 minutes
saam go zong jaa fan zong
3 hours and 20 minutes
jat go bun zong
An hour and a half
