Week 4 - Day 1 Flashcards
bit jiu
Necessary
gam zi
Forbidden
zyu ji
Caution
ging gou
Warning
min fai
Free
haa jat go
Next
haak sik
Black
baak sik
White
hung sik
Red
laam sik
Blue
tim
Sweet
laat
Spicy (hot)
zou
Early
jin ci
Delayed
ngaan
Late
zeon si
On time
m goi ze ze
Excuse me (to walk by)
wai
Hello (when answering the phone)
hou deoi m zyu
I’m very sorry (deep apology)
zan ge
Really?!
ceng man, nei wan bin wai?
Excuse me, who are you looking for?
ngo seong wan nei dei geng lei
I’m looking for your manager.
nei wan bin wai geng lei
Which manager.
mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me
You’ve got more than one manager?
jau zeung geng lei, can geng lei, wong geng lei
There are three managers with different names.
ngo m zi keoi seng mat daan zi dou hai naam jan
I don’t know his last name, but I’m sure he’s a man.
saam go geng lei dou hai naam ge
The three managers are all men.
wan
to look for
cin toi
front desk
bei syu
secretary
lou baan
boss
fo gei
employee
fu zaak jan
The person in charge
seng
surname
meng
first name
m goi, ngo jiu wan nei ge lou baan.
Excuse me I’m looking for your boss
lou saai
boss (informal)
lou baan
boss (formal)
keoi m hai lou baan, keoi hai fo gei
He’s not the boss, he’s an employee
geng lei
manager
bei syu hai cin toi go dou.
The secretary is at the front desk
mat + … + me
How to turn a statement into a question (showing surprise)
nei dei jau hou do geng lei
You’ve got more than one manager.
mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me
You’ve got more than one manager? (surprised)
nei sik ne dou ge lou baan
you know the boss here.
mat nei sik ne dou ge lou baan me?
You know the boss here? (surprised)
nei zau hai fu zak jan.
You’re the person responsible
mat nei zau hai fu zak jan me?
You’re the person responsible? (surprised)
lou si gam jat jau mou dim meng?
Did the teacher call roll today?
mou dim gaai nei m lei seong tong
No, why didn’t you come to class.
hou coi, ngo cam maan jam daai zo
Lucky me, I drank quite a lot last night.
taan hai lou si zi dou nei mou lei seong tong
But the teacher knows you didn’t come to class.
haa! Keoi dim zi gaa
What! How does she know?
ngo gong ge
I told her.
dim meng
to call the roll (roll call)
lou si
Teacher
hau zoeng
Principal
gau mou zeu jam
Administrative director (at school)
jam daai zo
To have drunk a lot
soek zeoi
To have a hangover
soeng tong
To have class
kyut zek
To be absent
ci dou
to be late
lou si mui jat dou woei dim meng.
The teacher calls the roll everyday
cam maan ngo ceot heoi jam daai zo
I was out last night and I drank a lot
keoi jat deng hai jam daai zo
It looks like he must be drunk
kyut zek
To be absent (schools and meetings)
keoi cam maan soek zeoi so ji gam jat kyut zek
He was drunk last night and missed class today
dim zi
How do you know?
keoi dim zi?
How did she know?
zi
to know
dim
how
nei dim zi?
How do you know?
lei
to come
dim lei
how did you come?
jong
to use
dim jong?
How did you use?
nei dim lei?
How did you come?
bou gei hei dim jong?
How do you use this piece of machinery?
dim gong
How do you say?
gwong dong waa ne go dim gong?
In Cantonse what do we call this?
nei hou, jau me ho ji bong dou nei?
Hello, how can I help you?
Ngo zeon ngan hong kap wai zo
My bank card isn’t working.
ceng nei syu jap mat maa ngo bong nei gim caa
Please enter the password and I’ll look into it for you
ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa
I don’t remember the password
gam nei seoi jiu cong san sau goi mat maa
Then you need to set a new password
gam goi seng gau gau gau laa.
Then change it to 999.
mat maa jyut fuk zaap jyut non cyun
The more complex the password is the more secure it is.
ngo gam goi seng luk go gau laa
Then make it 6 9s.
ngan hong kaat
bank card
seon jung kaat
credit card
taai fun card
debit card
cyu chok kaat
saving card
mat maa
password
cong san
again
sau goi
to change/to modify
gim caa
to check
kaat
card
ngo seong san ceng jat zeong ngan hong kaat
I am to apply for a bank card
ngan hong zeong wu
Bank account
ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa
I forgot my password
sau goi
to change
sau goi mat maa
to change a password
cong san sau goi mat maa
Please change your password again
jyut + …. + jyut + …
The more… the more … it is
jyut fuk zaap jyut on chun
The more complex the password is the more secure it is.
jyut do jyut ho
The more the better
jyut gwai, jyut hou
The more expensive the better
jyut ceong jyut hou
The longer the better
geng jim jyut do jyut hou
Experience, the more the better
geng jim
experience
mat maa, jyut ceong jyut hou
A password, the longer it is the better
maai je ge si hou, jyut peng, jyut m hou
When you’re buying things - he cheaper it is the worse it is.
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
