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Project Immersion - Cantonese > Week 4 - Day 1 > Flashcards

Week 4 - Day 1 Flashcards

1
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bit jiu

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Necessary

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gam zi

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Forbidden

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zyu ji

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Caution

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ging gou

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Warning

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min fai

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Free

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haa jat go

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Next

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7
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haak sik

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Black

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8
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baak sik

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White

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hung sik

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Red

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laam sik

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Blue

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tim

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Sweet

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12
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laat

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Spicy (hot)

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13
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zou

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Early

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14
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jin ci

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Delayed

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15
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ngaan

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Late

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16
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zeon si

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On time

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17
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m goi ze ze

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Excuse me (to walk by)

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18
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wai

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Hello (when answering the phone)

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19
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hou deoi m zyu

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I’m very sorry (deep apology)

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20
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zan ge

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Really?!

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21
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ceng man, nei wan bin wai?

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Excuse me, who are you looking for?

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22
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ngo seong wan nei dei geng lei

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I’m looking for your manager.

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23
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nei wan bin wai geng lei

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Which manager.

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24
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mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me

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You’ve got more than one manager?

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jau zeung geng lei, can geng lei, wong geng lei

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There are three managers with different names.

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ngo m zi keoi seng mat daan zi dou hai naam jan

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I don’t know his last name, but I’m sure he’s a man.

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27
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saam go geng lei dou hai naam ge

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The three managers are all men.

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28
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wan

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to look for

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29
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cin toi

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front desk

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30
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bei syu

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secretary

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31
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lou baan

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boss

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32
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fo gei

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employee

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33
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fu zaak jan

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The person in charge

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34
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seng

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surname

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35
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meng

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first name

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36
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m goi, ngo jiu wan nei ge lou baan.

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Excuse me I’m looking for your boss

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37
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lou saai

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boss (informal)

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38
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lou baan

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boss (formal)

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39
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keoi m hai lou baan, keoi hai fo gei

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He’s not the boss, he’s an employee

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40
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geng lei

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manager

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41
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bei syu hai cin toi go dou.

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The secretary is at the front desk

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42
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mat + … + me

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How to turn a statement into a question (showing surprise)

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43
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nei dei jau hou do geng lei

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You’ve got more than one manager.

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44
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mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me

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You’ve got more than one manager? (surprised)

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45
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nei sik ne dou ge lou baan

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you know the boss here.

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46
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mat nei sik ne dou ge lou baan me?

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You know the boss here? (surprised)

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47
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nei zau hai fu zak jan.

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You’re the person responsible

48
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mat nei zau hai fu zak jan me?

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You’re the person responsible? (surprised)

49
Q

lou si gam jat jau mou dim meng?

A

Did the teacher call roll today?

50
Q

mou dim gaai nei m lei seong tong

A

No, why didn’t you come to class.

51
Q

hou coi, ngo cam maan jam daai zo

A

Lucky me, I drank quite a lot last night.

52
Q

taan hai lou si zi dou nei mou lei seong tong

A

But the teacher knows you didn’t come to class.

53
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haa! Keoi dim zi gaa

A

What! How does she know?

54
Q

ngo gong ge

A

I told her.

55
Q

dim meng

A

to call the roll (roll call)

56
Q

lou si

A

Teacher

57
Q

hau zoeng

A

Principal

58
Q

gau mou zeu jam

A

Administrative director (at school)

59
Q

jam daai zo

A

To have drunk a lot

60
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soek zeoi

A

To have a hangover

61
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soeng tong

A

To have class

62
Q

kyut zek

A

To be absent

63
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ci dou

A

to be late

64
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lou si mui jat dou woei dim meng.

A

The teacher calls the roll everyday

65
Q

cam maan ngo ceot heoi jam daai zo

A

I was out last night and I drank a lot

66
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keoi jat deng hai jam daai zo

A

It looks like he must be drunk

67
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kyut zek

A

To be absent (schools and meetings)

68
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keoi cam maan soek zeoi so ji gam jat kyut zek

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He was drunk last night and missed class today

69
Q

dim zi

A

How do you know?

70
Q

keoi dim zi?

A

How did she know?

71
Q

zi

A

to know

72
Q

dim

A

how

73
Q

nei dim zi?

A

How do you know?

74
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lei

A

to come

75
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dim lei

A

how did you come?

76
Q

jong

A

to use

77
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dim jong?

A

How did you use?

78
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nei dim lei?

A

How did you come?

79
Q

bou gei hei dim jong?

A

How do you use this piece of machinery?

80
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dim gong

A

How do you say?

81
Q

gwong dong waa ne go dim gong?

A

In Cantonse what do we call this?

82
Q

nei hou, jau me ho ji bong dou nei?

A

Hello, how can I help you?

83
Q

Ngo zeon ngan hong kap wai zo

A

My bank card isn’t working.

84
Q

ceng nei syu jap mat maa ngo bong nei gim caa

A

Please enter the password and I’ll look into it for you

85
Q

ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa

A

I don’t remember the password

86
Q

gam nei seoi jiu cong san sau goi mat maa

A

Then you need to set a new password

87
Q

gam goi seng gau gau gau laa.

A

Then change it to 999.

88
Q

mat maa jyut fuk zaap jyut non cyun

A

The more complex the password is the more secure it is.

89
Q

ngo gam goi seng luk go gau laa

A

Then make it 6 9s.

90
Q

ngan hong kaat

A

bank card

91
Q

seon jung kaat

A

credit card

92
Q

taai fun card

A

debit card

93
Q

cyu chok kaat

A

saving card

94
Q

mat maa

A

password

95
Q

cong san

A

again

96
Q

sau goi

A

to change/to modify

97
Q

gim caa

A

to check

98
Q

kaat

A

card

99
Q

ngo seong san ceng jat zeong ngan hong kaat

A

I am to apply for a bank card

100
Q

ngan hong zeong wu

A

Bank account

101
Q

ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa

A

I forgot my password

102
Q

sau goi

A

to change

103
Q

sau goi mat maa

A

to change a password

104
Q

cong san sau goi mat maa

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Please change your password again

105
Q

jyut + …. + jyut + …

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The more… the more … it is

106
Q

jyut fuk zaap jyut on chun

A

The more complex the password is the more secure it is.

107
Q

jyut do jyut ho

A

The more the better

108
Q

jyut gwai, jyut hou

A

The more expensive the better

109
Q

jyut ceong jyut hou

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The longer the better

110
Q

geng jim jyut do jyut hou

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Experience, the more the better

111
Q

geng jim

A

experience

112
Q

mat maa, jyut ceong jyut hou

A

A password, the longer it is the better

113
Q

maai je ge si hou, jyut peng, jyut m hou

A

When you’re buying things - he cheaper it is the worse it is.

114
Q

leong go zong jaa fan zong

A

2 hours and 20 minutes

115
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saam go zong jaa fan zong

A

3 hours and 20 minutes

116
Q

jat go bun zong

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An hour and a half

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