Week 4 -Day 2 Flashcards
zan gaa
Really!
taai…
That is so…
zeon lik zou laa
Do your best
gang hai
Of course
leoi tou jyu faai
Have a great trip
m gan jiu
It doesn’t matter
gong
To speak; to talk
sik
To eat
jiu
To want
zi
To know
ho ji
To be able…
heoi…
To go to…
lei
To come
zou
To do
zing
To make; To build
jau
To have
ling
To take
keoi
He; She; It
keoi hai
He is…
keoi hai lou si
He is a teacher
nei gei dim fong gong
What time do you get off work
daai keoi luk dim bun
About half past 6
gam ngo dang nei jat cai faan ngukkei laa
Then, I’ll wait for you to go home together
daan hai ngo dei ngukkei hai seong faan fong hoeng ngo
But, our homes are in opposite directions
ngo ngaam ngaam bun co heoi nei go tau
I just moved to your neighbourhood
gam nei hai lau haa caan teng dang ngo
Then, why don’t you wait at the restaurant downstairs.
mou man tai dou si gin
No problem, see you later.
fong gong
To get off work
sau gong
To get off work
seong baan
to go to work
faan gong
To go to work (lit. to return to work)
jau sik
To rest
soeng faan
The opposite (cannot be used in the same of opposite each other across the street)
soeng tong
The same
fong hoeng
The direction
go tau
neighbourhood (lit. over there)
nei gam jat gei dim fong gong?
What time are you getting off work today?
ngo seng kei luk dou jiu seong baan
I have to go to work on Saturday
Soeng faan fong hoeng
The opposite direction
soeng faan taai dou (low tone)
The opposite attitude
soeng faan ji gin
The opposite idea
soeng tong fong hoeng
The same direction
soeng tong taai dou (low tone)
The same attitude
Soeng tong ji gin
The same idea
ngo dei ngukkei hai soeng faan fong hoeng
Our houses are in the opposite direction
ngo dei ngukkei hai soeng tong fong hoeng
Our houses are in the same direction
ngo dou zyu hai go tau
I also live over there (in the same neighbourhood)
m tong/ m jat joeng
different (different not conceptually opposite)
ci/ soeng ci
Similar
keoi dei loeng go hou ci/soeng ci
Those two are very similar
gou gaap
Suited for each other
keoi dei hou gaap
They are suited for each other.
ji sang ngo tau hou tong
Doctor, my head hurts a lot
zong jau bin dou tong?
Does anywhere else hurt.
mou aa, daan jau siu siu bei sat
No, but I have a slightly stuffy nose.
nei jin goi hai dak zo gam mou
You probably caught a cold.
m gwai dat zi zi tong jeuk mou jong laa
No wonder the pain killers didn’t work.
nei sik co jeuk laa
You took the wrong medicine.
tau tong
head ache
tou tong
stomach ache
bei sat
stuffy nose (lit. clogged nose)
gam mou
to catch a cold
faat siu
fever
m gwai dat zi
no wonder
joek
medicine
zi tong joek
painkiller
ngo tau tong so ji heoi taai ji sang
I’ve got a headache so I’m going to see the doctor
ngo gam mou
I have a cold
ngo tau tong
I have a headache
ngo faat siu
I have a fever
ngo tou tong
I have a stomachache
ngo faat siu so ji heoi ji jyun.
I have a fever, therefore I go to the hospital
tau tong joek
headache medicine
m gwai dat zi
No wonder
m gwai dat zi nei gam mou
No wonder you’ve got a cold
m gwai dat zi nei woei gam mou nei joek gam siu saam.
No wonder you’ve got a cold, you’re not wearing very much.
m gwai dat zi nei woei tou tong lun gam sik je.
No wonder you’ve got a stomachache, you’re eating so chaotically.
Nei joek gam siu saam, m gwai dat zi woei gam mou.
You’re wearing so little, no wonder you got a cold.
nei lun gam sik je, m gwai dat zi woei tou tong
You’re eating so irregularly, no wonder you’ve got a stomachache.
