1A Flashcards
(168 cards)
1
Q
you understand English
A
nei5 sik1teng1 jing2man2
2
Q
can you understand English?
A
nei5 sik1 m4sik1 teng1 jing1man2 aa4?
3
Q
Cantonese
A
gwong2dung1waa2
4
Q
Miss
A
siu2ze2
5
Q
are you American?
A
nei5 hai6m4hai6 mei5gwok3jan4 aa4?
6
Q
I can understand Cantonese
A
ngo5 sik1teng1 gwong2dung1waa2
7
Q
I am Chinese
A
ngo5 hai6 zung1gwok3jan4
8
Q
Good Morning Sir!
A
sin1saang1 zou2san4
9
Q
How are you?
A
nei5hou2maa1
10
Q
Very well, thanks
A
hou2hou2, do1ze6
11
Q
goodbye
A
baai1baai3
12
Q
Excuse me
A
ceng2 man6
13
Q
(modestly) can’t understand well
A
m4 hai6 hou2 sik1teng1
14
Q
a little, a few, some
A
jat1di1
15
Q
not very well (to be)
A
m4 hai6 hou2hou2
16
Q
how about you
A
nei5 ne1
17
Q
but
A
daan6hai6
18
Q
a lot, very much
A
hou2do1
19
Q
you speak
A
nei5 gong2
20
Q
I know how to speak
A
ngo5 sik1gong2
21
Q
I don’t speak well
A
Ngo5 gong2 dak1 m4 hou2
22
Q
I can speak a little bit
A
ngo5 sik1gong2 siu2siu2
23
Q
where
A
bin1dou6
24
Q
where is it
A
hai2bin1dou6
25
street
gaai1
26
to be located
hai6
27
it is located here
Hai2 ni1 dou6
28
it is NOT located here
m4 hai2 ni1 dou6
29
Is it located here?
Hai6 m4 hai6 hai2 ni1 dou6 aa3
30
it is located over there
Hai2 go2 dou6
31
it is NOT located over there
m4 hai2 go2 dou6
32
boundary street
gaai3haan6gaai1
33
King’s Road
jing1wong4dou6
34
Hello
nei5hou2
35
you speak Cantonese very well
Nei5 gwong2dung1waa2 gong2 dak hou2 hou2
36
you can understand Cantonese very well
Nei5 sik1teng1 hou2 do1 gwong2dung1waa2
37
King's Road
jing1 wong4 dou6
38
Boundary street
gaai3 haan6 gaai1
39
I do not know
ngo5 m4 zi1 dou6
40
I know
ngo5 zi1 dou6
41
Do you know?
nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 dou6 aa3
42
You know
Nei5 zi1 dou6
43
Yes, I know
Zi1, ngo5 zi1 dou6
44
I want to
Ngo5 soeng2
45
Do you want to?
Nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 aa3
46
I don’t want to
Ngo5 m4 soeng2
47
I want to eat something
Ngo5 soeng2 sik6 ja1 di1 je5
48
drink
jam2
49
street
gaai1
50
where do you want to go to eat?
nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1 dou6 sik6 aa4
51
My place
Ngo5 dou6
52
Want to go
Soeng2 heoi3
53
I want to go to my place to eat
ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 ngo5 dou6 sik6
54
Your place
nei5 dou6
55
I also want
ngo5 dou1 soeng2
56
Do you want to go to my place to eat
Nei5 soeng2 m4 seong2 heoi3 ngo5 dou6 sik6 aa4
57
when; what time; anytimeWhen
gei2 si4 aa4
58
now; this moment
ji4 gaa1
59
When do you want to eat something?
Nei5 soeng2 gei2 si4 sik6 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
60
NOT now (to want)
Ji4 gaa1 m4 soeng2
61
later
ci4 di1
62
I don’t want to go to your place to eat
ngo5 m4 soeng2 heoi3 nei5 dou6 sik6
63
Do you want to drink later?
Nei5 ci4 di1 soeng2 m4 soeng2 jam2 aa3
64
But I want to drink something now
Daan6 hai6 ngo5 soeng2 ji4 gaa1 jam2 ja1 di1 je5
65
Not ok
m4 hou2
66
I want to eat here
Ngo5 soeng2 hai2 ni1 dou6 sik6
67
restaurant
zau2 lau4
68
go to the restaurant
heoi3 zau2 lau4
69
Ok, not ok?
Hou2 m4 hou2 aa3?
70
What do you want to eat?
Nei5 soeng2 sik6 mat1 je5 aa3?
71
what
mat1 je5
72
wine
zau2
73
I want to drink some wine
Ngo5 soeng2 jam2 ja1 di1 zau2
74
beer
be1 zau2
75
I want to go to the restaurant to drink
Ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 zau2 lau4 jam2
76
I too want to eat something
Ngo5 dou1 soeng2 sik6 ja1 di1 je5
77
Do you want to eat something now?
Nei5 ji4 gaa1 soeng2 sik6 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
78
Not now (to want), thanks.
Ji4 gaa1 m4 soeng2, do1 ze6.
79
To eat lunch
sik6 aan3
80
two
loeng5
81
two cups
loeng5 bui1
82
want (something)
jiu3
83
Or (question)
jik1 waak6
84
do you want wine or beer?
nei5 jiu3 zau2 jik1 waak6 be1 zau2 aa3?
85
to do
zou6
86
What do you want to do now?
nei5 ji4 gaa1 soeng2 zou6 mat1 je5 aa3?
87
(Go) to the hotel
heoi3 zau2 dim3
88
buy; purchase
maai5
89
I want to go to the hotel to drink something
ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 zau2 dim3 jam2 ja1 di1 je5
90
with whom?
tong4 bin1 go3 aa3?
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Do you want to drink something with me?
nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 tong4 ngo5 jam2 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
92
I want to eat with you
Ngo5 soeng2 tong4 nei5 sik6
93
I want to buy some wine or some beer
Ngo5 soeng2 maai5 ja1 di1 zau2 waak6 ze2 ja1 di1 be1 zau2.
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or (statement)
waak6 ze2
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(To be) not at the hotel
m4 hai6 zau2 dim3
96
At what time
gei2 dim2 zung1 aa3
97
1 o’clock
jat1 dim2 zung1
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9 o’clock
gau2 dim2 zung1
99
8 o’clock
baat3 dim2 zung1
100
Is it at 8 o’clock?
Hai6 m4 hai6 baat3 dim2 zung1 aa3
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2 o’clock
Loeng5 dim2 zung1
102
How about later
Ci4 di1 ne
103
Not later (to want)
Ci4 di1 m4 soeng2
104
Not ok, thank you, I don’t want to drink at 2 o’clock.
m4 hou2, do1 ze6, Ngo5 m4 soeng2 loeng5 dim2 zung1 jam2.
105
Do you want to drink something at 8 o’clock?
Nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 baat3 dim2 zung1 jam2 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
106
impossible; not possible
m4 dak1
107
What can’t I understand?
ngo5 m4 sik1 teng1 mat1 je5 aa3
108
I don’t want to drink anything
Ngo5 m4 soeng2 jam2 je5
109
5 o’clock
ng5 dim2 zung1
110
3 o’clock
saam1 dim2 zung1
111
4 o’clock
sei3 dim2 zung1
112
I am going to eat lunch now
Ngo5 ji4 gaa1 wui5 sik6 aan3
113
Are you going to eat something?
Nei5 wui5 m4 wui5 sik6 ja1 di1 je5 aa3
114
I am also going to
Ngo5 dou1 wui5
115
as for me
Ngo5 a5
116
What time is it now?
ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2 zung1 aa3
117
when, is it now?
gei2 si4 aa4, hai6 m4 hai6 ji4 gaa1 aa3
118
no, it is not now
m4 hai6, m4 hai6 ji4 gaa1
119
6 o’clock
luk6 dim2 zung1
120
7 o’clock
cat1 dim2 zung1
121
in that case, this way
gam2
122
let’s say
laa1
123
this evening, (today evening)
gam1 maan5
124
to eat dinner
sik6 maan5 faan6
125
10 o’clock
sap6 dim2 zung1
126
tomorrow
ting1 jat6
127
how about tomorrow
ting1 jat6 ne
128
tomorrow evening
ting1 maan5
129
today
gam1 jat6
130
How are you today?
Nei5 gam1 jat6 hou1 ma1
131
see you tomorrow
ting1 jat6 gin3
132
how much money
gei2do1cin4 aa3
133
Hong Kong dollar
gong2bai6
134
1 Hong Kong dollar
jat1 man1 gong2bai6
135
11
sap6jat1
136
how much
gei2do1aa3
137
12
sap6 ji6
138
13
sap6 saam1
139
10 Hong Kong dollars
sap6 man1 gong2bai6
140
zero
ling4
141
one
jat1
142
two
ji6
143
three
saam1
144
four
sei3
145
five
ng5
146
six
luk6
147
seven
cat1
148
eight
baat3
149
nine
gau2
150
ten
sap6
151
have
jau5
152
How many Hong Kong dollars do you have?
Nei5 jau5 gei2do1 gong2bai6 aa3
153
American dollar
mei5gam1
154
I have 15 American dollars
Ngo5 jau5 sap6ng5 man1 mei5gam1
155
Do you have?
nei5 jau5 mou5 aa3?
156
Do you have 16 Hong Kong dollars?
nei5 jau5 mou5 sap6luk6 man1 gong2bai6 aa3
157
No, I don't have 16 American dollars
Mou5, Ngo5 mou5 sap6luk6 man1 mei5gam1
158
plus
gaa1
159
Do you want 1 Hong Kong Dollar?
nei5 jiu3 m4 jiu3 jat1 man1 gong2bai6
160
I want 16 American dollars
Ngo5 jiu3 sap6luk6 man1 mei5gam1
161
I have a lot of Hong Kong dollars
ngo5 jau5 hou2do1 gong2bai6
162
I do not want to buy anything
Ngo5 m4 soeng2 maai5 je5
163
Give me some Hong Kong dollars
bei2 jat1di1 gong2bai6 ngo5
164
give
bei2
165
Give me 1 Hong Kong dollar
bei2 jat1 man1 gong2 bai6 ngo5
166
don't mention it (you are welcome - no problem)
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
167
I give you 10 Hong Kong dollars
Ngo5 bei2 sap6 gong2bai6 nei5
168
thanks a lot
do1ze6 sai2
