Can04 Flashcards
1
Q
太太, 請飲茶啦 !
A
Have some tea please (Mrs.) !
Taai taai, ceng yam chah la !
2
Q
你間屋大唔大呀? (細)
A
唔大, 你間屋唔大, 好細.
3
Q
嗜
A
have a liking for; be addicted to; indulge in; be fond of; have weakness for; relish
(si)
4
Q
呢啲衫靚唔靚呀? (難睇)
A
難睇 - naan tai - ugly
唔靚, 呢啲衫唔靚, 好難睇.
5
Q
呢啲狗仔貴唔貴呀? (平)
A
狗仔 - gau zai puppy dog
唔貴, 呢啲狗仔唔貴, 好平.
6
Q
嗜好
A
fondness, hobby, indulgence
si hou
7
Q
冰釋
A
(of misgivings, misunderstandings, etc.) disappear; vanish; be dispelled
(bing sik)
8
Q
法國車好平. –> Opposite
A
法國車好貴.
9
Q
冰
A
[1] ice; icicles [2] cold; frost
bing
10
Q
冰水
A
icewater
bing seoi
11
Q
冰鞋
A
skating boots; ice skates
bing haai
12
Q
請入嚟啦 !
A
Please come in !
ceng jap lai laa
13
Q
唔緊要. 你鍾唔鍾意食日本菜呀? 有時間嚟我屋企食日本菜.
A
I doesn’t matter. Do you like Japanese food? When you have the time, come to my home to have Japanese food.
14
Q
冰櫃
A
freezer, ice box
bing gwai
15
Q
禮拜 / 礼拜
A
week (Synonym: 星期, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期); also sometimes used to mean Sunday
(lai baai)
16
Q
冰屋
A
igloo
bin uk
17
Q
點樣做
A
how to do sth; how to handle sth; how to manage sth |Syn.: 點做
(dim joeng zou)
18
Q
請問
A
excuse me, may I ask…? please, may I ask … ? please could you tell me … excuse me, may I ask …? Polite form to ask a question This is a very polite and formal way for asking questions, mostly of a stranger. (ceng man)
19
Q
你點解唔出聲㗎?
A
Why don’t you say anything?
néih dím gáai mh cheot seng ga?
20
Q
飲唔飲酒呀?
唔飲啦, 唔該晒
呢個送畀你嘅
多謝! 我好鍾意呀!
A
飲唔飲酒呀?
唔飲啦, 唔該晒
呢個送畀你嘅
多謝! 我好鍾意呀!
21
Q
廁
A
(1)[n] toilet; lavatory
(2)[v] mingle with; be a member of
[Var.] 厠
(ci)
22
Q
Degree of how much you like - 鍾意
A
好鍾意 - very much 幾鍾意 - much 麻麻地鍾意 - middle 唔係幾鍾意 - not much 一啲都唔鍾意 - not vey much
23
Q
樂
A
[4] music [5] a surname
ngok) (lok
24
Q
我鍾意飲咖啡.
A
I like (to drink) coffee. (ngoh jung-yi yam ga-fe)
25
關
[1] [n] frontier pass; checkpoint [2] [v] close; shut [3] the bar across the door [4] [n] customs house; customs barrier [5] [n] key point; turning point [6] relationship; related; [v] involve; concern [7] [v] negotiate; go between [8] [v] draw (money, pay) [9] a Chinese family name
(gwaan)
26
玩
```
to play (to have fun)
(waan)
```
27
檸茶
lemon tea
| ning caa
28
你今晚得唔得閒呀? 我哋一齊去旺角睇戲, 好唔好呀?
Are you free tonight? What about if we go to Mong Kok to see a movie together?
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廁所
toilet; washroom; bathroom (informal)
| ci so
30
細心
careful
| sai sam
31
多
many; much; to have a certain amount more
| do
32
灣仔
Wanchai
| waan zai
33
開會
to have a meeting
| hoi wui
34
下個月
next month
| haa go jyut
35
都時
in due time, at the time due
| dou si
36
你得唔得閒呀？
Are you free? Are you busy?
| neih dak m dak haan aa?
37
對唔住, 我而家唔得閒.
I am sorry, I am not free now.
| deui m zyu, ngoh ji gaa m dak haan.
38
一齊
together
| jat cai
39
印度
India
| jan dou / Yan-douh
40
佢係唔係法國人呀?
Is he a french person?
| keoi haih mh haih faat gwok yahn aa ?
41
伍(先)生係唔係醫生呀?
Is Mr. Ngh a Doctor?
| ng (sin) saang haih mh haih ji saang aa ?
42
型
model; type
| jing / yihng
43
對唔住 唔緊要
Sorry, excuse me never mind
| deui mh jyuh (deui mh zui) mh gan yiu
44
水喉師傅
a plumber
| seoi hau si fu
45
我姓張 ,你呢 ?
My surname is Cheung, and yours ?
(Literal: I am surnamed Cheung, and you?)
(ngoh sing cheung, neih ne ?)
46
你好嗎?
How are you ?
| neih hou maa ?
47
飛機師
pilot (of an airplane)
| fei gei si
48
我係學生
I am a student
| ngoh hai hohk saang
49
喺呢度
[1] at this place [2] [Syn.] 喺度 , 响度
| hai ni dou
50
髮型師
barber; hair dresser
| faat yihng si
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去 / 嚟 / 返 --> Aspect of Direction + Time
Q: Subject + Time + Pos.-Neg.-Verb(1) + Adv (Place) + Verb(2) + Object + aa?
你 + 今日 + 去唔去 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲+呀? (Are you going to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today?)
你 + 今日 + 嚟唔嚟 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲+呀?(Are you coming to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today?)
Q: Subject + Time + Pos.-Neg.-Verb(1) + Adv (Place) + Verb(2) + Object + aa?
你 + 今日 + 去唔去 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲+呀? (Are you going to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today?)
你 + 今日 + 嚟唔嚟 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲+呀?(Are you coming to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today?)
你 + 今日 + 返唔返 + 尖沙咀 +睇 + 戲+呀?(Are you returning to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today?)
52
```
黃先生枝筆貴唔貴呀?
貴, 佢枝筆幾貴.
香港啲的士快唔快呀?
有啲(的士) 好快. 有啲(的士) 好慢.
香港啲衫平唔平呀?
有啲(衫)平, 有啲(衫)貴.
```
```
黃先生枝筆貴唔貴呀?
貴, 佢枝筆幾貴.
香港啲的士快唔快呀?
有啲(的士) 好快. 有啲(的士) 好慢.
香港啲衫平唔平呀?
有啲(衫)平, 有啲(衫)貴.
```
53
佢 + 係 + 英國人.
Q: 佢 + 係唔係 + 英國人+呀？
A: 唔係, 佢係美國人.
佢係美國人.
佢係韓國人.
54
唔去, 我聽日唔去新界.後日去.
No, I am not going to New Territories tomorrow. But the day after tomorrow.
55
件
a measure word
| gin
56
學校(有)好多書
There are many books in the school.
57
澳洲好多人.--> Opposite
澳洲好 好少人.
58
於
in; on: at; from
| jyu
59
關於
about; on; regarding; concerning
| gwaan jyu
60
㗎
final particle for making an assertion, contraction of 嘅+呀
| gaa
61
琴日
yesterday [Var.] 尋日 , 噚日
| kam jat
62
有冇
```
is there (any); are there (any); was there (any); were there (any); will there be (any)[also written as] 有無 (jau5 mou45)
(jau mou)
```
63
有無
```
is there (any); are there (any); was there (any); were there (any); will there be (any)[also written as] 有冇
(jau mou)
```
64
畫
[1] [v] draw; paint; sketch
[2] [v] delineate; mark; delimit
[3] [n] stroke of a Chinese character
[粵] waa2 | [n] drawing; painting; picture
[粵] waa6 | [n] sth decorated with painting or pictures
(waa)
65
肚
the belly, stomach; abdomen; bowels
| tou
66
唔可能
cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可, 唔可以
| m ho nang
67
肚餓
hungry
| tou ngo
68
氣
[1] gas; steam; vapour [2] air; weather [3] breath [4] anger; annoyance; irritation [5] smell; odour [6] spirit; morale [7] airs; manners [8] bullying; insult [9][kung fu][Chinese medicine] 'qi'; 'chi'; vital energy
(hei)
69
唔可
cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可能, 唔可以
| m ho
70
可能
maybe; probably; possibly; able
| ho nang
71
唔得
cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔可, 唔可以
| m dak
72
唔可以
cannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔得, 唔可
| m ho ji
73
天氣
the weather, atmospheric conditions
| tin hei
74
次
```
[1] [n] order; sequence; succession
[2] [adj] second; next; deputy
[3] [adj] second-rate; secondary; substandard
[4] [measure] time; occasion; occurrence
[5] [adj] [chem] hypo-
[6] [n] [literary] stopover
(ci)
```
75
可以
can, may, be allowed to
| ho ji
76
齊
```
[1] even; neat; uniform; trim
[2] identical; together; in unison
[3] all ready; all present; complete
[4] reach the height of; on the same plane with
(cai)
```
77
作
[1] [v] seize; rob; blackmail
[2] [v] fabricate; cook up; embellish - Cantonese only
(zok)
78
合作
[1] (v.) to work together; to co-operate (cooperate); to collaborate [2] (n.) co-operation (cooperation); collaboration
(hap zok)
79
一齊
all together; together
| jat cai
80
婚
[1] [v] to wed; to marry [2] [n] a marriage; a wedding
| fan
81
秘
[1] [adj] secret; mysterious; rare
[2] [n] secretary
[3] [adj] constipated; blocked
(bei)
82
家課
homework
| gaa fo
83
堂
1. [n] hall; government office; office; reception
| tong
84
課
```
[1] [n] class meeting [2] [n] lesson [3] course (of study) [4] [v] impose; levy; tax [5] a session at divination [6] [n] suboffice; bureau [7] [v] supervise
(fo)
```
85
功課
lessons or studies in general (i.e., homework, curriculum, etc.). 功課 include 堂課 (classwork) or 家課 (homework)
(gung fo)
86
細佬
[1] younger brother
| sai lou
87
嫁
[1] [v] marry a man; get married (said of a woman); give a daughter in marriage; marry off a daughter [2] [v] impute to another (blame, a crime, etc.)
(gaa)
88
老婆
wife
| lou po
89
幾
[1] how many; how much? [2] a few; some; several
gei1/: [3] subtle; [4] nearly; almost
(gei)
90
婆
[1] [n] old woman [2] one's grandmother [3] the mother of one's husband
(po)
91
嫲嫲
paternal grandmother; father's mother
| maa maa
92
嬷
granny; wet nurse
| maa
93
阿嬷
paternal grandmother; father's mother. Alt. and Mand.: 奶奶
| aa maa
94
掛住
[1] (Cant.[粵]) to think about; to obsess about |
(Cant.) to look forward to; to long for; to miss
(gwaa zyu)
95
得
[1] get; obtain; gain [2] fit; suit [3] satisfied; complacent [4] be finished; be ready [5] permit; allow [6] All right!
[1] [v] need; take [2] have to; must
[particle] used after a verb to express possibility or capability, to indicate the result or degree
(dak)
96
記得
to remember; to recall
| gei dak
97
記
[1] [v] keep in mind; remember; call to mind; bear in mind [2] [v] record; register
[3] a book recording persons, anecdotes, etc.
[4] seals; chops; [n] sign; mark
(gei)
98
板
[1] [n] plank; board
[2] [n] plate (of iron, tin, aluminum, etc.); slab
[3] printing blocks
(baan)
99
老闆
boss; manager; owner (sometimes written as: 老板; Cantonese 老細)
(lou baan)
100
面
[1] [n] face of a person [2] [n] surface; plane; top; face [3] [n] side; direction; aspect [4] extent; range; scale; scope [5] [v] face; confront; look [6] face-to-face; in or to one's face; personally; directly [7] [n] plane (mathematics) [8] [v] indicate something flat
(min)
101
音
[1] [n] sound; voice; noise [2] [n] tone; pitch; accent; pronunciation; timbre [3] [n] musical note [4] news; information; tidings (usually used in correspondence)
(jam)
102
打
dozen
| daa
103
音樂
music
| jam ngok
104
醫生
doctor
| ji saang
105
識
[1] [v] recognize; know; discern [2] [n] opinion; view [3] knowledge
(zik)
106
見到
see; have seen; have met
| gin dou
107
龍
[1] [n] dragon [2] of the emperor; imperial [3] a huge extinct reptile [4] a Chinese family name
(lung)
108
過龍
to go too far; to do something to excess
| gwo lung
109
任
[1] appoint; assign; nominate [2] assume; take up; hold [3] official post; office; term [4] let; allow; give free reign to [5] no matter (how, what, etc)
(jam)
110
九
[1] nine
| gau
111
系主任
faculty/department chairman
| hai zyu jam
112
系
[1] system; series; set [2] department; faculty
| hai
113
想
1] [v] think; consider; suppose [2] [v] hope; expect [3] [v] plan [4] [v] remember with longing; miss [5] [v] want; would like to
(soeng)
114
清楚
[1] clear; clarity; distinct[2] know; be aware of; be clear about
(cing co)
115
楚
[1] [adj] painful; aching; miserable [2] [adj] clear; neat; in good order
(co)
116
飯
[1] [n] cooked rice; cooked grain for food [2] [n] meal [3] [v] feed [4] [n] profession; means for living
(faan)
117
煮
[v]cook; boil; stew; decoct
| zyu
118
餸
a side dish of food prepared to accompany rice
food; grocery; groceries; a course or dish other than rice or soup
(sung)
119
答案
[n] answer
| daap on
120
案
```
[1] legal case; offence; incident
[2] record; file; archives
[3] draft; proposal; plan; option
[4] long narrow table or desk
[5] [archaic] wooden tray (used to serve food)
(on)
```
121
只
[1] only; merely; just; but; simply; yet [2] simplified form of 隻 [zek3]
(zi)
122
寫
```
[1] write (with brush, pen, etc)
[2] draw; paint; sketch
[2] compose (a literary or musical work)
[4] describe; depict (with words)
(se)
```
123
成日
[1] whole day; all day long. Mandarin: 整天 [2] all the time; always; constantly; frequently; often
(seng jat)
124
小
[1] small; tiny; little [2] minor [3] young; junior [4] humble; mean; lowly [5] insignificant; light; unimportant; trivial; petty
(siu)
125
小心
careful, warning, "be careful”
| siu saam
126
講
Cantonese dialectical word: say; speak
| gong
127
落雨啦!
It's raining!
| lok yue laa!
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彩
[1] colours; variegated colours [2] makeup in various Chinese operas [3] special feats or stunts in Chinese operas [4] ornamental; brilliant; gay [5] stakes in a gambling game; prize money 5) fortunate
(coi -> (e.g. 好彩 /lucky))
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唧
(jyutping) zek1 [final particle] my dear (used mainly by young women or children to give advice with some finality while showing intimacy)
(zek)
130
太太
[1] Mrs.; [2] wife
| taai taai
131
咗
already; (particle marking perfective aspect or continuous state), same as 著.
(zo)
132
香港
Hong Kong, literally "fragrant harbour" - which is sadly ironic in light of its polluted waters nowadays; Hong Kong stop on Airport Express MTR line
(hoeng gong)
133
幾歲
a question word for 'how old' which is placed at the end of a question.
(gei seoi)
134
歲
[1] [n] year; age (of a person) [2] harvest
| seoi
135
呢個
this; this one
| ne go
136
嗮
variant of 晒 only when used as a Cantonese adverb
| saai
137
唔該晒
thank you very much (for services rendered) [Var.] 唔該嗮 [華]: 多謝
(m goi saai)
138
唔該嗮
thank you very much (for services rendered) [Var.] 唔該晒 [華]: 多謝
(m goi saai)
139
啦
[final particle] now; right now; up to now
laa3/la5 - basic connotation of "now"; Canto 啦 sometimes written as 喇.
(laa)
140
喇
a particle urging someone to agree with you or o do something for you
[final particle] now; right now; up till now; from now on | [variant] 啦
[n] trumpet; loudspeaker
(laa)
141
酒樓
restaurant (usually refers to a chinese restaurants)
| zau lau
142
士
[1] commendable person; scholar
[2] person trained in a certain field
[3] soldier; noncommissioned officer
(si)
143
酒
[n] wine; spirits; liquor; alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled)
(zau)
144
工
[1] [n] labor; work [2] [n] worker; laborer [3] [n] shift; time used in doing a piece of work [4] [n] day's work [5] [n] engineering or building project [6] [n] defense work [7] fine; delicate [8] [v] be skilled in
(gung)
145
咩呀
what? (咩 is a common spoken contraction of 乜嘢)
| me aa
146
咩
[1] [n] bleating of sheep [2] [Cantonese] [Hakka] [final particle] transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise
(me)
147
做咩
1. what (are you / is he / are they) doing?2. why?
| zou me
148
做咩嘢
why (use to inquire reason)? for what reason? [Syn.] 做乜, 做乜嘢
| zou me yeh
149
做乜嘢
why (use to inquire reason)? for what reason?
[Syn.] 做乜, 做咩嘢
(zou mat yeh)
150
乜
[1] [pron] what
[2] why; how come
(mat)
151
做
[1] [v] work; make; do [2] [v] act as [3] [v] pretend to be [4] [v] give (a party, reception, etc.) [5] [v] enter (a profession) [6] [v] become
(zou)
152
處
[粵拼:] cyu3 [more literary]; syu3 [more colloquial]; [n] place; location; spot; locality
[粵拼:] syu3; [classifier] for places
(syu)
153
處
[v] get along (with sb.)
[v] be situated in (a time, space or condition)
[v] manage; handle; deal with; settle; dispose of
[v] virginal
[v][Literary] dwell; live
(syu)
154
邊喥
1] where? (varant of 邊度) [2] [Syn.] 邊處
| bin dou
155
邊度
where [Var.] 邊喥
| bin dou
156
美國人
American person; American people; people of the United States
(mei gwok jan)
157
呀
[1] final particle used to soften an abrupt question/statement, act as reminder and make emphasis; [2] pause particle in enumerating items
aa4 -- interrogative particle used to get confirmation or clarify a doubt, show skepticism or surprise
(aa)
158
呀
aa5 -- interrogative particle used in rhetorical question
aa1 -- variant of 吖
ya1 -- [1] [interjection] wow; [2] [onomatopoeia] creak/squeak
ya5 -- variant of final particle 啊
(aa)
159
啊
aa1 |[interjection] ah; oh - used to express surprise or appreciation
aa2 |[interjection] eh, what - used to press for an answer or ask for a repetition of sth just said
aa6 |[interjection] well, okay; oh, ah - used to express consent or sudden realisation
(aa)
160
解
1] [國] [v] understand; see the point
[2] [n] acrobatic skills on horseback
[3] [n] used as place or family name
(haai)
161
意思
meaning; interest; intention
| ji si
162
思
```
[1] [v] think; consider; deliberate
[2] [v] long for; miss; think of
[3] [n] train of thought; thinking
[4] [n] state of mind; feeling; mood | used in compound form 意思
(si)
```
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解
```
[1] [v] untie; separate; cut apart
[2] [v] relieve; dispel; solve
[3] [v] explain; interpret; elucidate
| [v] send under guard; escort
(gaai)
```
164
點解
why? | Syn.: 為乜
| dim gaai
165
睇
[1] [v] take a casual look at [3] to watch TV or a film at the cinema [4] to read a book or magazine [5] to believe, think, consider
[2] [v] look sideways; look askance; cast a sidelong glance
(dai)
166
唔好嘈
Don’t disturb.
| m hou cou
167
人哋嘅
other people’s
| jan dei ge
168
嘈
noisy; clamorous; booming
| cou
169
人哋
other people.
| jan dei
170
响
[v] be located at; be in; be on; be at [prep] in; on; at; form[粵] synonym of 喺 (hai2)
(hoeng)
171
佢
he; him; his; she; her; hers; it
| keoi
172
嘅
[1] possessive particle [2] final particle that connotes assertion with emphasis or reservation
(ge)
173
九龍
Kowloon, Hong Kong; an Airport Express stop of the same name
| gau lung
174
打
[1] [v] strike; hit; beat [2] [v] fight; attack [3] [v] smash [4] [v] make, do, get, fetch, play, buy, etc. [5] from; to; toward
(daa)
175
結婚
to marry; to get married
| git fan
176
雨
[n, adj] rain; rainy
[v] fall like rain
(jyu)
177
交
[1] [v] submit; hand in or over; transfer [2] [v] be on good terms with; come into contact with; meet [3] [v] exchange [4] [v] intersect; cross (gaau)
178
交
[5] [n] friend; friendship [6] [v] come close to; join; alternate; engage in [7] [v] unite in sexual intercourse [8] simultaneous(ly) [9] each other
(gaau)
179
升
[1] ascend; go up; hoist; rise | variant: 昇
[2] promote; elevate; advance | variant: 陞
[3] [measure] litre
[4] a traditional unit of capacity, equal to 0.1 dou
(sing)
180
答
(1) [1] [v] answer; reply [2] [v] reciprocate; return
| daap
181
交換學生
an exchange student
| gaau wun hok saang
182
遊客 - 佢哋係遊客
tourist, visitor; traveller - They are tourists
| jau haak - Keoi deih jau haak
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護士
Nurse
| wuh si
184
咗 vs. 過
咗 vs. 過 --> zo vs. gwo -->咗: shows that an action has been completed at a particular point in time; --> 過: shows that an action has at some time or other occurred: (zo vs. gwo)
185
開心
happy --> enjoy; like much
| hoi sam
186
住喺
live at; live in;
| zyu hai
187
俾
1] [v] enable; cause
[2] [conj] so/such that; so as to; in order that
[3] [粵] [prep] by (used together with a passive verb)
1. In Cantonese, 俾 and 畀 are often regarded as variants of each other. However, some people suggest that 俾 means "by (passive voice)" whereas 畀means "give".
(bei)
188
咩事呀?
```
What's the matter?
What exactly can i do for you?
Why are you looking for me?
Why are you calling?
general asking phrase for: what is it (what do you need; what can I do for you?) etc.?
(me si aa)
```
189
你講咩事呀?
What are you saying?
| neih gong me si aa ?
190
嘢
thing; things; article; articles; goods; matter; stuff; object
(Classifier(s): 樣 / joeng (sample; type)
(yeh)
191
吖
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation, etc
(particle) (triumphantly scoring a point) didn’t I tell you so!
(aa)
192
膽
[1] guts; bravery; courage; nerve
| daam
193
去邊度呀?
返屋企
阿英做乜嘢工㗎?
做護士嘅
去邊度呀?
返屋企
阿英做乜嘢工㗎?
做護士嘅
194
佢係美國人
He's American
195
好難講
It's hard to say
196
人哋唔好意思呀
Maybe I'm embarrassed
197
人哋睇住你
People are watching you
198
唔好嘈人哋
Don't disturb (other people)
199
好靚呀! 我要呀!
It's beautiful! I want it!
