Máaih-yéh (Shopping) Flashcards
1
Q
Hùhng
A
Red
2
Q
Baahk
A
White
3
Q
Wòhng
A
Yellow
4
Q
Daaih-gáam-ga
A
Sale
5
Q
Pèhng
A
Cheap
6
Q
Pou-táu
A
Shop cl: gàan
7
Q
Chi-fo
A
Seconds / discards
8
Q
Fún-sīk
A
Style
9
Q
Gihn (cl)
A
cl: for most items of clothing
10
Q
Hùhng-sīk ge
A
Red coloured (connected to a noun)
11
Q
Jāt-déi
A
Quality
12
Q
Ngàahn-sīk
A
Colour
13
Q
Sāam(-kwàhn)
A
Dress (cl:gihn)
14
Q
Dáng
A
To let, allow
15
Q
-háh (ve)
A
ve: to have a little …
16
Q
Tái
A
To look at
17
Q
Yahp
A
To enter
18
Q
Ā-ma (fp)
A
fp: you should realise / don’t you know
19
Q
Bo! (fp)
A
fp: let me remind you / i’ll have you know
20
Q
Kèih-tà
A
Other
21
Q
Laahn
A
Broken / damaged
22
Q
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yaht
A
Sunday
23
Q
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yāt
A
Monday
24
Q
… mē? (fp)
A
fp: do you mean to say that … ?
25
Nī-douh
Here
26
Sàn
New / up to date
27
Síu-síu
A little bit / somewhat
28
Wà!
Wow!
29
Yauh ... yauh ...
Both ... and ...
30
Yí !
(surprise): Hello, what's this?
31
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yih
Tuesday
32
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-sàam
Wednesday
33
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-sei
Thursday
34
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-ńgh
Friday
35
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-luhk
Saturday
36
Yahp
To enter
37
Yahp-heui
To go in
38
Fūi
Grey
39
Gām
Gold
40
Làahm-sik
Blue
41
Ngàhn
Silver
42
Cháang
Orange
43
(ga-)fē
Brown
44
Hāak / hāk
Black
45
Jí - sik
Purple
46
Luhk
Green
47
Chín
Money
48
Gàn
catty (20 oz avoirdupois)
49
Géi-dō
How much? / How many?
50
Mān
Dollar
51
Míhn-fai
Free of charge
52
Séi
To die / dead
53
Wúih
To be able to / know how to (interchangeable with sīk)
54
Yàuh-séui
To swim
55
Dāk
OK / acceptable / 'can do'
56
Dím-yéung?
How? / In what way?
57
Dò-jeh (l/néih)
Thank you
58
Dong-háu
Street stall
59
Ge-la (fp)
fp: giving strong emphasis
60
Jek (cl)
cl: for animals
61
Jīk-haih
That is precisely / that is to say
62
Nàh
There / here you are / here it is / look
63
Sai
Small
64
Red
Hùhng
65
White
Baahk
66
Yellow
Wòhng
67
Sale
Daaih-gáam-ga
68
Cheap
Pèhng
69
Shop cl: gàan
Pou-táu
70
Seconds / discards
Chi-fo
71
Style
Fún-sīk
72
cl: for most items of clothing
Gihn (cl)
73
Red coloured (connected to a noun)
Hùhng-sīk ge
74
Quality
Jāt-déi
75
Colour
Ngàahn-sīk
76
Dress (cl:gihn)
Sāam(-kwàhn)
77
To let, allow
Dáng
78
ve: to have a little ...
-háh (ve)
79
To look at
Tái
80
To enter
Yahp
81
fp: you should realise / don't you know
Ā-ma (fp)
82
fp: let me remind you / i'll have you know
Bo! (fp)
83
Other
Kèih-tà
84
Broken / damaged
Laahn
85
Sunday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yaht
86
Monday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yāt
87
fp: do you mean to say that ... ?
... mē? (fp)
88
Here
Nī-douh
89
New / up to date
Sàn
90
A little bit / somewhat
Síu-síu
91
Wow!
Wà!
92
Both ... and ...
Yauh ... yauh ...
93
(surprise): Hello, what's this?
Yí
94
Tuesday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-yih
95
Wednesday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-sàam
96
Thursday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-sei
97
Friday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-ńgh
98
Saturday
(Sing-kèih) Láih-baai-luhk
99
To enter
Yahp
100
To go in
Yahp-heui
101
Grey
Fūi
102
Gold
Gām
103
Blue
Làahm
104
Silver
Ngàhn
105
Orange
Cháang-sik
106
Brown
(ga-)fē
107
Black
Hāak / hāk
108
Purple
Jí
109
Green
Luhk
110
Money
Chín
111
catty (20 oz avoirdupois)
Gàn
112
How much? / How many?
Géi-dō
113
Dollar
Mān
114
Free of charge
Míhn-fai
115
To die / dead
Séi
116
To be able to / know how to (interchangeable with sīk)
Wúih
117
To swim
Yàuh-séui
118
OK / acceptable / 'can do'
Dāk
119
How? / In what way?
Dím-yéung?
120
Thank you
Dò-jeh (l/néih)
121
Street stall
Dong-háu
122
fp: giving strong emphasis
Ge-la (fp)
123
cl: for animals
Jek (cl)
124
That is precisely / that is to say
Jīk-haih
125
There / here you are / here it is / look
Nàh
126
Small
Sai
