Sihk-yéh (Eating) Flashcards
(160 cards)
1
Q
Chéng (Chíng)
A
To invite (most formal)
2
Q
Chèuih-bín
A
As you please / feel free
3
Q
Haak-hei
A
Polite
4
Q
Mh-sái
A
No need to / not necessary to
5
Q
Taai … la
A
Too …
6
Q
Bihn-faahn
A
Pot luck / ‘any old food’
7
Q
Chyùh-fóng
A
Kitchen (cl: gàan)
8
Q
Jáu-làuh
A
Chinese restaurant (cl: gàan) Yum-chā in the day time Jáu-làuh in the evening.
9
Q
Jyú
A
To cook
10
Q
Sung
A
Food (not rice or soup)
11
Q
Bòng … sáu
A
To help … / give someone a hand
12
Q
Dáng
A
To wait / wait for
13
Q
Seun
A
To believe
14
Q
Yuh-beih
A
To prepare / get ready
15
Q
Yuhng
A
To use / spend
16
Q
ve: - gán
A
ve: shows continuing action (- ing)
17
Q
ve: - jó
A
ve: shows completed action (- ed)
18
Q
Bun
A
Half
19
Q
cl: Chàan
A
cl: for faahn (a meal)
20
Q
cl: Dī
A
cl: for plurals and uncountable things
21
Q
Dōu
A
All / both
22
Q
Fuh-gahn
A
Nearby
23
Q
Gam
A
So
24
Q
Hóu-chíh … yāt-yeuhng
A
Just like …
25
Jàn (- haih)
Truly / really / true / real
26
Jí (- haih)
Only
27
Jūng-tàuh
Hour (cl: go)
28
Óh
Oh / now I understand
29
Mh-hóu-yi-sì
I'm embarrassed to say that / I'm sorry / forgive me for ...
30
Yéh
A thing
31
Lùhng-hā
Lobster
32
Ngàuh-yuhk
Beef
33
Sàang-gwó
Fruit
34
Sà-léut
Salad
35
Tìhm-bán
Dessert
36
Tòng
Soup
37
Dím-gáai? ... yàn-waih
Why? ... because
38
Yàn-waih ... só-yíh
Because ... therefore
39
Yùh-gwó ... jauh
If ... then
40
Gàm-yaht
Today
41
Jìu-jóu
Morning / In the morning
42
Jóu
Early
43
Kàhm-yaht
Yesterday
44
Dong
To regard as
45
Gaai-siuh
To recommend / introduce
46
Jíng
To make
47
Jouh-sàang-yi
To do business / run a business
48
Sīk
To know how to
49
Sung X béi Y
To give X as a present to Y
50
Hóu-meih
Tasty
51
Joi
In addition / again
52
Jyú-choi
Main dish
53
Laahp-saap
Rubbish
54
Laahp-saap-túng
Rubbish bin
55
Mh-hóu
Don't
56
L/Nàu
Angry
57
Sàn-sìn
Fresh
58
Síu
Few / little
59
Wá
Words / language / speech / saying
60
Jyù-yuhk
Pork
61
Mihn
Noodles
62
Jūk
Congee / rice gruel
63
Chèng-choi
Green vegetable
64
Fàan-ke
Tomatoes
65
Gāi
Chicken
66
Gèung
Ginger
67
Sihk
To eat
68
Yám
To drink
69
Ngàuh-náaih
Milk
70
Séui
Water
71
Hei-séui
Pop / soda
72
Cháang-jāp
Orange juice
73
Ga-fē
Coffee
74
Bē-jáu
Beer
75
Jáu
Any alcoholic drink
76
To invite (most formal)
Chéng (Chíng)
77
As you please / feel free
Chèuih-bín
78
Polite
Haak-hei
79
No need to / not necessary to
Mh-sái
80
Too ...
Taai ... la
81
Pot luck / 'any old food'
Bihn-faahn
82
Kitchen (cl: gàan)
Chyùh-fóng
83
Chinese restaurant (cl: gàan)
Jáu-làuh
84
To cook
Jyú
85
Food (not rice or soup)
Sung
86
To help ... / give someone a hand
Bòng ... sáu
87
To wait / wait for
Dáng
88
To believe
Seun
89
To prepare
Yuh-beih
90
To use / spend
Yuhng
91
ve: shows continuing action (- ing)
- gán
92
ve: shows completed action (- ed)
- jó
93
Half
Bun
94
cl: for faahn (a meal)
Chàan
95
cl: for plurals and uncountable things
Dī
96
All / both
Dōu
97
Nearby
Fuh-gahn
98
So
Gam
99
Just like ...
Hóu-chíh ... yāt-yeuhng
100
Truly / really / true / real
Jàn (- haih)
101
Only
Jí (- haih)
102
Hour (cl: go)
Jūng-tàuh
103
Oh / now I understand
Óh
104
I'm embarrassed to say that / I'm sorry / forgive me for ...
Mh-hóu-yi-sì
105
A thing
Yéh
106
Lobster
Lùhng-hā
107
Beef
Ngàuh-yuhk
108
Fruit
Sàang-gwó
109
Salad
Sà-léut
110
Dessert
Tìhm-bán
111
Soup
Tòng
112
Why? ... because
Dím-gáai? ... yàn-waih
113
Because ... therefore
Yàn-waih ... só-yíh
114
If ... then
Yùh-gwó ... jauh
115
Today
Gàm-yaht
116
Morning / In the morning
Jìu-jóu
117
Early
Jóu
118
Yesterday
Kàhm-yaht
119
To regard as
Dong
120
To recommend / introduce
Gaai-siuh
121
To make
Jíng
122
To do business / run a business
Jouh-sàang-yi
123
To know how to
Sīk
124
To give X as a present to Y
Sung X béi Y
125
Tasty
Hóu-meih
126
In addition / again
Joi
127
Main dish
Jyú-choi
128
Rubbish
Laahp-saap
129
Rubbish bin
Laahp-saap-túng
130
Don't
Mh-hóu
131
Angry
L/Nàu
132
Fresh
Sàn-sìn
133
Few / little
Síu
134
Words / language / speech / saying
Wá
135
Pork
Jyù-yuhk
136
Noodles
Mihn
137
Congee / rice gruel
Jūk
138
Green vegetable
Chèng-choi
139
Tomatoes
Fàan-ke
140
Chicken
Gāi
141
Ginger
Gèung
142
To eat
Sihk
143
To drink
Yám
144
Milk
Ngàuh-náaih
145
Water
Séui
146
Pop / soda
Hei-séui
147
Orange juice
Cháang-jāp
148
Coffee
Ga-fē
149
Beer
Bē-jáu
150
Any alcoholic drink
Jáu
151
Hā
Prawn (cl: jek)
152
Prawn (cl: jek)
Hā
153
Háaih
Crab (cl:jek)
154
Síhn
Eel (cl: tìuh)
155
Yú
Fish (cl: tìuh)
156
Hói-sīn
Seafood
157
Crab (cl:jek)
Háaih
158
Eel (cl: tìuh)
Síhn
159
Fish (cl: tìuh)
Yú
160
Seafood
Hói-sīn
