Vocab and phrases Flashcards
(149 cards)
1
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I, me, my, mine
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Or
2
Q
You, your, yours
A
Lay
3
Q
Have/not have
A
Yau mo
4
Q
Good, well, fine
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Ho
5
Q
Is/is not
A
Hei mm hei
6
Q
Well many/lots of many
A
Hou dor
7
Q
What, what kind of
A
Mair
8
Q
Go you! (energy); literally, ‘Add oil!’
A
Gah yau!
9
Q
Bagpipes
A
Fung day
10
Q
Hand bag
A
Sau doy
11
Q
Fridge; literally, ‘snow cupboard’
A
Sut guai
12
Q
Pen/pencil
A
But
13
Q
Add
A
Gah
14
Q
Beer
A
Beear dsau
15
Q
Red wine
A
Hong dsau
16
Q
White wine
A
Bad dsau
17
Q
Coffee
A
Gafey
18
Q
Tea
A
Chah
19
Q
Water
A
Soy
20
Q
左
A
Left (jaw)
21
Q
右
A
Right (you)
22
Q
The bill, please
A
My dan⬆️
23
Q
Cup/glass
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Boi
24
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To drink
A
Yam
25
Carlsberg
Garseebuk
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Handbag
Sau doi
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Is/not is
Hei mm hei
28
...how do you say in Cantonese?
... Chung man dim gong ah?
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Is it a beer?
Hei mm hei beehr dsou ah?
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1
Yat 一
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2
Yee 二
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3
Sam 三
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4
Sei 四
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5
Ngh 五
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6
Luhk 六
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7
Chat 七
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8
Baat 八
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9
Gau 九
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10
Sahp 十
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How much is a glass of red wine?
Yat boi hong dsou gay door tschin?
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Cold
dong
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Straw (drink tube)
Yam tong
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Chicken (alive!)
Guy
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Meat
Yo(k)
45
Chicken meat
Guy yo(k)
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Cow
Ow
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Beef
Ow yo(k)
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Butter (literally 'cow oil')
Ow yau
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Oil
Yau
50
Milk
Lai
51
Soy sauce (literally 'fermented bean oil')
See yau
52
Cheese
Cheesy
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Good morning
Jo san
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Good afternoon
Mm on
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Good evening
Man on
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Pen/pencil
But
57
Hot
Yi(t)
58
Water
Soy
59
What thing
Ma(t)↑ yer
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What is that? (Is what thing ah?)
Hei Ma(t)↑ yer ah?
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How much how many
Gay Dor
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What does .... mean? (.... how to explain ah?)
.... dim guy ah?
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Friend(s)
Pang yau
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This piece This one
Lee gor
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He/she, his/her, his/hers
Ceuoi
66
Eat
Se(k)
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To want, have to
Ewe
68
Can, possible
Haw yee
69
Chewing gum (fragrant mouth gum)
Hurn how gau
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mouth
how
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Meal
Tchan(↑)
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I don't need the plastic bag
m sei gau doy
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Listen, hear, understand
Teng
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Sounds good
Ho teng
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No need for money
M sei tchin
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Big trouble
Di wok
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thanks (gift/compliment)
Dor(↑) ds'her
78
He is not my friend
Ceouy m hi or pang yau
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two of
leung
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one friend
yat gor pang yau
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people
yan
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fat
fai
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Short
I
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Is it good to drink?
Ho m ho yam?
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Is it good to eat
Ho m ho se(c)?
86
What do you want to drink? (drink, what thing?)
Lay, yam ma(t) yer?
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Breakfast
Jo tchan(↑)
88
Nothing
Mo yer
89
Early
Jo
90
I know
Tzee
91
I dont know
M Tzee
92
Toilet
Tcheesaw
93
Sorry
DoeumDju
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Tomorrow
Teng(↑)ya
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chicken egg
Guy Daan
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Salmon fish
Sam(↑)man yeuu
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Sandwich
Sam(↑)manzhee
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Ham
Furtoy
99
Melon
Gua
100
Man
Smell
101
Cauliflower
Choy Faa(↑)
102
Vegetable
Choy
103
Clever
Ho le(k)
104
country
go(k)
105
Britain
Yin Go(k)
106
Hero
Yin
107
Bon appetite!
sec faan!
108
Custard tart
Daan tar(t)
109
Chocolate
jugole(k)
110
Very difficult
Ho laan
111
Too difficult
Tai laan
112
Penis (slang)
Lan
113
Damned
Guai
114
It's damned cold
Ho Guai dong
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Troublesome
Ho Faan ah
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Soya milk
Dau lie
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Tofo
Dau foo
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Bean
Dau
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Rotton
Foo
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Dad
Lo Dau
121
Old
Lo
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How much money do you have? (You have, how much money?)
Lay yau, gay dor tchin?
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Tragic!
Ho tchaam ah!
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Expensive!
Ho guai ah!
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Is this expensive? (This one, expensive or not?)
Lee gor, Guai m Guai ah?
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Everybody (every piece person)
Moy Gor Yan
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Cocktail (chicken tail wine)
Guy(↑) Mai Dzauu
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Business Card
Car Pin
129
Vietnamese (Beyond South)
Uut Lan
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Phillipines
Pheylatban
131
Jeans (Cow boy trousers)
Ow tzei foo
132
Blue
lam sec(↑)
133
Eggplant/aubergine (small tomato)
Kertzee
134
Tomato
Kert
135
Noodle
Mean
136
Mushroom
Goo
137
Beautiful
Ho leng
138
Cat
Mau
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1 Person
Yat Gor Yan
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Hurry Up
Fai di la
141
Car
Chai(↑)
142
Shirt
Sot sam
143
M and S
MarSa(↑)
144
Tailored (make clothes)
Djo Sam(↑)
145
Lucky
Ho Choi
146
That one
Gor Gor
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Two empty cups
Leung Gor Buoy
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I have lots of
Or yau ho dor
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It's raining (fall rain)
lo(t) yu
