Week 1 - Revision Flashcards
1
Q
m sai haak hei
A
You’re welcome
2
Q
m goi
A
Thank you
3
Q
ceng
A
Please
4
Q
m hou ji si
A
Excuse me
5
Q
baai baai
A
Bye bye
6
Q
hai
A
Yes
7
Q
m hai
A
N0
8
Q
hou
A
Good
9
Q
hou sik
A
Delicious
10
Q
gwong dung waa
A
Cantonese
11
Q
pou tung waa
A
Putonghua
12
Q
zung gwok
A
China
13
Q
hoeng gong
A
Hong Kong
14
Q
gwong zau
A
Guangzhou
15
Q
hou
A
Very
16
Q
hou hou
A
Very good
17
Q
waai
A
Bad
18
Q
zou san
A
Good morning
19
Q
maan ngon
A
Good night
20
Q
hou do ze nei
A
Thank you very much
21
Q
jat zan
A
Later
22
Q
heoi
A
To go
23
Q
bin
A
Where
24
Q
Mak don lou
A
McDonalds
25
sik je
To eat something
26
jou je
To do something/To work
27
gong je
To say something
28
jam je
To drink something
29
je
Something
30
Mak don lou hai bin?
Where is McDonalds?
31
bin dou do jau
Everywhere
32
nei heoi bin?
Where are you going?
33
ngo heoi mak don lou
I am going to McDonalds
34
ngo jiu wifi
I want WIFI
35
ngo jiu ga fe
I want coffee
36
jat zan zeoi keng a?
Can we talk later?
37
Ngo seong heoi sik je
I want to go eat something
38
nei gau mat je a?
What are you doing?
39
zo
Past tense marker
40
gei si
When?
41
tao sin
Just now
42
mou heoi bin
Nowhere
43
sik zo
To have eaten
44
jo zo
To have worked
45
gong zo
To have spoken
46
jam zo
To have drank
47
gei si fong gaa?
When is the holiday?
48
gei si seong fo?
When is class?
49
ngo taosin heoi zo seong fo.
I just went to class
50
keoi dei taosin zau zo
They just left
51
ngo zek gau sei zo
My dog died
52
ngo sik zo faan
I ate dinner
53
ngo dei saai m saai soeng tong?
Do we need to go to class?
54
gei si
When?
55
teng jat
Tomorrow
56
m saai
No need
57
saai m saai
Is it necessary?
58
soeng tong
To have class
59
seng kei jat
Monday
60
seng kei ji
Tuesday
61
seng kei luk
Saturday
62
seng kei jat (low tone)
Sunday
63
saai m saai faan gong aa?
Do you need to work?
64
seng kei saam saai m saai faan gong a?
Do I need to work on Wednesday?
65
ci dou
Late
66
gei noi
How long?
67
siu siu
A little
68
ze
Just (only)
69
ziu zou
Morning
70
zung m
Noon
71
haa zou
Afternoon
72
jat tou
Day time
73
je maan
Evening
74
gam ziu
This morning
75
gam maan
Tonight
76
ziu zou go sik zo zou caan
In the early morning I have breakfast
77
haa zou ngo jo je
This afternoon I work
78
je maan ngo heoi zau baa
This evening I go to the bar
79
je maan dak m dak haan?
Do you have time tonight?
80
gam ziu ngo heoi jam caa
This morning I had Cantonese brunch
81
gam maan ngo heoi waan
This evening I will go have some fun.
82
haa zou hou mong
I am busy in the afternoon
83
gam maan dak haan
I'll be free tonight
84
jam bui
Cheers!
85
ne go
This
86
go go
That
87
ne joeng je hou hou sik
This is delicious
88
ne dou
Here
89
go dou
There
90
jat go
A, an, one
91
man
yuan
92
ngo
I
93
nei
You
94
ngoi
Love
95
ngo ngoi nei
I love you
96
deoi m zyu
I'm sorry
97
mou man tai
No problem
98
fun jing
Welcome!
99
gung hei saai
Congratulations
100
zeng
Awesome!
101
gau meng aa
Help!
102
nei hou maa
How are you?
103
jo me?
To do what? (what is your occupation)
104
lou si
Teacher
105
hok sang
Student
106
ji sang
Doctor
107
lut si
Lawyer
108
gong ceng si
Engineer
109
jin jyun
Actor
110
do jin
Director
111
aa sir
Teacher/Policeman (male & colloquial)
112
missy
Teacher (female & Colloquial)
113
aa sir, ngo jau man tai
Teacher, I have a question
114
ji sang, ngo jau man tai
Doctor, I have a problem
115
ji sang, ngo jau beng
Doctor, I have a sickness
116
ngo hai lut si
I am a lawyer
117
keoi hai gong ceng si
He is an engineer
118
ngo hai lou si
I am a teacher
119
ngo jo hok sang
I am a student
120
ngo jo lut si
I am a lawyer
121
gok
Humid
122
ciu sap
Wet (humid/formal)
123
jit
Hot
124
dong
Cold
125
saai
Excessively sunny
126
luk jyu
To rain
127
gok dak
To feel/Think
128
ho nang
Perhaps
129
hou gok aa
Oh, it's so humid!
130
hou jit
Very hot
131
taai jit la
It's too hot
132
taai dong la
It's too cold
133
ceot min hou saai
It's very sunny outside
134
ceot min taai saai la
It's too sunny outside
135
luk gan jyu
It's raining
136
ngo m gok
I don't think so
137
ngo gok dak hou gok
I think it's humid
138
ngo gok dak hou dong
I feel very cold
139
ngo gok dak…
I think…
140
ngo gok dak gam jat woei hou jit
I think today will be hot
141
ngo gok dak gam jat woei hou dong
I think today will be cold
142
bin
Which
143
zek
Measure word for colours
144
ngaan sik
Colour
145
baak sik
White
146
hong sik
Red
147
haak sik
Black
148
luk sik
Green
149
laam sik
Blue
150
wong sik
Yellow
151
caang sik
Orange
152
caang zap
Orange Juice
153
bin zek ngaan sik hou ne?
Which colour is good?
154
bin gin saam hou?
Which piece of clothing is good?
155
bin zek pe zau hou?
Which kind of beer is good?
156
Bin + measure word + noun + hou?
How to ask "which is ... good?"
157
din si kek
TV Series
158
gwong go
Commercial/Advertisement
159
din si
TV
160
din si gei
Television set
161
din si zit mok
TV show
162
din jeng
Movie
163
zong jau ne?
Anything else?
164
din si jau me hou tai?
What is good on TV?
165
Taai din si
To watch TV
166
ngo jiu jat bo din si
I want a TV
167
Ngo jiu taai din si kek
I want to watch TV series
168
Ngo jiu taai din si zit mok
I want to watch a TV show
169
nei zung ji taai me zit mok?
Which TV show do you like?
170
Ngo m zung ji taai din si, ngo zung ji taai din jeng
I don't like to watch TV, I like to watch movies.
171
din jeng jau me hou taai?
Which movies are good to watch?
172
jau me hou waan?
How can I have fun? (lit. what is good to play?)
173
ngo hou hou
I'm fine
174
siu siu
A little
175
ji gaa
Now
176
ngaan di
Later
177
gam jat
Today
178
gam maan
Tonight
179
ting jat
Tomorrow
180
nei lai zi bin dou gaa?
Where are you from?
181
ngo lei zi
I am from...
182
cing man dim joeng cing fu nei?
What is your name? (formal)
183
nei giu me meng aa?
What is your name? (informal)
184
ngo giu
My name is...
185
hou gou hing jing sik nei
Nice to meet you
186
pang jau
Friend
187
nguk
House
188
lou
Road
189
gaai
Street
190
m
not... (verb)
191
gaa
(particle - marks the end of a question)
192
ngo zung ji
I like it
193
si daan
Whatever
194
bat jyu
How about…
195
deng
Or
196
din jeng
Movie
197
hei
Film (coversational)
198
waa kek
Play (theatre)
199
jam ngok woei
Symphony (literally music gathering)
200
jin choeng woei
Concert (lit. singing gathering)
201
jat cai taai din jeng aa
Let's watch a movie
202
bat jyu taai waa kek?
How about a play instead?
203
jau me hei hou taai?
Which films do you recommend?
204
din jeng deng waa kek?
Movie or play?
205
jin choeng woei deng waa kek
concert or play?
206
taai din jeng deng jin choeng woei
Watching movies or watching TV
207
sik faan deng taai hei
Having dinner or watching a movie
208
zou
To rent
209
hap zou
To share an apartment
210
uk
Apartment/house
211
fong
room
212
uk zou
rent
213
soeng jiu
to want
214
gei daai?
how big?
215
m baak
500
216
cek
measure word (sq. ft)
217
gong ju
Apartment/condo
218
bit seoi
Villa
219
together
Together
220
ngo jiu zou uk
I want an apartment
221
ngo jiu zou gong ju
I want to rent a condo
222
ngo jiu zou bit seoi
I want to rent a villa
223
ngo jiu hap zou
I want to share an apartment
224
loeng gaan fong
2 rooms
225
saam gaan fong
3 rooms
226
loeng fong gong ju
2 bedroom condo
227
soeng jiu gei daai?
What size do you want? (lit. how big do you want?)
228
nei gei dai?
How old are you
229
gei do?
How many/much?
230
nei jiu gei do?
How many do you want?
231
gei do cin?
How much does it cost?
232
gei faai
How fast?
233
bo ce gei faai?
This car is how fast?
234
gei gou?
How tall?
235
hei gei gou?
How tall are you?
236
dehng
To look
237
biu jeon fong
Standard room
238
soeng jan fong
Double room
239
daan jan fong
Single room
240
tong tong tou fong
Presidential suite
241
teoi fong
to check out
242
daai tong
lobby
243
gaan
Measure word (rooms)
244
taai haa
Have a quick look
245
Ngo jiu dehng fong
I want to book a room
246
jau mou fong?
Do you have any rooms?
247
jau biu jeon fong
We have a standard room
248
biu jeon fong deng soeng jan fong
Standard room or double room
249
ho m ho ji taai haa fong
Can I see the room
250
gei dim teoi fong
What time is check out?
251
ngo jiu dehng toi
I want to book a table
252
ngo jiu dehng daan jan fong
I want to book a single room
253
ngo jiu dehng jong tong tou fong
I want to book a presidential suite
254
ngo jiu dehng daan jan toi
I want to book a table for one person
255
Ngo jiu dehng daan soeng jan toi
I want to book a table for 2 people
256
ngo jiu dehng luk jan toi
I want to book a table for 6 people
257
ci dou
To arrive late
258
jou dou
To arrive early
259
sat ce
Traffic jam
260
fan gwo long
To oversleep
261
zan hai
really
262
m gan jiu
It's okay
263
meng
To understand
264
m hou jisi
Excuse me
265
deoi m zyu
Sorry
266
m saai haak hei
You're welcome
267
do ze
Thank you
268
m hou jisi, ngo jou dou
Sorry I've arrived early
269
m hou jisi, ngo fan gwo long
Sorry I overslept
270
m hou jisi ngo ci dou
Sorry, I've arrived late
271
zan hai deoi m zyu
I'm really sorry
272
zan hai m goi saai
Really, thanks
273
zan hai m saai haak hei
You're really welcome
274
ngo m zung ji
I don't like it
275
nei zung m zung ji aa?
Do you like it?
276
ngo meng baak
I understand
277
ngo m meng
I don't understand
278
m goi maai dan
The check, please
279
mat je?
What?
280
gei si?
When?
281
... hai bin dou?
Where is... ?
282
sai sau gaan hai bin dou aa?
Where is the bathroom?
283
me lei gaa
What is that?
284
leng
Beautiful
285
hou leng
Very beautiful
286
daai
Big
287
sai
Small
288
gwai
Expensive
289
peng
Cheap
290
seoi
Water
291
gaa fe
Coffee
292
caa
Tea
293
gei do?
How much, How many?
294
daan
Bill
295
maai daan
To pay the bill (lit. to bury the bill)
296
jin gam
Cash
297
seon jong kaat
Credit card
298
luk kaat
To swipe the card
299
luk baau kaat
To not be able to swipe the card
300
saan zi
Change
301
tip si
Tips
302
deng
Or
303
aa
Pronounced question mark
304
ho m ho ji bei jin gam?
Do you take cash?
305
jin gam deng luk kaat aa?
Cash or card?
306
"…" + deng + "…"
How to offer a choice
307
hou taai deng m hou taai
Good looking or bad looking
308
hong sek deng baak sek
red or white
309
soeng choeng
Mall
310
daa zit
To be on sale
311
zit
Discount
312
zeoi
The most
313
gou
High
314
gam
So
315
peng
Cheap
316
gwai
Expensive
317
daai
Low
318
gaa cin
Price
319
gau zit
10% off
320
saam zit
70% off
321
gaa cin hou gou
This price is very high
322
gaa cin hou daai
This price is very low
323
ne go taai gwai
This is too expensive
324
zeoi daai saam zit
70% off at most (lit. lowest is 70% off)
325
zeoi gou
Most high
326
zeoi gwai
Most expensive
327
cat jyut zeoi jit
July is the hottest
328
zeoi leng hai nei
You are the most beautiful
329
nei bou din nou zeoi leng
Your computer is the best
330
ne gaan uk zeoi leng
This apartment is the best
331
hoi wuu
To open an account
332
dim gaai?
Why?
333
zi siu
At least
334
ngan hong
Bank
335
cyun cin
To save money
336
law cin
To take out money
337
lei sik
Interest
338
gwai toi
counter
339
hoi wuu gei do cin?
How much do I need to start an account?
340
ngan hong hai bin?
Where is the bank?
341
Ngo jiu cyun cin
I want to deposit money
342
Ngo jiu cyun m baak man
I want to deposit $500
343
ngo jiu law cin, m goi.
I want to withdraw money, please
344
m goi, ngo jiu law m baak man.
Excuse me, I'd like to take out $500
345
ATM hai bin?
Where is the ATM?
346
Laak wu fuk mo hai bin?
Where is customer service?
347
kei jip choeng hau hai bin?
Where is business banking?
348
lau haa
Downstairs
349
go jan gwai toi hai bin?
Personal banking
350
daa
To dial
351
din waa
telephone
352
tong
to get through
353
deon seon
text message
354
lau jin
To leave a message
355
din waa faai
Phone bill
356
gau
To pay
357
faai
Bill/expensive
358
sau tai din waa/ sau gei
cellphone
359
verb + m + verb
Resultative verb compliment
360
zeoi
Drunk
361
daa din waa
To dial the phone
362
ngo jiu daa din waa
I need to dial the telephone
363
daa din waa bei ngo
Give me a call
364
beep jat seng zi hau lau jin
Leave a message after the beep
365
faat deon seon bei ngo
Text me (lit. issue me a text message)
366
nei din waa daa m tong
I couldn't reach you by phone.
367
jo m saai
Can't get done (lit. not be able to finish)
368
sek m baau
To eat, but can't get full
369
jam m zeoi
Can't get drunk
370
gei do cin?
How much is it?
371
hou do
Many
372
naam jan
Man (male)
373
neoi jan
Woman
374
naam zai
Boy
375
neoi zai
Girl
376
sing si
City
377
soeng
Photo
378
gau
Dog
379
maau
Cat
380
zeoi wui
Party
381
cin
Money
382
jing jip
Open (for business)
383
saan mun
Closed (for business)
384
ho nang
Possible
385
mou ho nang
Impossible
386
haa ci gin
See you later
387
jat zan gin
See you soon
388
zo bin
Left
389
jau bin
Right
390
din waa
Telephone
391
cong zek
To top up (credit)
392
din ci
Battery (lit. pool of electricity)
393
zong
even more..
394
din
Electricity
395
caa din
To charge
396
cong zek kaat
Recharge card
397
cong din hei
Recharge (battery)
398
choeng
Sing
399
daa din waa bei ngo
Give me a phone call
400
cong zek
To top up (credit)
401
Din waa cong zek
To recharge a phone
402
ngo jiu jat baak man cong zek kaat
I want a $100 recharge card
403
A + zong + B
How to say "A" but even more so "B"
404
din waa mou cin zong mou din
My phone is out of money and even more it is out of battery
405
ngo mou lau zong mou ce
I don't have a house, and even more, I don't have a car
406
tin hei hou jit zong hou saai
The weather is hot, and even more, too sunny
407
keoi hai jin jyun zong hai dou jin
He's an actor, and even more, he's a director
408
zeoi wui
To borrow
409
mei gam/jyun
US$
410
jing bong
British Pound
411
gong zi
HK$
412
jan man pai
Yuan (renminbi)
413
hai waa
Meant to say
414
jat jyun
Yen
415
ze bei
To lend to
416
hoi woei
Meeting
417
Ngo hai waa mei gam
I meant US$
418
Ngo hai waa nei hou leng
I meant to say you're beautiful
419
keoi hai waa hai keoi m ngaam
He meant it's him that's wrong
420
ngo hai waa teng jat hoi woei
I meant to say we'd have a meeting tomorrow
421
ngo hai waa mou man tai
I meant to say its no problem
422
ngo hai waa deoi m zyu
I meant to say I'm sorry
423
jin
Cigarette
424
sik jin
To smoke
425
bin dou
Where
426
ceot bin/min
Outside
427
jap bin/min
Inside
428
daa fo gei
Lighter
429
jin foei gong
Ashtray (lit. smoke ash container)
430
syut gaa
Cigar
431
ho m ho ji sik jin?
Can I smoke?
432
ceot bin sik jin
Smoke outside
433
jap bin sik jin
Smoke inside
434
jau mou jin foei gong?
Do you have an ashtray?
435
sik syut gaa
To smoke a cigar
436
bin dou ho ji…
Where can…
437
bin dou ho ji sik jin?
Where can I smoke?
438
nei zyu bin dou?
Where do you live?
439
nei dei hai bin dou?
Where are you?
440
Ngo hai bin dou?
Where am I?
441
dim gaai?
Why?
442
zip
To answer (lit. to receive)
443
seon hou
Signal
444
gwo
To go through
445
seoi dou
Tunnel
446
heoi dai seoi dou
Cross-harbour tunnel
447
hong ham seoi dou
Hung Hom Tunnel
448
daap
To answer a question
449
dim gaai m zip ngo din waa?
Why didn't you answer your phone?
450
dim gaai m man?
Why didn't you ask?
451
zip din waa
To answer a call
452
daap man tai
To answer a question
453
dim gaai m daap ngo man tai?
Why didn't you answer my question?
454
seon hou hou keung
Good signal
455
seon hou hou jeuk
Weak signal
456
deoi m zyu seon hou hou jeuk
I'm sorry the signal was weak
457
mou seon hou
No signal
458
mou
Past tense negation
459
m
Present tense negation
460
ngo m heoi
I'm not going
461
ngo mou heoi
I didn't go
462
keoi dei sik
They eat
463
keoi dei m sik
They don't eat
464
keoi dei mou sik
They didn't eat
465
ngo m jam
I don't drink
466
ngo mou jam
I didn't drink
467
ngo m daa din waa
I don't dial the phone
468
ngo mou daa din waa
I didn't call
469
ngaam
Correct
470
co
Incorrect
471
zau hai gam joeng
Like so, in this way
472
zoi
Again
473
mou je
Nothing
474
sin saang
Mr...
475
neoi si
Mrs
476
siu ze
Ms
477
zou caan
Breakfast
478
ng caan
Lunch
479
maan caan
Dinner
480
je sik
Food
481
faan
Rice
482
juk
Meat
483
be zau
Beer
484
pou tou zau
Wine
485
tong
Soup
486
tung
And
487
cyun bou
All
488
so jau je
Everything
489
jyut lai jyut
More & more
490
hoi
To turn on
491
sik (high tone)
To turn off
492
hoi daai
To turn up
493
sik saai
To turn down
494
laang hei
Air conditioner
495
nune hei
Heater
496
ji geng
Already
497
jau mou laang hei?
Does this have AC?
498
hoi laang hei
Turn on the AC
499
ho m ho ji laang hei?
Can you turn on the AC?
500
hoi dai laang hei
Turn up the AC
