Week 3 - Day 2 Flashcards
1
Q
bei nei
A
For you (informal)
2
Q
bin go
A
Which…?
3
Q
dim joeng
A
How?
4
Q
bin go fong hoeng
A
Which way?
5
Q
bin go hai
A
Who is…?
6
Q
dim gaai
A
Why?
7
Q
gan paai dim aa
A
How is it going?
8
Q
gwong dung waa… jing goi dim gong
A
How do you say… in Cantonese?
9
Q
… dim gaai aa?
A
What does… mean?
10
Q
nei zoi gong jat ci aa
A
Repeat it, please
11
Q
maa faan nei gong maan di
A
Speak more slowly, please
12
Q
maa faan nei se bei ngo tai
A
Write it, please
13
Q
zung sam
A
Center
14
Q
kiu
A
Bridge
15
Q
dou
A
Island
16
Q
gung jyun
A
Park; Gardens
17
Q
baa
A
Bar (for drinking)
18
Q
fong
A
Room
19
Q
coeng
A
Window
20
Q
zi
A
Word
21
Q
nei zau lai git fan gung hei saai wo
A
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations
22
Q
do ze saai
A
Thank you
23
Q
zouk nei dei baak tau dou lou
A
Wishing you grow old together (lit. white head until old)
24
Q
nei gam lou tou gaa?
A
You’re so old fashioned
25
git fan
to get married
26
zau lai
soon
27
gung hei
congratulations
28
zouk
to wish
29
baak tau dou lou
To grow old together
30
saang jat faai lok
Happy birthday
31
lou tou
old fashioned
32
gam
soō
33
Nei zau lai git fan. Gung hei sai nei.
You're getting married soon. Congratulations to you.
34
saai wo
To add emotion (to congratulations)
35
zouk nei saang jat faai lok
Wishing you happy happy birthday
36
zouk nei
Wishing youō
37
zouk nei seng daan faai lok
Wishing you merry christmas
38
zouk nei san nin faai lok
Wishing you a happy new year
39
zouk nei nung lik san nin faai lok
Wishing you happy chinese new year
40
keoi teng jat fei aa?
Is he flying tomorrow?
41
hai gwa, m zi aa
Maybe, I donӴ know
42
fei bin dou aa?
Where is he flying to?
43
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
44
teng jat
tomorrow
45
gam jat
today
46
cam jat
yesterday
47
fei
to fly (usually means travelling - as in "I'm flying to Thailand")
48
m zi
not to know
49
bin dou?
where?
50
gu (rising tone)
to guess
51
taai gwok
Thailand
52
ngo gam jat fei
I am travelling today
53
ngo gam jat fei taai gwok
I am travelling to Thailand today
54
Ngo cam jat hai taai gwok
I was in Thailand yesterday
55
Only when travelling by airplane
when can you use "fei"
56
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
57
ngo gu zung gwok gwaa
I guess, maybe China
58
hai gwa
maybe
59
keoi gu
he guesses
60
nei gu
you guess
61
m hai gwa
maybe not
62
ngo gu keoi woei lai gwa
I guess he might come
63
ngo gu heoi caan teng gwa
I guess, maybe a restaurant
64
keoi jo me gaa?
What does he do?
65
ngo gu keoi ho nang hai gei si gwa
I guess, maybe a pilot
66
zung jau gei noi zou jyun
How long do you have left?
67
zau lai gau dim
I'll be finished soon
68
faai di la
Faster!
69
zau dak la
Almost done
70
zung jau
still to have
71
gei noi
how long
72
zou jyun
to finish
73
gau dim
to resolve
74
faai
fast
75
zau lai
almost
76
dak
okay/done/finish
77
zong jau m fan zong
I still have 5 minutes
78
zong jau ce, ngo zong jau lau
I have a car, I also have a house
79
zong jau gei noi hoi jyun woei?
How long is the meeting?
80
gau dim
to resolve (meaning - to finish, settle up, take care of it)
81
ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
I have taken of the problem
82
lou saai, ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
Boss, I've taken care of the problem
83
lou saai, fong sam, ngo gau dim zo go bou gou.
Boss, relax, I've taken care of the report.
84
zau lai gau dim
It'll be taken care of soon(lit. soon taken care of)
85
ngo dei zau lai sik je.
We'll eat soon
86
ngo dei zau lai fong gong
We'll get off work soon
87
keoi zau lai git fan.
He's getting married soon
88
baan gei zau lai fei
The flight is taking off soon
89
tiu jyu jiu zeng gei noi?
How long does it take to steam the fish.
90
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 10 minutes.
91
gam zyu jouk ne
How about the pork?
92
caa m do jaa fan zong
About 20 minutes
93
daai keoi
Around/About/Approx.
94
caa m do
more or less
95
jyu
fish
96
zyu jouk
pork
97
zeng
to steam
98
fan zong
minutes
99
zong
hours
100
jaa
Twenty (20)
101
ngau jouk
Beef
102
gai jouk
Chicken
103
joeng jouk
Lamb
104
Ngo soeng jau ngau jouk zong jau gai jouk
I want the beef and the chicken
105
ngo soeng jay gai jouk zong jau joeng jouk
I want the chicken and the lamb
106
daai keoi jat go zong
approximately an hour
107
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 15 minutes
108
caa m do
more or less
109
sap fan zong
10 minutes (10 + length of time)
110
sap m fan zong
15 minutes
111
ji sap fan zong/jaa fan zong
20 minutes
112
bun go zong
30 minutes/half an hour
113
leong go zong
2 hours
114
leong go zong jaa fan zong
2 hours and 20 minutes
115
saam go zong jaa fan zong
3 hours and 20 minutes
116
jat go bun zong
An hour and a half
