Week 3 - Revision 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
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Q
kiu
A
Bridge
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Q
dou
A
Island
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Q
gung jyun
A
Park; Gardens
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Q
baa
A
Bar (for drinking)
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Q
fong
A
Room
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Q
coeng
A
Window
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Q
zi
A
Word
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Q
nei zau lai git fan gung hei saai wo
A
You’re getting married soon. Congratulations
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Q
do ze saai
A
Thank you
23
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zouk nei dei baak tau dou lou
A
Wishing you grow old together (lit. white head until old)
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Q
nei gam lou tou gaa?
A
You’re so old fashioned
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git fan
to get married
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zau lai
soon
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gung hei
congratulations
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zouk
to wish
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baak tau dou lou
To grow old together
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saang jat faai lok
Happy birthday
31
lou tou
old fashioned
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gam
so…
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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)
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zouk nei saang jat faai lok
Wishing you happy happy birthday
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zouk nei
Wishing you…
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zouk nei seng daan faai lok
Wishing you merry christmas
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zouk nei san nin faai lok
Wishing you a happy new year
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zouk nei nung lik san nin faai lok
Wishing you happy chinese new year
40
keoi teng jat fei aa?
Is he flying tomorrow?
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hai gwa, m zi aa
Maybe, I don’t know
42
fei bin dou aa?
Where is he flying to?
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ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
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teng jat
tomorrow
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gam jat
today
46
cam jat
yesterday
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fei
to fly (usually means travelling - as in "I'm flying to Thailand")
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m zi
not to know
49
bin dou?
where?
50
gu (rising tone)
to guess
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taai gwok
Thailand
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ngo gam jat fei
I am travelling today
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ngo gam jat fei taai gwok
I am travelling to Thailand today
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Ngo cam jat hai taai gwok
I was in Thailand yesterday
55
Only when travelling by airplane
when can you use "fei"
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ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
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ngo gu zung gwok gwaa
I guess, maybe China
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hai gwa
maybe
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keoi gu
he guesses
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nei gu
you guess
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m hai gwa
maybe not
62
ngo gu keoi woei lai gwa
I guess he might come
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ngo gu heoi caan teng gwa
I guess, maybe a restaurant
64
keoi jo me gaa?
What does he do?
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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?
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zau lai gau dim
I'll be finished soon
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faai di la
Faster!
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zau dak la
Almost done
70
zung jau
still to have
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gei noi
how long
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zou jyun
to finish
73
gau dim
to resolve
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faai
fast
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zau lai
almost
76
dak
okay/done/finish
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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
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lou saai, ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
Boss, I've taken care of the problem
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lou saai, fong sam, ngo gau dim zo go bou gou.
Boss, relax, I've taken care of the report.
84
zau lai…
Almost/soon
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zau lai gau dim
It'll be taken care of soon(lit. soon taken care of)
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ngo dei zau lai sik je.
We'll eat soon
87
ngo dei zau lai fong gong
We'll get off work soon
88
keoi zau lai git fan.
He's getting married soon
89
baan gei zau lai fei
The flight is taking off soon
90
tiu jyu jiu zeng gei noi?
How long does it take to steam the fish.
91
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 10 minutes.
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gam zyu jouk ne
How about the pork?
93
caa m do jaa fan zong
About 20 minutes
94
daai keoi
Around/About/Approx.
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caa m do
more or less
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jyu
fish
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zyu jouk
pork
98
zeng
to steam
99
fan zong
minutes
100
zong
hours
101
jaa
Twenty (20)
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ngau jouk
Beef
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gai jouk
Chicken
104
joeng jouk
Lamb
105
Ngo soeng jau ngau jouk zong jau gai jouk
I want the beef and the chicken
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ngo soeng jay gai jouk zong jau joeng jouk
I want the chicken and the lamb
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daai keoi jat go zong
approximately an hour
108
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 15 minutes
109
caa m do
more or less
110
sap fan zong
10 minutes (10 + length of time)
111
sap m fan zong
15 minutes
112
ji sap fan zong/jaa fan zong
20 minutes
113
bun go zong
30 minutes/half an hour
114
leong go zong
2 hours
115
leong go zong jaa fan zong
2 hours and 20 minutes
116
saam go zong jaa fan zong
3 hours and 20 minutes
117
jat go bun zong
An hour and a half
118
ji
Easy
119
naan
Difficult
120
faai
Fast; Quick
121
maan
Slow
122
cau joeng
Ugly
123
mong
Busy
124
jau jan
Occupied
125
zeon bei hou
Ready
126
san
New
127
gau
Old
128
ceot meng
Famous
129
hoi sam
Happy
130
m hoi sam
Not happy
131
cam jat
Yesterday
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soeng zau
Morning
133
haa zau
Afternoon
134
ngaai maan
Evening
135
ngo ge
My...
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nei ge
Your... (informal)
137
bei ngo
For me
138
maai dou fei mei aa?
Have you bought tickets yet?
139
mei aa zong paai gan deoi
Not yet, still lining up.
140
zong jau gei noi
How long is the line up
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m saai hou noi bun go zong dou
Not very long, about half an hour.
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fei
ticket
143
paai deoi
to line up
144
noi
a long time
145
maai (mid rising)
to buy
146
maaih (low)
to sell
147
hei jyun
cinema
148
m saai
no need
149
zong jau
still to have
150
bin dou jau hei jyun?
Where is the movie theatre?
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ngo seong jiu jat zeong fei
I'd like one ticket
152
zeong
measure word for ticket
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m goi, paai deoi
Please line up
154
zong jau
still have (continuance state)
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zong jau sap fan zong
There is still 10 mins left
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zong jau loeng baak man
There is still $200
157
zong jau me sik?
What do you still have to eat?
158
nei soeng sik me song?
What do you want to eat? (lit. what dish do you want to eat?)
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si daan laa
Whatever
160
gai joek deng ngau joek
Chicken or beef
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mat dou dak laa
Anything is fine
162
soeng
to want
163
sik
to eat
164
song
dish (type of food dish)
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si daan
whatever
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ngau joek
beef
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gai joek
chicken
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jeong joek
lamb
169
deng
or
170
me song?
What dish?
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ngo soeng sik ngau joek
I want to eat beef
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ngo soeng sik gai joek
I want to eat chicken
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mat dou
everything/anything
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mat dou hou
Everything is good
175
mat dou dak laa
Everything is fine
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ngo mat dou sik
I eat everything
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keoi mat dou seong maai
He wants to buy everything
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ngo mat dou m lei
I don't about anything
179
ngo mat dou m jiu
I don't want anything
180
sai seng di
Turn it down
181
me waa?
What did you say?
182
ngo waa
I said
183
teng m dou aa
I can't hear
184
din si sai seng di
Turn down the TV's volume
185
sai seng
low volume
186
daai seng
high volume
187
teng
to listen
188
waa
to say
189
din si
TV
190
sau jam gei
Radio
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jam heong
Stereo
192
jam ngok
music
193
daai seng di
Turn it up
194
m goi, sai seng di.
Please, turn it down
195
m goi, daai seng di
Please, turn it up.
196
din si san man
Television news
197
M - P - Saam
MP3
198
m goi, jam ngok daai seng di.
Please, turn up the music
199
m goi, jam ngok sai seng di.
Excuse me, please turn down the music
200
teng m dou aa
I can't hear
201
verb + m dou (lit. can't achieve)
Verb compliment
202
taai m dou
Can't see
203
mo m dou
can't touch
204
sik m dou
Can't eat
205
ngo sik m dou lei go.
I can't it
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ngo taai baau, ngo sik m dou.
I'm too full, I can't eat.
207
heoi m dou
I can't go (implies you want to go but can't)
208
maai ne go aa
Buy this one?
209
ngo seong jiu go go
I want that one
210
ne go hou gwo go go wo
This one is better than that one
211
ne go dou gwai gwo go go
This one is also more expensive
212
ne go
this one
213
go go
that one
214
maai
to buy
215
maaih
to sell
216
gwai
expensive
217
peng
cheap
218
gwo
more than…
219
A + gwo + B
A is more … than B
220
ngo zung ji ne go, ngo m zung ji go go.
I like this one, but I don't like that one
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ne go hou gwo go go
This one is better than that one
222
hou gwo
Better than
223
ne go gwai gwo go go
This one is more expensive than that one
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ne go peng gwo go go.
This one is cheaper than that one
225
go go peng gwo ne go.
That one is cheaper than this one
226
How to make comparisons
subject + adjective + gwo + object
227
ngo gou gwo nei
I'm taller than you
228
Peter ngai gwo John
Peter is shorter than John
229
hou taai gwo.
This movie is better (context dependent)
230
bei nei
For you (informal)
231
bin go
Which...?
232
dim joeng
How?
233
bin go fong hoeng
Which way?
234
bin go hai
Who is...?
235
dim gaai
Why?
236
gan paai dim aa
How is it going?
237
gwong dung waa... jing goi dim gong
How do you say... in Cantonese?
238
... dim gaai aa?
What does... mean?
239
nei zoi gong jat ci aa
Repeat it, please
240
maa faan nei gong maan di
Speak more slowly, please
241
maa faan nei se bei ngo tai
Write it, please
242
zung sam
Center
243
kiu
Bridge
244
dou
Island
245
gung jyun
Park; Gardens
246
baa
Bar (for drinking)
247
fong
Room
248
coeng
Window
249
zi
Word
250
nei zau lai git fan gung hei saai wo
You're getting married soon. Congratulations
251
do ze saai
Thank you
252
zouk nei dei baak tau dou lou
Wishing you grow old together (lit. white head until old)
253
nei gam lou tou gaa?
You're so old fashioned
254
git fan
to get married
255
zau lai
soon
256
gung hei
congratulations
257
zouk
to wish
258
baak tau dou lou
To grow old together
259
saang jat faai lok
Happy birthday
260
lou tou
old fashioned
261
gam
so…
262
Nei zau lai git fan. Gung hei sai nei.
You're getting married soon. Congratulations to you.
263
saai wo
To add emotion (to congratulations)
264
zouk nei saang jat faai lok
Wishing you happy happy birthday
265
zouk nei
Wishing you…
266
zouk nei seng daan faai lok
Wishing you merry christmas
267
zouk nei san nin faai lok
Wishing you a happy new year
268
zouk nei nung lik san nin faai lok
Wishing you happy chinese new year
269
keoi teng jat fei aa?
Is he flying tomorrow?
270
hai gwa, m zi aa
Maybe, I don’t know
271
fei bin dou aa?
Where is he flying to?
272
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
273
teng jat
tomorrow
274
gam jat
today
275
cam jat
yesterday
276
fei
to fly (usually means travelling - as in "I'm flying to Thailand")
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m zi
not to know
278
bin dou?
where?
279
gu (rising tone)
to guess
280
taai gwok
Thailand
281
ngo gam jat fei
I am travelling today
282
ngo gam jat fei taai gwok
I am travelling to Thailand today
283
Ngo cam jat hai taai gwok
I was in Thailand yesterday
284
Only when travelling by airplane
when can you use "fei"
285
ngo gu taai gwok gwa
I guess, maybe Thailand.
286
ngo gu zung gwok gwaa
I guess, maybe China
287
hai gwa
maybe
288
keoi gu
he guesses
289
nei gu
you guess
290
m hai gwa
maybe not
291
ngo gu keoi woei lai gwa
I guess he might come
292
ngo gu heoi caan teng gwa
I guess, maybe a restaurant
293
keoi jo me gaa?
What does he do?
294
ngo gu keoi ho nang hai gei si gwa
I guess, maybe a pilot
295
zung jau gei noi zou jyun
How long do you have left?
296
zau lai gau dim
I'll be finished soon
297
faai di la
Faster!
298
zau dak la
Almost done
299
zung jau
still to have
300
gei noi
how long
301
zou jyun
to finish
302
gau dim
to resolve
303
faai
fast
304
zau lai
almost
305
dak
okay/done/finish
306
zong jau m fan zong
I still have 5 minutes
307
zong jau ce, ngo zong jau lau
I have a car, I also have a house
308
zong jau gei noi hoi jyun woei?
How long is the meeting?
309
gau dim
to resolve (meaning - to finish, settle up, take care of it)
310
ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
I have taken of the problem
311
lou saai, ngo gau dim zo gong man tai
Boss, I've taken care of the problem
312
lou saai, fong sam, ngo gau dim zo go bou gou.
Boss, relax, I've taken care of the report.
313
zau lai…
Almost/soon
314
zau lai gau dim
It'll be taken care of soon(lit. soon taken care of)
315
ngo dei zau lai sik je.
We'll eat soon
316
ngo dei zau lai fong gong
We'll get off work soon
317
keoi zau lai git fan.
He's getting married soon
318
baan gei zau lai fei
The flight is taking off soon
319
tiu jyu jiu zeng gei noi?
How long does it take to steam the fish.
320
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 10 minutes.
321
gam zyu jouk ne
How about the pork?
322
caa m do jaa fan zong
About 20 minutes
323
daai keoi
Around/About/Approx.
324
caa m do
more or less
325
jyu
fish
326
zyu jouk
pork
327
zeng
to steam
328
fan zong
minutes
329
zong
hours
330
jaa
Twenty (20)
331
ngau jouk
Beef
332
gai jouk
Chicken
333
joeng jouk
Lamb
334
Ngo soeng jau ngau jouk zong jau gai jouk
I want the beef and the chicken
335
ngo soeng jay gai jouk zong jau joeng jouk
I want the chicken and the lamb
336
daai keoi jat go zong
approximately an hour
337
daai keoi sap fan zong
About 15 minutes
338
caa m do
more or less
339
sap fan zong
10 minutes (10 + length of time)
340
sap m fan zong
15 minutes
341
ji sap fan zong/jaa fan zong
20 minutes
342
bun go zong
30 minutes/half an hour
343
leong go zong
2 hours
344
leong go zong jaa fan zong
2 hours and 20 minutes
345
saam go zong jaa fan zong
3 hours and 20 minutes
346
jat go bun zong
An hour and a half
