Week 4 - Day 1 Flashcards
1
Q
bit jiu
A
Necessary
2
Q
gam zi
A
Forbidden
3
Q
zyu ji
A
Caution
4
Q
ging gou
A
Warning
5
Q
min fai
A
Free
6
Q
haa jat go
A
Next
7
Q
haak sik
A
Black
8
Q
baak sik
A
White
9
Q
hung sik
A
Red
10
Q
laam sik
A
Blue
11
Q
tim
A
Sweet
12
Q
laat
A
Spicy (hot)
13
Q
zou
A
Early
14
Q
jin ci
A
Delayed
15
Q
ngaan
A
Late
16
Q
zeon si
A
On time
17
Q
m goi ze ze
A
Excuse me (to walk by)
18
Q
wai
A
Hello (when answering the phone)
19
Q
hou deoi m zyu
A
I’m very sorry (deep apology)
20
Q
zan ge
A
Really?!
21
Q
ceng man, nei wan bin wai?
A
Excuse me, who are you looking for?
22
Q
ngo seong wan nei dei geng lei
A
I’m looking for your manager.
23
Q
nei wan bin wai geng lei
A
Which manager.
24
Q
mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me
A
You’ve got more than one manager?
25
jau zeung geng lei, can geng lei, wong geng lei
There are three managers with different names.
26
ngo m zi keoi seng mat daan zi dou hai naam jan
I don't know his last name, but I'm sure he's a man.
27
saam go geng lei dou hai naam ge
The three managers are all men.
28
wan
to look for
29
cin toi
front desk
30
bei syu
secretary
31
lou baan
boss
32
fo gei
employee
33
fu zaak jan
The person in charge
34
seng
surname
35
meng
first name
36
m goi, ngo jiu wan nei ge lou baan.
Excuse me I'm looking for your boss
37
lou saai
boss (informal)
38
lou baan
boss (formal)
39
keoi m hai lou baan, keoi hai fo gei
He's not the boss, he's an employee
40
geng lei
manager
41
bei syu hai cin toi go dou.
The secretary is at the front desk
42
mat + … + me
How to turn a statement into a question (showing surprise)
43
nei dei jau hou do geng lei
You've got more than one manager.
44
mat nei dei jau hou do geng lei me
You've got more than one manager? (surprised)
45
nei sik ne dou ge lou baan
you know the boss here.
46
mat nei sik ne dou ge lou baan me?
You know the boss here? (surprised)
47
nei zau hai fu zak jan.
You're the person responsible
48
mat nei zau hai fu zak jan me?
You're the person responsible? (surprised)
49
lou si gam jat jau mou dim meng?
Did the teacher call roll today?
50
mou dim gaai nei m lei seong tong
No, why didn't you come to class.
51
hou coi, ngo cam maan jam daai zo
Lucky me, I drank quite a lot last night.
52
taan hai lou si zi dou nei mou lei seong tong
But the teacher knows you didn't come to class.
53
haa! Keoi dim zi gaa
What! How does she know?
54
ngo gong ge
I told her.
55
dim meng
to call the roll (roll call)
56
lou si
Teacher
57
hau zoeng
Principal
58
gau mou zeu jam
Administrative director (at school)
59
jam daai zo
To have drunk a lot
60
soek zeoi
To have a hangover
61
soeng tong
To have class
62
kyut zek
To be absent
63
ci dou
to be late
64
lou si mui jat dou woei dim meng.
The teacher calls the roll everyday
65
cam maan ngo ceot heoi jam daai zo
I was out last night and I drank a lot
66
keoi jat deng hai jam daai zo
It looks like he must be drunk
67
kyut zek
To be absent (schools and meetings)
68
keoi cam maan soek zeoi so ji gam jat kyut zek
He was drunk last night and missed class today
69
dim zi
How do you know?
70
keoi dim zi?
How did she know?
71
zi
to know
72
dim
how
73
nei dim zi?
How do you know?
74
lei
to come
75
dim lei
how did you come?
76
jong
to use
77
dim jong?
How did you use?
78
nei dim lei?
How did you come?
79
bou gei hei dim jong?
How do you use this piece of machinery?
80
dim gong
How do you say?
81
gwong dong waa ne go dim gong?
In Cantonse what do we call this?
82
nei hou, jau me ho ji bong dou nei?
Hello, how can I help you?
83
Ngo zeon ngan hong kap wai zo
My bank card isn't working.
84
ceng nei syu jap mat maa ngo bong nei gim caa
Please enter the password and I'll look into it for you
85
ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa
I don't remember the password
86
gam nei seoi jiu cong san sau goi mat maa
Then you need to set a new password
87
gam goi seng gau gau gau laa.
Then change it to 999.
88
mat maa jyut fuk zaap jyut non cyun
The more complex the password is the more secure it is.
89
ngo gam goi seng luk go gau laa
Then make it 6 9s.
90
ngan hong kaat
bank card
91
seon jung kaat
credit card
92
taai fun card
debit card
93
cyu chok kaat
saving card
94
mat maa
password
95
cong san
again
96
sau goi
to change/to modify
97
gim caa
to check
98
kaat
card
99
ngo seong san ceng jat zeong ngan hong kaat
I am to apply for a bank card
100
ngan hong zeong wu
Bank account
101
ngo m gei dak zo go mat maa
I forgot my password
102
sau goi
to change
103
sau goi mat maa
to change a password
104
cong san sau goi mat maa
Please change your password again
105
jyut + …. + jyut + …
The more… the more … it is
106
jyut fuk zaap jyut on chun
The more complex the password is the more secure it is.
107
jyut do jyut ho
The more the better
108
jyut gwai, jyut hou
The more expensive the better
109
jyut ceong jyut hou
The longer the better
110
geng jim jyut do jyut hou
Experience, the more the better
111
geng jim
experience
112
mat maa, jyut ceong jyut hou
A password, the longer it is the better
113
maai je ge si hou, jyut peng, jyut m hou
When you're buying things - he cheaper it is the worse it is.
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
