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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Cantonese. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Olivia. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Cantonese Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Cantonese. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 直升機 |
| (zik6 sing1 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "helicopter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 直升機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 直升機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| helicopter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 總裁搭直升機返工。 |
| (zung2 coi4 daap3 zik6 sing1 gei1 faan1 gung1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The CEO travels to work by helicopter. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 總裁搭直升機返工。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑色 |
| (haak1 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "black" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 黑色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| black |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人著住黑色冷衫。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 zoek3 zyu6 haak1 sik1 laang1 saam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is wearing a black sweater. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人著住黑色冷衫。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 啡色 |
| (fe1 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brown" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 啡色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 啡色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brown |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢頂帽係啡色嘅。 |
| (ni1 deng2 mou2 hai6 fe1 sik1 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This hat is brown." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢頂帽係啡色嘅。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 灰色 |
| (fui1 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gray" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 灰色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 灰色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gray |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 灰色唔係一種鮮艷嘅顏色。 |
| (fui1 sik1 m4 hai6 jat1 zung2 sin1 jim6 ge3 ngaan4 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Gray is not a very flashy color." |
| (SLOW) |
| 灰色唔係一種鮮艷嘅顏色。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 休息 |
| (jau1 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 休息 |
| (SLOW) |
| 休息 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rest |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋禮拜日休息。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 lai5 baai3 jat6 jau1 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "On Sunday, we rest." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋禮拜日休息。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聽 |
| (teng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聽 |
| (SLOW) |
| 聽 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hear |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聽講呢間鋪嘅拉麵好好食。 |
| (teng1 gong2 ni1 gaan1 pou3 ge3 laai1 min6 hou2 hou2 sik6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I've heard that this shop’s ramen tastes good." |
| (SLOW) |
| 聽講呢間鋪嘅拉麵好好食。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 想要 |
| (soeng2 jiu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "want" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 想要 |
| (SLOW) |
| 想要 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| want |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想要張香港地圖。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 zoeng1 hoeng1 gong2 dei6 tou4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want a map of Hong Kong." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想要張香港地圖。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嘔心 |
| (au2 sam1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "disgusting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嘔心 |
| (SLOW) |
| 嘔心 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| disgusting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人食緊好嘔心嘅小食。 |
| (naam4 jan2 sik6 gan2 hou2 au2 sam1 ge3 siu2 sik6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is eating a disgusting snack." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人食緊好嘔心嘅小食。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十一 |
| (sap6 jat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eleven" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eleven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十一點半左右你有可能見到佢。 |
| (sap6 jat1 dim2 bun3 zo2 jau2 nei5 jau5 ho2 nang4 gin3 dou2 keoi5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You might catch her at about half past eleven." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十一點半左右你有可能見到佢。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二 |
| (sap6 ji6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twelve" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twelve |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二除六得二。 |
| (sap6 ji6 ceoi4 luk6 dak1 ji6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Six goes into twelve twice." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十二除六得二。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十三 |
| (sap6 saam1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thirteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thirteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢十三歲。 |
| (keoi5 sap6 saam1 seoi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is thirteen years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢十三歲。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電子郵件 |
| (din6 zi2 jau4 gin2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "e-mail" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電子郵件 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電子郵件 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我檢查電子郵件。 |
| (ngo5 gim2 caa4 din6 zi2 jau4 gin2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I check my e-mail." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我檢查電子郵件。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提電話 |
| (sau2 tai4 din6 waa2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cellular phone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提電話 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手提電話 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cellular phone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人用緊手提電話傳短訊。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 jung6 gan2 sau2 tai4 din6 waa2 cyun4 dyun2 seon3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is texting on her cellular phone." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人用緊手提電話傳短訊。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短訊 |
| (dyun2 seon3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "text message" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短訊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 短訊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| text message |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢發咗短訊俾我。 |
| (keoi5 faat3 zo2 dyun2 seon3 bei2 ngo5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She sent a text message to me." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢發咗短訊俾我。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嘴 |
| (zeoi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嘴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 嘴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mouth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢個嘴好靚。 |
| (keoi5 go3 zeoi2 hou2 leng3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her mouth is very pretty." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢個嘴好靚。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面珠登 |
| (min6 zyu1 dang1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cheek" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面珠登 |
| (SLOW) |
| 面珠登 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小朋友個面珠登好紅。 |
| (siu2 pang4 jau5 go3 min6 zyu1 dang1 hou2 hung4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The child's cheeks are red. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 小朋友個面珠登好紅。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻 |
| (bei6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鼻 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nose |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我鼻塞。 |
| (ngo5 bei6 sat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My nose is stuffy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我鼻塞。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 筆記 |
| (bat1 gei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "notebook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 筆記 |
| (SLOW) |
| 筆記 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| notebook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 畀本筆記簿我。 |
| (bei2 bun2 bat1 gei3 bou2 ngo5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give me a notebook." |
| (SLOW) |
| 畀本筆記簿我。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (jyun4 bat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pencil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛筆係石墨造嘅，同埋冇含鉛。 |
| (jyun4 bat1 hai6 sek6 mak6 zou6 ge3, tung4 maai4 mou5 ham4 jyun4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pencils are made from graphite, and contain no lead. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛筆係石墨造嘅，同埋冇含鉛。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 擦膠 |
| (caat3 gaau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eraser" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 擦膠 |
| (SLOW) |
| 擦膠 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eraser |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我可唔可以用你舊擦膠？ |
| (ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 jung6 nei5 gau6 caat3 gaau1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can I use your eraser? " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我可唔可以用你舊擦膠？ |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| 再見。(zoi3 gin3.) |
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