Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for illnesses and common adjectives
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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) |
| 頭痛 |
| (tau4 tung3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "headache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 頭痛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 頭痛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| headache |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 頭痛可以食阿士匹靈。 |
| (tau4 tong3 ho2 ji5 sik6 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When you have a headache, you can take aspirin." |
| (SLOW) |
| 頭痛可以食阿士匹靈。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肚瀉 |
| (tou5 se3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "diarrhea" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肚瀉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肚瀉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| diarrhea |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢隻藥可以止肚瀉。 |
| (ni1 zek3 joek6 ho2 ji5 zi2 tou5 se3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This medicine will stop the diarrhea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢隻藥可以止肚瀉。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 症狀 |
| (zing3 zong6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "symptom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 症狀 |
| (SLOW) |
| 症狀 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| symptom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有咩症狀？ |
| (nei5 jau5 me1 zing3 zong6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What are your symptoms?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有咩症狀？ |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肚痛 |
| (tou5 tung3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stomachache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肚痛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肚痛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stomachache |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 琴日我嚴重肚痛。 |
| (kam4 jat6 ngo5 jim4 zung6 tou5 tung3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Yesterday, I had a bad stomachache." |
| (SLOW) |
| 琴日我嚴重肚痛。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 清潔 |
| (cing1 git3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 清潔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 清潔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用牙線清潔牙齒乾淨過唔用好多。 |
| (jung6 ngaa4 sin3 cing1 git3 ngaa4 ci2 gon1 zeng6 gwo3 m4 jung6 hou2 do1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Using dental floss to clean your teeth is much cleaner than without." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用牙線清潔牙齒乾淨過唔用好多。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乾 |
| (gon1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 乾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我等緊啲油漆乾。 |
| (ngo5 dang2 gan2 di1 jau4 cat1 gon1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm waiting for the paint to dry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我等緊啲油漆乾。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 掃塵 |
| (sou3 can4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dust" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 掃塵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 掃塵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dust |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人用掃把掃緊塵。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 jung6 sou3 baa2 sou3 gan2 can4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is dusting with a broom." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人用掃把掃緊塵。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸塵 |
| (kap1 can4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vacuum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸塵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吸塵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vacuum |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 管家逢星期二朝早吸塵。 |
| (gun2 gaa1 fung4 sing1 kei4 ji6 ziu1 zou2 kap1 can4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Every Tuesday morning, the housekeeper vacuums." |
| (SLOW) |
| 管家逢星期二朝早吸塵。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十字路口 |
| (sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "intersection" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十字路口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十字路口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| intersection |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺十字路口轉右。 |
| (hai2 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 zyun3 jau6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn right at the intersection." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺十字路口轉右。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高速公路 |
| (gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "highway" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高速公路 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高速公路 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| highway |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 警察經常喺高速公路截查可疑車輛。 |
| (ging2 caat3 ging1 soeng4 hai2 gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 zit6 caa4 ho2 ji4 ce1 loeng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Police always stop and search questionable cars on the highway." |
| (SLOW) |
| 警察經常喺高速公路截查可疑車輛。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 路 |
| (lou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "road" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 路 |
| (SLOW) |
| 路 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| road |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢條路一直行就到郵局㗎喇。 |
| (ni1 tiu4 lou6 jat1 zik6 haang4 zau6 dou3 jau4 guk2 gaa3 laa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This road will bring you to the post office." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢條路一直行就到郵局㗎喇。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (gaai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "street" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 街 |
| (SLOW) |
| 街 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| street |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢條街直行。 |
| (ni1 tiu4 gaai1 zik6 haang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Go straight on this street." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢條街直行。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 有趣 |
| (jau5 ceoi3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "interesting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 有趣 |
| (SLOW) |
| 有趣 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| interesting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你喺會議上提出嘅諗法好有趣。 |
| (nei5 hai2 wui6 ji5 soeng6 tai4 ceot1 ge3 nam2 faat3 hou2 jau5 ceoi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That's an interesting idea you presented at the meeting." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你喺會議上提出嘅諗法好有趣。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 衰 |
| (seoi1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 衰 |
| (SLOW) |
| 衰 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢好衰。 |
| (keoi5 hou2 seoi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is very mean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢好衰。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悶 |
| (mun6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bored" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 悶 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bored |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我好悶，所以決定去睇戲。 |
| (ngo5 hou2 mun6, so2 ji5 kyut3 ding6 heoi3 tai2 hei3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I was bored, so I decided to see a movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我好悶，所以決定去睇戲。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七百 |
| (cat1 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seven hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seven hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北極熊嘅體重可以高達七百公斤。 |
| (bak1 gik6 hung4 ge3 tai2 cung4 ho2 ji5 gou1 daat6 cat1 baak3 gung1 gan1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Polar bears can weigh up to seven hundred kilograms." |
| (SLOW) |
| 北極熊嘅體重可以高達七百公斤。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八百 |
| (baat3 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eight hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eight hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 草坪有八百公頃。 |
| (cou2 ping4 jau5 baat3 baak3 gung1 king2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The field is eight hundred hectares." |
| (SLOW) |
| 草坪有八百公頃。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二百 |
| (ji6 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "two hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| two hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋呢度有超過二百本書。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 ni1 dou6 jau5 ciu1 gwo3 ji6 baak3 bun2 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have over two hundred books here." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋呢度有超過二百本書。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三百 |
| (saam1 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| three hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢個城市有三百年歷史。 |
| (ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jau5 saam1 baak3 nin4 lik6 si2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This city is three hundred years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢個城市有三百年歷史。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六百 |
| (luk6 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "six hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 六百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| six hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一對波鞋大概要五、六百蚊。 |
| (jat1 deoi3 bo1 haai4 daai6 koi3 jiu3 ng5, luk6 baak3 man1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A pair of sport shoes costs about five or six hundred HKD." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一對波鞋大概要五、六百蚊。 |
| 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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