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Cantonese Word of the Day – stomach (noun)

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肚 (tou5) stomach (noun)

我有肚痛。
ngo5 jau5 tou5 tung3
I have a stomach ache.

我吃得太多,現在肚痛了。
ngo5 hek3 dak1 taai3 do1 jin6 zoi6 tou5 tung3 liu5
I ate too much, and now my stomach hurts.

胃的模型
wai6 dik1 mou4 jing4
model of a stomach

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Cantonese Word of the Day – pain (noun)

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痛 (tung3) pain (noun)

女人很痛。
neoi5 jan4 han2 tung3
The woman is in pain.

肩膊痛
gin1 bok3 tung3
shoulder pain


tung3
in pain

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Cantonese Word of the Day – boss (noun)

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老闆 (lou5 baan2) boss (noun)

嚴格的老闆
jim4 gaak3 dik1 lou5 baan2
strict boss

公司老闆
gung1 si1 lou5 baan2
company boss

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Cantonese Word of the Day – water (noun)

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水 (seoi2) water (noun)

可以給我一些水嗎?
ho2 ji5 kap1 ngo5 jat1 se1 seoi2 maa3
Can I have some water, please?

女人正在喝水。
neoi5 jan2 zing3 zoi6 hot3 seoi2
The woman is drinking water.

喝水
hot3 seoi2
drink water

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Cantonese Word of the Day – strawberry (noun)

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士多啤梨 (si6 do1 be1 lei2) strawberry (noun)

士多啤梨好吃又有益。
si6 do1 be1 lei2 ho2 hek3 jau6 jau5 jik1
Strawberries are delicious and good for the body.

士多啤梨含豐富維他命C。
si6 do1 be1 lei2 ham4 fung1 fu3 wai4 taa1 ming6 si1
Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C.

已熟的士多啤梨
ji5 suk6 dik1 si6 do1 be1 lei2
ripe strawberry

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Cantonese Word of the Day – boy (noun)

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男孩 (naam4 haai4) boy (noun)

男孩比女孩高。
naam4 haai4 bei5 neoi5 haai4 gou1
The boy is taller than the girl.

男孩正在吃熱狗。
naam4 haai4 zing3 zoi6 hek3 jit6 gau2
The boy is eating a hot dog.

悲傷的男孩
bei1 soeng1 dik1 naam4 haai4
sad boy

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Cantonese Word of the Day – door (noun)

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門 (mun4) door (noun)

門正關著。
mun4 zing3 gwaan1 zoek3
The door is closed.

男人正在用鎖匙開車門。
naam4 jan2 zing3 zoi6 jung6 so2 si4 hoi1 ce1 mun4
The man is unlocking the car door with the key.

敲門
haau1 mun4
knock on the door

前門
cin4 mun2
front door

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Cantonese Word of the Day – hospital (noun)

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醫院 (ji1 jyun2) hospital (noun)

發生緊急事件時,請立即到醫院求醫。
faat3 sang1 gan2 gap1 si6 gin2 si4 cing2 laap6 zik1 dou3 ji1 jyun2 kau4 ji1
If it’s an emergency, go to the hospital right away.

醫務大樓
ji1 mou6 daai6 lau4
hospital building

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Cantonese Word of the Day – friend (noun)

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朋友 (pang4 jau5) friend (noun)

男孩可以聽到他朋友的聲音。
naam4 haai4 ho2 ji5 ting3 dou3 taa1 pang4 jau5 dik1 sing1 jam1
The boy can hear his friend.

啡髮女孩正在鼓勵她的朋友。
fei1 faat3 neoi5 haai4 zing3 zoi6 gu2 lai6 taa1 dik1 pang4 jau5
The brown haired girl is cheering up her friend.

真正朋友
zan1 zing3 pang4 jau5
true friend

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Cantonese Word of the Day – boyfriend (noun)

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男朋友 (naam4 pang4 jau5) boyfriend (noun)

女人正在跟她的男朋友擁抱。
neoi5 jan2 zing3 zoi6 gan1 taa1 dik1 naam4 pang4 jau5 jung2 pou5
The woman is hugging her boyfriend.

帥氣的男朋友
seoi3 hei3 dik1 naam4 pang4 jau5
good looking boyfriend

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