Learn 10 words about make-up products
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| Hi guys! Surprise! Welcome to CantoneseClass101.com's Top Words. Today I'm sitting in as a model for my lovely friend Jana, she is being trained as a makeup artist, so let's talk about some make up words in Cantonese. Here we go! |
| 1. 化妝 (faa3 zong1) "makeup" |
| 今日我有化妝。 (gam1 jat6 ngo5 jau5 faa3 zong1.) "Today I put on makeup." |
| Of course! |
| 呢個化妝嘅題材係宇宙。 (ni1 go3 faa3 zong1 ge3 tai4 coi4 hai6 jyu5 zau6.) "It's a galaxy-themed makeup." |
| Galaxy, 宇宙(jyu5 zau6). |
| And the next word is... |
| 2. 化妝師 (faa3 zong1 si1) "makeup artist" |
| So as you learned 化妝 (faa3 zong1) is "makeup", and the person doing it is the "makeup artist" and we just add 師(si1) after the noun or the verb. |
| For example, 教師 (gaau3 si1); 教(gaau3) is "to teach", and then we add 師(si1), people who teach, our teachers. |
| So 教師 (gaau3 si1), "teachers". |
| 化妝師 (faa3 zong1 si1) "makeup artist" |
| In a sentence... |
| 我朋友Jana係個化妝師。 (ngo5 pang4 jau5 Jana hai6 go3 faa3 zong1 si1.) "My friend Jana is a makeup artist." |
| 3. 髮型師 (faat3 jing4 si1) "hairstylist" |
| 髮型(faat3 jing4) means "hairstyle", and again, adding the 師(si1), people who do hair styling is the hair stylist! |
| So, 髮型師 (faat3 jing4 si1). |
| 我今日個髮型靚唔靚呀？(ngo5 gam1 jat6 go3 faat3 jing4 leng3 m4 leng3 aa3?) |
| How is my hairstyle today, do you like it? |
| 你鍾唔鍾意我今日個髮型？(nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 ngo5 gam1 jat6 ge3 faat3 jing4 aa3?) |
| "Did you like my hairstyle today?" |
| So, 髮型師 (faat3 jing4 si1) "hair stylist". |
| 佢嘅目標係做髮型師。 (keoi5 ge3 muk6 biu1 hai6 zou6 faat3 jing4 si1.) "His goal is to become a hairstylist." |
| 4. 遮瑕膏 (ze1 haa4 gou1) "concealer" |
| 遮(ze1) means "to cover" |
| 瑕(haa4) means "flaws" |
| And 膏(gou1) is like "ointment" or "cream" |
| So 遮瑕膏 (ze1 haa4 gou1), a great that covers flaws, that's concealer. |
| 邊個牌子嘅遮瑕膏好用呢？ (bin1 go3 paai4 zi2 ge3 ze1 haa4 gou1 hou2 jung6 ne1？) "Which brand's concealer is good?" |
| 5. 粉底 (fan2 dai2) "foundation" |
| 粉(fun2) is like "powder", 底(dai2) is like "under" or "underneath". So the powder, the substance that goes underneath, or that covers up, is foundation, 粉底 (fan2 dai2). |
| 搽完粉底皮膚會睇落好滑。 (caa4 jyun4 fan2 dai2 pei4 fu1 wui2 tai2 lok6 hou2 waat6.) "Your skin looks flawless after putting on foundation." |
| 搽粉底 (caa4 fan2 dai2) "to put on foundation" |
| 搽(caa4) is the verb "to put on," like, 搽(caa4) any kind of cream or lotion. We also used the verb 搽(caa4). |
| 搽粉底 (caa4 fan2 dai2) "to put on foundation" |
| 6. 眼影 (ngaan5 jing2) "eye shadow" |
| 眼(ngaan5) means "eye", 影(jing2) means "shadow", very straightforward. So, "eye shadow". |
| 今日我有粉紅色眼影。 (gam1 jat6 ngo5 jau5 fan2 hung4 sik1 ngaan5 jing2.) "Today I have pink eye shadow." |
| 7. 胭脂 (jin1 zi1) "blush" |
| 最近興粉紅色嘅胭脂。 (zeoi3 gan6 hing1 fan2 hung4 sik1 ge3 jin1 zi1.) "Lately, the trend is all about pink blush." |
| So, 粉紅色嘅胭脂 胭脂 (fan2 hung4 sik1 ge3 jin1 zi1) "pink blush" |
| When people are blushing, we don't say 胭脂 (jin1 zi1), we only use 胭脂 (jin1 zi1) as the noun, like, the makeup. |
| 胭脂 (jin1 zi1) |
| 8. 唇膏 (seon4 gou1) "lipstick" |
| 唇(seon4) means "lips" |
| 膏(gou1) is ointment or cream, or anything that you put on an extra layer. |
| So, 唇膏 (seon4 gou1). |
| 紅色嘅唇膏 (hung4 sik1 ge3 seon4 gou1) "red lipstick" |
| 桃紅色嘅唇膏 (tou4 hung4 sik1 ge3 seon4 gou1) "rosy-red lipstick" |
| So, I can say... |
| 我今日搽咗桃紅色嘅唇膏。 (ngo5 gam1 jat6 caa4 zo2 tou4 hung4 sik1 ge3 seon4 gou1.) "Today I put on a rosy-red lipstick." |
| 9. 睫毛液 (zit6 mou4 jik6) "Mascara" |
| 睫毛 (zit6 mou4) or 眼睫毛 (ngaan5 zit6 mou4) means "eyelashes", |
| 睫毛液 (zit6 mou4 jik6) "Mascara" |
| 液 (jik6) is kind of like "liquid". |
| So liquid that you could put on your eyelashes is 睫毛液 (zit6 mou4 jik6). |
| 睫毛液通常都係黑色或者啡色。 (zit6 mou4 jik6 tung1 soeng4 dou1 hai6 hak1 sik1 waak6 ze2 fe1 sik1.) "Mascara are usually in black or brown." |
| 10. 卸妝油 (se3 zong1 jau4) "makeup remover (in oil form)" |
| So 卸妝(se3 zong1)... |
| 卸(se3) means "to take off; to remove" |
| 妝(zong1) is the makeup, as in 化妝 (faa3 zong1) |
| So 卸妝(se3 zong1) means "to remove the makeup". |
| So usually, I use the makeup removing oil, so 卸妝油 (se3 zong1 jau4), 油(jau4) is "oil". |
| 用卸妝油卸妝乾淨啲。 (jung6 se3 zong1 jau4 se3 zong1 gon1 zeng6 di1.) "Using makeup removing oil removes the makeup nicely." |
| Like clean, it's very clean, that's what I think, that's my opinion. And if you have other suggestions, you can leave it in the comment section. |
| So that's it for today! I am going to take off my makeup now, 我而家去卸妝(ngo5 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 se3 zong1), "I'm going to remove my makeup now." |
| And I will see you next time, thank you for watching! My name is Olivia, see you again, bye! |
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