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Hi everybody, my name is Marie.
Welcome to the 2000 Core Cantonese Words and Phrases video series!
Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned.
Ok! Let's get started! First is…
WORD 1
(NORMAL SPEED)
咩事？
(me1 si6?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"What's up?"
(NORMAL SPEED)
咩事？
(SLOW)
咩事？
(NORMAL SPEED)
What's up?
(NORMAL SPEED)
個新髮型咩事？
(go3 san1 faat3 jing4 me1 si6?)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"What's up with that new haircut?"
(SLOW)
個新髮型咩事？
WORD 2
(NORMAL SPEED)
圓
(jyun4)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"round"
(NORMAL SPEED)
圓
(SLOW)
圓
(NORMAL SPEED)
round
(NORMAL SPEED)
架車條呔係圓嘅。
(gaa3 ce1 tiu4 taai1 hai6 jyun4 ge3.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The tires on the car are round."
(SLOW)
架車條呔係圓嘅。
WORD 3
(NORMAL SPEED)
大
(daai6)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"big"
(NORMAL SPEED)
大
(SLOW)
大
(NORMAL SPEED)
big
(NORMAL SPEED)
大狗
(daai6 gau2)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"big dog"
(SLOW)
大狗
WORD 4
(NORMAL SPEED)
密
(mat6)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"dense"
(NORMAL SPEED)
密
(SLOW)
密
(NORMAL SPEED)
dense
(NORMAL SPEED)
森林太密好難行。
(sam1 lam4 taai3 mat6 hou2 naan4 hang4.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"The forest was too dense to walk through."
(SLOW)
森林太密好難行。
WORD 5
(NORMAL SPEED)
廣闊
(gwong2 fut3)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"vast"
(NORMAL SPEED)
廣闊
(SLOW)
廣闊
(NORMAL SPEED)
vast
(NORMAL SPEED)
大多數沙漠曾經都係一片廣闊嘅荒地。
(daai6 do1 sou3 saa1 mok6 cang4 ging1 dou1 hai6 jat1 pin3 gwong2 fut3 ge3 fong1 dei6.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Most of the desert was a vast wasteland."
(SLOW)
大多數沙漠曾經都係一片廣闊嘅荒地。
WORD 6
(NORMAL SPEED)
方
(fong1)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"square"
(NORMAL SPEED)
方
(SLOW)
方
(NORMAL SPEED)
square
(NORMAL SPEED)
方框
(fong1 kwaang1)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"square frame"
(SLOW)
方框
WORD 7
(NORMAL SPEED)
嚡
(haai4)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"coarse"
(NORMAL SPEED)
嚡
(SLOW)
嚡
(NORMAL SPEED)
coarse
(NORMAL SPEED)
我哋用嚡嘅砂紙磨走啲漆。
(ngo5 dei6 jung6 haai4 ge3 saa1 zi2 mo4 zau2 di1 cat1.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"We took off the paint with coarse sandpaper."
(SLOW)
我哋用嚡嘅砂紙磨走啲漆。
WORD 8
(NORMAL SPEED)
幼
(jau3)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"fine"
(NORMAL SPEED)
幼
(SLOW)
幼
(NORMAL SPEED)
fine
(NORMAL SPEED)
切到好幼
(cit3 dou3 hou2 jau3)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"finely chopped"
(SLOW)
切到好幼
WORD 9
(NORMAL SPEED)
重
(cung5)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"heavy"
(NORMAL SPEED)
重
(SLOW)
重
(NORMAL SPEED)
heavy
(NORMAL SPEED)
我拎咗個重行李。
(ngo5 ling1 zo2 go3 cung5 hang4 lei5.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"I carried the heavy luggage."
(SLOW)
我拎咗個重行李。
WORD 10
(NORMAL SPEED)
長
(coeng4)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"long"
(NORMAL SPEED)
長
(SLOW)
長
(NORMAL SPEED)
long
(NORMAL SPEED)
長頸鹿有好長嘅頸。
(coeng4 geng2 luk2 jau5 hou2 coeng4 ge3 geng2.)
(NORMAL SPEED)
"Giraffes have long necks."
(SLOW)
長頸鹿有好長嘅頸。
PRACTICE/REVIEW
Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Cantonese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
(Do you remember how to say "What's up??" Review 1)
(3)
(2)
(1)
咩事？
(1)
咩事？
(And how to say "round?" Review 2)
(3)
(2)
(1)
圓
(1)
圓
(What about "big?" Review 3)
(3)
(2)
(1)
大
(1)
大
(Do you remember how to say "dense?" Review 4)
(3)
(2)
(1)
密
(1)
密
(Let's try "vast!" Review 5)
(3)
(2)
(1)
廣闊
(1)
廣闊
(What about "square?" Review 6)
(3)
(2)
(1)
方
(1)
方
(Now, let's see if you remember how to say "coarse!" Review 7)
(3)
(2)
(1)
嚡
(1)
嚡
(Another one! What about "fine?" Review 8)
(3)
(2)
(1)
幼
(1)
幼
(Do you remember how to say "heavy?" Review 9)
(3)
(2)
(1)
重
(1)
重
(And finally, do you remember how to say "long?" Review 10)
(3)
(2)
(1)
長
(1)
長
Well done!
See you next time!
再見。(zoi3 gin3.)

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