Hi JC,

Hahaa I like that name too! 綿羊仔 "little sheep" as "scooter".

I guess because compared to the motorcycles, scooters are more gentle and user-friendly.

Thanks for telling us that Vespa means wasp in Italian! Very interesting!:smile:

Olivia

Team CantoneseClass101.com

I love how the meaning of the characters for scooter are "little sheep":

綿羊仔 = scooter

綿羊 = sheep

仔 = son; child; small animal

But I guess naming scooters after little animals is common the world over...

"Vespa" means wasp in Italian. :smile:

Hi littlefoot,

Thank you very much for your comment and support! :mrgreen:

Great to hear that you like our videos!

車 is actually the short form of 汽車, so they are basically the same. In conversations usually the short form is used, unless it is referring to some relevant terms, such as 汽車保險 "car insurance" and 汽車維修 "car repair/maintenance".

Good observation! 單 has quite a lot of definitions:

[1] single; individual

[2] only; alone; lone

[3] of an odd number

[4] a slip of paper

[5] simple

[6] a list

[7] a Chinese family name

Following are some examples:

埋單 (maai4 daan1)"to get the check/bill"

單車 (daan1 ce1) "bicycle"

單身 (daan1 san1) "single (marital status)"

單程 (daan1 cing4) "one-way"

菜單 (coi3 daan1) "menu"

簡單 (gaan2 daan1) "simple"

Cheers,

Olivia

Team CantoneseClass101.com

Love the learning with pictures, really helps build vocabulary! :mrgreen:

Just wondered why car is 汽車 not just 車?

Also wondered what 單 literally means? I've noticed it used in a few places, above in bicycle, asking for the bill and asking for a single trip ticket... :shock:

Would love to see more vocab videos!!