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Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including a couple of crucial greetings
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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… |
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你好。 |
(nei5 hou2.) |
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"Hello." |
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你好。 |
(SLOW) |
你好。 |
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Hello. |
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啲人講緊 "你好"。 |
(di1 jan4 gong2 gan2 "nei5 hou2 "。) |
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"The people are saying, "Hello."" |
(SLOW) |
啲人講緊 "你好"。 |
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唔好意思。 |
(m4 hou2 ji3 si1.) |
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"Excuse me." |
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唔好意思。 |
(SLOW) |
唔好意思。 |
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Excuse me. |
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唔好意思,你有冇見過我隻狗? |
(m4 hou2 ji3 si1, nei5 jau5 mou5 gin3 gwo3 ngo5 zek3 gau2?) |
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"Excuse me, have you seen my dog?" |
(SLOW) |
唔好意思,你有冇見過我隻狗? |
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對唔住。 |
(deoi3 m4 zyu6.) |
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"I'm sorry." |
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對唔住。 |
(SLOW) |
對唔住。 |
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I'm sorry. |
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對唔住,呢啲特殊案件我哋唔受理。 |
(deoi3 m4 zyu6, ni1 di1 dak6 syu4 on3 gin2 ngo5 dei6 m4 sau6 lei5.) |
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"I'm sorry, we don't handle these special cases." |
(SLOW) |
對唔住,呢啲特殊案件我哋唔受理。 |
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早唞。 |
(zou2 tau2.) |
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"Good night." |
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早唞。 |
(SLOW) |
早唞。 |
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Good night. |
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早唞,遲啲再傾。 |
(zou2 tau2, ci4 di1 zoi3 king1.) |
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"Good night, I'll talk to you soon." |
(SLOW) |
早唞,遲啲再傾。 |
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好高興認識你。 |
(hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5.) |
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"Nice to meet you." |
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好高興認識你。 |
(SLOW) |
好高興認識你。 |
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Nice to meet you. |
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請入嚟。好高興認識你。 |
(cing2 jap6 lei4. hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Please come in. Nice to meet you." |
(SLOW) |
請入嚟。好高興認識你。 |
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你好嗎? |
(nei5 hou2 maa3?) |
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"How are you?" |
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你好嗎? |
(SLOW) |
你好嗎? |
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How are you? |
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好耐冇見,你好嗎? |
(hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3, nei5 hou2 maa3?) |
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"It's been a long time, how are you?" |
(SLOW) |
好耐冇見,你好嗎? |
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係。 |
(hai6.) |
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"Yes." |
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係。 |
(SLOW) |
係。 |
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Yes. |
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係。係真嘅。 |
(hai6. hai6 zan1 ge3. ) |
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"Yes. It's true." |
(SLOW) |
係。係真嘅。 |
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唔係。 |
(m4 hai6.) |
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"No." |
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唔係。 |
(SLOW) |
唔係。 |
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No. |
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唔係,我係學生。 |
(m4 hai6, ngo5 hai6 hok6 saang1.) |
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"No, I'm a student." |
(SLOW) |
唔係,我係學生。 |
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唔該。 |
(m4 goi1.) |
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"Thank you." |
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唔該。 |
(SLOW) |
唔該。 |
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Thank you. |
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呢度停吖,唔該。 |
(ni1 dou6 ting4 aa1. m4 goi1.) |
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"Stop here, thank you." |
(SLOW) |
呢度停吖,唔該。 |
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我叫... |
(ngo5 giu3...) |
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"I'm..." |
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我叫... |
(SLOW) |
我叫... |
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I'm... |
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我叫Jon. |
(ngo5 giu3 Jon.) |
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"I'm Jon." |
(SLOW) |
我叫Jon. |
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再見。 |
(zoi3 gin3.) |
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"Goodbye." |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
再見。 |
(SLOW) |
再見。 |
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Goodbye. |
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再見,遲啲見。 |
(zoi3 gin3, ci4 di1 gin3.) |
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"Goodbye, see you soon." |
(SLOW) |
再見,遲啲見。 |
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衰 |
(seoi1) |
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"bad" |
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衰 |
(SLOW) |
衰 |
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bad |
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嗰個男人好衰。 |
(go2 go3 naam4 jan2 hou2 seoi1.) |
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"The man is bad." |
(SLOW) |
嗰個男人好衰。 |
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好 |
(hou2) |
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"good" |
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好 |
(SLOW) |
好 |
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good |
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佢係一個好人。 |
(keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 jan4.) |
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"She is a good person." |
(SLOW) |
佢係一個好人。 |
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靚 |
(leng3) |
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"pretty" |
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靚 |
(SLOW) |
靚 |
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pretty |
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呢頂帽好靚。 |
(ni1 deng2 mou2 hou2 leng3.) |
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"This hat is very pretty." |
(SLOW) |
呢頂帽好靚。 |
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醜 |
(cau2) |
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"ugly" |
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醜 |
(SLOW) |
醜 |
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ugly |
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嗰隻係一隻好醜嘅狗。 |
(go2 zek3 hai6 jat1 zek3 hou2 cau2 ge3 gau2.) |
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"That is a very ugly dog." |
(SLOW) |
嗰隻係一隻好醜嘅狗。 |
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容易 |
(jung4 ji6) |
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"easy" |
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容易 |
(SLOW) |
容易 |
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easy |
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而家天氣轉涼,好容易病。 |
(ji4 gaa1 tin1 hei3 zyun2 loeng4, hou2 jung4 ji6 beng6.) |
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"It’s getting cold these days, so it is easy to get sick." |
(SLOW) |
而家天氣轉涼,好容易病。 |
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難 |
(naan4) |
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"difficult" |
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難 |
(SLOW) |
難 |
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difficult |
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英文好難。 |
(jing1 man2 hou2 naan4.) |
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"English is difficult." |
(SLOW) |
英文好難。 |
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近 |
(kan5) |
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"near" |
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近 |
(SLOW) |
近 |
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near |
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我住近大學。 |
(ngo5 zyu6 kan5 daai6 hok6.) |
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"I live near the university." |
(SLOW) |
我住近大學。 |
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遠 |
(jyun5) |
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"far" |
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遠 |
(SLOW) |
遠 |
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far |
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車站離呢度好遠。 |
(ce1 zaam6 lei4 ni1 dou6 hou2 jyun5.) |
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"The station is far from here." |
(SLOW) |
車站離呢度好遠。 |
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細 |
(sai3) |
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"small" |
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細 |
(SLOW) |
細 |
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small |
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你嘅圈子太細喇,快啲出去識多啲朋友! |
(nei5 ge3 hyun1 zi2 taai3 sai3 laa3, faai3 di1 ceot1 heoi3 sik1 do1 di1 pang4 jau5!) |
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"Your circle is too small; get out and make some friends!" |
(SLOW) |
你嘅圈子太細喇,快啲出去識多啲朋友! |
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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