Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including bodies of water and office supplies
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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… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悶 |
| (mun6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boring" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 悶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 悶 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boring |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我份工好悶。 |
| (ngo5 fan6 gung1 hou2 mun6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My job is boring." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我份工好悶。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刺激 |
| (ci3 gik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exciting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刺激 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刺激 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exciting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍舟比賽好刺激！ |
| (lung4 zau1 bei2 coi3 hou2 ci3 gik1!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dragon boat race is very exciting!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 龍舟比賽好刺激！ |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重要 |
| (zung6 jiu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "important" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重要 |
| (SLOW) |
| 重要 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| important |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今朝有兩個好重要嘅會議。 |
| (gam1 ziu1 jau5 loeng5 go3 hou2 zung6 jiu3 ge3 wui6 ji5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There were two important meetings this morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今朝有兩個好重要嘅會議。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信用卡 |
| (seon3 jung6 kaat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "credit card" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信用卡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 信用卡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| credit card |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你張信用卡用唔到。 |
| (nei5 zoeng1 seon3 jung6 kaat1 jung6 m4 dou2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your credit card can't be used." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你張信用卡用唔到。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鎖匙 |
| (so2 si4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "key" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鎖匙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鎖匙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| key |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑擝擝，好難睇到邊條鎖匙先啱。 |
| (haak1 mang1 mang1, hou2 naan4 tai2 dou2 bin1 tiu4 so2 si4 sin1 aam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's hard to find out if a key fits when it's all dark." |
| (SLOW) |
| 黑擝擝，好難睇到邊條鎖匙先啱。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 駕駛執照 |
| (gaa3 sai2 zap1 ziu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "driver's license" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 駕駛執照 |
| (SLOW) |
| 駕駛執照 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| driver's license |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我唔鍾意我駕駛執照嗰張相。 |
| (ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 ngo5 gaa3 sai2 zap1 ziu3 go2 zoeng1 soeng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't like the photo on my driver's licence." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我唔鍾意我駕駛執照嗰張相。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森林 |
| (sam1 lam4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "forest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森林 |
| (SLOW) |
| 森林 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| forest |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 老虎住喺森林入面。 |
| (lou5 fu2 zyu6 hai2 sam1 lam4 jap6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Tiger lives in the forest." |
| (SLOW) |
| 老虎住喺森林入面。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 河 |
| (ho4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "river" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 河 |
| (SLOW) |
| 河 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| river |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 河流形成峽谷。 |
| (ho4 lau4 jing4 sing4 haap6 guk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The flowing river created the canyon." |
| (SLOW) |
| 河流形成峽谷。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海洋 |
| (hoi2 joeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海洋公園嘅熊貓好得意。 |
| (hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2 ge3 hung4 maau1 hou2 dak1 ji3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The pandas in Ocean Park are very cute." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海洋公園嘅熊貓好得意。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湖 |
| (wu4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我屋企隔籬有一個好靚嘅湖。 |
| (ngo5 uk1 kei2 gaak3 lei4 jau5 jat1 go3 hou2 leng3 ge3 wu4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There's a beautiful lake beside my house." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我屋企隔籬有一個好靚嘅湖。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件 |
| (man4 gin2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "document" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件 |
| (SLOW) |
| 文件 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| document |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你唔盡快攞啲文件俾我，我就炒咗你。 |
| (nei5 m4 zeon6 faai3 lo2 di1 man4 jin2 bei2 ngo5, ngo5 zau6 caau2 zo2 nei5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you don't bring me the documents as soon as possible, you're fired." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你唔盡快攞啲文件俾我，我就炒咗你。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電腦 |
| (din6 nou5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電腦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電腦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我開電腦。 |
| (ngo5 hoi1 din6 nou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I turn on my computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我開電腦。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傳真機 |
| (cyun4 zan1 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fax machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傳真機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 傳真機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fax machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有冇傳真機？ |
| (nei5 jau5 mou5 cyun4 zan1 gei1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a fax machine?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有冇傳真機？ |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印機 |
| (daa2 jan3 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "printer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打印機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| printer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印機喺隔籬房，所以要過去攞啲文件。 |
| (daa2 jan3 gei1 hai2 gaak3 lei4 fong2, so2 ji5 jiu3 gwo3 heoi3 lo2 di1 man4 gin2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The printer is in the next room, so I have to go grab the documents." |
| (SLOW) |
| 打印機喺隔籬房，所以要過去攞啲文件。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛芯筆 |
| (jyun4 sam1 bat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mechanical pencil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鉛芯筆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鉛芯筆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mechanical pencil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我第一次喺畫畫比賽贏嘅獎品係鉛芯筆。 |
| (ngo5 dai6 jat1 ci3 hai2 waak6 waa2 bei2 coi3 jeng4 ge3 zoeng2 ban2 hai6 jyun4 sam1 bat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My very first prize that I won from a drawing contest was a mechanical pencil." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我第一次喺畫畫比賽贏嘅獎品係鉛芯筆。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尺 |
| (cek3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ruler" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尺 |
| (SLOW) |
| 尺 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ruler |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十二英寸長尺 |
| (sap6 ji6 jing1 cyun3 coeng4 cek3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twelve-inch ruler" |
| (SLOW) |
| 十二英寸長尺 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 箱頭筆 |
| (soeng1 tau4 bat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "marker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 箱頭筆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 箱頭筆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| marker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 支箱頭筆就快冇墨。 |
| (zi1 soeng1 tau4 bat1 zau6 faai3 mou5 mak6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The marker is running low on ink." |
| (SLOW) |
| 支箱頭筆就快冇墨。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行 |
| (ngan4 hong4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bank" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行 |
| (SLOW) |
| 銀行 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bank |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中環有好多銀行。 |
| (zung1 waan4 jau5 hou2 do1 ngan4 hong4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Central has a lot of banks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中環有好多銀行。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 便利店 |
| (bin6 lei6 dim3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "convenience store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 便利店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 便利店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| convenience store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 話明係便利店，梗係二十四小時營業啦！ |
| (waa6 ming4 hai6 bin6 lei6 dim3, gang2 hai6 ji6 sap6 sei3 siu2 si4 jing4 jip6 laa1!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's a convenience store, so of course it's open 24 hours!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 話明係便利店，梗係二十四小時營業啦！ |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 醫院 |
| (ji1 jyun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hospital" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 醫院 |
| (SLOW) |
| 醫院 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hospital |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 美國嘅醫院費用好貴。 |
| (mei5 gwok3 ge3 ji1 jyun2 fai3 jung6 hou2 gwai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hospital fees in America are extremely high." |
| (SLOW) |
| 美國嘅醫院費用好貴。 |
| 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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