Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including parts of the house and words for hygiene
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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) |
| 刷 |
| (caat3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brush |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刷咗牙未？ |
| (caat3 zo2 ngaa4 mei6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Did you brush your teeth?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 刷咗牙未？ |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沖涼 |
| (cung1 loeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shower" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沖涼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 沖涼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shower |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺企缸沖涼。 |
| (hai2 kei5 gong1 cung1 loeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Shower in the shower cubicle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺企缸沖涼。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗 |
| (sai2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wash" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wash |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗完之後隻熊仔變返白雪雪。 |
| (sai2 jyun4 zi1 hau6 zek3 hung4 zai2 bin3 faan1 baak6 syut1 syut1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "After the wash, the teddy bear is clean and white again." |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗完之後隻熊仔變返白雪雪。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出門 |
| (ceot1 mun4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "leave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出門 |
| (SLOW) |
| 出門 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| leave |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 早啲出門，費事塞車遲到。 |
| (zou2 di1 ceot1 mun4, fai3 si6 sak1 ce1 ci4 dou3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's leave soon, in case we get stuck in a traffic jam and arrive late." |
| (SLOW) |
| 早啲出門，費事塞車遲到。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 單 |
| (daan1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "check" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 單 |
| (SLOW) |
| 單 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| check |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唔該，埋單。 |
| (m4 goi1, maai4 daan1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could I get the check, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 唔該，埋單。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六十六 |
| (luk6 sap6 luk6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixty-six" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六十六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 六十六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixty-six |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我跑咗六十六分鐘。 |
| (ngo5 paau2 zo2 luk6 sap6 luk6 fan1 zung1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I ran for sixty-six minutes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我跑咗六十六分鐘。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七十七 |
| (cat1 sap6 cat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventy-seven" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七十七 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七十七 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seventy-seven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢個門號係七十七。 |
| (keoi5 go3 mun4 hou6 hai6 cat1 sap6 cat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His door number is seventy-seven." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢個門號係七十七。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八十八 |
| (baat3 sap6 baat3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighty-eight" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八十八 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八十八 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eighty-eight |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公司有八十八個員工。 |
| (gung1 si1 jau5 baat3 sap6 baat3 go3 jyun4 gung1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The company has eighty-eight employees." |
| (SLOW) |
| 公司有八十八個員工。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九十九 |
| (gau2 sap6 gau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ninety-nine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九十九 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九十九 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ninety-nine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢爺爺九十九歲。 |
| (keoi5 je4 je2 gau2 sap6 gau2 seoi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His grandfather is ninety-nine years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢爺爺九十九歲。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百 |
| (jat1 baak3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今次展覽有超過一百個參展商。 |
| (gam1 ci3 zin2 laam5 jau5 ciu1 gwo3 jat1 baak3 go3 caam1 zin2 soeng1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are over a hundred exhibitors in this exhibition." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今次展覽有超過一百個參展商。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 客廳 |
| (haak3 teng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "living room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 客廳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 客廳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| living room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我客廳個窗出面係一覽無遺嘅海景。 |
| (ngo5 haak3 teng1 go3 coeng1 ceot1 min6 hai6 jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4 ge3 hoi2 ging2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a full ocean view from my living room’s window." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我客廳個窗出面係一覽無遺嘅海景。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飯廳 |
| (faan6 teng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dining room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飯廳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 飯廳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dining room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飯廳嘅色調係啡色同綠色。 |
| (faan6 teng1 ge3 sik1 diu6 hai6 fe1 sik1 tung4 luk6 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The color theme of the dining room is brown and green." |
| (SLOW) |
| 飯廳嘅色調係啡色同綠色。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走廊 |
| (zau2 long2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hallway" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走廊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 走廊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hallway |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有個壞習慣，成日將外套放喺走廊。 |
| (nei5 jau5 go3 waai6 zaap6 gwaan3, seng4 jat6 zoeng1 ngoi6 tou3 fong3 hai2 zau2 long2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You have the bad habit of leaving your jacket in the hallway." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有個壞習慣，成日將外套放喺走廊。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓 |
| (gung1 jyu6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apartment" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公寓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apartment |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喺紐約有一間小公寓。 |
| (ngo5 hai2 nau2 joek3 jau5 jat1 gaan1 siu2 gung1 jyu6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a small apartment in New York City. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喺紐約有一間小公寓。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 屋 |
| (uk1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "house" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 屋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 屋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| house |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你間屋喺邊？ |
| (nei5 gaan1 uk1 hai2 bin1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where's your house?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你間屋喺邊？ |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 做運動 |
| (zou6 wan6 dung6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exercise" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 做運動 |
| (SLOW) |
| 做運動 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exercise |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 每朝早七點做運動 |
| (mui5 ziu1 zou2 cat1 dim2 zou6 wan6 dung6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "to exercise every morning at 7" |
| (SLOW) |
| 每朝早七點做運動 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開 |
| (hoi1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "open" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開 |
| (SLOW) |
| 開 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| open |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 香港嘅銀行開戶口係免費㗎。 |
| (hoeng1 gong2 ge3 ngan4 hong4 hoi1 wu6 hau2 hai6 min5 fai3 gaa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's free to open a bank account in Hong Kong." |
| (SLOW) |
| 香港嘅銀行開戶口係免費㗎。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聽 |
| (teng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "listen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聽 |
| (SLOW) |
| 聽 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| listen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我鍾意瞓覺之前聽收音機。 |
| (ngo5 zung1 ji3 fan3 gaau3 zi1 cin4 teng1 sau1 jam1 gei1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like to listen to the radio before going to sleep." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我鍾意瞓覺之前聽收音機。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生日 |
| (saang1 jat6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "birthday" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生日 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生日 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| birthday |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今日我生日，我大晒。 |
| (gam1 jat6 ngo5 saang1 jat6, ngo5 daai6 saai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's my birthday today, so I’m in charge." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日我生日，我大晒。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 退休 |
| (teoi3 jau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "retire" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 退休 |
| (SLOW) |
| 退休 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| retire |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我爸爸下年就退休喇。 |
| (ngo5 baa4 baa1 haa6 nin2 zau6 teoi3 jau1 laa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My father is going to retire next year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我爸爸下年就退休喇。 |
| 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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