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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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