Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including direction words 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) |
| 外面 |
| (ngoi6 min6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "outside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 外面 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| outside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外面好大風。 |
| (ngoi6 min6 hou2 daai6 fung1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's windy outside. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 外面好大風。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 裡面 |
| (leoi5 min6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 裡面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 裡面 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| inside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 個箱裡面有啲咩？ |
| (go3 soeng1 leoi5 min6 jau5 di1 me1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's inside the box?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 個箱裡面有啲咩？ |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (zo2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "left" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (SLOW) |
| 左 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| left |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一陣轉左。 |
| (jat1 zan6 zyun3 zo2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn left in a bit." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一陣轉左。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (jau6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "right" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (SLOW) |
| 右 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| right |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我用右手寫字。 |
| (ngo5 jung6 jau6 sau2 se2 zi6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I use my right hand to write." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我用右手寫字。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一 |
| (dai6 jat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "first" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| first |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 董建華係香港第一個行政長官。 |
| (dung2 gin3 waa4 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 dai6 jat1 go3 hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Tung Chee Hwa was the first chief executive of Hong Kong." |
| (SLOW) |
| 董建華係香港第一個行政長官。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第二 |
| (dai6 ji6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "second" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| second |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢哋喺夏威夷買咗第二間屋。 |
| (keoi5 dei6 hai2 haa6 wai1 ji4 maai5 zo2 dai6 ji6 gaan1 uk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They bought a second house in Hawaii." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢哋喺夏威夷買咗第二間屋。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第三 |
| (dai6 saam1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "third" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| third |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢次係我今年第三次感冒。 |
| (ni1 ci3 hai6 ngo5 gam1 nin4 dai6 saam1 ci3 gam2 mou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is my third cold this year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢次係我今年第三次感冒。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 番梘 |
| (faan1 gaan2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 番梘 |
| (SLOW) |
| 番梘 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢個番梘好好用。 |
| (ni1 go3 faan1 gaan2 hou2 hou2 jung6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This soap works well." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢個番梘好好用。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙刷 |
| (ngaa4 caat2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothbrush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙刷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牙刷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothbrush |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女仔用緊電動牙刷刷牙。 |
| (neoi5 zai2 jung6 gan2 din6 dung6 ngaa4 caat2 caat3 ngaa4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is brushing her teeth with an electric toothbrush." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女仔用緊電動牙刷刷牙。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙膏 |
| (ngaa4 gou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothpaste" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙膏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牙膏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothpaste |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋啲牙膏用哂。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 di1 ngaa4 gou1 jung6 saai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We are out of toothpaste." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋啲牙膏用哂。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗頭 |
| (sai2 tau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shampoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗頭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗頭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shampoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 每次剪髮之前都會洗頭。 |
| (mui5 ci3 zin2 faat3 zi1 cin4 dou1 wui5 sai2 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Everytime before a haircut, they'll start with a shampoo" |
| (SLOW) |
| 每次剪髮之前都會洗頭。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 資訊 |
| (zi1 seon3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "information" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 資訊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 資訊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| information |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 資訊科技而家係基礎技能。 |
| (zi1 seon3 fo1 gei6 ji4 gaa1 hai6 gei1 co2 gei6 nang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Information technology is a base skill nowadays." |
| (SLOW) |
| 資訊科技而家係基礎技能。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農夫 |
| (nung4 fu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farmer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農夫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 農夫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farmer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農夫喺度摸小麥。 |
| (nung4 fu1 hai2 dou6 mo2 siu2 mak6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The farmer is touching the wheat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 農夫喺度摸小麥。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘書 |
| (bei3 syu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "secretary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 秘書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| secretary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我係老闆個秘書。 |
| (ngo5 hai6 lou5 baan2 go3 bei3 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I work as the boss' secretary." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我係老闆個秘書。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行家 |
| (ngan4 hong4 gaa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 銀行家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 銀行家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| banker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我申請到貸款買屋前要同十個銀行家會面。 |
| (ngo5 san1 cing2 dou2 taai3 fun2 maai5 uk1 cin4 jiu3 tung4 sap6 go3 ngan4 hong4 gaa1 wui6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I met with ten bankers before I received a loan to buy a house." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我申請到貸款買屋前要同十個銀行家會面。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (zok3 gaa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "writer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 作家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| writer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我係牙醫，但其實我想做作家。 |
| (ngo5 hai6 ngaa4 ji1, daan6 kei4 sat6 ngo5 soeng2 zou6 zok3 gaa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I work as a dentist, but I really want to be a writer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我係牙醫，但其實我想做作家。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 試 |
| (si3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "try" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 試 |
| (SLOW) |
| 試 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| try |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 試下記起你上個禮拜日晚去咗邊。 |
| (si3 haa5 gei3 hei2 nei5 soeng6 go3 lai5 baai3 jat6 maan5 heoi3 zo2 bin1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Try to remember where you were last Sunday night." |
| (SLOW) |
| 試下記起你上個禮拜日晚去咗邊。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 量度 |
| (loeng4 dok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "measure" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 量度 |
| (SLOW) |
| 量度 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| measure |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用尺量度線同線之間嘅距離。 |
| (jung6 cek3 loeng4 dok6 sin3 tong4 sin3 zi1 gaan1 ge3 keoi5 lei4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Measure the spaces between the lines with a ruler." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用尺量度線同線之間嘅距離。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 保管 |
| (bou2 gun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 保管 |
| (SLOW) |
| 保管 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| keep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你可唔可以保管我條屋企鎖匙？ |
| (nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bou2 gun2 ngo5 tiu4 uk1 kei2 so2 si4?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you keep the key to the house?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你可唔可以保管我條屋企鎖匙？ |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 等 |
| (dang2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wait" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 等 |
| (SLOW) |
| 等 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wait |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺大堂等我。 |
| (hai2 daai6 tong4 dang2 ngo5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Wait for me in the lobby." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺大堂等我。 |
| 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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