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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) |
病 |
(beng6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"illness" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
病 |
(SLOW) |
病 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
illness |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我因為病瘦咗好多。 |
(ngo5 jan1 wai6 beng6 sau3 zo2 hou2 do1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I lost a lot of weight because of the illness." |
(SLOW) |
我因為病瘦咗好多。 |
2. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
感冒 |
(gam2 mou6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"cold" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
感冒 |
(SLOW) |
感冒 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
cold |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我感冒未好。 |
(ngo5 gam2 mou6 mei6 hou2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I still have the cold." |
(SLOW) |
我感冒未好。 |
3. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
受傷 |
(sau6 soeng1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"injury" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
受傷 |
(SLOW) |
受傷 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
injury |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
佢膝頭受傷。 |
(keoi5 sat1 tau4 sau6 soeng1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"He suffered a knee injury." |
(SLOW) |
佢膝頭受傷。 |
4. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
藥 |
(joek6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"medicine" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
藥 |
(SLOW) |
藥 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
medicine |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
中藥好苦。 |
(zung1 joek6 hou2 fu2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Chinese herbal medicine is bitter." |
(SLOW) |
中藥好苦。 |
5. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
痛 |
(tung3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"pain" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
痛 |
(SLOW) |
痛 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
pain |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
你有冇止痛藥? |
(nei5 jau5 mou5 zi2 tung3 joek6?) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Do you have any painkiller?" |
(SLOW) |
你有冇止痛藥? |
6. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
發燒 |
(faat3 siu1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"fever" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
發燒 |
(SLOW) |
發燒 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
fever |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
佢發燒到一百零二度。 |
(keoi5 faat3 siu1 dou3 jat1 baak3 ling4 ji6 dou6.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"He has a fever of 102 degrees." |
(SLOW) |
佢發燒到一百零二度。 |
7. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
窗 |
(coeng1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"window" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
窗 |
(SLOW) |
窗 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
window |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
個電話喺窗口隔籬。 |
(go3 din6 waa2 hai2 coeng1 hau2 gaak3 lei4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The phone is next to the window." |
(SLOW) |
個電話喺窗口隔籬。 |
8. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
酒精 |
(zau2 zing1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"alcohol" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
酒精 |
(SLOW) |
酒精 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
alcohol |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
威士忌係一種酒精飲品。 |
(wai1 si6 gei2 hai6 jat1 zung2 zau2 zing1 jam2 ban2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage." |
(SLOW) |
威士忌係一種酒精飲品。 |
9. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
餐 |
(caan1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"meal" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
餐 |
(SLOW) |
餐 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
meal |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
兒童餐唔應該係辣嘅。 |
(ji4 tung4 caan1 m4 jing1 goi1 hai6 laat6 ge3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Children's meals should not be spicy." |
(SLOW) |
兒童餐唔應該係辣嘅。 |
10. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
霧 |
(mou6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"fog" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
霧 |
(SLOW) |
霧 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
fog |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
以前冬天,倫敦經常有霧。 |
(ji5 cin4 dung1 tin1, leon4 deon1 ging1 soeng4 jau5 mou6.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"In the past, London often had fog in the winter." |
(SLOW) |
以前冬天,倫敦經常有霧。 |
11. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
雹 |
(bok6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"hail" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
雹 |
(SLOW) |
雹 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
hail |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
落緊雹。 |
(lok6 gan2 bok6.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Hail is falling." |
(SLOW) |
落緊雹。 |
12. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
雷暴 |
(leoi4 bou6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"thunderstorm" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
雷暴 |
(SLOW) |
雷暴 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
thunderstorm |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
一股雷暴正逐漸逼近。 |
(jat1 gu2 leoi4 bou6 zing3 zuk6 zim6 bik1 gan6.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"A thunderstorm is approaching. " |
(SLOW) |
一股雷暴正逐漸逼近。 |
13. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
水族館 |
(seoi2 zuk6 gun2) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"aquarium" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
水族館 |
(SLOW) |
水族館 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
aquarium |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我鍾意喺水族館睇魚游水。 |
(ngo5 zung1 ji3 hai2 seoi2 zuk6 gun2 tai2 jyu2 jau4 seoi2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium." |
(SLOW) |
我鍾意喺水族館睇魚游水。 |
14. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
足球 |
(zuk1 kau4) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"soccer" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
足球 |
(SLOW) |
足球 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
soccer |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我同碧咸踢過足球。 |
(ngo5 tung4 bik1 haam4 tek3 gwo3 zuk1 kau4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I played soccer with David Beckham." |
(SLOW) |
我同碧咸踢過足球。 |
15. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
動物園 |
(dung6 mat6 jyun4) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"zoo" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
動物園 |
(SLOW) |
動物園 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
zoo |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
去動物園拍拖都唔錯。 |
(heoi3 dung6 mat6 jyun4 paak3 to1 dou1 m4 co3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Going to the zoo for a date is not bad." |
(SLOW) |
去動物園拍拖都唔錯。 |
16. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
車費 |
(ce1 fai3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"fare" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
車費 |
(SLOW) |
車費 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
fare |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
巴士車費幾錢? |
(baa1 si2 ce1 fai3 gei2 cin2?) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"How much is the bus fare?" |
(SLOW) |
巴士車費幾錢? |
17. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
巴士站 |
(baa1 si2 zaam6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"bus stop" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
巴士站 |
(SLOW) |
巴士站 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
bus stop |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
因為交通意外,巴士站度打晒蛇餅。 |
(jan1 wai6 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6, baa1 si2 zaam6 dou6 daa2 saai3 se4 beng2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"There is a long line at the bus stop because of the traffic accident." |
(SLOW) |
因為交通意外,巴士站度打晒蛇餅。 |
18. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
克 |
(hak1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"gram" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
克 |
(SLOW) |
克 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
gram |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
蘋果重一百五十七克。 |
(ping4 gwo2 cung5 jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 cat1 hak1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The apple weighs 157 grams." |
(SLOW) |
蘋果重一百五十七克。 |
19. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
米 |
(mai5) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"meter" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
米 |
(SLOW) |
米 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
meter |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
一米等於一百厘米。 |
(jat1 mai5 dang2 jyu1 jat1 baak3 lei4 mai5.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"There are one hundred centimeters in a meter." |
(SLOW) |
一米等於一百厘米。 |
20. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
公里 |
(gung1 lei5) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"kilometer" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
公里 |
(SLOW) |
公里 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
kilometer |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
佢行咗十公里。 |
(keoi5 haang4 zo2 sap6 gung1 lei5.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"He walked ten kilometers." |
(SLOW) |
佢行咗十公里。 |
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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