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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) |
頭痛 |
(tau4 tung3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"headache" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
頭痛 |
(SLOW) |
頭痛 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
headache |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
頭痛可以食阿士匹靈。 |
(tau4 tong3 ho2 ji5 sik6 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"When you have a headache, you can take aspirin." |
(SLOW) |
頭痛可以食阿士匹靈。 |
2. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
肚瀉 |
(tou5 se3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"diarrhea" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
肚瀉 |
(SLOW) |
肚瀉 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
diarrhea |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
呢隻藥可以止肚瀉。 |
(ni1 zek3 joek6 ho2 ji5 zi2 tou5 se3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"This medicine will stop the diarrhea." |
(SLOW) |
呢隻藥可以止肚瀉。 |
3. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
症狀 |
(zing3 zong6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"symptom" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
症狀 |
(SLOW) |
症狀 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
symptom |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
你有咩症狀? |
(nei5 jau5 me1 zing3 zong6?) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"What are your symptoms?" |
(SLOW) |
你有咩症狀? |
4. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
肚痛 |
(tou5 tung3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"stomachache" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
肚痛 |
(SLOW) |
肚痛 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
stomachache |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
琴日我嚴重肚痛。 |
(kam4 jat6 ngo5 jim4 zung6 tou5 tung3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Yesterday, I had a bad stomachache." |
(SLOW) |
琴日我嚴重肚痛。 |
5. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
清潔 |
(cing1 git3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"clean" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
清潔 |
(SLOW) |
清潔 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
clean |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
用牙線清潔牙齒乾淨過唔用好多。 |
(jung6 ngaa4 sin3 cing1 git3 ngaa4 ci2 gon1 zeng6 gwo3 m4 jung6 hou2 do1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Using dental floss to clean your teeth is much cleaner than without." |
(SLOW) |
用牙線清潔牙齒乾淨過唔用好多。 |
6. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
乾 |
(gon1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"dry" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
乾 |
(SLOW) |
乾 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
dry |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我等緊啲油漆乾。 |
(ngo5 dang2 gan2 di1 jau4 cat1 gon1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I'm waiting for the paint to dry." |
(SLOW) |
我等緊啲油漆乾。 |
7. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
掃塵 |
(sou3 can4) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"dust" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
掃塵 |
(SLOW) |
掃塵 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
dust |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
女人用掃把掃緊塵。 |
(neoi5 jan2 jung6 sou3 baa2 sou3 gan2 can4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The woman is dusting with a broom." |
(SLOW) |
女人用掃把掃緊塵。 |
8. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
吸塵 |
(kap1 can4) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"vacuum" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
吸塵 |
(SLOW) |
吸塵 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
vacuum |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
管家逢星期二朝早吸塵。 |
(gun2 gaa1 fung4 sing1 kei4 ji6 ziu1 zou2 kap1 can4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Every Tuesday morning, the housekeeper vacuums." |
(SLOW) |
管家逢星期二朝早吸塵。 |
9. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十字路口 |
(sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"intersection" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
十字路口 |
(SLOW) |
十字路口 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
intersection |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
喺十字路口轉右。 |
(hai2 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 zyun3 jau6.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Turn right at the intersection." |
(SLOW) |
喺十字路口轉右。 |
10. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
高速公路 |
(gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"highway" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
高速公路 |
(SLOW) |
高速公路 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
highway |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
警察經常喺高速公路截查可疑車輛。 |
(ging2 caat3 ging1 soeng4 hai2 gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 zit6 caa4 ho2 ji4 ce1 loeng2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Police always stop and search questionable cars on the highway." |
(SLOW) |
警察經常喺高速公路截查可疑車輛。 |
11. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
路 |
(lou6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"road" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
路 |
(SLOW) |
路 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
road |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
呢條路一直行就到郵局㗎喇。 |
(ni1 tiu4 lou6 jat1 zik6 haang4 zau6 dou3 jau4 guk2 gaa3 laa3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"This road will bring you to the post office." |
(SLOW) |
呢條路一直行就到郵局㗎喇。 |
12. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
街 |
(gaai1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"street" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
街 |
(SLOW) |
街 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
street |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
呢條街直行。 |
(ni1 tiu4 gaai1 zik6 haang4.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Go straight on this street." |
(SLOW) |
呢條街直行。 |
13. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
有趣 |
(jau5 ceoi3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"interesting" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
有趣 |
(SLOW) |
有趣 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
interesting |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
你喺會議上提出嘅諗法好有趣。 |
(nei5 hai2 wui6 ji5 soeng6 tai4 ceot1 ge3 nam2 faat3 hou2 jau5 ceoi3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"That's an interesting idea you presented at the meeting." |
(SLOW) |
你喺會議上提出嘅諗法好有趣。 |
14. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
衰 |
(seoi1) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"mean" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
衰 |
(SLOW) |
衰 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
mean |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
佢好衰。 |
(keoi5 hou2 seoi1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"He is very mean." |
(SLOW) |
佢好衰。 |
15. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
悶 |
(mun6) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"bored" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
悶 |
(SLOW) |
悶 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
bored |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我好悶,所以決定去睇戲。 |
(ngo5 hou2 mun6, so2 ji5 kyut3 ding6 heoi3 tai2 hei3.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"I was bored, so I decided to see a movie." |
(SLOW) |
我好悶,所以決定去睇戲。 |
16. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
七百 |
(cat1 baak3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"seven hundred" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
七百 |
(SLOW) |
七百 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
seven hundred |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
北極熊嘅體重可以高達七百公斤。 |
(bak1 gik6 hung4 ge3 tai2 cung4 ho2 ji5 gou1 daat6 cat1 baak3 gung1 gan1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"Polar bears can weigh up to seven hundred kilograms." |
(SLOW) |
北極熊嘅體重可以高達七百公斤。 |
17. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
八百 |
(baat3 baak3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"eight hundred" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
八百 |
(SLOW) |
八百 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
eight hundred |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
草坪有八百公頃。 |
(cou2 ping4 jau5 baat3 baak3 gung1 king2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"The field is eight hundred hectares." |
(SLOW) |
草坪有八百公頃。 |
18. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
二百 |
(ji6 baak3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"two hundred" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
二百 |
(SLOW) |
二百 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
two hundred |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
我哋呢度有超過二百本書。 |
(ngo5 dei6 ni1 dou6 jau5 ciu1 gwo3 ji6 baak3 bun2 syu1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"We have over two hundred books here." |
(SLOW) |
我哋呢度有超過二百本書。 |
19. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
三百 |
(saam1 baak3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"three hundred" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
三百 |
(SLOW) |
三百 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
three hundred |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
呢個城市有三百年歷史。 |
(ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jau5 saam1 baak3 nin4 lik6 si2.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"This city is three hundred years old." |
(SLOW) |
呢個城市有三百年歷史。 |
20. |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
六百 |
(luk6 baak3) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"six hundred" |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
六百 |
(SLOW) |
六百 |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
six hundred |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
一對波鞋大概要五、六百蚊。 |
(jat1 deoi3 bo1 haai4 daai6 koi3 jiu3 ng5, luk6 baak3 man1.) |
(NORMAL SPEED) |
"A pair of sport shoes costs about five or six hundred HKD." |
(SLOW) |
一對波鞋大概要五、六百蚊。 |
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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