Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for religions and eateries
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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) |
| 餐廳 |
| (caan1 teng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "restaurant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 餐廳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 餐廳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| restaurant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人喺餐廳食飯。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 hai2 caan1 teng1 sik6 faan6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The women are eating out at a restaurant." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人喺餐廳食飯。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咖啡室 |
| (gaa3 fe1 sat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "café" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咖啡室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 咖啡室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| café |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢間係我最鍾意嘅咖啡室。 |
| (ni1 gaan1 hai6 ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 gaa3 fe1 sat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is my favorite cafe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢間係我最鍾意嘅咖啡室。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茶室 |
| (caa4 sat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tea shop" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茶室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 茶室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tea shop |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢喺茶室返工。 |
| (keoi5 hai2 caa4 sat1 faan1 gung1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She works in a tea shop." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢喺茶室返工。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒吧 |
| (zau2 baa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bar" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒吧 |
| (SLOW) |
| 酒吧 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bar |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前面有間酒吧。 |
| (cin4 min6 jau5 gaan1 zau2 baa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There's a bar in front." |
| (SLOW) |
| 前面有間酒吧。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傢俬 |
| (gaa1 si1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "furniture" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 傢俬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 傢俬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| furniture |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火燭後我地要換晒所有傢俬。 |
| (fo2 zuk1 hau6 ngo5 dei6 jiu3 wun6 saai3 so2 jau5 gaa1 si1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We had to replace all of our furniture after the fire." |
| (SLOW) |
| 火燭後我地要換晒所有傢俬。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 草 |
| (cou2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "grass" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 草 |
| (SLOW) |
| 草 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| grass |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 綿羊食緊綠色嘅草。 |
| (min4 joeng2 sik6 gan2 luk6 sik1 ge3 cou2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sheep is eating the green grass." |
| (SLOW) |
| 綿羊食緊綠色嘅草。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 土壤 |
| (tou2 joeng6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 土壤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 土壤 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 土壤因為乾旱而裂開。 |
| (tou2 joeng6 jan1 wai6 gon1 hon5 ji4 lit6 hoi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The soil cracked due to the drought." |
| (SLOW) |
| 土壤因為乾旱而裂開。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 泥土 |
| (nai4 tou2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dirt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 泥土 |
| (SLOW) |
| 泥土 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dirt |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟲喺泥土裡蠕動。 |
| (cung4 hai2 nai4 tou2 leoi5 jyu4 dung6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The worms are squirming in the dirt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蟲喺泥土裡蠕動。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 石頭 |
| (sek6 tau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rock" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 石頭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 石頭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rock |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 著住長袍嘅男人拋緊石頭。 |
| (zoek3 zyu6 coeng4 pou4 ge3 naam4 jan2 paau1 gan2 sek6 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man in the robe is throwing a rock." |
| (SLOW) |
| 著住長袍嘅男人拋緊石頭。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樹 |
| (syu6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tree" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 樹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tree |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋會裝飾聖誕樹。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 wui5 zong1 sik1 sing3 daan3 syu6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We will decorate the Christmas tree." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋會裝飾聖誕樹。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 道教 |
| (dou6 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Taoism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 道教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 道教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Taoism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 道教亦即係道家。 |
| (dou6 gaau3 jik6 zik1 hai6 dou6 gaa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Taoism is also known as Daoism." |
| (SLOW) |
| 道教亦即係道家。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聖經 |
| (sing3 ging1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Bible" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聖經 |
| (SLOW) |
| 聖經 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bible |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 聖經係文明歷史上最暢銷嘅書。 |
| (sing3 ging1 hai6 man4 ming4 lik6 si2 soeng6 zeoi3 coeng3 siu1 ge3 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Bible is the best-selling book in the history of civilization." |
| (SLOW) |
| 聖經係文明歷史上最暢銷嘅書。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 可蘭經 |
| (ho2 laan4 ging1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Quran" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 可蘭經 |
| (SLOW) |
| 可蘭經 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Quran |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 可蘭經係回教嘅聖書。 |
| (ho2 laan4 ging1 hai6 wui4 gaau3 ge3 sing3 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Quran is the holy book of the Muslim religion." |
| (SLOW) |
| 可蘭經係回教嘅聖書。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牧師 |
| (muk6 si1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "priest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牧師 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牧師 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| priest |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猶太教、基督教同好多其他宗教都有牧師。 |
| (jau4 taai3 gaau3, gei1 duk1 gaau3 tung4 hou2 do1 kei4 taa1 zung1 gaau3 dou1 jau5 muk6 si1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Judaism, Christianity, and many other religions have priests." |
| (SLOW) |
| 猶太教、基督教同好多其他宗教都有牧師。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猶太教 |
| (jau4 taai3 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Judaism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猶太教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 猶太教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Judaism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猶太教已經創立咗超過三千年。 |
| (jau4 taai3 gaau3 ji5 ging1 cong3 laap6 zo2 ciu1 gwo3 saam1 cin1 nin4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Judaism has been practiced for over three thousand years." |
| (SLOW) |
| 猶太教已經創立咗超過三千年。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一千 |
| (jat1 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我銀包淨係得一千蚊港紙。 |
| (ngo5 ngan4 baau1 zing6 hai6 dak1 jat1 cin1 man1 gong2 zi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is only one thousand Hong Kong dollars in my wallet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我銀包淨係得一千蚊港紙。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二千 |
| (ji6 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "two thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| two thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 售價係二千蚊。 |
| (sau6 gaa3 hai6 ji6 cin1 man1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It costs two thousand dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| 售價係二千蚊。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八千 |
| (baat3 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eight thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 八千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eight thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 八千人住喺嗰條村。 |
| (baat3 cin1 jan4 zyu6 hai2 go2 tiu4 cyun1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Eight thousand people live in that village." |
| (SLOW) |
| 八千人住喺嗰條村。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一萬 |
| (jat1 maan6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一萬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一萬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ten thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有一萬樣嘢要做。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 jat1 maan6 joeng6 je5 jiu3 zou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have ten thousand things to do." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有一萬樣嘢要做。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四千 |
| (sei3 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "four thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| four thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 體育館有四千平方米。 |
| (tai2 juk6 gun2 jau5 sei3 cin1 ping4 fong1 mai5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The stadium is four thousand square meters." |
| (SLOW) |
| 體育館有四千平方米。 |
| 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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