Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for disasters, body parts, and religions
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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) |
| 水浸 |
| (seoi2 zam3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水浸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水浸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| flood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢個城市成日水浸。 |
| (ni1 go3 sing4 si5 seng4 jat6 seoi2 zam3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This city floods regularly." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢個城市成日水浸。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颱風 |
| (toi4 fung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "typhoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颱風 |
| (SLOW) |
| 颱風 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| typhoon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颱風登陸咗。 |
| (toi4 fung1 dang1 luk6 zo2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The typhoon has hit." |
| (SLOW) |
| 颱風登陸咗。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颶風 |
| (geoi6 fung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hurricane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颶風 |
| (SLOW) |
| 颶風 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hurricane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 颶風由海洋吹到陸地。 |
| (geoi6 fung1 jau4 hoi2 joeng4 ceoi1 dou3 luk6 dei6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hurricane is blowing in from the sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 颶風由海洋吹到陸地。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍捲風 |
| (lung4 gyun2 fung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tornado" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍捲風 |
| (SLOW) |
| 龍捲風 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tornado |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍捲風橫掃草原。 |
| (lung4 gyun2 fung1 waang4 sou3 cou2 jyun4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tornado is twisting across the prairie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 龍捲風橫掃草原。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旱災 |
| (hon5 zoi1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drought" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旱災 |
| (SLOW) |
| 旱災 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| drought |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旱災係農夫嘅煩惱。 |
| (hon5 zoi1 hai6 nung4 fu1 ge3 faan4 nou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Drought is a real trouble for farmers." |
| (SLOW) |
| 旱災係農夫嘅煩惱。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯蘭教 |
| (ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯蘭教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 伊斯蘭教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Islam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯蘭教由先知穆聖創立。 |
| (ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3 jau4 sin1 zi1 muk6 sing3 cong3 laap6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 伊斯蘭教由先知穆聖創立。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教 |
| (san1 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 新教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Protestantism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教係羅馬天主教嘅一個分支。 |
| (san1 gaau3 hai6 lo4 maa5 tin1 zyu2 gaau3 ge3 jat1 go3 fan1 zi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism came as a break from the Roman Catholic Church." |
| (SLOW) |
| 新教係羅馬天主教嘅一個分支。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教 |
| (tin1 zyu2 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 天主教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Catholicism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教係跟隨教宗領導嘅宗教。 |
| (tin1 zyu2 gaau3 hai6 gan1 ceoi4 gaau3 zung1 ling5 dou6 ge3 zung1 gaau3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism is the religion of those who accept the leadership of the Pope." |
| (SLOW) |
| 天主教係跟隨教宗領導嘅宗教。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度教 |
| (jan3 dou6 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hinduism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度嘅印度教信奉輪迴同多神主義。 |
| (jan3 dou6 ge3 jan3 dou6 gaau3 seon3 fung6 leon4 wui4 tung4 do1 san4 zyu2 ji6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism, from India, involves the belief in reincarnation and many gods." |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度嘅印度教信奉輪迴同多神主義。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佛教 |
| (fat6 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佛教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 佛教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Buddhism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我信佛教。 |
| (ngo5 seon3 fat6 gaau3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I follow Buddhism." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我信佛教。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 腳眼 |
| (goek3 ngaan5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ankle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 腳眼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 腳眼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ankle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運動員扭親腳眼。 |
| (wan6 dung6 jyun4 nau2 can1 goek3 ngaan5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The athlete sprained his ankle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 運動員扭親腳眼。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手踭 |
| (sau2 zaang1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elbow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手踭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手踭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| elbow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手臂只向手踭嘅一面屈曲。 |
| (sau2 bei3 zi2 hoeng3 sau2 zaang1 ge3 jat1 min6 wat1 kuk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The arm only bends one way at the elbow." |
| (SLOW) |
| 手臂只向手踭嘅一面屈曲。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手腕 |
| (sau2 wun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wrist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手腕 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手腕 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wrist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 運動員因手腕受傷而退場。 |
| (wan6 dung6 jyun4 jan1 sau2 wun2 sau6 soeng1 ji4 teoi3 coeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The player is out with a wrist injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| 運動員因手腕受傷而退場。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膝頭 |
| (sat1 tou4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膝頭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 膝頭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| knee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男仔跌親同刮傷膝頭。 |
| (naam4 zai2 dit3 can1 tung4 gwaat3 soeng1 sat1 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy fell and scraped his knees." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男仔跌親同刮傷膝頭。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮膚 |
| (pei4 fu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "skin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮膚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮膚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| skin |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮膚係身體最大嘅器官。 |
| (pei4 fu1 hai6 san1 tai2 zeoi3 daai6 ge3 hei3 gun1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Skin is the largest organ in the body." |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮膚係身體最大嘅器官。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剃鬚 |
| (tai3 sou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剃鬚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 剃鬚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shave |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢老公每朝剃鬚。 |
| (keoi5 lou5 gung1 mui5 ziu1 tai3 sou1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her husband shaves every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢老公每朝剃鬚。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廚師 |
| (cyu4 si1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廚師 |
| (SLOW) |
| 廚師 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chef |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廚師整緊橙汁。 |
| (cyu4 si1 zing2 gan2 caang2 zap1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chef is making orange juice." |
| (SLOW) |
| 廚師整緊橙汁。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非吸煙 |
| (fei1 kap1 jin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "non-smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非吸煙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 非吸煙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| non-smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想坐非吸煙區。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 co5 fei1 kap1 jin1 keoi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My preference is to sit in the non-smoking section." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想坐非吸煙區。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸煙 |
| (kap1 jin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸煙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吸煙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 餐廳隔籬有一個獨立吸煙區。 |
| (caan1 teng1 gaak3 lei4 jau5 jat1 go3 duk6 lap6 kap1 jin1 keoi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a separate patio for smoking attached to the restaurant." |
| (SLOW) |
| 餐廳隔籬有一個獨立吸煙區。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血 |
| (hyut3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血 |
| (SLOW) |
| 血 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 驗血測試發現佢體內酒精含量好高。 |
| (jim6 hyut3 caak1 si3 faat3 jin6 keoi5 tai2 noi6 zau2 zing1 ham4 loeng6 hou2 gou1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The blood test found that his blood alcohol level was very high." |
| (SLOW) |
| 驗血測試發現佢體內酒精含量好高。 |
| 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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