Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for technology and types of schools
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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) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (wu4 sou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mustache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mustache |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人有濃密嘅鬍鬚。 |
| (naam4 jan2 jau5 nung4 mat6 ge3 wu4 sou1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man has a thick mustache." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人有濃密嘅鬍鬚。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗衣機 |
| (sai2 ji1 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "washing machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗衣機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗衣機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| washing machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我部洗衣機會自動識別適合嘅模式。 |
| (ngo5 bou6 sai2 ji1 gei1 wui5 zi6 dung6 sik1 bit6 sik1 hap6 ge3 mou4 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My washing machine automatically recognizes the right cycle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我部洗衣機會自動識別適合嘅模式。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| DVD機 |
| (DVD gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "DVD player" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| DVD機 |
| (SLOW) |
| DVD機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| DVD player |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋每個星期三晚用DVD機睇戲。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 mui5 go3 sing1 kei4 saam1 maan5 jung6 DVD gei1 tai2 hei3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We watch movies on the DVD player every Wednesday night." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋每個星期三晚用DVD機睇戲。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風扇 |
| (fung1 sin3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 風扇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 風扇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fan |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我一開風扇，啲紙就飛到成間房都係。 |
| (ngo5 jat1 hoi1 fung1 sin3, di1 zi2 zau6 fei1 dou3 seng4 gaan1 fong2 dou1 hai6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I turned on the fan, my papers blew all over the room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我一開風扇，啲紙就飛到成間房都係。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冷氣 |
| (laang5 hei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "air conditioner" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冷氣 |
| (SLOW) |
| 冷氣 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| air conditioner |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 好熱嗰陣，我哋會開冷氣。 |
| (hou2 jit6 go2 zan6, ngo5 dei6 wui5 hoi1 laang5 hei3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When it's hot, we turn on the air conditioner." |
| (SLOW) |
| 好熱嗰陣，我哋會開冷氣。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 爐 |
| (lou4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stove" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 爐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 爐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stove |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 茶壺喺爐上面。 |
| (caa4 wu2 hai2 lou4 soeng6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The teapot is on the stove." |
| (SLOW) |
| 茶壺喺爐上面。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小學 |
| (siu2 hok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elementary school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小學 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小學 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| elementary school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋細個讀同一間小學。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 sai3 go3 duk6 tung4 jat1 gaan1 siu2 hok6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We went to the same elementary school when we were little." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋細個讀同一間小學。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中學 |
| (zung1 hok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "middle school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中學 |
| (SLOW) |
| 中學 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| middle school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我十二歲嘅細佬讀中學。 |
| (ngo5 sap6 ji6 seoi3 ge3 sai3 lou2 duk6 zung1 hok6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My twelve-year-old younger brother goes to middle school." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我十二歲嘅細佬讀中學。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高中 |
| (gou1 zung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "high school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高中 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高中 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| high school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋高中之後都冇睇過一套好戲喇。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 gou1 zung1 zi1 hau6 dou1 mou5 tai2 gwo3 jat1 tou3 hou2 hei3 laa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We haven't watched a good movie since high school." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋高中之後都冇睇過一套好戲喇。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大學 |
| (daai6 hok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "university" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大學 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大學 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| university |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢間大學嘅經濟課程好優秀。 |
| (ni1 gaan1 daai6 hok6 ge3 ging1 zai3 fo3 cing4 hou2 jau1 sau3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In this university, the Economics courses are excellent." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢間大學嘅經濟課程好優秀。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 校長 |
| (haau6 zoeng2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "principal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 校長 |
| (SLOW) |
| 校長 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| principal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我爺爺以前係校長。 |
| (ngo5 je4 je2 ji5 cin4 hai6 haau6 zoeng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My grandfather used to be a principal." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我爺爺以前係校長。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 光 |
| (gwong1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bright" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 光 |
| (SLOW) |
| 光 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bright |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我間房好光。 |
| (ngo5 gaan1 fong2 hou2 gwong1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My room is very bright." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我間房好光。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提電腦 |
| (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "laptop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提電腦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手提電腦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laptop computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我買咗一部新嘅手提電腦。 |
| (ngo5 maai5 zo2 jat1 bou6 san1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a new laptop computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我買咗一部新嘅手提電腦。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滑鼠 |
| (waat6 syu2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滑鼠 |
| (SLOW) |
| 滑鼠 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mouse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 無綫滑鼠好方便。 |
| (mou4 sin3 waat6 syu2 hou2 fong1 bin6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A wireless mouse is very convenient." |
| (SLOW) |
| 無綫滑鼠好方便。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喇叭 |
| (laa3 baa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "speaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喇叭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 喇叭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| speaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右邊喇叭有調校制。 |
| (jau6 bin1 laa3 baa1 jau5 tiu4 gaau3 zai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The right speaker has the controls." |
| (SLOW) |
| 右邊喇叭有調校制。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 視像錄影機 |
| (si6 zoeng6 luk6 jing2 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "webcam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 視像錄影機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 視像錄影機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| webcam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人用緊視像錄影機開視像會議。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 jung6 gan2 si6 zoeng6 luk6 jing2 gei1 hoi1 si6 zoeng6 wui6 ji5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is using a webcam to video conference." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人用緊視像錄影機開視像會議。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咪 |
| (mai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "microphone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咪 |
| (SLOW) |
| 咪 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| microphone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 俾支咪我。 |
| (bei2 zi1 mai1 ngo5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give me the microphone." |
| (SLOW) |
| 俾支咪我。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 座枱電腦 |
| (zo6 toi2 din6 nou5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "desktop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 座枱電腦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 座枱電腦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| desktop computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有兩部電腦:一部手提電腦同一部座枱電腦。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 loeng5 bou6 din6 nou5: jat1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 tung4 jat1 bou6 zo6 toi2 din6 nou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have two computers: a laptop computer and a desktop computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有兩部電腦:一部手提電腦同一部座枱電腦。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 辣椒 |
| (laat6 ziu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chili pepper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 辣椒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 辣椒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chili pepper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 辣椒籽令辣椒更辣。 |
| (laat6 ziu1 zi2 ling6 laat6 ziu1 gang3 laat6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Leaving the seeds in a chili pepper will make it much hotter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 辣椒籽令辣椒更辣。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 粟米 |
| (suk1 mai5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "corn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 粟米 |
| (SLOW) |
| 粟米 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| corn |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我最鍾意嘅蔬菜係粟米。 |
| (ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 so1 coi3 hai6 suk1 mai5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My favorite vegetable is corn." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我最鍾意嘅蔬菜係粟米。 |
| 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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