Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for continents and bodies of water
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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) |
| 單人床 |
| (daan1 jan4 cong4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "single bed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 單人床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 單人床 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| single bed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房入面有一張單人床。 |
| (fong2 jap6 min6 jau5 jat1 zoeng1 daan1 jan4 cong4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The room came with a single bed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 房入面有一張單人床。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雙人床 |
| (soeng1 jan4 cong4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "double bed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雙人床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雙人床 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| double bed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢間房有張雙人床。 |
| (ni1 gaan1 fong2 jau5 zoeng1 soeng1 jan4 cong4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a double bed in this room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢間房有張雙人床。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒店 |
| (zau2 dim3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hotel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 酒店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hotel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢間酒店好近沙灘。 |
| (ni1 gaan1 zau2 dim3 hou2 kan5 saa1 taan1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This hotel is very close to the beach." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢間酒店好近沙灘。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前台 |
| (cin4 toi4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "front desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前台 |
| (SLOW) |
| 前台 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| front desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 請喺前台預約。 |
| (cing2 hai2 cin4 toi4 jyu6 joek3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please make your appointment at the front desk." |
| (SLOW) |
| 請喺前台預約。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋 |
| (taai3 ping4 joeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pacific Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 太平洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Pacific Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋係地球上最大嘅海洋。 |
| (taai3 ping4 joeng4 hai6 dei6 kau4 soeng6 zeoi3 daai6 ge3 hoi2 joeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean on earth." |
| (SLOW) |
| 太平洋係地球上最大嘅海洋。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大西洋 |
| (daai6 sai1 joeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Atlantic Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大西洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大西洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Atlantic Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鐵達尼號喺橫渡大西洋嗰陣撞上冰山後沉沒。 |
| (tit3 daat6 nei4 hou6 hai2 waang4 dou6 daai6 sai1 joeng4 go2 zan6 zong6 soeng5 bing1 saan1 hau6 cam4 mut6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鐵達尼號喺橫渡大西洋嗰陣撞上冰山後沉沒。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度洋 |
| (jan3 dou6 joeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Indian Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Indian Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南非嘅東邊係印度洋，西邊係大西洋。 |
| (naam4 fei1 ge3 dung1 bin1 hai6 jan3 dou6 joeng4, sai1 bin1 hai6 daai6 sai1 joeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "To the east of South Africa is the Indian Ocean; and to the west, the Atlantic Ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 南非嘅東邊係印度洋，西邊係大西洋。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳洲 |
| (ou3 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Australia" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 澳洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Australia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳洲係地球上唯一嘅島洲。 |
| (ou3 zau1 hai6 dei6 kau4 soeng6 wai4 jat1 ge3 dou2 zau1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Australia is the only island continent on earth." |
| (SLOW) |
| 澳洲係地球上唯一嘅島洲。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南極洲 |
| (naam4 gik6 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Antarctica" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南極洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南極洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Antarctica |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海狗同企鵝住喺南極洲。 |
| (hoi2 gau2 tong4 kei5 ngo2 zyu6 hai2 naam4 gik6 zau1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Seals and penguins live on Antarctica." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海狗同企鵝住喺南極洲。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亞洲 |
| (aa3 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Asia" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亞洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 亞洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Asia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 香港喺亞洲。 |
| (hoeng1 gong2 hai2 aa3 zau1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hong Kong is in Asia." |
| (SLOW) |
| 香港喺亞洲。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非洲 |
| (fei1 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Africa" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 非洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Africa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去非洲睇大遷徙。 |
| (heoi3 fei1 zau1 tai2 daai6 cin1 saai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Go to Africa and watch the great migration." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去非洲睇大遷徙。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歐洲 |
| (au1 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Europe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歐洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歐洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Europe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 阿爾卑斯山山脈位於歐洲。 |
| (aa3 ji5 bei1 si1 saan1 saan1 mak6 wai6 jyu1 au1 zau1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Alps mountain range is located in Europe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 阿爾卑斯山山脈位於歐洲。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲 |
| (bak1 mei5 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "North America" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 北美洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| North America |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲由北極洋延伸至加勒比海。 |
| (bak1 mei5 zau1 jau4 bak1 gik6 joeng4 jin4 san1 zi3 gaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "North America reaches from the Arctic to the Caribbean Sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 北美洲由北極洋延伸至加勒比海。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南美洲 |
| (naam4 mei5 zau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "South America" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南美洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南美洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| South America |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南美洲有十二個國家。 |
| (naam4 mei5 zau1 jau5 sap6 ji6 go3 gwok3 gaa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are twelve countries on the continent of South America." |
| (SLOW) |
| 南美洲有十二個國家。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛藍色 |
| (din6 laam4 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "indigo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛藍色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 靛藍色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| indigo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛藍色呢個名取自木藍植物。 |
| (din6 laam4 sik1 ni1 go3 meng2 ceoi2 zi6 muk6 laam4 zik6 mat6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Indigo gets its name from the plant named indigo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 靛藍色呢個名取自木藍植物。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃色 |
| (tou4 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 桃色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咩顏色嘅傢俬襯桃色嘅牆？ |
| (me1 ngaan4 sik1 ge3 gaa1 si1 can3 tou4 sik1 ge3 coeng4?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What color furniture goes with peach walls?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 咩顏色嘅傢俬襯桃色嘅牆？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深色 |
| (sam1 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dark" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 深色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dark |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烏龍茶比茉莉茶深色。 |
| (wu1 lung2 caa4 bei2 mut6 lei2 caa4 sam1 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Oolong tea is darker than jasmine tea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 烏龍茶比茉莉茶深色。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 煩 |
| (faan4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "annoying" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 煩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 煩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| annoying |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成日都係你啱曬，好煩。 |
| (seng4 jat6 dou1 hai6 nei5 aam1 saai3, hou2 faan4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is very annoying when you are right all the time." |
| (SLOW) |
| 成日都係你啱曬，好煩。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 軀幹 |
| (keoi1 gon3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "torso" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 軀幹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 軀幹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| torso |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 軀幹係身體嘅上半部，連接手臂、腳同頭。 |
| (keoi1 gon3 hai6 san1 tai2 ge3 soeng6 bun3 bou6, lin4 zip3 sau2 bei3, goek3 tung4 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The torso is the upper part of the body, which attaches to the arms, legs, and head." |
| (SLOW) |
| 軀幹係身體嘅上半部，連接手臂、腳同頭。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房 |
| (jyu5 fong4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "breast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房 |
| (SLOW) |
| 乳房 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| breast |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房痛可能係癌症嘅症狀。 |
| (jyu5 fong4 tung3 ho2 nang4 hai6 ngaam4 zing1 ge3 zing3 zong6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Breast pain can be a symptom of cancer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 乳房痛可能係癌症嘅症狀。 |
| 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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