Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including animals and adjectives
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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) |
| 錶 |
| (biu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 錶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 錶 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢隻錶邊個送俾你㗎？ |
| (ni1 zek3 biu1 bin1 go3 sung3 bei2 nei5 gaa3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Who gave you this watch?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢隻錶邊個送俾你㗎？ |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (ngaan5 geng2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " glasses" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 眼鏡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glasses |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺室內唔好戴太陽眼鏡。 |
| (hai2 sat1 noi6 m4 hou2 daai3 taai3 joeng4 ngaan5 geng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't wear sunglasses indoors." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺室內唔好戴太陽眼鏡。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外套 |
| (ngoi6 tou3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jacket" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外套 |
| (SLOW) |
| 外套 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jacket |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出面好凍，快啲著外套。 |
| (ceot1 min6 hou2 dung3, faai3 di1 zoek3 ngoi6 tou3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put on your jacket because it's cold outside." |
| (SLOW) |
| 出面好凍，快啲著外套。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收 |
| (sau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receive" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收 |
| (SLOW) |
| 收 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| receive |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 次次交換禮物我都收到啲冇用嘅嘢。 |
| (ci3 ci3 gaau1 wun6 lai5 mat6 ngo5 dou1 sau1 dou3 di1 mou5 jung6 ge3 je5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I receive useless things every time we exchange gifts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 次次交換禮物我都收到啲冇用嘅嘢。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 搵 |
| (wan2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "search" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 搵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 搵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| search |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我要搵屋。 |
| (ngo5 jiu3 wan2 uk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I need to search for an apartment." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我要搵屋。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 攞 |
| (lo2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " take" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 攞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 攞 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| take |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唔該喺雪櫃攞支紅酒出嚟吖。 |
| (m4 goi1 hai2 syut3 gwai6 lo2 zi1 hung4 zau2 ceot1 lei4 aa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please take a bottle of wine out of the fridge." |
| (SLOW) |
| 唔該喺雪櫃攞支紅酒出嚟吖。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 弱 |
| (joek6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "weak" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 弱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 弱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weak |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你嘅身體變得好虛弱。 |
| (nei5 ge3 san1 tai2 bin3 dak1 hou2 heoi1 joek6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your body has become very weak." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你嘅身體變得好虛弱。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 強 |
| (koeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strong" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 強 |
| (SLOW) |
| 強 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strong |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 堅強啲。 |
| (gin1 koeng4 di1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Stay strong!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 堅強啲。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 凍 |
| (dung3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 凍 |
| (SLOW) |
| 凍 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冬天唔係好凍。 |
| (dung1 tin1 m4 hai6 hou2 dung3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Winter isn't that cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| 冬天唔係好凍。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 熱 |
| (jit6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 熱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 熱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我沖個熱水涼。 |
| (ngo5 cung1 go3 jit6 seoi2 loeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I take a hot bath." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我沖個熱水涼。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 好笑 |
| (hou2 siu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "funny" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 好笑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 好笑 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| funny |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 套戲好好笑。 |
| (tou3 hei3 hou2 hou2 siu3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It was a funny film." |
| (SLOW) |
| 套戲好好笑。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃 |
| (tou2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 桃 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃原產自中國，但而家世界各地都有培種。 |
| (tou4 jyun4 caan2 zi6 zung1 gwok3, daan6 ji4 gaa1 sai3 gaai3 gok3 dei6 dou1 jau5 pui4 zung3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Peaches are originally from China, but are now grown throughout the world. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 桃原產自中國，但而家世界各地都有培種。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 橙 |
| (caang2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "orange" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 橙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 橙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| orange |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我朝早飲橙汁。 |
| (ngo5 ziu1 zou2 jam2 caang2 zap1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I drink orange juice in the morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我朝早飲橙汁。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 薯仔 |
| (syu4 zai2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "potato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 薯仔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 薯仔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| potato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 要整焗薯蓉，首先你要壓爛啲薯仔。 |
| (jiu3 zing2 guk6 syu4 jung4, sau2 sin1 nei5 jiu3 aat3 laan6 di1 syu4 zai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In order to make duchess potatoes, you have to mash the potatoes first." |
| (SLOW) |
| 要整焗薯蓉，首先你要壓爛啲薯仔。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆 |
| (daai6 dau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soybean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soybean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆係豆嘅一種。 |
| (daai6 dau2 hai6 dau2 ge3 jat1 zung2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A soybean is a kind of bean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆係豆嘅一種。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蔬菜 |
| (so1 coi3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vegetable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蔬菜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蔬菜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vegetable |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 需要好嘅泥土先可以種出好嘅蔬菜。 |
| (seoi1 jiu3 hou2 ge3 nai4 tou2 sin1 ho2 ji5 zung3 ceot1 hou2 ge3 so1 coi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You need good soil to grow good vegetables." |
| (SLOW) |
| 需要好嘅泥土先可以種出好嘅蔬菜。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛 |
| (ngau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛喺草地食草。 |
| (ngau4 hai2 cou2 dei2 sik6 cou2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The cows are grazing in the field." |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛喺草地食草。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豬 |
| (zyu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 豬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pig |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 豬係聰明嘅動物。 |
| (zyu1 hai6 cung1 ming4 ge3 dung6 mat6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pigs are intelligent animals." |
| (SLOW) |
| 豬係聰明嘅動物。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬 |
| (maa5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "horse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 馬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| horse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 馬可以企喺度瞓。 |
| (maa5 ho2 ji5 kei5 hai2 dou6 fan3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Horses can sleep standing up." |
| (SLOW) |
| 馬可以企喺度瞓。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪 |
| (syut3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今日下晝會落雪。 |
| (gam1 jat6 haa6 zau3 wui5 lok6 syut3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's going to snow this afternoon." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日下晝會落雪。 |
| 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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