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Personal PronounsClick on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample.
I 我 o
you 你 lei
he, she, it 佢 köü
we 我哋 o dei
you (plural) 你哋 lei dei
they 佢哋 köü dei
Basic NounsClick on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample.
See also Household Items.
book 書 sü (MW: 本 bun )chair d n
car 車 tse (MW: 架 ga )
home 屋企 Uk kei
moon 月 yüt ; full moon mun yüt
person 人 y n (MW: 個 go )
plant 植物 dzIk m t (MW: po )
something 嘢 ye
star 星 sIng
sun 太陽 tai yœng
table 抬 toi
telephone 電話 din wa
TV 電視 din si
tree 樹 sü (MW: po )
water 水 söü (MW: glass bui )
Verbs 動詞Click on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample.
verb 動詞 dUng tsi
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negation 唔 m + (verb)
completed 咗 (verb) + dzo
-ing 緊 (verb) + g n(verb) + dzü
will, would 會 wui + (verb)
be 係 h i
(locative) h i(with adjective) hou Lit. very
not be 唔係 m h i ; (in questions) m i
have 有 y u
not have 冇 mou
go 去 höü
come l i
can, may 可以 ho yi
want, need 要 yiu
want to, would like to 想 sœng
do, make 整 dzIng
做 dzou
eat 食 sIk
drink 飲 y m
like 鍾意 dzUng yi
ask 問 m n
buy 買 mai
have enough 夠 g u
know 知道 dzi dou
know how to 識 sIk
learn 學 hok
leave 走 dz u
listen 聽 ten
live, reside 住 dzü h i
look for 搵 w n
love 愛 oi
return, back, re- 返 fan
come back fan l i go back fan höü
say, speak 講 gon
see 睇 t i
translate 翻譯 fan yIk
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understand 明白 mIng bat
識聽 (language) sIk ten
wait for d n
Adjectives 形容詞One-syllable adjectives go directly in front of the noun. With adjectives of two syllables or more, use ge between the adjective and the noun.
See also Feelings, Personality Traits, Physical Traits, Comparisons and Similes and Colours.
Click on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample.
be you are beautiful
好 (used with adjective) hou Lit. verylei hou len
beautiful 靚 len
big 大 dai
cheap 平 pen
cold 凍 dUng
crazy 黐線 tsi sin
cute 得意 d t yi
difficult 難深
lan s m
easy 容易 yUng yi
expensive 貴 gw i
fast 快 fai
few, a 幾 gei + (MW)
good 好 hou
happy 開心 hoi s m
hot 熱 yit
little 小細
siu s i
more, -er 啲 di
new 新 s n
sad 唔開心 m hoi s m
small 小細
siu s i
so g m
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so ugly g m w t d t (with tone change)
tired 癐 gui
too, excessively not too
太 ... 喇 唔係太
tai (adjective) lam h i tai (adjective)
ugly 核突 w t d t
very 好 hou
warm 暖 lün
Adverbs 副詞The word d@k1 is used to introduce adverbs of manner that reflect personal impressions, e.g. You speak very well!
Click on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample.
a bit 一啲 y t di
a lot 多 do
again 再 dzoi
enough 夠 g u
maybe 可能或者
hou l n wat dze
quite, rather gei
together 一齊 y t ts i
too, as well 都 (noun) + dou
too, excessively not too
太 ... 喇 唔係太
tai (adjective) lam h i tai (adjective)
Numbers 數目Click on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample. See also Quantity.
zero 零 lIng
one 一 y t
two 二兩
yi lœng (used when a noun follows)
three 三 sam
four 四 sei
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five 五 m
six 六 lUk
seven 七 ts t
eight 八 bat
nine 九 g u
ten 十 s p ; (short form) a
11 十一 s p y t Lit. ten and one
12 十二 s p yi Lit. ten and two
20 二十廿
yi s p Lit. two tensya or ye (short form)
30 三十 sam s p ; sa1 a6 (short form)
100 一百 y t bat
1,000 一千 y t tsin
10,000 一萬 y t man
-th 第 d i + (number)
half 半 bun
Numbers from 10 to 99 are formed by multiplying tens, e.g. 52 = 5 × 10 + 2.
52 五十二 m s p yi
Short forms
二十 (20) is commonly pronounced 廿 ya (or ye ) instead of yi s p , provided it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
十 (10) s p can be shortened to a in numbers from 31 to 99, when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
41 四十一 sei s p y t , orsei a y t
Similarly, you can say sa for 三 sam , when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
38 三十八 sam s p bat , orsa a bat
PeopleSee also Family, Occupations and Famous People.
Ref 5
person y n (MW: go )boy lam dz i (MW: go )fool so loufriend p n y ugirl löü dz i (MW: go )king wonman lam y nMiss siu dzeMr. sin sannamestudent hok sanWesterner s i y n , (slang for white man) gw i louwoman löü y n
Family
brother (older) go go(younger) s i lou
daughter löü (MW:go ) father ba ba ; (vocative) a bagrandmother (maternal) ma mahusband dzœng fumother ma mi ; (vocative) a marelative ts n tsIksister (older) dze dze
(younger) s i muison dz i (MW: go )wife tai tai
Occupations 職業
what do you do for a living? lei5 dzou sIng hon a ? ;lei dzou bin (y t ) hon a ?
where do you work? lei h i bin dou fat tsoi a ?
occupation dzIk yipactor 演員 yin yün
businessperson sœng y nchef dai tsücivil servant gUng mou yündentist a yi (s n )doctor yi s n1engineer gUng tsIng sifarmer lUng fufisherman yü fu
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homemaker dzü fujournalist gei dzeking wonlawyer löt silooking for a job w n g n gUngmanager gIng leinurse wu sioffice worker dzIk yünpharmacistpolice officerpolitician dzIng dzi gaprostitute g i chickenreceptionist dzip doi yünsalesperson s u fo yün ; mai fo yünspeech-language pathologist,
speech therapist
言èªæ²»ç™‚師 �yin yü dzi liu si
student hok sansurgeonteacher gau sitranslator fan yIkwaiter si yIngwaitress löü si yIngwriter dzok ga
Timewhen? gei sinow yi gasometimes y u sinever tsUng loi mouyesterday k m y ttoday g m y ttomorrow tIng y tafternoon an dz uUnitsminute f n (no MW)5 minutes dzi (MW: go )quarter gw t (MW: go )half bunhour dzUngday y tweek l i bai ; sIng kei (MW: go )month yüt (MW: go )year lin
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Clockat what time? gei dim dzUng awhat time is it? gei dim ao'clock dim (dzUng )9:30 g u dim bun5:03 m dim lIng sam f n 4:106:45 lUk dim sei s p m f n
Days of the Week
Use the numbers 1 to 6 with sing1 kei4 to form the days from Monday to Saturday. Sunday is an exception. You may also use l@i5 bai3 instead of sing1 kei4.
Monday sIng kei y t (weekday 1)Tuesday sIng kei yiWednesday sIng kei samThursday sIng kei seiFriday sIng kei mSaturday sIng kei lUk (weekday 6)Sunday sIng kei y tweekend dz u mut (MW: go )
Months
Put the numbers 1 to 12 before the word for month yuet6.
January y t yüt (1st month)February yi yütMarch sam yütApril sei yütMay m yütJune lUk yüt...November s p y t yütDecember s p yi yüt (12th month)Presentnow yi gatoday g m y tthis morning g m dziu (dzou ) ; li go dziu dzouthis afternoon li go an dz utonight g m man ; g m manthis month g m go yütthis year g m linPastjust nowyesterday k m y tday before yesterday tsin y t
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last night k m manlast month sœng go yütlast year sœng lin...agoFuturelater tsi disoon y t dz ntomorrow tIng y tday after tomorrow h u y ttomorrow night tIng man ; tIng mannext month ha go yütnext year ha linin...DateWednesday, May 8, 2002Seasonsspring tsön gw isummer ha gw iautumn ts u gw iwinter dUng gw iDecades60s lUk s p lin doi70s ts t s p lin doi80s bat s p lin doi90s g u s p lin doiCenturies20th century ya s i gei21st century ya yi s i geiAdverbs
again dzoino longer dzoi m [verb] la
Physical TraitsSee also Parts of the Body.
bald
beautiful 靚 leng3
curvy 曲線美 kUk sin mei
cute 得意 d t yi
darkfat 肥 fei
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fithairy 毛 mou yUng yUng
handsome 英俊 yIng dzön
leanmuscular 肌肉 gei yUk
old 老 lou
palepregnant wai (dzo ) y nsexy 性感 sIng g m
short 矮 i
skinny 皮包骨 pei bau gw t Lit. skin-wrapped bone
slim 苗條 miu tiu
strong 强壯 kœng dzon
stouttall 高 gou
thin 瘦 s u
ugly 核突醜樣
w t d tts u yœng
young hou san
I'm... years old 我...歲 o (number) söü
Personality Traits 個性Click on any Chinese word with a beige background to hear an audio sample. See also Feelings.
absent-minded 心不在焉
s m b t dzoi yin
affectionate 親切 ts n chit
ambitious 有野心 y u ye s m
arrogant 自大 dzi dai Lit. self big
blunt 直 dzIk
brave 勇 yUng
cattycold 冷淡 lan dam
conceited 自大 dzi dai Lit. self big
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confident 自信 dzi sön Lit. self-believing
conservative 保守 bou s u
controlling
crazy 黐線 tsi sin
癲 din
cruel 殘忍 tsan y n
curious 好奇 hou kei Lit. fond of strange
deceitfuleasy-goingeducated 有學識 y u hok sIk
emotionalenergeticenthusiasticextraverted 外向 oi hœng Lit. out-facing
friendly 友善 y u sin
funny 狡笑 gau siu
generous 大方 dai fon
greedy 貪心 tam s m
hard-working 勤力 k n lIk
honest 誠實 sIng s t
ignorantimpatient 冇耐性 mou loi sIng
impolite mou l i (mau )intelligent 聰 tsUng mIng
醒 sIng
叻 lek
intenseintroverted 內向 loi hœng Lit. in-facing
kind 善良 sin lœng
lazy 懶 lan
logicalloud 嘈 tsou
mean 賤格 dzin gat
söümodest 謙虛 him höü
nosy bat gwaobnoxiousobsessedodd 怪 gwai
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open-minded 冇偏見 mou pin gin
patient 有耐性 y u loi sIng
polite 冇禮貌 y u l i (mau )
psychoreliable 靠得住 kau d t dzü
resourcefulresponsible 有責任
感y u dzat y m g m
selfish 自私 dzi si
sensitive 敏感 m n g m Lit. swift-feeling
sensualshy 怕醜 pa ts u
silly 儍 so
smart 聰 tsUng mIng
醒 sIng
叻 lek
spitefulstraightforward 直 dzIk
strange 怪 gwai
stubborn 固執 gu dz p a Japanese guy stuck in goo and doesn't want to get out: a stubborn goo Jap
stupid 蠢 tsön
superstitious 迷信 m i sön
unreliable 靠唔住 kau m dzü
vain 自大 dzi dai Lit. self big
weird 怪 gwai
wise 聰明 tsUng mIng
witty
Ref 12