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Cantonese Course 2007
Lesson 5
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Revision for lesson 5
Vocabulary - Common Terms
摺Jip3jeep
= Fold 屈機Wat1 Gei1What gay
= Describe people that possess superior ability
屈蛇Wat1 se4
What sand
= describe people who do not have a hall place, but live in their friends room
好 heaHou2 Hea Ho Hea
= Very Lazy
Vocabulary – UST Places
火雞Fo2 Gai1Fall gay
= Roasted Turkey
蘑菇Mo4 Gu1More Gu
=Mushroom= a wall in
Atrium
宿舍Suk1 Se2Soak Sai
= Hall 摺拉把Jip3 Laai1 Ba2
Jeep Lai Ba
= study in the library
Vocabulary – Measure Words
杯Bui1booi
= cup of 罐gun3goon
= can of 盒hap6hub
= box of
包baau1
bao
= “pack of”, “packet of”, “bag
of”
本bun2boon
= usually describe books
張jeung1cheung
= describe paper
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Finals <e>
Finals <e>
Long Short
Vowel(+ending)
Example English Vowel(+ending)
Example English
e je 借 borrow ei sei 四 four
eng leng 靚 beautiful
ek tek 踢 kick
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Finals <eu>
Finals <eu>Long Short
Vowel(+ending)
Example English Vowel(+ending)
Example English
eu heu 靴 boot eui heui 虛 empty
eung seung 商 commerce
eun seun 詢 inquire
euk jeuk 著 wear eut cheut 出 out
Finals <a>Long Short
Vowel(+ending)
Example English Vowel(+ending)
Example English
aan jaan 讚 praise an jan 震 shake
aang saang 生 to be born ang sang 生 life
aap saap 霎 instant ap sap 濕 wet
aat baat ハ eight at bat 筆 pen
aak Haak 嚇 intimidate ak hak 黑 Dark
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Basic Grammar - Verbs
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
係hai3high
= to be
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
喺hai2high
= to be at / to be in
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
做jou3joe
= to do
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
有yau5
yo
= to have /to possess
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
去heui3
hui
= to go
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
食sihksick
= to eat
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
飲yam2yum
= to drink
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
睇tai2tie
= to see /to read /to watch
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
想seung2sheung
= to want
Vocabulary – Useful Verbs
鍾意jung1 yi3jone yee
= to like / to love
Vocabulary – Combining Verbs
想去seung2 heui3
sheung hui
= to want to go/ to want to
Vocabulary – Combining Verbs
去食heui3 sik6
hui sick
= to go to eat
Vocabulary – Combining Verbs
想食seung2 sik6sheung sick
= to want to eat
Vocabulary – Combining Verbs
鍾意食jung1 yi3 sik6jone yee sick
= to like eating
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 4
Basic Grammar - Other handy words
Vocabulary – Useful Words
呢 -nei1 / ni1lay / lee
= this -
Vocabulary – Useful Words
嗰 -go2gore
= that -
Vocabulary – Useful Words
呢度nei1 dou6
lay doe
= this place / here
Vocabulary – Useful Words
嗰度go2 dou6gor doe
= that place / over there
Vocabulary – Useful Words
嘢ye5
yeah
= stuff / things
Vocabulary – Useful Words
做嘢jou6 ye5joe yeah
= to do sth / to work
Vocabulary – Useful Words
嘢食ye2 sik6
yeah sick
= food
Vocabulary – Useful Words
嘢飲yéh yám
yeah yum
= drink(s)
Making Sentence
我想去 ______ 嘢 Ngo5 seung2 heui3 _____ ye5? All sheung hui _____ yeah = I like to _____
Making Sentence
我想去嗰度 Ngo5 seung2 heui3 go2 dou6? All sheung hui gor doe = I want to go there
Making Sentence
我鍾意 ______ 嘢 Ngo5 jung1 yi3 _____ ye5? All jone yee _____ yeah = I want to _____
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
練習lin6 zaap6
Self-Practice
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Hobbies
Vocabulary – Hobbies
踢波tek3 bo1tag ball
= Playing Football
Vocabulary – Hobbies
打波da2 bo1da ball
= Play ball games
(usu. basketball)
Vocabulary – Hobbies
溜冰lau4 bing1low bing
= Ice skating
踩冰chaai2 bing1
chai bing
Vocabulary – Hobbies
踩單車chai2 dan1 che1
try darn chair
= Riding bicycle
Vocabulary – Hobbies
游水yau4 seui2
yao soy
= swimming
Vocabulary – Hobbies
行街haang4 gaai1
hang guide
= shopping
Vocabulary – Hobbies
睇書tai2 syu1
tai shu
= reading books
Vocabulary – Hobbies
訓覺fan3 gaau3
fund gau
= Sleeping
Vocabulary – Hobbies
睇電視Tai2 din6 si6Tai dean si
= watching TV
Vocabulary – Hobbies
玩電腦Waan4 din6 nou5Wound dean low
= Playing computer
Vocabulary – Hobbies
打機da2 gei1da gay
= playing video games / computer
games
Vocabulary – Hobbies
鋤 DCho4 Dee
Chall D
= Playing poker
玩啤牌Waan4 pei4 paai4
Wound pair pie
Vocabulary – Hobbies
hea / haehe
hair- Do not focus on doing one particular thing;- Do any thing as you feel like to;- Do any thing but work, study or meaningful
things
Vocabulary – Hobbies
concorn
- Pick up somebody and crush him to a sharp point, e.g. table stand
Making Sentence
我鍾意行山Ngo5 jung1 yi3 haang4 saan1All jone yee hang san= I like hiking
Making Sentence
我唔鍾意唱歌Ngo5 ng5 jung1 yi3 cheung3 go1All ng jone yee chong gor= I don’t like singing
Making Sentence
我得閒會去睇戲 Ngo5 dak1 haan4 wu5i hei6 taai3 hei
3 All duck harn wui hui tie hay = I will go watching movie when I’m free => I like watching movie
Making Sentence
你平時鍾意做乜 ? Nei5 ping4 si4 jung1 yi3 jou6 mat1? Lay ping see jone yee joe mud? = What would you usually like to do? => What is your hobby?
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
練習lin6 zaap6
Self-Practice
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
Introductory Mahjong
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
麻雀ma4 jeuk2ma cherk
= Mahjong
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
筒子tung4 ji2
tong G
= Circle
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
索子sok3 ji2sock g
= Bamboo
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
萬子maan6 ji2
man g
= Wan
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
番子faan1 ji2
fan g
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
紅中hung4 jung1hong chong
= Red Dragon(lit. red target)
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
發財faat3 choi4
fat choy
= Green Dragon(lit. become rich)
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
白板baak6 baan2
bak ban
= White Dragon(lit. white board)
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
花牌fa1 paai2
fa pie
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
春cheun1
chun
= Spring
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
夏ha6ha
= Summer
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
秋chau1chao
= Autumn
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
冬dung1dong
= Winter
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
梅mui4mui
= plum blossom
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
蘭laan4
lan
= orchid
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
菊guk1gook
= chrysanthemum
Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology
竹juk1
Choke
= bamboo
Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5
活動wut6 dung6
Activity