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Cantonese Core 100 Word List

102 Words
week
星期 星期 (n)
sing1 kei4
week
一個星期有七日。 一個星期有七日。
jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 jau5 cat1 jat6
There are seven days in a week.
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year
年 年 (n)
nin4
year
一年度 一年度
jat1 nin4 dou6
one calendar year
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today
今日 今日 (n)
gam1 jat6
today
tomorrow
聽日 聽日 (n)
ting1 jat6
tomorrow
yesterday
尋日 尋日 (n)
cam4 jat6
yesterday
calendar
日曆 日曆 (n)
jat6 lik6
calendar
一年度 一年度
jat1 nin4 dou6
one calendar year
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second
秒 秒 (n)
miu5
second
秒錶到數只剩下五十八秒。 秒錶到數只剩下五十八秒。
miu5 biu1 dou3 sou2 zi2 sing6 haa6 ng5 sap6 baat3 miu5.
There are fifty eight seconds left on the stopwatch.
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hour
小時 小時 (n)
siu2 si4
hour
一小時有六十分鐘。 一小時有六十分鐘。
jat1 siu2 si4 jau5 luk6 sap6 fan1 zung1
There are 60 minutes in an hour.
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minute
分鐘 分鐘 (n)
fan1 zung1
minute
三分鐘 三分鐘
saam1 fan1 zung1
three minutes
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o'clock
點 點 (n)
dim2
o'clock
clock
時鐘 時鐘 (n)
si4 zung1
clock
鬧鐘 鬧鐘
naau6 zung1
alarm clock
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can
得 得 (v)
dak1
can
能跳過 能跳過
tiu3 dak1 gwo3
can jump over
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use
用 用 (v)
jung6
use
程式設計員用電腦。 程式設計員用電腦。
cing4 sik1 cit3 gai3 jyun4 jung6 din6 nou5.
The programmer uses the computer.
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do
做 做 (v)
zou6
do
女人做家務。 女人做家務。
neoi5 jan2 zou6 gaa1 mou6.
The woman does housework.
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go
去 去 (v)
heoi3
go
直去 直去
zik6 heoi3
go straight ahead
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come
嚟 嚟 (v)
lai4
come
laugh
笑 笑 (v)
siu3
laugh
情侶因開玩笑而笑。 情侶因開玩笑而笑。
cing4 leoi5 jan1 hoi1 wun6 siu3 ji4 siu3.
The couple laughs at a joke.
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make
做 做 (v)
zou6
make
女傭正在酒店房間整理床。 女傭正在酒店房間整理床。
neoi5 jung4 zing3 zoi6 zau2 dim3 fong4 gaan1 zing2 lei5 cong4.
The maid is making the bed in a hotel room.
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see
睇 睇 (v)
tai2
see
far
遠 遠 (adj)
jyun5
far
車站離這裡很遠。 車站離這裡很遠。
ce1 zaam6 lei4 ze2 leoi5 han2 jyun5.
The station is far from here.
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small
細 細 (adj)
sai3
small
good
好 好 (adj)
hou2
good
吃蔬菜對身體好。 吃蔬菜對身體好。
hek3 so1 coi3 deoi3 san1 tai2 hou2.
Vegetables are good for you.
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beautiful
靚 靚 (adj)
leng3
beautiful
ugly
醜 醜 (adj)
cau2
ugly
醜樣 醜樣
cau2 joeng2
ugly face
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difficult
難 難 (adj)
naan4
difficult
呢個字好難串。 呢個字好難串。
ni1 go3 zi6 hou2 naan4 cyun3.
This word is difficult to spell.
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