Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including conversational phrases and common adjectives
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| Hi everybody, my name is Marie. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Cantonese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咩事？ |
| (me1 si6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 咩事？ |
| (SLOW) |
| 咩事？ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| What's up? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 個新髮型咩事？ |
| (go3 san1 faat3 jing4 me1 si6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up with that new haircut?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 個新髮型咩事？ |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圓 |
| (jyun4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 圓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| round |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 架車條呔係圓嘅。 |
| (gaa3 ce1 tiu4 taai1 hai6 jyun4 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tires on the car are round." |
| (SLOW) |
| 架車條呔係圓嘅。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大 |
| (daai6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| big |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大狗 |
| (daai6 gau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big dog" |
| (SLOW) |
| 大狗 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 密 |
| (mat6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 密 |
| (SLOW) |
| 密 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dense |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森林太密好難行。 |
| (sam1 lam4 taai3 mat6 hou2 naan4 hang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The forest was too dense to walk through." |
| (SLOW) |
| 森林太密好難行。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廣闊 |
| (gwong2 fut3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 廣闊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 廣闊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vast |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大多數沙漠曾經都係一片廣闊嘅荒地。 |
| (daai6 do1 sou3 saa1 mok6 cang4 ging1 dou1 hai6 jat1 pin3 gwong2 fut3 ge3 fong1 dei6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Most of the desert was a vast wasteland." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大多數沙漠曾經都係一片廣闊嘅荒地。 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 方 |
| (fong1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 方 |
| (SLOW) |
| 方 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| square |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 方框 |
| (fong1 kwaang1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square frame" |
| (SLOW) |
| 方框 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嚡 |
| (haai4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嚡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 嚡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coarse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋用嚡嘅砂紙磨走啲漆。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 jung6 haai4 ge3 saa1 zi2 mo4 zau2 di1 cat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We took off the paint with coarse sandpaper." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋用嚡嘅砂紙磨走啲漆。 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 幼 |
| (jau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 幼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 幼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 切到好幼 |
| (cit3 dou3 hou2 jau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "finely chopped" |
| (SLOW) |
| 切到好幼 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重 |
| (cung5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重 |
| (SLOW) |
| 重 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| heavy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我拎咗個重行李。 |
| (ngo5 ling1 zo2 go3 cung5 hang4 lei5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I carried the heavy luggage." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我拎咗個重行李。 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長 |
| (coeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長 |
| (SLOW) |
| 長 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長頸鹿有好長嘅頸。 |
| (coeng4 geng2 luk2 jau5 hou2 coeng4 ge3 geng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Giraffes have long necks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 長頸鹿有好長嘅頸。 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Cantonese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "What's up??" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 咩事？ |
| (1) |
| 咩事？ |
| (And how to say "round?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 圓 |
| (1) |
| 圓 |
| (What about "big?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 大 |
| (1) |
| 大 |
| (Do you remember how to say "dense?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 密 |
| (1) |
| 密 |
| (Let's try "vast!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 廣闊 |
| (1) |
| 廣闊 |
| (What about "square?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 方 |
| (1) |
| 方 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "coarse!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 嚡 |
| (1) |
| 嚡 |
| (Another one! What about "fine?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 幼 |
| (1) |
| 幼 |
| (Do you remember how to say "heavy?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 重 |
| (1) |
| 重 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "long?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 長 |
| (1) |
| 長 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再見。(zoi3 gin3.) |
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