Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including common pets and modes of transportation
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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) |
| 狗 |
| (gau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 狗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 狗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口渴嘅狗喺度飲泳池嘅水。 |
| (hau2 hot3 ge3 gau2 hai2 dou6 jam2 wing6 ci4 ge3 seoi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The thirsty dog is drinking from the pool." |
| (SLOW) |
| 口渴嘅狗喺度飲泳池嘅水。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 貓 |
| (maau1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 貓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 貓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢隻貓係黑色嘅。 |
| (ni1 zek3 maau1 hai6 hak1 sik1 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This cat is black." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢隻貓係黑色嘅。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 倉鼠 |
| (cong1 syu2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hamster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 倉鼠 |
| (SLOW) |
| 倉鼠 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hamster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 倉鼠鍾意喺日頭瞓覺。 |
| (cong1 syu2 zung1 ji3 hai2 jat6 tau2 fan3 gaau3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hamsters like to sleep during the day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 倉鼠鍾意喺日頭瞓覺。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖 |
| (nyun5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "warm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 暖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| warm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你隻手凍冰冰，我幫你暖下佢啦。 |
| (nei5 zek3 sau2 dung3 bing1 bing1, ngo5 bong1 nei5 nyun5 haa5 keoi5 laa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your hand is so cold. I'll warm it up for you." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你隻手凍冰冰，我幫你暖下佢啦。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落雨 |
| (lok6 jyu5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落雨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 落雨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 條街落緊雨。 |
| (tiu4 gaai1 lok6 gan2 jyu5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The rain is falling on the street." |
| (SLOW) |
| 條街落緊雨。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蕃茄 |
| (faan1 ke2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tomato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蕃茄 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蕃茄 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tomato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 超級市場啲蕃茄好平。 |
| (ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 di1 faan4 ke2 hou2 peng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tomatoes are very cheap at the supermarket." |
| (SLOW) |
| 超級市場啲蕃茄好平。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士多啤梨 |
| (si6 do1 be1 lei2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strawberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士多啤梨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 士多啤梨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strawberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 啲人喺度拎士多啤梨。 |
| (di1 jan4 hai2 dou6 ling1 si6 do1 be1 lei2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The people are taking the strawberries." |
| (SLOW) |
| 啲人喺度拎士多啤梨。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車厘子 |
| (ce1 lei4 zi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cherry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車厘子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 車厘子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想食車厘子。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 sik6 ce1 lei4 zi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to eat cherries. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想食車厘子。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 細路 |
| (sai3 lou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "child" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 細路 |
| (SLOW) |
| 細路 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| child |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 個細路好期待嚟緊嘅迪士尼之旅。 |
| (go3 sai3 lou6 hou2 kei4 doi6 lei4 gan2 ge3 dik6 si6 nei4 zi1 leoi5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The child was looking forward to his upcoming trip to Disneyland." |
| (SLOW) |
| 個細路好期待嚟緊嘅迪士尼之旅。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 朋友 |
| (pang4 jau5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "friend" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 朋友 |
| (SLOW) |
| 朋友 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| friend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢係我朋友。 |
| (keoi5 hai6 ngo5 pang4 jau5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is my friend." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢係我朋友。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成人 |
| (sing4 jan4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "adult" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 成人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| adult |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成人票通常都要用原價。 |
| (sing4 jan4 piu3 tung1 soeng4 dou1 jiu3 jung6 jyun4 gaa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Adult tickets are usually the original price." |
| (SLOW) |
| 成人票通常都要用原價。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 單車 |
| (daan1 ce1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bicycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 單車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 單車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bicycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你想踩單車定行路去多啲？ |
| (nei5 soeng2 caai2 daan1 ce1 ding6 hang4 lou6 heoi3 do1 di1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you prefer to go by bicycle or on foot?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你想踩單車定行路去多啲？ |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車 |
| (ce1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "car" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| car |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你後面有車。 |
| (nei5 hau6 min6 jau5 ce1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a car behind you." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你後面有車。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電單車 |
| (din6 daan1 ce1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "motorcycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電單車 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電單車 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| motorcycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢有一架電單車。 |
| (keoi5 jau5 jat1 gaa3 din6 daan1 ce1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He has a motorcycle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢有一架電單車。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 綿羊仔 |
| (min4 joeng2 zai2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scooter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 綿羊仔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 綿羊仔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scooter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 個女人揸緊黃色綿羊仔。 |
| (go3 neoi5 jan2 zaa1 gan2 wong4 sik1 min4 joeng2 zai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is riding a yellow scooter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 個女人揸緊黃色綿羊仔。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 船 |
| (syun4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 船 |
| (SLOW) |
| 船 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 香蕉船 |
| (hoeng1 ziu1 syun4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banana boat riding" |
| (SLOW) |
| 香蕉船 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水母 |
| (seoi2 mou5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jellyfish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水母 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水母 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jellyfish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小心啲呀。呢度有好多水母。 |
| (siu2 sam1 di1 aa3. ni1 dou6 jau5 hou2 do1 seoi2 mou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Be careful! There are many jellyfish here." |
| (SLOW) |
| 小心啲呀。呢度有好多水母。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍蝦 |
| (lung4 haa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lobster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍蝦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 龍蝦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lobster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龍蝦喺石頭上面。 |
| (lung4 haa1 hai2 sek6 tau4 soeng6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The lobster is on the rock. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 龍蝦喺石頭上面。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟹 |
| (haai5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crab" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蟹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crab |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟹打橫行。 |
| (haai5 daa2 waang4 hang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Crabs walk sideways." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蟹打橫行。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海龜 |
| (hoi2 gwai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "(sea) turtle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海龜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海龜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| (sea) turtle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海龜喺海裡面游。 |
| (hoi2 gwai1 hai2 hoi2 leoi5 min6 jau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sea turtle is swimming in the sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海龜喺海裡面游。 |
| 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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