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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) |
| 白色 |
| (baak6 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "white" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 白色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| white |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白色嘅日本鶴喺雪中跳舞。 |
| (baak6 sik1 ge3 jat6 bun2 hok2 hai2 syut3 zung1 tiu3 mou5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The white Japanese cranes are dancing in the snow." |
| (SLOW) |
| 白色嘅日本鶴喺雪中跳舞。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紅色 |
| (hung4 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "red" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紅色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 紅色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| red |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今日我著紅色衫。 |
| (gam1 jat6 ngo5 zoek3 hung4 sik1 saam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Today, I wear a red top." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今日我著紅色衫。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 綠色 |
| (luk6 sik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "green" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 綠色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 綠色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| green |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有一個綠色袋。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 jat1 go3 luk6 sik1 doi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a green bag." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有一個綠色袋。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 完成 |
| (jyun4 sing4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "finish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 完成 |
| (SLOW) |
| 完成 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| finish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滑雪運動員完成賽事。 |
| (waat6 syut3 wan6 dung6 jyun4 jyun4 sing4 coi3 si6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The skier finished the race." |
| (SLOW) |
| 滑雪運動員完成賽事。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開始 |
| (hoi1 ci2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "start" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 開始 |
| (SLOW) |
| 開始 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| start |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人老咗，就開始眼花。 |
| (jan4 lou5 zo2, zau6 hoi1 ci2 ngaan5 faa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "As we age, we start to have blurry vision." |
| (SLOW) |
| 人老咗，就開始眼花。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成為 |
| (sing4 wai4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "become" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成為 |
| (SLOW) |
| 成為 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| become |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我要成為成功人士。 |
| (ngo5 jiu3 sing4 wai4 sing4 gung1 jan4 si6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to become a successful person." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我要成為成功人士。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十四 |
| (sap6 sei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fourteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 情人節係二月十四號。 |
| (cing4 jan4 zit3 hai6 ji6 jyut6 sap6 sei3 hou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Valentine's Day is on 14th of February." |
| (SLOW) |
| 情人節係二月十四號。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十五 |
| (sap6 ng5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今年有十五個颱風嚟咗香港。 |
| (gam1 nin2 jau5 sap6 ng5 go3 toi4 fung1 lei4 zo2 hoeng1 gong2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Fifteen typhoons came to Hong Kong this year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今年有十五個颱風嚟咗香港。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十六 |
| (sap6 luk6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixteen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十六歲嗰陣我仲以為愛情就係詩情畫意。 |
| (sap6 luk6 seoi3 go2 zan6 ngo5 zung6 ji5 wai4 oi3 cing4 zau6 hai6 si1 cing4 waa2 ji3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I was sixteen, I thought love was poetic and romantic." |
| (SLOW) |
| 十六歲嗰陣我仲以為愛情就係詩情畫意。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打電話 |
| (daa2 din6 waa2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "telephone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打電話 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打電話 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| telephone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢打緊電話。 |
| (keoi5 daa2 gan2 din6 waa2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The person is making a telephone call." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢打緊電話。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼 |
| (ngaan5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eye" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 眼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 眼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eye |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 各花入各眼 |
| (gok3 faa1 jap6 gok3 ngaan5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" |
| (SLOW) |
| 各花入各眼 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙 |
| (ngaa4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "teeth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| teeth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 食完嘢刷牙 |
| (sik6 jyun4 je5 caat3 ngaa4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brush teeth after you eat" |
| (SLOW) |
| 食完嘢刷牙 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唇 |
| (seon4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lip" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 唇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lip |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下唇比上唇厚。 |
| (haa6 seon4 bei2 soeng6 seon4 hau5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The lower lip is bigger than the upper lip. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 下唇比上唇厚。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 影印機 |
| (jing2 jan3 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "copy machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 影印機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 影印機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| copy machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我可唔可以用部影印機？ |
| (ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 jung6 bou6 jing2 jan3 gei1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can I use the copy machine?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 我可唔可以用部影印機？ |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 書枱 |
| (syu1 toi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 書枱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 書枱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我張書枱可以校高校低。 |
| (ngo5 zoeng1 syu1 toi2 ho2 ji5 gaau3 gou1 gaau3 dai1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My desk's height is adjustable." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我張書枱可以校高校低。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 書 |
| (syu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "book" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| book |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你而家睇緊咩書呀？ |
| (nei5 ji4 gaa1 tai2 gan2 me1 syu1 aa3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What book are you reading now?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你而家睇緊咩書呀？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 原子筆 |
| (jyun4 zi2 bat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 原子筆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 原子筆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 畀枝原子筆我。 |
| (bei2 zi1 jyun4 zi2 bat1 ngo5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give me a ballpoint pen." |
| (SLOW) |
| 畀枝原子筆我。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郵局 |
| (jau4 guk2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "post office" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郵局 |
| (SLOW) |
| 郵局 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| post office |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢條街有間郵局。 |
| (ni1 tiu4 gaai1 jau5 gaan1 jau4 guk2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a post office in this street." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢條街有間郵局。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圖書館 |
| (tou4 syu1 gun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "library" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圖書館 |
| (SLOW) |
| 圖書館 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| library |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高中生喺圖書館溫緊書。 |
| (gou1 zung1 sang1 hai2 tou4 syu1 gun2 wan1 gan2 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The high school students are studying in the library." |
| (SLOW) |
| 高中生喺圖書館溫緊書。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 超級市場 |
| (ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "supermarket" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 超級市場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 超級市場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| supermarket |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 超級市場啲蕃茄好平。 |
| (ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 di1 faan1 ke2 hou2 peng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tomatoes are very cheap at the supermarket." |
| (SLOW) |
| 超級市場啲蕃茄好平。 |
| 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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