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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) |
| 上司 |
| (soeng6 si1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "superior" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上司 |
| (SLOW) |
| 上司 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| superior |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我上司非常冷靜。 |
| (ngo5 soeng6 si1 fei1 soeng4 laang5 zing6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My superior is very calm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我上司非常冷靜。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公司 |
| (gung1 si1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "company" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公司 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公司 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| company |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你對呢間公司有咩認識？ |
| (nei5 deoi3 ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 jau5 me1 jing6 sik1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What do you know about this company?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你對呢間公司有咩認識？ |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人工 |
| (jan4 gung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "salary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人工 |
| (SLOW) |
| 人工 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| salary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你人工高唔高？ |
| (nei5 jan4 gung1 gou1 m4 gou1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How high is your salary?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你人工高唔高？ |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收音機 |
| (sau1 jam1 gei1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "radio" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收音機 |
| (SLOW) |
| 收音機 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| radio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我鍾意聽收音機。 |
| (ngo5 zung1 ji3 teng1 sau1 jam1 gei1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like listening to the radio." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我鍾意聽收音機。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電視 |
| (din6 si6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "television" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電視 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電視 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| television |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一家人一齊睇電視。 |
| (jat1 gaa1 jan4 jat1 cai4 tai2 din6 si6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The family is watching television." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一家人一齊睇電視。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 互聯網 |
| (wu6 lyun4 mong5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Internet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 互聯網 |
| (SLOW) |
| 互聯網 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Internet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 越嚟越多人開始喺互聯網購物。 |
| (jyut6 lei4 jyut6 do1 jan4 hoi1 ci2 hai2 wu6 lyun4 mong5 kau3 mat6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "More and more people have started shopping on the Internet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 越嚟越多人開始喺互聯網購物。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 報紙 |
| (bou3 zi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "newspaper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 報紙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 報紙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| newspaper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一路食早餐，一路睇報紙。 |
| (jat1 lou6 sik6 zou2 can1, jat1 lou6 tai2 bou3 zi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Reading the newspaper while eating breakfast." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一路食早餐，一路睇報紙。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新聞台 |
| (san1 man4 toi4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "news channel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新聞台 |
| (SLOW) |
| 新聞台 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| news channel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我黃昏嘅時候開新聞台。 |
| (ngo5 wong4 fan1 ge3 si4 hau6 hoi1 san1 man4 toi4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I turn on the news channel in the evening." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我黃昏嘅時候開新聞台。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樂器 |
| (ngok6 hei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "musical instrument" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樂器 |
| (SLOW) |
| 樂器 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| musical instrument |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你識唔識玩樂器？ |
| (nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 waan2 ngok6 hei3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you play a musical instrument?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你識唔識玩樂器？ |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 油畫 |
| (jau4 waa2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "painting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 油畫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 油畫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| painting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺博物館入面有好多油畫。 |
| (hai2 bok3 mat6 gun2 jap6 min6 jau5 hou2 do1 jau4 waa2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many paintings in the museum." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺博物館入面有好多油畫。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場 |
| (kek6 coeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "theater" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 劇場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| theater |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劇場喺邊度？ |
| (kek6 coeng4 hai2 bin1 dou6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is the theatre?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 劇場喺邊度？ |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 音樂劇 |
| (jam1 ngok6 kek6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "musical" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 音樂劇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 音樂劇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| musical |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我買咗音樂劇嘅飛。 |
| (ngo5 maai5 zo2 jam1 ngok6 kek6 ge3 fei1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I got tickets to a musical." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我買咗音樂劇嘅飛。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歌劇 |
| (go1 kek6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "opera" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歌劇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歌劇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| opera |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帶女朋友去睇歌劇會唔會悶親佢呀? |
| (daai3 neoi5 pang4 jau5 heoi3 tai2 go1 kek6 wui5 m4 wui5 mun6 can1 keoi5 aa3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't you think taking a girlfriend to see opera will make her feel bored?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 帶女朋友去睇歌劇會唔會悶親佢呀? |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放鬆 |
| (fong3 sung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "relax" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放鬆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 放鬆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| relax |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 如果你想瞓得好啲，可以聽音樂放鬆下。 |
| (jyu4 gwo2 nei5 seong2 fan3 dak1 hou2 di1, ho2 ji5 teng1 jam1 ngok6 fong3 sung1 haa5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you want to sleep well, listen to light music to relax." |
| (SLOW) |
| 如果你想瞓得好啲，可以聽音樂放鬆下。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白板 |
| (baak6 baan2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "whiteboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白板 |
| (SLOW) |
| 白板 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| whiteboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋將公式寫喺白板度。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 zoeng1 gung1 sik1 se2 hai2 baak6 baan2 dou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's write the formula on the whiteboard." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋將公式寫喺白板度。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑板 |
| (haak1 baan2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blackboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑板 |
| (SLOW) |
| 黑板 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blackboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 老師喺黑板上寫嘢。 |
| (lou5 si1 hai2 haak1 baan2 soeng6 se2 je5. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The teacher writes on the blackboard." |
| (SLOW) |
| 老師喺黑板上寫嘢。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 測驗 |
| (cak1 jim6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "test" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 測驗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 測驗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| test |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋最憎突擊測驗。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 zeoi3 zang1 dat6 gik1 cak1 jim6. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We hate surprise tests." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋最憎突擊測驗。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教科書 |
| (gaau3 fo1 syu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "textbook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教科書 |
| (SLOW) |
| 教科書 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| textbook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我唔記得帶教科書。 |
| (ngo5 m4 gei3 dak1 daai3 gaau3 fo1 syu1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I forgot my textbook." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我唔記得帶教科書。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前 |
| (cin4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "front" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前 |
| (SLOW) |
| 前 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| front |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前面嗰個人好似係老闆。 |
| (cin4 min6 go2 go3 jan2 hou2 ci3 hai6 lou5 baan2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The person in front looks like the boss." |
| (SLOW) |
| 前面嗰個人好似係老闆。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工作 |
| (gung1 zok3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "job" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工作 |
| (SLOW) |
| 工作 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| job |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我工作好忙。 |
| (ngo5 gung1 zok3 hou2 mong4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a busy job." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我工作好忙。 |
| 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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