Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including business attire and school-related words
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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) |
| 呔 |
| (taai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "necktie" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 呔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| necktie |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 如果你唔好好打呔，睇落會好不修邊幅。 |
| (jyu4 gwo2 nei5 m4 hou2 hou2 daa2 taai1, tai2 lok6 wui5 hou2 bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you don't tie your necktie properly, you will look like a slob." |
| (SLOW) |
| 如果你唔好好打呔，睇落會好不修邊幅。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西裝 |
| (sai1 zong1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西裝 |
| (SLOW) |
| 西裝 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 著西裝永遠唔可以襯波鞋。 |
| (zoek3 sai1 zong1 wing5 jyun5 m4 ho2 ji5 can3 bo1 haai4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Never wear a suit and a pair of sport shoes together." |
| (SLOW) |
| 著西裝永遠唔可以襯波鞋。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 波鞋 |
| (bo1 haai4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sneaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 波鞋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 波鞋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sneaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我對波鞋非常舒服。 |
| (ngo5 deoi3 bo1 haai4 fei1 soeng4 syu1 fuk6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My sneakers are very comfortable." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我對波鞋非常舒服。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (ji6 sap6 jat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-one" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-one |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建築物有二十一層。 |
| (gin3 zuk1 mat6 jau5 ji6 sap6 jat1 cang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The building has twenty-one stories." |
| (SLOW) |
| 建築物有二十一層。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (ji6 sap6 ji6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-two" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-two |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二係佢最鍾意嘅數字。 |
| (ji6 sap6 ji6 hai6 keoi5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 sou3 zi6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Twenty-two is her favorite number." |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二係佢最鍾意嘅數字。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (saam1 sap6 saam1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thirty-three" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三十三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thirty-three |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我細佬三十三歲。 |
| (ngo5 sai3 lou2 saam1 sap6 saam1 seoi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My younger brother is thirty-three years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我細佬三十三歲。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (sei3 sap6 sei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "forty-four" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四十四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| forty-four |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我今年會有四十四個考試。 |
| (ngo5 gam1 nin4 wui5 jau5 sei3 sap6 sei3 go3 haau2 si3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll have forty-four exams this year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我今年會有四十四個考試。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (ng5 sap6 ng5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifty-five" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五十五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifty-five |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我部電視有五十五個台。 |
| (ngo5 bou6 din6 si6 jau5 ng5 sap6 ng5 go3 toi4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My TV has fifty-five channels." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我部電視有五十五個台。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學生 |
| (hok6 saang1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "student" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 學生 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| student |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢係一個好學生。 |
| (keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 hok6 saang1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She is a good student." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢係一個好學生。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 睇 |
| (tai2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 睇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 睇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我鍾意喺露台睇日落。 |
| (ngo5 zung1 ji3 hai2 lou6 toi4 tai2 jat6 lok6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like watching the sunset from the balcony." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我鍾意喺露台睇日落。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 課室 |
| (fo3 sat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "classroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 課室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 課室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| classroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢自己一個喺課室。 |
| (keoi5 zi6 gei2 jat1 go3 hai2 fo3 sat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She was alone in the classroom." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢自己一個喺課室。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校 |
| (hok6 haau6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 學校 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 好多學校都再冇美術堂。 |
| (hou2 do1 hok6 haau6 dou1 zoi3 mou5 mei5 seot6 tong4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Many schools don't offer art classes anymore." |
| (SLOW) |
| 好多學校都再冇美術堂。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校嘅凳 |
| (hok6 haau6 ge3 dang3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school chair" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校嘅凳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 學校嘅凳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school chair |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我買咗個咕𠱸放喺學校嘅凳度。 |
| (ngo5 maai5 zo2 go3 ku1 seon2 fong3 hai2 hok6 haau6 ge3 dang3 dou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a cushion for my school chair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我買咗個咕𠱸放喺學校嘅凳度。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校嘅書枱 |
| (hok6 haau6 ge3 syu1 toi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校嘅書枱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 學校嘅書枱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 學校嘅書枱全部都係新嘅。 |
| (hok6 haau6 ge3 syu1 toi2 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 san1 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The school desks are all new." |
| (SLOW) |
| 學校嘅書枱全部都係新嘅。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上網 |
| (soeng5 mong5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "surf the Internet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上網 |
| (SLOW) |
| 上網 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| surf the Internet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你可以喺酒店上網。 |
| (nei5 ho2 ji5 hai2 zau2 dim3 soeng5 mong5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You can surf the Net in the hotel." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你可以喺酒店上網。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (bak1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "north" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (SLOW) |
| 北 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| north |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歐洲喺地中海嘅北面。 |
| (au1 zau1 hai2 dei6 zung1 hoi2 ge3 bak1 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Europe is north of the Mediterranean Sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 歐洲喺地中海嘅北面。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 返 |
| (faan1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "return" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 返 |
| (SLOW) |
| 返 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| return |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人收工返屋企。佢屋企人歡迎佢返嚟。 |
| (naam4 jan2 sau1 gung1 faan1 uk1 kei2. keoi5 uk1 kei2 jan4 fun1 jing4 keoi5 faan1 lei4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man returns home from work. His family welcomes him." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人收工返屋企。佢屋企人歡迎佢返嚟。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沖涼 |
| (cung1 loeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bathe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沖涼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 沖涼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bathe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一定要學識點樣幫BB正確沖涼。 |
| (jat1 ding6 jiu3 hok6 sik1 dim2 joeng2 bong1 bi4 bi1 zing3 kok3 cung1 loeng4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One must learn how to bathe a baby properly." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一定要學識點樣幫BB正確沖涼。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 瞓覺 |
| (fan3 gaau3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sleep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 瞓覺 |
| (SLOW) |
| 瞓覺 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sleep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女仔準備要瞓覺。 |
| (neoi5 zai2 zeon2 bei6 jiu3 fan3 gaau3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is about to sleep." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女仔準備要瞓覺。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (naam4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "south" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| south |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雀仔飛向南方。 |
| (zoek3 zai2 fei1 hoeng3 naam4 fong1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The birds are flying south." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雀仔飛向南方。 |
| 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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