Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including travel words and school subjects
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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) |
| 水煲 |
| (seoi2 bou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kettle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水煲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水煲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kettle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水煲喺爐上面。 |
| (seoi2 bou1 hai2 lou4 soeng6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The kettle is on the stove. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 水煲喺爐上面。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 煲 |
| (bou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 煲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 煲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嗰個煲已經用咗十年。 |
| (go2 go3 bou1 ji5 ging1 jung6 zo2 sap6 nin4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That pot is ten years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 嗰個煲已經用咗十年。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 青蛙 |
| (cing1 waa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "frog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 青蛙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 青蛙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| frog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 巫婆將王子變成青蛙。 |
| (mou4 po4 zoeng1 wong4 zi2 bin3 sing4 cing1 waa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The witch changed the prince into a frog." |
| (SLOW) |
| 巫婆將王子變成青蛙。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白鴿 |
| (baak6 gap3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pigeon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白鴿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 白鴿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pigeon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唔好餵白鴿。 |
| (m4 hou2 wai3 baak6 gap3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't feed the pigeons." |
| (SLOW) |
| 唔好餵白鴿。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 指南 |
| (zi2 naam4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "guidebook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 指南 |
| (SLOW) |
| 指南 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| guidebook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去旅行之前，最好買定本旅遊指南。 |
| (heoi3 leoi5 hang4 zi1 cin4, zeoi3 hou2 maai5 ding6 bun2 leoi5 jau4 zi2 naam4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You better buy a guidebook before traveling." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去旅行之前，最好買定本旅遊指南。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 入口 |
| (jap6 hau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "entrance" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 入口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 入口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| entrance |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 入口喺邊度？ |
| (jap6 hau2 hai2 bin1 dou6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is the entrance?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 入口喺邊度？ |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 導遊 |
| (dou6 jau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tour guide" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 導遊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 導遊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tour guide |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 跟住個導遊行呀！ |
| (gan1 zyu6 go3 dou6 jau4 haang4 aa3!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Follow the tour guide!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 跟住個導遊行呀！ |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 預約 |
| (jyu6 joek3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "reservation" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 預約 |
| (SLOW) |
| 預約 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| reservation |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有冇預約？ |
| (nei5 jau5 mou5 jyu6 joek3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a reservation?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有冇預約？ |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 護照 |
| (wu6 ziu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "passport" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 護照 |
| (SLOW) |
| 護照 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| passport |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有一本護照。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 jat1 bun2 wu6 ziu3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a passport." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有一本護照。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電腦科學 |
| (din6 nou5 fo1 hok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "computer science" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電腦科學 |
| (SLOW) |
| 電腦科學 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| computer science |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 電腦科學係比較新嘅學系。 |
| (din6 nou5 fo1 hok6 hai6 bei2 gaau3 san1 ge3 hok6 hai6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The field of computer science is relatively new." |
| (SLOW) |
| 電腦科學係比較新嘅學系。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 數學 |
| (sou3 hok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "math" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 數學 |
| (SLOW) |
| 數學 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| math |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我最鍾意嘅學校科目係數學。 |
| (ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 hok6 haau6 fo1 muk6 hai6 sou3 hok6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My favorite subject in school is math." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我最鍾意嘅學校科目係數學。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 感覺 |
| (gam2 gok3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "feel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 感覺 |
| (SLOW) |
| 感覺 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| feel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我今晚感覺愉快。 |
| (ngo5 gaam1 maan5 gam2 gok3 jyu6 faai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I feel wonderful tonight." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我今晚感覺愉快。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 畫畫 |
| (waat6 waa2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "draw" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 畫畫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 畫畫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| draw |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我第一次贏嘅獎品係畫畫比賽贏嘅鉛芯筆。 |
| (ngo5 dai6 jat1 ci3 jeng4 ge3 zoeng2 ban2 hai6 waak6 waa2 bei2 coi3 jeng4 ge3 jyun4 sam1 bat1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My very first prize that I won from a drawing contest was a mechanical pencil." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我第一次贏嘅獎品係畫畫比賽贏嘅鉛芯筆。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 計劃 |
| (gai3 waak6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 計劃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 計劃 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plan |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋會計劃去歐洲旅行。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 wui5 gai3 waak6 heoi3 au1 zau1 leoi5 hang4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We'll plan the holiday to Europe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋會計劃去歐洲旅行。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大減價 |
| (daai6 gaam2 gaa3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sale" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大減價 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大減價 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sale |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮鞋部做緊大減價。 |
| (pei4 haai4 bou6 zou6 gan2 daai6 gaam2 gaa3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There’s a big sale in the shoe department." |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮鞋部做緊大減價。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 行街 |
| (haang4 gaai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 行街 |
| (SLOW) |
| 行街 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shopping |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 琴日我同女朋友去行街。 |
| (kam4 jat6 ngo5 tung4 neoi5 pang4 jau5 heoi3 haang4 gaai1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Yesterday, I went shopping with my girlfriend." |
| (SLOW) |
| 琴日我同女朋友去行街。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第四 |
| (dai6 sei3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fourth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺第四個紅綠燈轉右，一直走到第五個街口。 |
| (hai2 dai6 sei3 go3 hung4 luk6 dang1 zyun3 jau6, jat1 zik6 zau2 dou3 dai6 ng5 go3 gaai1 hau2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn right at the fourth traffic signal; go straight until the fifth corner." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺第四個紅綠燈轉右，一直走到第五個街口。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第五 |
| (dai6 ng5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 見過第五個老細之後，我開始睇到佢哋做嘢嘅模式。 |
| (gin3 gwo3 dai6 ng5 go3 lou5 sai3 zi1 hau6, ngo5 hoi1 ci2 tai2 dou2 keoi5 dei6 zou6 je5 ge3 mou4 sik1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "After meeting my fifth boss, I now see a pattern in their conduct." |
| (SLOW) |
| 見過第五個老細之後，我開始睇到佢哋做嘢嘅模式。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六 |
| (dai6 luk6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六個人係邊個？ |
| (dai6 luk6 go3 jan4 hai6 bin1 go3?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Who is the sixth person?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 第六個人係邊個？ |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第七 |
| (dai6 cat1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventh" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第七 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第七 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seventh |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 棒球賽第七局時每個人都唱歌。 |
| (paang5 kau4 coi3 dai6 cat1 guk6 si4 mui5 go3 jan4 dou1 coeng3 go1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Everyone sings during the seventh inning of a baseball game." |
| (SLOW) |
| 棒球賽第七局時每個人都唱歌。 |
| 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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