Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for bugs, birds, and occupations
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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) |
| 護髮素 |
| (wu6 faat3 sou3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "conditioner" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 護髮素 |
| (SLOW) |
| 護髮素 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| conditioner |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用護髮素洗頭。 |
| (jung6 wu6 faat3 sou3 sai2 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Rinse with conditioner." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用護髮素洗頭。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 止汗劑 |
| (zi2 hon6 zai1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deodorant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 止汗劑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 止汗劑 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deodorant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢買咗支新嘅止汗劑。 |
| (keoi5 maai5 zo2 zi1 san1 ge3 zi2 hon6 zai1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He bought a new deodorant." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢買咗支新嘅止汗劑。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梘液 |
| (gaan2 jik6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "liquid soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梘液 |
| (SLOW) |
| 梘液 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| liquid soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有冇梘液？ |
| (nei5 jau5 mou5 gaan2 jik6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have liquid soap?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有冇梘液？ |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鴨 |
| (aap3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "duck" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鴨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鴨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| duck |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鴨仔喺水裡游嚟游去。 |
| (aap3 zai2 hai2 seoi2 leoi5 jau4 lei4 jau4 heoi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The ducks are swimming in the water." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鴨仔喺水裡游嚟游去。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烏鴉 |
| (wu1 aa1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烏鴉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 烏鴉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑烏鴉喺度搵緊嘢食。 |
| (hak1 wu1 aa1 hai2 dou6 wan2 gan2 je5 sik6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The black crow is looking for something to eat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 黑烏鴉喺度搵緊嘢食。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 曱甴 |
| (gaat6 zaat2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cockroach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 曱甴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 曱甴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cockroach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 曱甴有六隻腳、翼同觸鬚。 |
| (gaat6 zaat2 jau5 luk6 zek3 goek3, jik6 tung4 zuk1 sou1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A cockroach has six legs, wings, and antennae." |
| (SLOW) |
| 曱甴有六隻腳、翼同觸鬚。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊 |
| (man1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mosquito" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mosquito |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜻蜓食蚊。 |
| (cing1 ting4 sik6 man1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dragonflies eat mosquitoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜻蜓食蚊。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地盤工人 |
| (dei6 pun4 gung1 jan4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "construction worker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地盤工人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地盤工人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| construction worker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地盤工人度緊木頭。 |
| (dei6 pun4 gung1 jan4 dok6 gan2 muk6 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The construction worker is measuring wood." |
| (SLOW) |
| 地盤工人度緊木頭。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 主婦 |
| (zyu2 fu5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "homemaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 主婦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 主婦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| homemaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 世界上最勤力嘅工人就係主婦。 |
| (sai3 gaai3 soeng6 zeoi3 kan4 lik6 ge3 gung1 jan4 zau6 hai6 zyu2 fu5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hardest worker anywhere is the homemaker." |
| (SLOW) |
| 世界上最勤力嘅工人就係主婦。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰 |
| (bing1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰 |
| (SLOW) |
| 冰 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺窗上結冰。 |
| (hai2 coeng1 soeng6 git3 bing1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Ice has formed on the window." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺窗上結冰。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歷史 |
| (lik6 si2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "history" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 歷史 |
| (SLOW) |
| 歷史 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| history |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我歷史唔係好叻，但係我鍾意。 |
| (ngo5 lik6 si2 m4 hai6 hou2 lek1, daan6 hai6 ngo5 zung1 ji3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm not very good at history, but I like it a lot." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我歷史唔係好叻，但係我鍾意。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (dei6 lei5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "geography" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地理 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| geography |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理堂好似好難喎。 |
| (dei6 lei5 tong4 hou2 ci5 hou2 naan4 wo3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Taking a geography class sounds difficult." |
| (SLOW) |
| 地理堂好似好難喎。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士多 |
| (si6 do1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士多 |
| (SLOW) |
| 士多 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我去士多買牛奶同雞蛋。 |
| (ngo5 heoi3 si6 do1 maai5 ngau4 naai5 tung4 gai1 daan2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to the store to buy some milk and eggs." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我去士多買牛奶同雞蛋。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市場 |
| (si5 coeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "market" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 市場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| market |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哋喺本地市場買水果同蔬菜。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 hai2 bun2 dei6 si5 coeng4 maai5 seoi2 gwo2 tung4 so1 coi3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We buy our fruits and vegetables at the local market." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哋喺本地市場買水果同蔬菜。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 價錢 |
| (gaa3 cin4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "price" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 價錢 |
| (SLOW) |
| 價錢 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| price |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 起碼價錢包埋自助早餐。 |
| (hei2 maa5 gaa3 cin4 baau1 maai4 zi6 zo6 zou2 caan1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "At least, buffet breakfast is included in the price." |
| (SLOW) |
| 起碼價錢包埋自助早餐。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 優惠券 |
| (jau1 wai6 gyun3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coupon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 優惠券 |
| (SLOW) |
| 優惠券 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coupon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有一張半價優惠券，我哋去嗰度食飯啦。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 jat1 zoeng1 bun3 gaa3 jau1 wai6 gyun3, ngo5 dei6 heoi3 go2 dou6 sik6 faan6 laa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " I have a coupon for 50% off, so let's eat there. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有一張半價優惠券，我哋去嗰度食飯啦。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走廊 |
| (zau2 long2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "aisle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走廊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 走廊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aisle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想坐走廊位。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 co5 zau2 long2 wai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I prefer an aisle seat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想坐走廊位。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 袋 |
| (doi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 袋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 袋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bag |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我個袋好重。 |
| (ngo5 go3 doi2 hou2 cung5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My bag is too heavy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我個袋好重。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 相 |
| (soeng2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "photograph" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 相 |
| (SLOW) |
| 相 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| photograph |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢張相唔好睇。 |
| (ni1 zoeng1 soeng2 m4 hou2 tai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This photograph doesn't look good." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢張相唔好睇。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汽水 |
| (hei3 seoi2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soda" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汽水 |
| (SLOW) |
| 汽水 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soda |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汽水含大量糖分。 |
| (hei3 seoi2 ham4 daai6 loeng6 tong4 fan6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soda contains a lot of sugar." |
| (SLOW) |
| 汽水含大量糖分。 |
| 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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