Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for alcoholic drinks and illnesses
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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) |
| 病 |
| (beng6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "illness" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 病 |
| (SLOW) |
| 病 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| illness |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我因為病瘦咗好多。 |
| (ngo5 jan1 wai6 beng6 sau3 zo2 hou2 do1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I lost a lot of weight because of the illness." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我因為病瘦咗好多。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 感冒 |
| (gam2 mou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 感冒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 感冒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我感冒未好。 |
| (ngo5 gam2 mou6 mei6 hou2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I still have the cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我感冒未好。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 受傷 |
| (sau6 soeng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "injury" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 受傷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 受傷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| injury |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢膝頭受傷。 |
| (keoi5 sat1 tau4 sau6 soeng1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He suffered a knee injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢膝頭受傷。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 藥 |
| (joek6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medicine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 藥 |
| (SLOW) |
| 藥 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| medicine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中藥好苦。 |
| (zung1 joek6 hou2 fu2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Chinese herbal medicine is bitter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中藥好苦。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (tung3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 痛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有冇止痛藥？ |
| (nei5 jau5 mou5 zi2 tung3 joek6?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have any painkiller?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有冇止痛藥？ |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 發燒 |
| (faat3 siu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fever" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 發燒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 發燒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fever |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢發燒到一百零二度。 |
| (keoi5 faat3 siu1 dou3 jat1 baak3 ling4 ji6 dou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He has a fever of 102 degrees." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢發燒到一百零二度。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窗 |
| (coeng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "window" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 窗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| window |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 個電話喺窗口隔籬。 |
| (go3 din6 waa2 hai2 coeng1 hau2 gaak3 lei4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The phone is next to the window." |
| (SLOW) |
| 個電話喺窗口隔籬。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒精 |
| (zau2 zing1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "alcohol" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒精 |
| (SLOW) |
| 酒精 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| alcohol |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 威士忌係一種酒精飲品。 |
| (wai1 si6 gei2 hai6 jat1 zung2 zau2 zing1 jam2 ban2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage." |
| (SLOW) |
| 威士忌係一種酒精飲品。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 餐 |
| (caan1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 餐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 餐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| meal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兒童餐唔應該係辣嘅。 |
| (ji4 tung4 caan1 m4 jing1 goi1 hai6 laat6 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Children's meals should not be spicy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 兒童餐唔應該係辣嘅。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 霧 |
| (mou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 霧 |
| (SLOW) |
| 霧 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 以前冬天，倫敦經常有霧。 |
| (ji5 cin4 dung1 tin1, leon4 deon1 ging1 soeng4 jau5 mou6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In the past, London often had fog in the winter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 以前冬天，倫敦經常有霧。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雹 |
| (bok6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hail" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hail |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 落緊雹。 |
| (lok6 gan2 bok6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hail is falling." |
| (SLOW) |
| 落緊雹。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷暴 |
| (leoi4 bou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thunderstorm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷暴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雷暴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thunderstorm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一股雷暴正逐漸逼近。 |
| (jat1 gu2 leoi4 bou6 zing3 zuk6 zim6 bik1 gan6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A thunderstorm is approaching. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 一股雷暴正逐漸逼近。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族館 |
| (seoi2 zuk6 gun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "aquarium" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族館 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水族館 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aquarium |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我鍾意喺水族館睇魚游水。 |
| (ngo5 zung1 ji3 hai2 seoi2 zuk6 gun2 tai2 jyu2 jau4 seoi2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我鍾意喺水族館睇魚游水。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 足球 |
| (zuk1 kau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soccer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 足球 |
| (SLOW) |
| 足球 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soccer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我同碧咸踢過足球。 |
| (ngo5 tung4 bik1 haam4 tek3 gwo3 zuk1 kau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I played soccer with David Beckham." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我同碧咸踢過足球。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 動物園 |
| (dung6 mat6 jyun4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "zoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 動物園 |
| (SLOW) |
| 動物園 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| zoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去動物園拍拖都唔錯。 |
| (heoi3 dung6 mat6 jyun4 paak3 to1 dou1 m4 co3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Going to the zoo for a date is not bad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去動物園拍拖都唔錯。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車費 |
| (ce1 fai3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fare" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 車費 |
| (SLOW) |
| 車費 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fare |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 巴士車費幾錢？ |
| (baa1 si2 ce1 fai3 gei2 cin2?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How much is the bus fare?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 巴士車費幾錢？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 巴士站 |
| (baa1 si2 zaam6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bus stop" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 巴士站 |
| (SLOW) |
| 巴士站 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bus stop |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 因為交通意外，巴士站度打晒蛇餅。 |
| (jan1 wai6 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6, baa1 si2 zaam6 dou6 daa2 saai3 se4 beng2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a long line at the bus stop because of the traffic accident." |
| (SLOW) |
| 因為交通意外，巴士站度打晒蛇餅。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 克 |
| (hak1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gram" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 克 |
| (SLOW) |
| 克 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gram |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蘋果重一百五十七克。 |
| (ping4 gwo2 cung5 jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 cat1 hak1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The apple weighs 157 grams." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蘋果重一百五十七克。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 米 |
| (mai5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 米 |
| (SLOW) |
| 米 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| meter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一米等於一百厘米。 |
| (jat1 mai5 dang2 jyu1 jat1 baak3 lei4 mai5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are one hundred centimeters in a meter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一米等於一百厘米。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公里 |
| (gung1 lei5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kilometer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公里 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公里 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kilometer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢行咗十公里。 |
| (keoi5 haang4 zo2 sap6 gung1 lei5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He walked ten kilometers." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢行咗十公里。 |
| 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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