Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for natural disasters and common emotions
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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) |
| 房東 |
| (fong4 dung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "landlord" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房東 |
| (SLOW) |
| 房東 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| landlord |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我哥哥個房東唔收支票。 |
| (ngo5 go4 go1 go3 fong4 dung1 m4 sau1 zi1 piu3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My older brother's landlord will not accept a check." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我哥哥個房東唔收支票。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宿舍 |
| (suk1 se3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dormitory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宿舍 |
| (SLOW) |
| 宿舍 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dormitory |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我讀大學嗰四年都住喺宿舍。 |
| (ngo5 duk6 daai6 hok6 go2 sei3 nin4 dou1 zyu6 hai2 suk1 se3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I lived in the dormitory for all four years of college." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我讀大學嗰四年都住喺宿舍。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓大樓 |
| (gung1 jyu6 daai6 lau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apartment building" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓大樓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公寓大樓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apartment building |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢棟公寓大樓有二十四個單位。 |
| (ni1 dung6 gung1 jyu6 daai6 lau4 jau5 ji6 sap6 sei3 go3 daan1 wai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are 24 apartments in this apartment building." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢棟公寓大樓有二十四個單位。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城市 |
| (sing4 si5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "city" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城市 |
| (SLOW) |
| 城市 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| city |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢個城市好靚。 |
| (ni1 go3 sing4 si5 hou2 leng3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This city is beautiful." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢個城市好靚。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農場 |
| (nung4 coeng4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 農場 |
| (SLOW) |
| 農場 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 山羊喺農場玩。 |
| (saan1 joeng4 hai2 nung4 coeng4 waan2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The goats are playing on the farm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 山羊喺農場玩。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海嘯 |
| (hoi2 siu3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tsunami" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海嘯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海嘯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tsunami |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海嘯衝擊城市。 |
| (hoi2 siu3 cung1 gik1 sing4 si5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tsunami hit the city." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海嘯衝擊城市。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (syut3 bang1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "avalanche" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| avalanche |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩摧毀咗滑雪度假村，但好彩冇人受傷。 |
| (syut3 bang1 ceoi1 wai2 zo2 waat6 syut3 dou6 gaa3 cyun1, daan6 hou2 coi2 mou5 jan4 sau6 soeng1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The avalanche destroyed the ski resort, but luckily, nobody was hurt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩摧毀咗滑雪度假村，但好彩冇人受傷。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火 |
| (fo2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fire" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火 |
| (SLOW) |
| 火 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fire |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火燃燒緊。 |
| (fo2 jin4 siu1 gan2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The fire is burning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 火燃燒緊。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (dei6 zan3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "earthquake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地震 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| earthquake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 呢個城市經常有發生地震嘅危機。 |
| (ni1 go3 sing4 si5 ging1 soeng4 jau5 faat3 sang1 dei6 zan3 ge3 ngai4 gei1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In this city, there is always the danger of an earthquake." |
| (SLOW) |
| 呢個城市經常有發生地震嘅危機。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙塵暴 |
| (saa1 can4 bou6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sandstorm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙塵暴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙塵暴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sandstorm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙塵暴唔單止污染環境，仲會損害身體健康。 |
| (saa1 can4 bou6 m4 daan1 zi2 wu1 jim5 waan4 ging2, zung6 wui5 syun2 hoi6 san1 tai2 gin6 hong1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Sandstorms not only pollute the environment but also harm people's health." |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙塵暴唔單止污染環境，仲會損害身體健康。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手套 |
| (sau2 tou3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glove" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手套 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手套 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glove |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 請戴上手套。 |
| (cing2 daai3 soeng5 sau2 tou3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please put on gloves." |
| (SLOW) |
| 請戴上手套。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 遮 |
| (ze1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "umbrella" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 遮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 遮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| umbrella |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有冇帶遮？ |
| (nei5 jau5 mou5 daai3 ze1?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have an umbrella with you?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有冇帶遮？ |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽 |
| (mou2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽 |
| (SLOW) |
| 帽 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紅色頸巾襯嗰頂帽一定好好睇。 |
| (hung4 sik1 geng2 gan1 can3 go2 deng2 mou2 jat1 ding6 hou2 hou2 tai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A red scarf would look nice with that hat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 紅色頸巾襯嗰頂帽一定好好睇。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長袖 |
| (coeng4 zau6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 長袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 長袖衫適合喺天氣凍時著。 |
| (coeng4 zau6 saam1 sik1 hap6 hai2 tin1 hei3 dung3 si4 zoek3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Long-sleeved shirts are good for cold weather." |
| (SLOW) |
| 長袖衫適合喺天氣凍時著。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短袖 |
| (dyun2 zau6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 短袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天氣暖嘅時候，短袖衫會好啲。 |
| (tin1 hei3 nyun5 ge3 si4 hau6, dyun2 zau6 saam1 wui5 hou2 di1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Short-sleeved shirts are better when it is warm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 天氣暖嘅時候，短袖衫會好啲。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (tung3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "painful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 痛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| painful |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剝牙好痛。 |
| (mok1 ngaa4 hou2 tung3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A dental extraction is painful." |
| (SLOW) |
| 剝牙好痛。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怕醜 |
| (paa3 cau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 怕醜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 怕醜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我好怕醜。 |
| (ngo5 hou2 paa3 cau2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am shy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我好怕醜。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緊張 |
| (gan2 zoeng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nervous" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 緊張 |
| (SLOW) |
| 緊張 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nervous |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人好緊張。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 hou2 gan2 zoeng1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is nervous." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人好緊張。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 興奮 |
| (hing1 fan5) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "excited" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 興奮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 興奮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| excited |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 細路女好興奮。 |
| (sai3 lou6 neoi2 hou2 hing1 fan5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The little girl is excited." |
| (SLOW) |
| 細路女好興奮。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尷尬 |
| (gaam3 gaai3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "embarrassed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尷尬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 尷尬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| embarrassed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男仔好尷尬。 |
| (naam4 zai2 hou2 gaam3 gaai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy is embarrassed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男仔好尷尬。 |
| 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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