Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for settlements 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) |
| 鄉下 |
| (hoeng1 haa2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "country" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鄉下 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鄉下 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| country |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢哋喺鄉下有一間大屋。 |
| (keoi5 dei6 hai2 hoeng1 haa2 jau5 jat1 gaan1 daai6 uk1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They have a big house in the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢哋喺鄉下有一間大屋。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 村 |
| (cyun1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "village" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 村 |
| (SLOW) |
| 村 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| village |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喺一條小村長大。 |
| (ngo5 hai2 jat1 tiu4 siu2 cyun1 zoeng2 daai6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I grew up in a small village." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喺一條小村長大。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城 |
| (sing4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "town" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城 |
| (SLOW) |
| 城 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| town |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想去城行下。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 sing4 haang4 haa5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to go for a walk in town." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想去城行下。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郊區 |
| (gaau1 keoi1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suburb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 郊區 |
| (SLOW) |
| 郊區 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suburb |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我舊年搬咗去郊區。 |
| (ngo5 gau6 nin2 bun1 zo2 heoi3 gaau1 keoi1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I moved to the suburbs last year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我舊年搬咗去郊區。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房 |
| (fong2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房 |
| (SLOW) |
| 房 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| room |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 邊間係你間房？ |
| (bin1 gaan1 hai6 nei5 gaan1 fong2?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Which is your room?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 邊間係你間房？ |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 燒傷 |
| (siu1 soeng1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "burn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 燒傷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 燒傷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| burn |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢唔小心將滾水倒落左手，造成二級燒傷。 |
| (keoi5 m4 siu2 sam1 zoeng1 gwan2 seoi2 dou2 lok6 zo2 sau2, zou6 sing4 ji6 kap1 siu1 soeng1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She spilled boiling water on her left hand and has a second-degree burn." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢唔小心將滾水倒落左手，造成二級燒傷。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 國際象棋 |
| (gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chess" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 國際象棋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 國際象棋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chess |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 國際象棋係一種講求戰略同集中力嘅遊戲。 |
| (gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2 hai6 jat1 zung2 gong2 kau4 zin3 loek6 tung4 zaap6 zung1 lik6 ge3 jau4 hei3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Chess is a game of strategy and concentration." |
| (SLOW) |
| 國際象棋係一種講求戰略同集中力嘅遊戲。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 語言 |
| (jyu5 jin4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "language" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 語言 |
| (SLOW) |
| 語言 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| language |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 韓文係南韓嘅官方語言。 |
| (hon4 man2 hai6 naam4 hon4 ge3 gun1 fong1 jyu5 jin4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Korean is the official language of South Korea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 韓文係南韓嘅官方語言。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吹乾 |
| (ceoi1 gon1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blow-dry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吹乾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吹乾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blow-dry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我每朝吹乾頭髮。 |
| (ngo5 mui5 ziu1 ceoi1 gon1 tau4 faat3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I blow-dry my hair every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我每朝吹乾頭髮。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 武術 |
| (mou5 seot6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "martial arts" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 武術 |
| (SLOW) |
| 武術 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| martial arts |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我地嘅武術導師習武二十五年。 |
| (ngo5 dei6 ge3 mou5 seot6 dou6 si1 zaap6 mou5 ji6 sap6 ng5 nin4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Our martial arts instructor has practiced for twenty-five years." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我地嘅武術導師習武二十五年。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滿意 |
| (mun5 ji3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "satisfied" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滿意 |
| (SLOW) |
| 滿意 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| satisfied |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢好滿意。 |
| (keoi5 hou2 mun5 ji3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is satisfied." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢好滿意。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冷靜 |
| (laang5 zing6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "calm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冷靜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 冷靜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| calm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢平時好冷靜，但今日唔係。 |
| (keoi5 ping4 si4 hou2 laang5 zing6, daan6 gam1 jat6 m4 hai6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Normally, he is very calm but not today." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢平時好冷靜，但今日唔係。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梳 |
| (so1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 梳 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| comb |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女人用梳梳緊頭髮。 |
| (neoi5 jan2 jung6 so1 so1 gan2 tau4 faat3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is combing her hair with a comb." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人用梳梳緊頭髮。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 啷口 |
| (long2 hau2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "gargle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 啷口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 啷口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gargle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我一日啷幾次口。 |
| (ngo5 jat1 jat6 long2 gei2 ci3 hau2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I gargle several times a day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我一日啷幾次口。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唔滿意 |
| (m4 mun5 ji3) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dissatisfied" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 唔滿意 |
| (SLOW) |
| 唔滿意 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dissatisfied |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人唔滿意件產品。 |
| (naam4 jan2 m4 mun5 ji3 gin6 caan2 ban2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is dissatisfied with the product." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人唔滿意件產品。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千 |
| (ng5 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "five thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| five thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五千人喺廣場度示威。 |
| (ng5 cin1 jan4 hai2 gwong2 coeng4 dou6 si6 wai1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Five thousand people were protesting on the square." |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千人喺廣場度示威。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三千 |
| (saam1 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| three thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喺秘魯有超過三千種薯仔。 |
| (hai2 bei3 lou5 jau5 ciu1 gwo3 saam1 cin1 zung2 syu4 zai2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In Peru, more than three thousand types of potatoes exist." |
| (SLOW) |
| 喺秘魯有超過三千種薯仔。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六千 |
| (luk6 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "six thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 六千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| six thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 希臘有差唔多六千個島。 |
| (hei1 lip6 jau5 caa1 m4 do1 luk6 cin1 go3 dou2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are around six thousand islands in Greece." |
| (SLOW) |
| 希臘有差唔多六千個島。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七千 |
| (cat1 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seven thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 七千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seven thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢賣左七千張唱片。 |
| (keoi5 maai6 zo2 cat1 cin1 zoeng1 coeng3 pin2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She sold seven thousand albums." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢賣左七千張唱片。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千 |
| (gau2 cin1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nine thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nine thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千隊軍隊撤出國家。 |
| (gau2 cin1 deoi6 gwan1 deoi2 cit3 ceot1 gwok3 gaa1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Nine thousand troops withdrew from the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千隊軍隊撤出國家。 |
| 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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