Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for body parts and foods
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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) |
| 充滿希望 |
| (cung1 mun5 hei1 mong6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hopeful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 充滿希望 |
| (SLOW) |
| 充滿希望 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hopeful |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我對下一個暑假充滿希望。 |
| (ngo5 deoi3 haa6 jat1 go3 syu2 gaa3 cung1 mun5 hei1 mong6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am hopeful that my next summer vacation will be very good." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我對下一個暑假充滿希望。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深 |
| (sam1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深 |
| (SLOW) |
| 深 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海好深。 |
| (hoi2 hou2 sam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sea is deep." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海好深。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 淺 |
| (cin2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shallow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 淺 |
| (SLOW) |
| 淺 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shallow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水獺喺淺水咬緊木頭。 |
| (seoi2 caat3 hai2 cin2 seoi2 ngaau5 gan2 muk6 tau4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The beaver is gnawing wood in the shallow water." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水獺喺淺水咬緊木頭。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 有錢 |
| (jau5 cin2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rich" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 有錢 |
| (SLOW) |
| 有錢 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rich |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我唔係有錢人。 |
| (ngo5 m4 hai6 jau5 cin2 jan4.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm not rich." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我唔係有錢人。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窮 |
| (kung4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "poor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 窮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 窮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| poor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我雖然窮，但好開心。 |
| (ngo5 seoi1 jin4 kung4, daan6 hou2 hoi1 sam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am poor but happy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我雖然窮，但好開心。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mon |
| (mon) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "monitor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mon |
| (SLOW) |
| mon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| monitor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想要個大啲嘅mon。 |
| (ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 go3 daai6 di1 ge3 mon.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'd like to have a bigger monitor." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想要個大啲嘅mon。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鍵盤 |
| (gin6 pun2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keyboard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鍵盤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鍵盤 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| keyboard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我個鍵盤壞咗。 |
| (ngo5 go3 gin6 pun2 waai6 zo2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My keyboard is broken." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我個鍵盤壞咗。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 耳筒 |
| (ji5 tung2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "headphones" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 耳筒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 耳筒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| headphones |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 嗰對耳筒超貴。 |
| (go2 deoi3 ji5 tung2 ciu1 gwai3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Those headphones are really expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| 嗰對耳筒超貴。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打思噎 |
| (daa2 si1 jik1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hiccup" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打思噎 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打思噎 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hiccup |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打思噎嗰陣好難講嘢。 |
| (daa2 si1 jik1 go2 zan6 hou2 naan4 gong2 je5.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When you have hiccups, it is hard to talk." |
| (SLOW) |
| 打思噎嗰陣好難講嘢。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 藍莓 |
| (laam4 mui2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blueberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 藍莓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 藍莓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blueberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 藍莓係圓嘅。 |
| (laam4 mui2 hai6 jyun4 ge3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Blueberries are round." |
| (SLOW) |
| 藍莓係圓嘅。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梅乾 |
| (mui4 gon1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "prune" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梅乾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 梅乾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| prune |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梅乾係乾咗嘅布冧。 |
| (mui4 gon1 hai6 gon1 zo2 ge3 bou3 lam1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Prunes are dried plums." |
| (SLOW) |
| 梅乾係乾咗嘅布冧。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芒果 |
| (mong1 gwo2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mango" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 芒果 |
| (SLOW) |
| 芒果 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mango |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 全世界最多人食嘅水果係芒果。 |
| (cyun4 sai3 gaai3 zeoi3 do1 jan4 sik6 ge3 seoi2 gwo2 hai6 mong1 gwo2.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "More mangoes are eaten than any other fruits in the world." |
| (SLOW) |
| 全世界最多人食嘅水果係芒果。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 檸檬 |
| (ning4 mung1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lemon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 檸檬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 檸檬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lemon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我愛檸檬批。 |
| (ngo5 oi3 ning4 mung1 pai1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I love lemon pie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我愛檸檬批。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pat pat |
| (pat pat) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "buttocks" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pat pat |
| (SLOW) |
| pat pat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| buttocks |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佢向後跌，整親個pat pat。 |
| (keoi5 hoeng3 hau6 dit3, zing2 can1 go3 pat pat.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She fell backwards, landing hard on her buttocks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佢向後跌，整親個pat pat。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膊頭 |
| (bok3 tau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shoulder" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膊頭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 膊頭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shoulder |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我右邊膊頭痛。 |
| (ngo5 jau6 bin1 bok3 tau4 tung3.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My right shoulder hurts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我右邊膊頭痛。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肌肉 |
| (gei1 juk6) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "muscle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肌肉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肌肉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| muscle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 舉重可以鍛鍊肌肉。 |
| (geoi2 cung5 ho2 ji5 dyun3 lin6 gei1 juk6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If you lift weights, you can build your muscles." |
| (SLOW) |
| 舉重可以鍛鍊肌肉。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨頭 |
| (gwat1 tau4) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨頭 |
| (SLOW) |
| 骨頭 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骨頭喺皮膚下面。 |
| (gwat1 tau4 hai2 pei4 fu1 haa6 min6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your bones are beneath your skin." |
| (SLOW) |
| 骨頭喺皮膚下面。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (wu4 sou1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鬍鬚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| beard |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用即棄剃刀剃鬍鬚。 |
| (jung6 zik1 hei3 tai3 dou1 tai3 wu4 sou1.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Shave a beard with a disposable razor." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用即棄剃刀剃鬍鬚。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蕃薯 |
| (faan1 syu2) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sweet potato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蕃薯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蕃薯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sweet potato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 焗或者煎嘅蕃薯都好好味。 |
| (guk6 waak6 ze2 zin1 ge3 faan1 syu2 dou1 hou2 hou2 mei6.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sweet potato is great baked or fried." |
| (SLOW) |
| 焗或者煎嘅蕃薯都好好味。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蘑菇 |
| (mo4 gu1) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mushroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蘑菇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蘑菇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mushroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我好鍾意食蘑菇！ |
| (ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 sik6 mo4 gu1!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I love eating mushrooms!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 我好鍾意食蘑菇！ |
| 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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