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What is the Cantonese term for 'I also am'?
What does 'ying6 sik1' mean?
to know / to recognize
What is the Cantonese word for 'happy'?
go1 hing6
What is the Cantonese term for 'to be'?
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How do you say 'America' in Cantonese?
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What does 'jong1 gwok3' refer to in Cantonese?
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What is the Cantonese word for 'people'?
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What is the term for 'Cantonese language' in Cantonese?
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How do you say 'How to say' in Cantonese?
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What does 'man6' mean in Cantonese?
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What is 'man6 di1' in English?
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What does 'di1' mean in Cantonese?
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How do you say 'to help' in Cantonese?
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What is the term for 'to write down' in Cantonese?
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Translate 'Thousands' into Cantonese.
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What is the Cantonese word for 'Ten-thousands'?
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How do you say '2' in Cantonese?
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Translate 'Single digit' into Cantonese.
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What does 'ngo5 ha6 gwong2 dung1 wa2' mean?
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How do you say 'I eat rice' in Cantonese?
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What is the expression for 'I teach Cantonese' in Cantonese?
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What does 'm4' do in Cantonese?
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What is the past tense negation word in Cantonese?
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How do you say 'to go' in Cantonese?
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What does 'ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5' mean?
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How would you say 'Tomorrow I go to the park' in Cantonese?
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What is the Cantonese word for 'now'?
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How do you say 'Now I go to the park' in Cantonese?
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What does 'cham4 yat6 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5' mean?
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What is the Cantonese term for 'one book'?
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How do you say 'four friends' in Cantonese?
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What does 'go2 yat1 jeung1 zhi5' refer to?
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What is the classifier for people in Cantonese?
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What does 'ngo5' mean?
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What is the term for 'you' in Cantonese?
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What does 'keui5' refer to?
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What is the plural form of 'you' in Cantonese?
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What does 'keui5 dei6' mean?
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How do you say 'mine' in Cantonese?
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What is the Cantonese word for 'yours'?
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What does 'keui5 ge3' refer to?
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What does 'zhe3' signify?
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What does 'dai3 ga1 ho2' mean?
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Translate 'teng1 m4 ming4' into English.
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What does 'm4 zhi1' mean in Cantonese?
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How do you say 'I love you' in Cantonese?
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What is the meaning of 'man4 yai4 sam4 shu4'?
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What does 'yut4 beng2' refer to?
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Translate 'ha1 gao2'.
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What is the Cantonese term for 'deep fried donut'?
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How do you say 'curry' in Cantonese?
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What is the term for 'BBQ pork wrap' in Cantonese?
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What does 'sum1 zheng5' mean?
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How do you say 'stinky tofu' in Cantonese?
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What does 'pei4 daan2' refer to?
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How do you say 'bird's nest soup' in Cantonese?
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What does 'yit6 naau6' mean?
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How do you say 'boss man' in Cantonese?
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What is the Cantonese term for 'business relationships'?
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How do you say 'Chinese New Year' in Cantonese?
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What is the meaning of 'gong1 hei2 fa3 choi4'?
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How do you say 'Happy New Year' in Cantonese?
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What does 'jung1 choi1 zhi6' refer to?
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How do you say 'Tomb-Sweeping Day' in Cantonese?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- "I also am" translates to ngo5 dou1 haai3
- "To know / to recognize" translates to ying6 sik1
- "Happy" translates to go1 hing6
- "To be" translates to haai6
- "America" translates to mei5 gwok3
- "China" translates to jong1 gwok3
- "People" translates to yan4
- "Cantonese language" translates to Gwong2 dung1 wa2
- "How to say" translates to dim2 gong2
- "Slow" translates to man6
- "Slower" translates to man6 di1
- The suffix for "-er" in comparative form is di1
- "To help" translates to dong1
- "To write down" translates to se2 daai1
- "Thousands" translates to cin1
- "Ten-thousands" translates to man4
- "2 (second option)" translates to leung6
- "Single digit" translates to go3
- "I study Cantonese" translates to ngo5 ha6 gwong2 dung1 wa2
- "I eat rice" translates to ngo5 sik6 faan6
- "I teach Cantonese" translates to ngo5 gau3 gwong2 dung1 wa2
- "Negates verbs in present, future tense" is expressed as m4
- "Negates verbs in past tense" is expressed as mo5
- "To go" translates to hoi6
- "I go to the park" translates to ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5
- "Tomorrow I go to the park" translates to ting1 yat6 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5
- "Now" translates to ee6 ga1
- "Now I go to the park" translates to ee6 ga1 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5
- "Yesterday I go to the park" translates to cham4 yat6 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5
- "One book" translates to yat1 bun2 syu1
- "4 friends" translates to sei3 go3 pun6 yao5
- "That 1 piece of paper" translates to go2 yat1 jeung1 zhi5
- Classifier for people (and uncertain items) is go3
- "I" translates to ngo5
- "You" translates to nei5
- "He/She/It" translates to keui5
- "We" translates to ngo5 dei6
- "You (plural)" translates to nei5 dei6
- "They" translates to keui5 dei6
- "Mine" translates to ngo5 ge3
- "Yours" translates to nei5 ge3
- "There's" translates to keui5 ge3
- "Ours" translates to ngo5 dei6 ge3
- "Your's (plural)" translates to nei5 dei6 ge3
- Classifier for animals is zhe3
- "Hello everyone!" translates to dai3 ga1 ho2
- "Hear no understand" translates to teng1 m4 ming4
- "I don't know" translates to m4 zhi1
- "I love you" translates to ngo5 oi3 nei5
- "Ants climbing trees" translates to man4 yai4 sam4 shu4
- "Moon cakes" translates to yut4 beng2
- "Shrimp dumplings" translates to ha1 gao2
- "Deep fried donut" translates to yao4 tiu5
- "Curry" translates to ga3 lei1
- "BBQ pork wrap" translates to cha1 siu1 chueng2
- "Roast goose" translates to sum1 zheng5
- "Stinky tofu" translates to chau4 dau4 fu4
- "Century eggs" translates to pei4 daan2
- "Birds nest soup" translates to een3 wa1
- "Lively" translates to yit6 naau6
- "Boss man" translates to lo4 sei6
- "Business relationships" translates to guan1 hai3
- "Chinese New Year" translates to chun1 zhi6
- "Get rich" (prosperity for the New Year) translates to gong1 hei2 fa3 choi4
- "Happy New Year!" translates to san1 nin4 faai3 lok6
- "Mid-Autumn Festival" translates to jung1 choi1 zhi6
- "Tomb-Sweeping Day" translates to ching1 ming4 zhi6
- "Worship the mountains" translates to bai3 san1
- "National Day" refers to PRC National Day.
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