Cantonese Class 101 Vocabulary Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What is the Cantonese term for 'I also am'?

ngo5 dou1 haai3 (correct)

haai6

ngo5 ha6 gwong2 dung1 wa2

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'?

haai6 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'America' in Cantonese?

mei5 gwok3 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'jong1 gwok3' refer to in Cantonese?

China Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese word for 'people'?

yan4 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for 'Cantonese language' in Cantonese?

Gwong2 dung1 wa2 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'How to say' in Cantonese?

dim2 gong2 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'man6' mean in Cantonese?

slow Signup and view all the answers

What is 'man6 di1' in English?

slower Signup and view all the answers

What does 'di1' mean in Cantonese?

er Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'to help' in Cantonese?

dong1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for 'to write down' in Cantonese?

se2 daai1 Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'Thousands' into Cantonese.

cin1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese word for 'Ten-thousands'?

man4 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say '2' in Cantonese?

leung6 Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'Single digit' into Cantonese.

go3 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ngo5 ha6 gwong2 dung1 wa2' mean?

I study Cantonese Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'I eat rice' in Cantonese?

ngo5 sik6 faan6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the expression for 'I teach Cantonese' in Cantonese?

ngo5 gau3 gwong2 dung1 wa2 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'm4' do in Cantonese?

negates verbs in present, future tense, or when discussing habitual things Signup and view all the answers

What is the past tense negation word in Cantonese?

mo5 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'to go' in Cantonese?

hoi6 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5' mean?

I go to the park Signup and view all the answers

How would you say 'Tomorrow I go to the park' in Cantonese?

ting1 yat6 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5 Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese word for 'now'?

ee6 ga1 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'Now I go to the park' in Cantonese?

ee6 ga1 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cham4 yat6 ngo5 hoi6 gong1 yun5' mean?

Yesterday I go to the park Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese term for 'one book'?

yat1 bun2 syu1 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'four friends' in Cantonese?

sei3 go3 pun6 yao5 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'go2 yat1 jeung1 zhi5' refer to?

That 1 piece of paper Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for people in Cantonese?

go3 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ngo5' mean?

I Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for 'you' in Cantonese?

nei5 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'keui5' refer to?

he/she/it Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'we' in Cantonese?

ngo5 dei6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the plural form of 'you' in Cantonese?

nei5 dei6 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'keui5 dei6' mean?

they Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'mine' in Cantonese?

ngo5 ge3 Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese word for 'yours'?

nei5 ge3 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'keui5 ge3' refer to?

there's Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'ours' in Cantonese?

ngo5 dei6 ge3 Signup and view all the answers

What is the plural form of 'your's' in Cantonese?

nei5 dei6 ge3 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'zhe3' signify?

classifier for animals Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dai3 ga1 ho2' mean?

Hello everyone! Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'teng1 m4 ming4' into English.

Hear no understand Signup and view all the answers

What does 'm4 zhi1' mean in Cantonese?

I don't know Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'I love you' in Cantonese?

ngo5 oi3 nei5 Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'man4 yai4 sam4 shu4'?

Ants climbing trees Signup and view all the answers

What does 'yut4 beng2' refer to?

moon cakes Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'ha1 gao2'.

Shrimp dumplings Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese term for 'deep fried donut'?

yao4 tiu5 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'curry' in Cantonese?

ga3 lei1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for 'BBQ pork wrap' in Cantonese?

cha1 siu1 chueng2 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sum1 zheng5' mean?

roast goose Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'stinky tofu' in Cantonese?

chau4 dau4 fu4 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pei4 daan2' refer to?

century eggs Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'bird's nest soup' in Cantonese?

een3 wa1 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'yit6 naau6' mean?

lively Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'boss man' in Cantonese?

lo4 sei6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the Cantonese term for 'business relationships'?

guan1 hai3 Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'Chinese New Year' in Cantonese?

chun1 zhi6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'gong1 hei2 fa3 choi4'?

'Get rich' (prosperity for the New Year) Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'Happy New Year' in Cantonese?

san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 Signup and view all the answers

What does 'jung1 choi1 zhi6' refer to?

Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'Tomb-Sweeping Day' in Cantonese?

ching1 ming4 zhi6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'bai3 san1'?

'Worship the mountains' Signup and view all the answers

What does 'National Day (PRC)' refer to?

A holiday in China celebrating the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Signup and view all the answers

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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