Lesson 14: Norway: Where are you from?

挪威
noh wāi
Norway

我 係 倫敦 來
Ngóh haih Lèuhn dēun làih
I'm from London.

你 係 邊 度 來
Néih haih bīn douh làih
where are you from?

你 係 邊 度 人 呀？
Néih haih bīn douh yàhn a?
where are you from?

點 解 呀？
Dím gáai a?
what does it mean?

人
yàhn
person

特隆赫姆
dahk lóng hāk móuh
Trondheim

英國
yīng gwok
England

你 係 唔 係 英國 人?
Néih haih m̀h haih yīng gwok yàhn?
Are you English?

冇 錯!
móuh cho!
dead right

乜 嘢 嚟㗎? (?)
māt yéh (m'yéh) làih gaa?
what is this?


你 係 挪威 好 出名.
Ngóh haih noh wāi hóu chēut méng.
I'm famous in Norway.

生日快樂
sāang yaht faai lohk
happy birthday

唔 著衫 嘅 午餐 (?)
m̀h jeuk sāam ge ngh chāan
Naked Lunch
"not wearing clothes being a middle meal"

係噉先.
haih gám sīn.
That's it for now

Lesson 13: On the MTR

八達通卡
Baat Daaht Tūng kāa
Octopus Card (smart card payment system used in Hong Kong)

我 唔 識 講 英 文。
Ngóh m̀h sīk góng yīng màhn.
I don't speak English.

花
Fāa
Flowers

水果
séui gwó
Fruit

請勿靠近車門.
chéng maht kaau gahn chē mùhn.
Please stand clear of the doors (Hong Kong public transit announcement)

冇錯
Móuh cho
Dead right (Lit. not wrong)

你去邊度呀?
Where are you going?
Néih heui bīn douh ah?

唔 知道
m̀h jī douh
I don't know

點解呀?
Dím gáai a?
What does it mean?

我哋
Ngóh deih
We

你哋
Néih deih
You (pl.)

佢哋
Kéuih deih
They

畀人坐啦.
Béi yàhn chóh lā
Let people sit.

我有啤啤, 畀我坐.
Ngóh yauh bī bī, béi ngóh chóh.
I am pregnant, let me sit.

我冇啤啤.
Ngóh móuh bī bī
I am not pregnant
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係呢度換
Haih nī douh wuhn
Change here (check audio)

下 一 站
haah yāt jaahm6
Next stop

行呀
hàahng ah
Keep walking

Lesson 12: Luk Yu Tea House Part 2

好 唔 好 食
hóu m̀h hóu sihk?
good or not good to eat?

麼麼地
mā mā deih
so so

太甜
tai tìhm
too sweet

嚟 咗
làih jó
has come

食 ? ?
sihk yeh la
eat up

埋單 唔該
màaih dāan m̀h gōi.
Bill, please.

哥哥
gō gō
older brother

Lesson 11: Luk Yu Tea House Part 1

係 乜嘢 茶?
haih māt yéh (m'yē) chàah
What kind of tea (is this) ?

水仙
séui sīn
Green tea (narcissus flower tea)

飲杯!
yám buī
Cheers!

乜嘢 (??? needs checking)
māt yéh (m'yē)
What is this? - meh lei ga?

春捲
chēun gyún
spring roll

豉油
sih yàuh
soy sauce

筷子
făai jí
chopsticks

鹹 水 餃
hàahm séui gáau
salt water dumpling

早餐
jóu chāan
breakfast

去 飲茶
heui yám chàah
go to a tea house

好 唔 好 食?
hóu m̀h hóu sihk?
good or not good to eat?

鍾意
jūng yi
to like

食
sihk
eat

阿叔
aa sūk
uncle (father's younger brother); polite way to address a man younger than your father

加 熱水 唔該.
gāa yiht séui m̀h gōi
please add hot water.

蓮藕
lìhn ngáuh
lotus root

你 飲 乜嘢 呀？
Neih yám māt yéh (m'yē) a?
what are you drinking?

你 飲 乜嘢 茶 呀？
Neih yám māt yéh (m'yē) chàah a?
what kind of tea are you drinking?

你 鍾意 食 乜嘢 呀？
neih jūng yi sihk māt yéh (m'yē) a?
what would you like to eat?

好飽
hóu báau
full

Lesson 10: Ordering Tea

你 度 唔錯. (check)
Neih douh m̀h cho
You’re not bad either.

唔錯
m̀h cho
Not bad

飲茶
yám chàah
Tea and dim sum

你 飲 乜嘢 茶 呀？
Neih yám māt yéh (m'yē) chàah a?
What tea do you want?

香片
hēung pin
Jasmine tea

普洱茶
bóu léih chàah
Pu’er tea (Mandarin)

我 唔要 香片.
Ngóh m̀h jiu hēung pin.
I don’t want Jasmine tea

咁 你 想 飲 乜嘢 茶 呀？
gam neih séung yám māt yéh (m'yē) chàah a?
So what tea do you want?

水仙
séui sīn
A kind of green tea (narcissus flower tea)

玻 璃
bō leih
“Glass” (red) tea

我 要 綠茶.
Ngóh jiu luhk chàah.
I want green tea.

英國 茶.
yīng gwok chàah
English tea

中國茶
jūng gwok chàah
Chinese tea

中國 人
jūng gwok yahn
Chinese person

中國 袋
jūng gwok doih
Chinese bag

你 想 食 乜嘢?
Neih séung sihk māt yéh?
What do you want to eat?

蝦餃
hā gáau
Shrimp dumplings

燒賣
siū maaih
Pork dumpling

叉燒包
chā siū bāau
Roast pork bun

蓮藕 餅
lìhn ngáuh béng
Lotus root cake

糯米雞
noh máih gāi
Sticky rice dumpling

有冇 花生
yauh móuh fāa sāng
Do you have peanuts?

一 嗰 嗰啲! (check character)
yāt gó gó dī
One of those!

一 嗰 呢啲!
yāt gó nī dī
One of these!

兩 嗰 嗰啲! (check character)
léuhng gó gó dī
Two of those!

粉果 (check audio)
fán gwó
Chopped up bits of stuff dumpling

係噉先.
haih gám sīn.
That's it for now.

Lesson 9: Shenzen: Visas and Shopping

好 靚 喎
hóu lĕng wo / wòh / wóh
That's beautiful
Tone of "wo" depends on the context of this final particle:
wo = reminder, expectation
wòh = surprise
wóh = when reporting 2ndhand info

搭 地鐵
daap deih tit
Take the MTR
MTR = Mass Transit Railway, the rapid transit system in Hong Kong.

去 羅湖
heui lòh wùh
Go to Lo Wu
Lo Wu = name of the border area between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.

我 要 簽證.
Ngóh yiu chīm jing.
I need a visa.

簽證 幾多 錢 呀?
chīm jing géi dó chìn a?
How much is a visa?

簽證 係 焉道 呀?
chīm jing haih bīn douh a?
Where do I get a visa?

商場
sēung chèuhng
Shopping Centre

冇 錯!
móuh cho!
Dead right! (lit. no mistake)

嗰便
gó bihn
Over there

裁縫
chòih fùhng
Tailors

幾多 樓 呀?
géi dó làuh a?
On which floor?


三 樓
sāam làuh
3rd floor

四 樓
sĕi làuh
th floor

五 樓
ngh làuh
5th floor

手袋
sáu doih
Handbag

手
sáu
Hand

袋
doih
Bag/ pocket


腳 按摩
geuk on mō
Foot massage

腳
geuk
Foot/leg

一 個 鐘
yāt go jūng
1 hour

兩 個 鐘
léuhng go jūng
2 hours

半 個 鐘
bŭn go jūng
Half an hour

好 平!
hóu pèhng
That's cheap!

好 貴!
hóu gwai
That's expensive!

太 貴 呀
taai gwai a
That's too expensive!

酒樓
jáu làuh
Restaurant

Lesson 8: Hands off my Cow!

水
séui
Water

水牛
séui ngàuh
Water buffalo

放手 我 隻 水牛!
Fŏng sáu ngóh jek séui ngàuh!
Hands off my water buffalo!
(probably does not make sense out-of-context)



放
fŏng
Release

手
sáu
Hand

牛
gàuh
Cow

野 牛
yéh ngàuh
Wild cow (undisciplined, not trainable cow)

野女
yeh2 nui (wild girl; girl born out of wedlock)

牛 屎
ngàuh sí
Cow pat (cow dung)

牛 屎 好 有用.
ngàuh sí hóu yáuh yuhng
Cow pats are useful

有用
yáuh yuhng
useful (lit. have use)

好 有用
hóu yáuh yuhng
very useful

牛肉
ngàuh yuhk
Beef

牛肉餅
ngàuh yuhk béng
Beef burger (hamburger)

漢堡包
hon bóu bāau
hamburger

生菜
sāang choi
Lettuce (raw vegetable)

菜
choi
Vegetable

新
sān
Fresh