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
.
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

Lesson 7: Lightbulbs and Bottles

一個 燈膽
yāt gŏ dāng dáam
A lightbulb

一 條 光管
yāt tiùh gwōng gún
A strip light

光
gwōng
Light

管
gún
Tube

擺脫 光管.
báai tyŭt gwōng gún.
Get rid of the strip light.

一 支 ...
yāt jī
A bottle of....

兩 支 水
léuhng jī séui
Two bottles of water

乜 嘢 啤 酒 ?
Māt yéh (m'yē) bē jáu?
What kind of beer?

藍 妹
làahm muí
Blue Girl

我 唔 要 藍 妹.
Ngóh m̀h yiu làahm muí.
I don't want Blue Girl.

你 要 唔 要 嘉 士 伯?
Neih yiu m̀h yiu Gāa Sih Baak?
Do you want Carlsberg?

我 唔 要.
Ngóh m̀h yiu.
I don't want

要呀.
yiu a.
I want

我 要呀.
Ngóh yiu a.
I want (This is what you say when you are getting something and are trying to convince someone else to get it, too. It's like saying "You take it, too".)

你 要 幾 多 青島 支 呀?
Neih yiu géi dó jī chīng dóu a?
How many/much Tsing Tao?

我 要 三 支 青島
Ngóh yiu sāam jī chīng dóu.
I'd like three bottles of Tsingtao.

你 有冇 錢 呀?
Neih yauh móuh chìn a?
Do you have money?

小姐
siú jé
Miss (ie young woman)

救命!
gău mehng!
Help! (What you say when you are in fatal danger)

我 唔 舒服.
Ngóh m̀h syū fuhk.
I feel sick (uncomfortable).

好 舒服 呀!
hóu syū fuhk a!
Feels good!

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Lesson 6: The Weather Today (in the lift)

今日
gām yaht
Today

你 今日 好 靚 呀!
Néih gām jaht hóu lĕng a
Today you are beautiful

熱
yiht
Hot

今日 好 熱 呀!
Gām yaht hóu yiht a!
Today is hot!

落雨.
Lohk yúh.
It's raining.

落
lohk
to fall

今日 落 好 大 雨.
Gām yaht lohk hóu daaih yúh.
It's raining heavily today.

今日 好 熱 呀 落 好 大 雨 呀.
Gām yaht hóu yiht a lohk hóu daaih yúh a.
Today it is hot and raining heavily.

車立
līp
lift (elevator)

電梯
dihn tāi
elevator/escalator

電梯 係 邊度 呀?
dihn tāi haih bīn douh a?
Where is the lift?

呢 度 有冇 電梯 呀?
nī douh yauh móuh dihn tāi a?
Is there a lift?

嗰便
gó binh
Over there

幾 多 樓 呀?
géi dó làuh a?
Which floor?

四 樓 呀
sĕi làuh a
th floor

三 樓 呀
sāam làuh a
3rd floor

二 樓 呀
yih làuh a
2nd floor

十 五
sahp ngh
15

係 呀
haih a.
I agree

唔 係 喎
m̀h haih wo
I disagree

哎吔 我 唔舒服 呀!
āi yāa ngóh m̀h syū fuhk a!
I feel sick (feel uncomfortable)!

哎吔 好 嗅 呀!
āi yāa hóu chau a!
It smells in here!

係 嗰 個 人 .
haih gó gŏ yahn.
It's that guy.

呢 度 停 車.
nī douh tìhng chē.
Stop here.

呢 度 落車.
nī douh lohk chē.
Get off (a bus, train, taxi, elevator) here.

我 走 呀!
Ngóh jáu a!
I'm off!

地下
deih haa
Ground floor

呢 度 唔係 地下.
nī douh m̀h haih deih haa.
This isn't the ground floor.

因為
yān waih
Because

你 想 去 邊度 呀?
Neih séung hĕui bīn douh?
Where do you want to go?


唔 知 喎.
m̀h jī wo.
I don't know.

嗰度
gó douh
There

係噉先.
haih gám sīn.
That's it for now.

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Lesson 5: In the Brothel

紅 色
hùhng sīk
Red

紅酒
hùhng jáu
Red wine

粉紅色
fán hùhng sīk
Pink

你 貴 姓 呀?
Néih gwăi sĭng a
What's your surname?

我 姓 ...
Ngóh sĭng ...
My surname is…

你 呢?
Néih nē?
How about yours?

你 好 靚 呀
Néih hóu lĕng a
You are beautiful

多謝
dō jeh
Thanks (for compliment/present)

幾 多 錢 呀?
géi dó chìn a?
How much is it?

你 要 邊個?
Néih yiŭ bīn go?
Which one do you want?

呢個
nī go
This one

呢度
nī douh
Here

嗰個
gó go
That one

嗰度
gó douh
There

一百
yāt baak
100

五 百
ngh baak
500

(好)平
hóu pèhng
Cheap

(好)貴
hóu gwai
Expensive

太貴
taai gwai
Too expensive

去 邊 度 呀?
hĕui bīn douh a?
Where are (we) going?

去
hĕui
Go

上樓 梯
séuhng láuh tāi
Take the stairs

樓上
láuh seuhng
Upstairs

上便
seuhng bihn
Upstairs

梯
tāi
stairs

你 做 乜 嘢 呀?
Neih jouh māt yéh a?
What are you doing?

冇 乜 嘢 呀
móuh māt yéh a
Nothing

嘢
yéh
Thing

你 飲 乜 嘢 呀?
Neih yám māt yéh a?
What are you drinking?

水
séui
Water

英國茶
yīng gwŏk chàah
English tea

中國茶
jūng gwŏk chàah
Chinese tea

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Lesson 4a: Hai m'hai

___, 中文 點 講 呀？
＿＿， jūng màhn dím góng a?
How do you say ___ in Chinese?

廣東話
gwóng dūng wáa
Cantonese

你 好 點 呀?
Nei hŏu dím ăa
Hi! How's it going?

幾 好
géi hóu
Quite good

靚女
lĕng néuih
"Hotty" (beautiful woman)

淑女
suhk néuih
Elegant lady (used only in reference to a 3rd person)

係
haih
Is

唔係
m̀h haih
Is not

係呀
haih āa
So it is

的士
dīk sih
Taxi (transliteration)

搭 的士
dăap dīk sih
Take a taxi

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Lesson 4b: In the Taxi

直去
jihk hĕui
Go straight on

呢 度 轉 左
nī douh jyuĕn jó
Turn left here

呢 度 轉 右
nī douh jyuĕn yauh
Turn right here

快啲
făai dī
Faster

慢啲
maahn dī
Slower

我 唔 想 死!
Ngóh m̀h séung séi!
I don't want to die!

毋 傾 電 話.
mòuh kēng dihn waah.
Don't talk on your phone.

電 話
dihn waah
Phone (lit. electric talk)

傾
kēng
Chat

電台
dinh tòih
Radio station

有 落
yauh lohk
This stop (lit. there is fall off/get off)

下 一 站
haah yāt jaahm6
Next stop

前 小 小
chìhn siú siú
A little bit further

前
chìhn
In front

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Lesson 2: Yow Mo

(毡) 湯力
jīn tōng lihk
Gin tonic

___, 中文 點 講 呀？
＿＿， jūng màhn dím góng a?
How do you say ___ in Chinese?

蔥
chūng
Spring onions (green onions)

電視
dihn sih
Television (lit. electric sight)

沙
sāa
Sand

丫娜 (?)
āa làa
"Slender and beautiful maiden"

錢
chìn
Money

文
mahn
Dollars

有冇
yauh móuh
Have/ haven't

你 有冇 錢 呀?
Neih yauh móuh chìn a?
Do you have money?
(Lit. You have/haven't money?)

冇呀.
Mouh a.
I don't have money.
(Lit. Haven't)

有呀.
Yauh a.
I have money.
(Lit. Have)

你 有冇 啤酒 呀?
Neih yauh móuh bē jáu a?
Do you have beer?

黐線鬼婆
chī sĭn gwái pò
Crazy white woman (wires crossed in head)

走啦!
Jáu lāa!
Be off!

幾 多 錢 呀?
géi dó chìn a?
How much is it?

三 十 文
sāam sahp mahn
30 dollars

四 十 五 文
sĕi sahp ngh mahn
45 dollars

朋友
pàhng yáuh
Friend

係 呀
haih a.
Agree

好
hóu
Good

汽水
hĕi séui
soft drink; soda pop

可樂
hó lohk
Coke

兩
léung
Two (of something)

靚仔
lĕng jái
Handsome guy

靚女
lĕng neóih
Beautiful woman

鹹 圾 婆
hàam săap pò
Dirty (ie smutty) old woman

鹹 圾 老
hàam săap lóuh
Dirty old man

一
yāt
one

二
yih
two

三
sāam
three

四
sĕi
four

五
ngh
five

六
luhk
six

七
chāt
seven

八
băat
eight

九
gáu
nine

十
sahp
ten

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Lesson 3: Hello and Goodbye

___ 點 解 呀？
___ dím gáai a?
What does ___ mean?

你 好？
Neih hóu?
Hi, how are you?

好好。 你 呢?
Hóu hóu. Néih nē?
I'm well. And you?

幾 好。
Géi hóu.
Great!.

喂. 點 呀？
Wăi! Dím a?
Hey! How's it going?

早晨.
Jóu sàhn.
Good morning.

早唞.
Jóu táu.
Good night.

拜拜！
Baai baai!
Bye-bye!

聽 日 見！
Tīng yaht gin!
See you tomorrow!

走 呀 你!
Jáu ā neih!
Go away!

走啦!
Jáu lāa!
Go away!

冇 問 題.
Móuh mahn tàih.
No problem.

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Lesson 1: Intro in the Bar

The bar is Cecilie's favorite place to learn Cantonese. Truly practical.

Tones are indicated in Yale system, which has six tones. For example:
1: sē
2: sé
3: se
4: sèh
5: séh
6: seh

The lower tones 4 to 6 have an 'h' following the vowel. Note that 'h' IS NOT pronounced; it is only there to indicate the lower tones.

The negative prefix 'mh4' is in forth tone and is indicated by 'mh`', since there is no Unicode character (yet) for small letter m, accent grave.

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

啤 酒
bē jáu
beer

一 杯 啤酒 唔該。
yāt buī bē jáu mh` gōi.
One glass of beer, please.

乜 嘢 啤酒 呀？
Māt yéh (m'yē) bē jáu a?
Which beer?

呀
á?
What?

生 力 呀 呀 唔該。
Sāng lihk a mh` gōi.
San Miguel, please.

嘉 士 伯。
Gāa sih baak
Carlsberg

喜 力
Héi lihk
Heiniken

幾 (多) 錢 呀？
Géi (dō) chin a?
How much money?

二 十 文。
yih sahp mān.
20 dollars.


好 平 呀.
Hóu peng a.
Very cheap.

___, 中文 點 講 呀？
＿＿， jūng màhn dím góng a?
How do you say ___ in Chinese?

(alternate question not in transcript)
呢 個 用 廣 東 話 點 講 呀？
Nī go yuhng gwóng dūng wá dím góng a?
How do you say this in Cantonese?

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