Sunday, August 2, 2009

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)


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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