The Linguistics Society Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5.

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Cantonese Course 2007

Lesson 5

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5

Revision for lesson 5

Vocabulary - Common Terms

摺Jip3jeep

= Fold 屈機Wat1 Gei1What gay

= Describe people that possess superior ability

屈蛇Wat1 se4

What sand

= describe people who do not have a hall place, but live in their friends room

好 heaHou2 Hea Ho Hea

= Very Lazy

Vocabulary – UST Places

火雞Fo2 Gai1Fall gay

= Roasted Turkey

蘑菇Mo4 Gu1More Gu

=Mushroom= a wall in

Atrium

宿舍Suk1 Se2Soak Sai

= Hall 摺拉把Jip3 Laai1 Ba2

Jeep Lai Ba

= study in the library

Vocabulary – Measure Words

杯Bui1booi

= cup of 罐gun3goon

= can of 盒hap6hub

= box of

包baau1

bao

= “pack of”, “packet of”, “bag

of”

本bun2boon

= usually describe books

張jeung1cheung

= describe paper


Finals <e>

Finals <e>

Long Short

Vowel(+ending)

Example English Vowel(+ending)

Example English

e je 借 borrow ei sei 四 four

eng leng 靚 beautiful

ek tek 踢 kick


Finals <eu>

Finals <eu>Long Short

Vowel(+ending)


Example English

eu heu 靴 boot eui heui 虛 empty

eung seung 商 commerce

eun seun 詢 inquire

euk jeuk 著 wear eut cheut 出 out

Finals <a>Long Short

Vowel(+ending)


Example English

aan jaan 讚 praise an jan 震 shake

aang saang 生 to be born ang sang 生 life

aap saap 霎 instant ap sap 濕 wet

aat baat ハ eight at bat 筆 pen

aak Haak 嚇 intimidate ak hak 黑 Dark


Basic Grammar - Verbs

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs

係hai3high

= to be


喺hai2high

= to be at / to be in


做jou3joe

= to do


有yau5

yo

= to have /to possess


去heui3

hui

= to go


食sihksick

= to eat


飲yam2yum

= to drink


睇tai2tie

= to see /to read /to watch


想seung2sheung

= to want


鍾意jung1 yi3jone yee

= to like / to love

Vocabulary – Combining Verbs

想去seung2 heui3

sheung hui

= to want to go/ to want to


去食heui3 sik6

hui sick

= to go to eat


想食seung2 sik6sheung sick

= to want to eat


鍾意食jung1 yi3 sik6jone yee sick

= to like eating


Basic Grammar - Other handy words

Vocabulary – Useful Words

呢 -nei1 / ni1lay / lee

= this -


嗰 -go2gore

= that -


呢度nei1 dou6

lay doe

= this place / here


嗰度go2 dou6gor doe

= that place / over there


嘢ye5

yeah

= stuff / things


做嘢jou6 ye5joe yeah

= to do sth / to work


嘢食ye2 sik6

yeah sick

= food


嘢飲yéh yám

yeah yum

= drink(s)

Making Sentence

我想去 ______ 嘢 Ngo5 seung2 heui3 _____ ye5? All sheung hui _____ yeah = I like to _____

Making Sentence

我想去嗰度 Ngo5 seung2 heui3 go2 dou6? All sheung hui gor doe = I want to go there

Making Sentence

我鍾意 ______ 嘢 Ngo5 jung1 yi3 _____ ye5? All jone yee _____ yeah = I want to _____


練習lin6 zaap6

Self-Practice


Hobbies

Vocabulary – Hobbies

踢波tek3 bo1tag ball

= Playing Football


打波da2 bo1da ball

= Play ball games

(usu. basketball)


溜冰lau4 bing1low bing

= Ice skating

踩冰chaai2 bing1

chai bing


踩單車chai2 dan1 che1

try darn chair

= Riding bicycle


游水yau4 seui2

yao soy

= swimming


行街haang4 gaai1

hang guide

= shopping


睇書tai2 syu1

tai shu

= reading books


訓覺fan3 gaau3

fund gau

= Sleeping


睇電視Tai2 din6 si6Tai dean si

= watching TV


玩電腦Waan4 din6 nou5Wound dean low

= Playing computer


打機da2 gei1da gay

= playing video games / computer

games


鋤 DCho4 Dee

Chall D

= Playing poker

玩啤牌Waan4 pei4 paai4

Wound pair pie


hea / haehe

hair- Do not focus on doing one particular thing;- Do any thing as you feel like to;- Do any thing but work, study or meaningful

things


concorn

- Pick up somebody and crush him to a sharp point, e.g. table stand

Making Sentence

我鍾意行山Ngo5 jung1 yi3 haang4 saan1All jone yee hang san= I like hiking

Making Sentence

我唔鍾意唱歌Ngo5 ng5 jung1 yi3 cheung3 go1All ng jone yee chong gor= I don’t like singing

Making Sentence

我得閒會去睇戲 Ngo5 dak1 haan4 wu5i hei6 taai3 hei

3 All duck harn wui hui tie hay = I will go watching movie when I’m free => I like watching movie

Making Sentence

你平時鍾意做乜 ? Nei5 ping4 si4 jung1 yi3 jou6 mat1? Lay ping see jone yee joe mud? = What would you usually like to do? => What is your hobby?


練習lin6 zaap6

Self-Practice


Introductory Mahjong

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology

麻雀ma4 jeuk2ma cherk

= Mahjong


筒子tung4 ji2

tong G

= Circle


索子sok3 ji2sock g

= Bamboo


萬子maan6 ji2

man g

= Wan


番子faan1 ji2

fan g


紅中hung4 jung1hong chong

= Red Dragon(lit. red target)


發財faat3 choi4

fat choy

= Green Dragon(lit. become rich)


白板baak6 baan2

bak ban

= White Dragon(lit. white board)


花牌fa1 paai2

fa pie


春cheun1

chun

= Spring


夏ha6ha

= Summer


秋chau1chao

= Autumn


冬dung1dong

= Winter


梅mui4mui

= plum blossom


蘭laan4

lan

= orchid


菊guk1gook

= chrysanthemum


竹juk1

Choke

= bamboo


活動wut6 dung6

Activity

The Linguistics Society Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5.

Documents

finals slide

lazy slide

food slide

library slide

paper slide

vocabulary useful verbs

vocabulary useful words

vocabulary useful words