Part II – Vocabularies
Nouns (1) – Part I Review:
3. I – ŋɔ
4. you – nei
5. he/she – kœy
6. “plural marker” – dei
7. we (us) – ŋɔdei
8. you (plural) – nei dei
9. they – kœy dei
10. this one –nei gɔ
11. that one –gɔgɔ
12. which one –bin gɔ
13. these ones –nei di
14. those ones –gɔdi
15. which ones –bin di
16. here – nei dou
17. there – gɔdou
18. where – bin dou
19. things – yeh
20. what? – mat (sounds like mud) yeh or shortened asmye
21. love (want) –ɔi
22. want/desire –yiu
23. is –hai
24. at –hai(with a rising tone)
25. not –m’
26. not is –m’ hai
27. “procession”–ge
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Nouns (2):
28. volunteer – yiguŋ
29. patient – beŋ yan
30. staff – dzik yun
31. nurse – wu si
32. doctor – yi saŋ
33. hospital – yi yun
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Nouns (3):
34. human being – yan
35. Canada – Ga Na Dai
36. Canadian – Ga Na DaiYan
37. Vancouver –Wen GɔWa
(for places such as Burnaby, Surrey, UBC, simply use English for now)
38. China – Dzuŋ Gwɔk
39. Chinese (people) – Dzuŋ GwɔkYan
40. Chinese (language) – DzuŋMan
41. Canton – Gwɔŋ (sounds likeGwong) Duŋ (sounds likeDong) Wa
42. Cantonese (people) –Gwɔŋ Duŋ Yan
43. Cantonese (language) – Gwɔŋ Duŋ Wa
44. English (language) – Yenŋ Man
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Nouns (4):
45. water – sœy
46. things – yeh
47. meal – fan(literally “cooked rice”)
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Adjectives:
48. existent (also: to have [noun] / to have done [verb]) – yau
49. non-exsitent (also: not to have [noun] / not to have done [verb]) – mou
50. good – hou
51. not good – m’hou
52. good or not (how’s that)? – hou m’hou ah?
-adding ah to soften the sentence, resulting in a request.
53. hot – yit
54. cold – duŋ (dong)
55. hungry – ŋɔ
56. hungry or not? – ŋɔm’ŋɔ(ah)?
57. thirsty – houhɔt
58. thirsty or not? – hou m’houhɔt(ah)?
59. full (after a meal, that is) – bau
60. tired – gui
61. comfortable – xu fuk
62. not comfortable (not feeling well) – m’xu fuk
63. very uncomfortable (may or may not due to sickness)–hou m’xu fuk
64. ill / sick– beŋ(but for a mild case one can use “not comfortable” as above)
65. painful / hurt – tong
66. happy☺ – hoi sam
67. not happy – m’hoi sam
68. OK – dak, or simply OK
69. May I? / Is it OK? (OK or not?) –dakm’dak (ah)?
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Verbs:
70. to have [noun] or to have done [verb] – yau
71. not to have [noun] or to have done [verb] – mou
72. to drink – yam
73. to drink water – yam sœy
74. to drink something – yam ye
75. to eat – sik
76. to eat rice / a meal – sik fan
77. to eat something – sik ye
78. to want – yiu
79. to do – dzou
80. to look – tai
81. to understand – miŋ
82. to know (how to do something) – sik
83. to speak – gɔŋ(sounds like gong)
84. to be able to speak Cantonese – sik gɔŋDzuŋGwɔkWa
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Useful Expressions:
85. Cool !!! – Wah!!!
86. Good morning! – Dzou san
(“Good Afternoon” and “Good Evening” are rarely used.)
87. Hello! – Nei hou or just Hello!
88. How are you? – Nei hou ma?
89. Stand up. – Hei sen.
90. Sit down. – Dzɔdai.
91. Come (over) here. – Gwɔlai.
92. Thank you!!! (for receiving a physical object) – DɔDze!!!
93. Thank you!!! (for receiving a favour) – m’gɔi!!!
94. Sorry… – Dœy m’dzy (ah)…
95. What is your name? – Nei giu mê men (ah)?
96. Are you able to speak Cantonese? – Nei sik m’sik gɔŋDzuŋ Gwɔk Wa (ah)?
97. a little bit – siu siu
98. Goodbye!!!!!! – Bye-bye!!!!!! ☺