The Linguistics Society Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Revision for lesson 5

Vocabulary - Common Terms 摺 Jip3 jeep = Fold 屈機 Wat1 Gei1 What 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 hea Hou2 Hea Ho Hea = Very Lazy

Vocabulary – UST Places 火雞 Fo2 Gai1 Fall gay = Roasted Turkey 蘑菇 Mo4 Gu1 More Gu =Mushroom = a wall in Atrium 宿舍 Suk1 Se2 Soak Sai = Hall 摺拉把 Jip3 Laai1 Ba2 Jeep Lai Ba = study in the library

Vocabulary – Measure Words 杯 Bui1 booi = cup of 罐 gun3 goon = can of 盒 hap6 hub = box of 包 baau1 bao = “ pack of ”, “ packet of ”, “ bag of ” 本 bun2 boon = usually describe books 張 jeung1 cheung = describe paper

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Finals

LongShort Vowel (+ending) ExampleEnglishVowel (+ending) ExampleEnglish e je 借 borrow ei sei 四 four eng leng 靚 beautiful ek tek 踢 kick

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Finals

LongShort Vowel (+ending) ExampleEnglishVowel (+endin g) ExampleEnglish 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 Long Short Vowel (+ending) ExampleEnglishVowel (+endin g) ExampleEnglish 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

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Basic Grammar - Verbs

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 係 hai3 high = to be

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 喺 hai2 high = to be at / to be in

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 做 jou3 joe = to do

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 有 yau5 yo = to have / to possess

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 去 heui3 hui = to go

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 食 sihk sick = to eat

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 飲 yam2 yum = to drink

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 睇 tai2 tie = to see / to read / to watch

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 想 seung2 sheung = to want

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 鍾意 jung1 yi3 jone yee = to like / to love

Vocabulary – Combining Verbs 想去 seung2 heui3 sheung hui = to want to go/ to want to

Vocabulary – Combining Verbs 去食 heui3 sik6 hui sick = to go to eat

Vocabulary – Combining Verbs 想食 seung2 sik6 sheung sick = to want to eat

Vocabulary – Combining Verbs 鍾意食 jung1 yi3 sik6 jone yee sick = to like eating

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 4 Basic Grammar - Other handy words

Vocabulary – Useful Words 呢- nei1 / ni1 lay / lee = this -

Vocabulary – Useful Words 嗰- go2 gore = that -

Vocabulary – Useful Words 呢度 nei1 dou6 lay doe = this place / here

Vocabulary – Useful Words 嗰度 go2 dou6 gor doe = that place / over there

Vocabulary – Useful Words 嘢 ye5 yeah = stuff / things

Vocabulary – Useful Words 做嘢 jou6 ye5 joe yeah = to do sth / to work

Vocabulary – Useful Words 嘢食 ye2 sik6 yeah sick = food

Vocabulary – Useful Words 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 _____

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 練習 lin6 zaap6 Self-Practice

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Hobbies

Vocabulary – Hobbies 踢波 tek3 bo1 tag ball = Playing Football

Vocabulary – Hobbies 打波 da2 bo1 da ball = Play ball games (usu. basketball)

Vocabulary – Hobbies 溜冰 lau4 bing1 low bing = Ice skating 踩冰 chaai2 bing1 chai bing

Vocabulary – Hobbies 踩單車 chai2 dan1 che1 try darn chair = Riding bicycle

Vocabulary – Hobbies 游水 yau4 seui2 yao soy = swimming

Vocabulary – Hobbies 行街 haang4 gaai1 hang guide = shopping

Vocabulary – Hobbies 睇書 tai2 syu1 tai shu = reading books

Vocabulary – Hobbies 訓覺 fan3 gaau3 fund gau = Sleeping

Vocabulary – Hobbies 睇電視 Tai2 din6 si6 Tai dean si = watching TV

Vocabulary – Hobbies 玩電腦 Waan4 din6 nou5 Wound dean low = Playing computer

Vocabulary – Hobbies 打機 da2 gei1 da gay = playing video games / computer games

Vocabulary – Hobbies 鋤D Cho4 Dee Chall D = Playing poker 玩啤牌 Waan4 pei4 paai4 Wound pair pie

Vocabulary – Hobbies hea / hae he 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

Vocabulary – Hobbies con corn - 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 saan1  All jone yee hang san  = I like hiking

Making Sentence  我唔鍾意唱歌  Ngo5 ng5 jung1 yi3 cheung3 go1  All 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 hei3  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?

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 練習 lin6 zaap6 Self-Practice

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 Introductory Mahjong

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 麻雀 ma4 jeuk2 ma cherk = Mahjong

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 筒子 tung4 ji2 tong G = Circle

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 索子 sok3 ji2 sock g = Bamboo

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 萬子 maan6 ji2 man g = Wan

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 番子 faan1 ji2 fan g

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 紅中 hung4 jung1 hong chong = Red Dragon (lit. red target)

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 發財 faat3 choi4 fat choy = Green Dragon (lit. become rich)

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 白板 baak6 baan2 bak ban = White Dragon (lit. white board)

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 花牌 fa1 paai2 fa pie

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 春 cheun1 chun = Spring

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 夏 ha6 ha = Summer

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 秋 chau1 chao = Autumn

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 冬 dung1 dong = Winter

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 梅 mui4 mui = plum blossom

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 蘭 laan4 lan = orchid

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 菊 guk1 gook = chrysanthemum

Vocabulary – Mahjong Terminology 竹 juk1 Choke = bamboo

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 5 活動 wut6 dung6 Activity