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# Learning Cantonese using bastardised pinyin | |
# Cantonese pronunciation : English phrase | |
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ng goi: please/thank you (in shops etc) | |
dor dze: thank you (someone has just done something nice for you) | |
ngaw seung...: I would like... | |
ngaw seung leung go bear-tzhao: I would like 2 beers. | |
faai: fast | |
faai-di!: faster | |
marn: slow | |
marn-di!: slower | |
tze-saw hai bin?: where is the toilet? | |
...hai bin?: where is...? | |
tze-saw: toilet | |
tow ng tow-or?: are you hungry? (lit: hungry, not hungry?) | |
tow-or:hungry | |
tong ng tong?: is it sore? (lit: sore, not sore?) | |
tong: sore | |
ge dor tseen?: how much money? | |
tseen: money | |
ngaw ho gouy: i am (very) tired | |
I am...: ngaw ho... | |
gouy: tired | |
sei chung: dead stupid (lit.) | |
ssiing: smart | |
lei ho leng: you are pretty | |
leng lui: pretty girl | |
huui lei ging zhao deem: go to the charterhouse hotel | |
huui...: go to... | |
lei ging (zhao deem): charterhouse (hotel) | |
ho ging!: very good | |
chung leung: shower | |
fun gao: i'm in bed | |
fun | |
sin kay (yat, yi, sam): (mon,tues, wednes) day | |
(yat, yi, sam) yeut: jan, feb, march | |
siew siew: a little of... | |
ho daw: a lot of... | |
dai mei: last | |
yeet:hot | |
dong: cold |
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