The Linguistics Society Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Revision for lesson 6

 唔錯啦。  Mh4 cho3 la1  Ng chor la.  = So far so good. B. Phrases – Casual Chat  最近點呀？  Jeui3 gan6 dim2 a3?  Joy gun dim ah?  = How are you lately? A.

Phrases – Shopping (General)  呢件衫幾錢呀 ?  Nei1 gin6 saam1 gei2 chin2 a3?  Lay geen sarm gay chin ah?  = How much does the shirt cost?  計平啲啦！  Gai3 peng4 di1 la1!  Guide pang d la!  = Make it cheaper!

Vocabulary - Idioms 竟然係咁 ging2 yin4 hai6 gam2 ging yin high gum = Oh really? 九唔搭八 gau2 mh4 daap3 baat3 gow ng darp bart = completely nonsense 三 ( 九 ) 唔識七 saam1 (gau2) mh4 sik1 chat1 sarm (gow) ng sick chat = completely stranger 佛都有火 fat6 dou1 yau5 fo2 fat dole yau for = intolerable anger

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Finals

LongShort Vowel (+endin g) Exampl e EnglishVowel (+endin g) Exampl e English o cho 錯 wrong oi ngoi 愛 love on hon 看 look ong tong 燙 scald ot hot 渴 thirsty ok gwok 國 country

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Basic Grammar II

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 More Verbs

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 可以 ho2 yi5 hor yee = can / to be able to

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 要 yiu3 yill = to want, to need

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 嚟 lai4 / lei4 lie = to come

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 整 jing2 jing = to make (something)

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 問 man6 mun = to ask

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 聽 teng1 tank = to listen, to hear

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 講 gong2 gong = to say, to speak

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 買 maai5 my = to buy

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 搵 wan2 one = to find

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 知道 ji1 dou3 g doe = to know

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 識 sik1 sick = to know how to

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 識聽 sik1 teng1 sick tank = to understand (a language)

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 識睇 sik1 tai2 sick tie = to know how to read (a language)

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 識講 sik1 gong2 sick gong = to know how to speak (a language)

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 學 hok6 hock = to learn

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 住 jyu6 ju = to live, to reside

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 住喺 jyu6 hai2 ju high = to live in / to live at

Vocabulary – Useful Verbs 明(白) ming4 (baak6) ming (bark) = to understand

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Making Sentences from Verbs

Positive Statement (S+V+O)  你 係 學生  Nei5 hai6 hok6 saang1  Lay high hock sang  = You are (a) student

Positive Statement (S+V+O)  佢地 食 嘢  Keui5 dei6 sik6 ye5  Kui day sick yeah  = They eat something

Positive Statement (S+V+O)  我 喺 科大  Ngo5 hai2 Fo1 Daai6  All high For Die  = I am at HKUST

Positive Statement (S+V+v+O)  我 識 講 廣東話  Ngo5 sik1 gong2 Gwong2 Dong1 Wa2  All sick gong Gong Dong Wa  = I know how to speak Cantonese * Compound Verbs

Negative Statement (S+!V+O)  佢 唔係 學生  Keui5 m̀4 hai6 hok6 saang1  Kui ng high hock sang  = He is not (a) student * !V means negation of V

Negative Statement (S+!V+v+O)  我 唔鍾意 睇 書  Ngo5 m̀4 jung1 yi3 tai2 syu1  All ng jone yee tie she  = I do not like reading books

Negative Statement (S+!V+O)  我 冇 嘢做  Ngo5 mou5 ye5 jou6  All mole yeah joe  = I don’t have things to do * Negation of 有 (have) is 冇

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Question Words

Vocabulary – Question Words 乜嘢 mat1 ye5 mud yeah = what

Vocabulary – Question Words 咩 me1 mea = what * Short form

Vocabulary – Question Words 邊 MW bin1 bin = which * Please refer to the notes of Lesson 4 for the list of MWs!

Vocabulary – Question Words 邊個 bin1 go3 bin gor = who / which one

Vocabulary – Question Words 邊位 bin1 wai2 bin why = who (polite) * May become impolite if said rudely

Vocabulary – Question Words 邊本 bin1 bun2 bin boon = which (book)

Vocabulary – Question Words 邊隻 bin1 jek3 bin jack = which (animal)

Vocabulary – Question Words 幾時 gei2 si4 gay see = when (which date, what time)

Vocabulary – Question Words 幾點 gei2 dim2 gay dim = what time

Vocabulary – Question Words 幾多 gei2 do1 gay dor = how many

Vocabulary – Question Words 點解 dim2 gaai2 dim guide = why

Vocabulary – Question Words 點(樣) dim2 (yeung2) dim (yong) = how

Vocabulary – Question Words 點做 dim2 jou6 dim joe = how to do

Vocabulary – Question Words 點講 dim2 gong2 dim gong = how to say

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Making Questions

Y/N Question (S+V!V+O?)  佢 係唔係 學生 ?  Keui5 hai6 m̀4 hai6 hok6 saang1 ?  Kui high ng high hock sang ?  = Is he (a) student ?

Y/N Question (S+V!V+O?)  你 食唔食 朱古力 ?  Nei5 sik6 m̀4 sik6 jyu1 gu1 lik1?  Lay sick ng sick ju goo lick ?  = Do you eat chocolate ?

Y/N Question (S+V!V+O?)  你 有冇 花生 ?  Nei5 yau5 mou5 fa1 sang1 ?  Lay yau mole fa sung ?  = Do you have peanuts ?

Y/N Question (S+V!V+O?)  呢架小巴 經唔經 彩虹 ?  Nei1 ga3 siu2 ba1 ging1 m̀4 ging1 Choi2 Hung4?  Lay ga seal ba ging ng ging Choi Hung?  = Is this minibus via Choi Hung ?

Y/N Question (S+V!V+v+O?)  你 鍾唔鍾意 食 朱古力 ?  Nei5 jung1 m4 jung1 yi3 sik6 jyu1 gu1 lik1?  Lay jone ng jone yee sick ju goo lick?  = Do you like eating chocolate ? * If the verb consists of 2+ words, only the first word is repeated in the form V!V

Y/N Question (S+V!V+v+O?)  你 識唔識 聽 英文 ?  Nei5 sik1 m̀4 sik1 teng1 ying1 man2?  Lay sick ng sick teng ying man?  lit. Do you know how to listen English?  = Do you know English

Wh Question (S+V+QW?)  佢 係 邊個 ?  Keui5 hai6 bin1 go3 ?  Kui high bin gor ?  = Who is he ? * The QW takes the position of subject / object if it is what you want to ask

Wh Question (S+V+QW?)  你 做 乜嘢 ?  Nei5 jou6 mat1 ye5 ?  Lay joe mud yeah ?  = What do you do ? * The QW takes the position of subject / object if it is what you want to ask

Wh Question (QW+V+v+O?)  邊個 鍾意 飲 可樂 ?  Bin1 go3 jung1 yi3 yam2 ho2 lok6 ?  Bin gor jone yee yum hor lock ?  = Who likes to drink Coca Cola? * The QW takes the position of subject / object if it is what you want to ask

Wh Question (S+QW+V+O?)  你 點樣 整 蛋糕 ?  Nei5 dim2 yeung2 jing2 daan6 gou1?  Lay dim yong jing darn go?  = How do you make cakes? * When both object and subject exists, the QW is usually placed after subject

Wh Question (S+QW+V+O?)  你 幾點 去學 廣東話 ?  Nei5 gei2 dim2 heui3 hok6 Gwong2 Dong1 Wa2?  Lay gay dim hui hock Gong Dong Wa?  = What time do you go to learn Cantonese? * When both object and subject exists, the QW is usually placed after subject

Wh Question (QW+S+V+O?)  點解 你 要學 廣東話 ?  Dim2 gaai2 nei5 yiu3 hok6 Gwong2 Dong1 Wa2?  Dim guy lay yill hock Gong Dong Wa?  = Why do you need to learn Cantonese? * One exception: “Why” is put at the front

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Holidays and Festivals in Hong Kong

= New Year (Jan 1) Vocabulary – Festivals 新年 san1 nin4 sun lean

= Lunar New Year Vocabulary – Festivals 農曆新年 nung4 lik6 san1 nin4 lone lick sun lean

= Ching Ming Festival (Apr 4-5) Vocabulary – Festivals 清明 ching1 ming4 ching ming

= Tuen Ng Festival Vocabulary – Festivals 端午 dyun1 ḿ 4 duen ng

= Mid-autumn Festival Vocabulary – Festivals 中秋 jung1 chau1 jone chow

lit. Winter Comes = Winter Solstice (Dec 22-23) Vocabulary – Festivals 冬至 dung1 ji3 done jee

= Christmas Vocabulary – Festivals 聖誕 sing3 daan3 sing darn

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 Superstition

= To worship god Vocabulary – Superstition 拜神 Baai3 san4 Buy son

= Kau cim Vocabulary – Superstition 求簽 Kau4 chim1 Kao chim

= Villian Hitting Vocabulary – Superstition 打小人 Da2 siu2 yan4 Da shield yan

= To burn clothes Vocabulary – Superstition 燒衣 Siu1 yi1 Shield E

= To commemorate a dead person at his grave Vocabulary – Superstition 拜山 Baai3 saan1 Buy sand

= To celebrate Lunar New Year Vocabulary – Superstition 拜年 Baai3 nin4 Buy lin

= To row dragon boat Vocabulary – Superstition 爬龍舟 Pa4 lung4 jau1 Pa lone Jao

= To have meal together to celebrate Lunar New Year Vocabulary – Superstition 食團年飯 Sik6 tyun4 nin4 faan6 Sick tuen nin fan

Cantonese Course 2007 Lesson 7 活動 wut6 dung6 Activity