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Handout 2-1: Standalone Vocabulary Sheet |
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Written by Taospark
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 |
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Vocabulary
Cantonese pronunciation in italics are the formal LSHK (Linguistic Society of Hong Kong) romanization of the word.
| English Word |
Toisanese Word |
Cantonese Word |
Traditional Chinese |
Simplified Chinese |
| I/me (Mine) |
GNOI (-GOI) |
gnaw (-gŭ) |
我 |
我 |
| You (Your/Yours) |
NĀ (-GOI) |
nā (-gŭ) |
您 |
您 |
| We/Us (Ours) |
GNAW.MAWN (-GOI) |
waw.moon (-gŭ) |
我們 |
我们 |
| She/He formal (Him/His/Her/Hers) |
HŎ-MŬN (-GOI) |
Tŏ-moon (-gŭ) |
她/他 |
她/他 |
| It/They/Them informal(Their/Theirs) |
QOOI (-GOI) |
qūī (-gŭ) |
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| It/They/Them formal (Their/Theirs) |
HŎ-MŬN (-GOI) |
Tŏ-moon (-gŭ) |
他/他們 |
他/他们 |
| Please formal |
M'GOY |
M'goi
m4'goi1 |
唔該。 |
唔该。 |
| Excuse Me/Sorry formal* |
M'HAU' YĒ XLCĒ. |
m'ho yi si.
m4'hou2 ji3 si3. |
唔好意思。
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唔好意思。 |
| *Also can mean You're Welcome (Literally means "No offense") |
| Thank You |
AW DĒŎH. |
Dau jeah.
do1 ze6. |
多謝。
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多谢。 |
| Thank You |
DĒŎH DĒŎH. |
Jeah jeah.
ze6 ze6. |
謝謝。
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谢谢。 |
| Thank You (when receiving a gift) |
GŬM-DEŎH. |
gum jeah.
gam2 ze6. |
感謝。
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感谢。 |
| You're welcome |
M'SOI |
m'soi
m4'soi. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 December 2008 )
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