Free Cantonese Chinese Lessons
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These Cantonese Chinese lessons have been designed to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational skills. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| English: | This | |
| Chinese: | nee |
| English: | Here | |
| Chinese: | nee doh | |
| Literally: | this place |
| English: | That | |
| Chinese: | goh |
| English: | There | |
| Chinese: | goh doh | |
| Literally: | that place |
| English: | To be located | |
| Chinese: | hie |
| English: | It's here | |
| Chinese: | hie nee do | |
| Literally: | located this place |
| English: | Is it here? | |
| Chinese: | hie-hm-hie hie nee doh ah | |
| Literally: | it is-not-is located here +? |
| English: | It's over there | |
| Chinese: | hie goh doh | |
| Literally: | located that place |
| English: | He is over there | |
| Chinese: | keui hie goh doh | |
| Literally: | he located that place |
| English: | She is at my place | |
| Chinese: | keui hie ngoh doh | |
| Literally: | she located my place |
| English: | Which | |
| Chinese: | been |
| English: | Which person | |
| Chinese: | been goh yan ah | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| The word placed between which and person in the last phrase is a measure word, similar to a or an in English. We'll discuss measure words later. |
| English: | Where | |
| Chinese: | been doh | |
| Literally: | which place |
| English: | Where are we? (e.g. useful when on a train/bus trip) | |
| Chinese: | nee-doh hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | here is where / here located which place +? |
| English: | Where is it? | |
| Chinese: | hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | located which place +? |
| English: | You going where | |
| Chinese: | nay houe been doh ah | |
| Literally: | you going where +? |
| English: | Where are you from? | |
| Chinese: | nay hie been doh yan ah | |
| Literally: | you are which place person +? |
| English: | Where is he? | |
| Chinese: | keui hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | he located where +? |
| English: | Friend | |
| Chinese: | pung yau |
| English: | Where is your friend? | |
| Chinese: | nay pung yau hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | you friend located where +? |
| English: | Your friend is here | |
| Chinese: | nay pung yau hie nee doh | |
| Literally: | your friend located here |
| English: | Your friend is there | |
| Chinese: | nay dee pung-yau hie goh doh | |
| Literally: | your friends located there |
| In this phrase, the word after you is a measure word that comes before uncounted plural or uncountable nouns. We'll discuss measure words soon. |