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: | To eat | |
| Chinese: | sic |
| English: | Rice | |
| Chinese: | fahn |
| English: | Eat a meal | |
| Chinese: | sic fahn | |
| Literally: | eat rice |
| English: | I am eating | |
| Chinese: | ngoh sic-gun fahn | |
| Literally: | I eating rice |
| The verb extension that you heard in that phrase helps to indicate that the action of the verb is currently taking place |
| English: | (Verb extension for current action) | |
| Chinese: | gun |
| English: | Would like to... | |
| Chinese: | seung |
| English: | I would like to eat (a meal) | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung sic fahn | |
| Literally: | I would like to eat |
| English: | I would like to eat something (e.g. a snack) | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung sic yeh | |
| Literally: | I would like to eat something |
| English: | Would you like to eat a meal? | |
| Chinese: | nay seung hm seung sic fahn ah | |
| Literally: | you want-not-want to eat rice +? |
| English: | Would you like to have a snack? | |
| Chinese: | nay seung hm sueng sic yut-dee yeh ah | |
| Literally: | you want-not-want to eat a little something +? |
| English: | Where do you want to go to eat? | |
| Chinese: | nay seung houe been doh sic ah | |
| Literally: | you want to go where to eat +? |
| English: | I would like to eat here | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung hie nee doh sic | |
| Literally: | I would like located here to eat |
| English: | Would you like to eat at my place? | |
| Chinese: | nay seung hm seung hie ngoh doh sic ah | |
| Literally: | you want-not-want located my place to eat +? |
| English: | Chinese restaurant | |
| Chinese: | dzau lau | |
| Literally: | wine building |
| English: | I would like to go to a restaurant to eat | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung houe dzau-lau sic | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Where is the restaurant? | |
| Chinese: | dzau-lau hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | restaurant located where +? |
| English: | To wash | |
| Chinese: | sie |
| English: | Face | |
| Chinese: | meen |
| English: | I would like to wash my face | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung sie-meen | |
| Literally: | I would like to wash face |
| English: | Hands | |
| Chinese: | sau |
| English: | I would like to wash my hands | |
| Chinese: | ngoh seung sie sau | |
| Literally: | I would like to wash hands |
| English: | Restroom | |
| Chinese: | sie sau gahn | |
| Literally: | wash hands area |
| English: | Where is the restroom? | |
| Chinese: | sie-sau-gahn hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | restroom located where |
| English: | Excuse me, where is the restroom? | |
| Chinese: | tzayng mun, sie-sau-gahn hie been-doh ah | |
| Literally: | may I ask, restroom located where +? |
| English: | Do you want to go to the restroom? | |
| Chinese: | nay seung-hm-seung houe sie-sau-gahn ah | |
| Literally: | you want-not-want to go to restroom +? |
| English: | Toilets | |
| Chinese: | tchee soh |
| English: | Where are the toilets? | |
| Chinese: | tchee soh hie been doh ah | |
| Literally: | toilets located where +? |