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: | This car | |
| Chinese: | nee gah tchay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | That | |
| Chinese: | goh |
| English: | That car | |
| Chinese: | goh gah tchay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | That person | |
| Chinese: | goh goh yan | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | To like / to be fond of | |
| Chinese: | johng-yee |
| English: | I like this car | |
| Chinese: | ngoh johng-yee nee gah tchay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like you | |
| Chinese: | ngoh johng-yee nay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like China | |
| Chinese: | ngoh johng-yee johng-gwohk | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like this place | |
| Chinese: | ngoh johng-yee nee doh | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| For verbs like this one that consist of two words, to ask questions you place only the first word into the beginning of the positive negative construction. |
| English: | Do you like it? | |
| Chinese: | nay johng-hm-johng yee ah | |
| Literally: | you like / not like as +? |
| English: | Do you like this place? | |
| Chinese: | nay johng-hm-johng yee nee doh ah | |
| Literally: | you like/don't like this place +? |
| English: | Do you like Hong Kong? | |
| Chinese: | nay johng-hm-johng yee heung-gahng ah | |
| Literally: | you like/don't like Hong Kong +? |
| English: | Yes (affirmative answer) | |
| Chinese: | johng-yee | |
| Literally: | like |
| English: | No | |
| Chinese: | hm johng-yee | |
| Literally: | not like |
| English: | Do you like that car? | |
| Chinese: | nay johng-hm-johng yee goh gah tchay ah | |
| Literally: | you like-not-like that car +? |
| English: | Which | |
| Chinese: | been |
| English: | Which car | |
| Chinese: | been gah tchay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Who | |
| Chinese: | been goh yan | |
| Literally: | which person |
| English: | Who do you like? | |
| Chinese: | nay johng-yee been goh yan ah | |
| Literally: | you like which person +? |
| English: | To cook | |
| Chinese: | djew |
| English: | I like to cook | |
| Chinese: | ngoh johng-yee djew fahn | |
| Literally: | I like to cook rice |
| English: | I'm cooking | |
| Chinese: | ngoh djew-gun fahn | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | What are you cooking? | |
| Chinese: | nay djew-gun mut-yeh ah | |
| Literally: | you cooking what +? |
| English: | I like it very much (e.g. to compliment food) | |
| Chinese: | ngoh hoh johng-yee | |
| Literally: | I very much like |
| English: | I don't like it very much | |
| Chinese: | ngoh hm hie hoh johng-yee | |
| Literally: | I not is very much like |