Daily Sentence Pattern

Daily Sentence Patterns
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have ..................................................................................................................................... 3
not have .............................................................................................................................. 3
Do you have ?.................................................................................................................. 4
Do you have ? (in a shop) .............................................................................................. 5
Do you sell ? .................................................................................................................... 5
Where can I buy ?........................................................................................................... 6
Where may I get ? .......................................................................................................... 7
Is there a here? ............................................................................................................. 7
Is there a near here?.................................................................................................... 8
Where is the ................................................................................................................... 9
on the floor...................................................................................................................... 9
How to get to the ? ....................................................................................................... 10
be........................................................................................................................................ 10
not be................................................................................................................................. 11
Are you ? ........................................................................................................................ 12
How about ? (suggestions for time).......................................................................... 13
How about ? (suggestions for something)............................................................... 13
How about going out to ? ........................................................................................... 14
How about taking ? .................................................................................................... 15
How about at ?............................................................................................................. 16
How about ? .................................................................................................................. 16
How ? .............................................................................................................................. 17
How many /much? (quantity) ..................................................................................... 17
How much ? (price)....................................................................................................... 18
will ..................................................................................................................................... 19
will not .............................................................................................................................. 19
Will you? ........................................................................................................................... 20
Do you?.............................................................................................................................. 20
dont................................................................................................................................... 21
can ..................................................................................................................................... 21
cannot ............................................................................................................................... 22
May I?/ Can you ? ...................................................................................................... 22
know (a fact) .................................................................................................................... 23
know where is.............................................................................................................. 24
know (a person) ............................................................................................................... 24
can (capability of doing something)............................................................................ 25
be very............................................................................................................................... 26
be not / be not very (negative)....................................................................................... 26
too ...................................................................................................................................... 28
like ..................................................................................................................................... 28
like to eat or drink ...................................................................................................... 29
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42. like to do ....................................................................................................................... 29

43. dont like ........................................................................................................................... 30
44. feel / think......................................................................................................................... 30
45. dont feel / dont think .................................................................................................... 31
46. out of order....................................................................................................................... 32
47. broken/ worn out ............................................................................................................. 32
48. Something is wrong with............................................................................................... 33
49. lost ..................................................................................................................................... 34
50. Please help me ............................................................................................................. 34
51. What is your name?........................................................................................................ 35
52. I am called .................................................................................................................... 35
53. My surname is ............................................................................................................. 36
54. have to............................................................................................................................... 36
55. take (transportation) ...................................................................................................... 36
56. tell .............................................................................................................................. 37
57. Verbs - positive ................................................................................................................ 38
58. Verbs - negative............................................................................................................... 39
59. Do you ? (present) ......................................................................................................... 41
60. Did you ? (past) ............................................................................................................. 41
61. Have you gone ? (perfect) ........................................................................................... 42
62. Will / Would you? (future or willingness)................................................................. 43
63. Revision Exercises .......................................................................................................... 44
Glossaries: English to Cantonese........................................................................................... 63
The end of the book .................................................................................................................. 72
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1.
have
3.
Do you have ?
1)
I have money
1)
Do (you) have an ID card?
ngh yuh chn

I
2)
have
yuh muh snsn-fn - jing
money
I have small change.

ngh yuh sansan-j
I
3)
have
scatter paper(bank note)
You have pens

nih/bt
you
_________________________________________
2)
Does he have any money?

kuih
pen
yuh muh
he
4)
my
3)
friend
status
not have
chn
money
a?
PRT?
Do you have any luggage?

nih / hhnghhng-lih___________________________________
2.
not have
1)
I dont have any money
you
ngh muh chn
5)
I
not have
money
Cantonese will not say any in negative sentences.
luggage
Does Peter have a reservation?

Peter/dehng wi
Peter / book
I dont have any kids
6)
ngh muh saisai-mnmn-ji

not have
_________________________________________
problem
4)
Do (you) have any problems?

mahnmahn-tih
certificate
___________________________________________________
3)
have
My friend has an ID card

ngh phngphng-yuh / snsn-fnfn- jing
2)
a?
have not have

status
certificate
PRT?
-nih means you could be put at the very beginning. However, because it is always understood,
most of the time, nih is omitted
-generally speaking, when people try to be more polite, they say nih, otherwise people skip it and
it sounds more casual.
-Cantonese use this A-not-A pattern for Yes/No questions.
-The typical answer here is have yuh or not have muh
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
place
Do you have beer? (in a restaurant)

bb-ju _______________________________________
kids
beer
-in restaurants or shops, people skip you nih very often. If you want to say it, remember to say
nih deih (plural form of you) but not just nih (singular form of you)
He doesnt has time

kuih /sh/sh-gaan____________________________________
gaan____________________________________
he
4)
time
7)
Do you have fried noodles? (in a restaurant)

chauchau-mihn _____________________________________
We dont have any books
stir-fry noodles
nghngh-deih / sy____________________________________
we
books
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8)
Do you have BBQ pork with rice? (in a restaurant)
2)
chch-susu-faahn_______________________________________
BBQ pork
9)
Do you sell batteries?

yuh muh dihndihn-sm
rice
have not have
Do you have Whisky?
3)
maaih
battery
a?
sell
PRT?
Do you sell this one?
wiwi-sihsih-gi _________________________________________
nn-go ______________________________________________
4.
Do you have ? (in a shop)
this MW
-the MW go has to be changed accordingly depends on the object you mention. Because different
objects may take different MWs. However if you do not know the appropriate MW for that object,
you just feel free to use go, because it is the most general MW and people will understand.
1)
Do you have a larger one?

yuh muh daaihdaaih-d
4)
ga / a?
have
not have
large er
-you can treat d
d
d means more
job
5)
2)
Do you sell handcrafts?

gnggng-ngaihngaih-bn
PRT?
Do you have a smaller one?
art
Do you sell souvenirs?

geigei-nihmnihm-bn
saisai-d _____________________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
things
memory
_____________________________________
things
small er
3)
Do you have a blue one?

lahmlahm-sk
blue
4)
colour
6.
Where can I buy ?
1)
Where can I buy this one?

bnbn-douh yuh n go
where
Do you have a black one?

hakhak-sk
black
5)
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
colour
2)
phngphng-d
maaih
this MW
a?
sell
PRT?
Watson's sells this

WtWt-ShnShn-S yuh nn-go
maaih
Watson's
have
this MW
sell
Its a typical long answer. You can notice that the order of questions and answers are always the same
in Cantonese.
Do you have a cheaper one?

cheap
have
_________________________________________
er
3)
* * * * *
Where can I buy this book?

nn-bn sy __________________________________
this MW
5.
Do you sell ?
1)
Do you sell maps ?

yuh muh deihdeih-tuh
have not have
ground diagram
4)
maaih
sell
book
Where can I buy this brand?

nn-go paihpaih-j
a?
this MW
PRT?
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__________________________________
brand
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3)
7.
Where may I get ?
1)
Where can I got a barber shop?

bnbn-douh yuh
where
2)
have
barber
shop
yuh,
exchange
a?
PRT?
4)
___________________________________
5)
car
ground
Is there a canteen?
faahnfaahn-thng ________________________________________
________________________________________
shops
rice
hall
- quite often, Hong Kong people say the English canteen instead of faahn thng
Where may I get a book store

sysy-gk
________________________________________
9.
books bureau
5)
Is there a car park here?

stop
gg-dngdng-pu ___________________________________
___________________________________
4)
g - douh
thngthng-chch-chuhng ___________________________________
shop
Where may I get an antique shop?

antique
hi
have ,
at
there place
-a typical answer
-because the question is have not have?, people have to answer not have muh or have yuh
instead of yes or no. Actually people dont have the word which means yes or no.
Where may I get a money exchange shop?

jaujau-wuhnwuhn-dim
3)
fifi-faatfaat-pu
Yes, its over there
1)
Where may I get a stationery shop

mhnmhn-geuihgeuih-pu
stationery
Is there a wash room near here?

fuhfuh-gahn yuh muh sisi-susu-gan a?
____________________________________
nearby
have not have
wash room
-use in an outdoor situation but not in an indoor situation
shops
* * * * *
Is there a near here?
2)
Is there a telephone near here?

fuhfuh-gahn yuh muh
8.
1)
Is there a here?
here
have not have
-use in indoor situation
2)
nearby
Is there a telephone here?

(nn-douh)
douh) yuh muh dihndihn-w
telephone
3)
a?
not have
dihndihn-w
telephone
a?
PRT?
Is there a automatic teller machine near here?

draw
4)
money machine
Is there a post office near here?

yuhyuh-gk __________________________________________
hh-hu yiyi-si, (n(n-douh) muh dihndihn-w

here
have not have
tih - fn - gi ______________________________________
______________________________________
PRT?
Im sorry, there is no telephone here.

sorry ,
-a typical answer
PRT?
post bureau
telephone
5)
Is there a police station near here?

chaichai-gn __________________________________________
police station
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4)
___________________________________________________
10. Where is the

1)
Where is the washroom?

sisi-susu-gan
hi
bnbn-douh
5)
a?
1)
hi ytyt-lu
wash hands room
1st
at
live
12. How to get to the ?
The washroom is on the 1st floor?

sisi-susu-gan
We live on the 23rd floor

jyuh ______________________________________________
wash hands room

at
where
PRT?
-They put the words order of the question in this way because in a statement or an answer (see below),
the order is this. In Cantonese the word orders of a question and a statement is the same. It is quite
different from English, where the question word must be at the very beginning.
2)
They are on the 16th floor
How to get to the Grand Hyatt Hotel?

dmdm-yung heui
floor
how
3)
Where is the taxi station?

dkdk-s - jaahm
taxi
____________________________________
2)
Grand Hyatt
Where is the information desk?

sunsun-mahnmahn-chyu
enquiry
3)
__________________________________
ground
* * * * *
Its on the 5th floor
hi gh - lu
at
5th floor
5 should be pronounced as gh instead of h. However because most people say h and it is
generally accepted.
13. be
1)
I am an American
ngh haih MihMih-GwokGwok-yhn
I
Its on the 2nd floor

___________________________________________________
3)
centre
fi -gi - chuhng____________________________________
place
11. on the floor
2)
PRT?
How to get to the airport

fly machine
1)
a?
JngJng-Sm_____________________________
convention exhibition
4)
hotel
How to get to the HK convention and exhibition centre

Wuih - Jn
station
GwnGwn-Yuht juju-dim
go
2)
She is on the ground floor
be
the USA
people
She is my colleague
kuih
haih
haih
she
be
ngh
thngthng-sih
my
colleague
deih
deih-h ____________________________________________
3)
ground floor
You are Chinese

nih / JngJng-GwokGwok-yhn______________________________
you
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China
person
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4)
They are my friends
2)
kuihkuih-deih / ngh phngphng-yuh_________________________

they
5)
my
kuih
friends
3)
gmgm-yaht/lihyaht/lih-baaibaai-yih ______________________________
6)
4)
Mary is not Canadian

person
He is not my husband
kuih /ngh snsn-san
san
Saturday
he
my
________________________________
husband
15. Are you ?
9th month
1)
today
you
________________________________
number
2)
not
no.
3)
__________________________________________________
be
China
haih h haih
she
gmgm-yaht / sahpsahp-yuht baatbaat-houh

10th month
be
a?
people
PRT
Is she your friend?

kuih
Today is the 8th October

today
Are you Chinese?

nih haih h haih JngJng-GwokGwok-yhn
Today is the 8th

gmgm-yaht / baatbaat-houh
be
not
nih phngphng-yuh
be
your
friend
a?
PRT
Are they American?

kuihkuih-deih /Mih/Mih-GwokGwok-yhn_________________________
they
the USA
person
It is 5:30 now
yhyh-g / ghgh-dmdm-bun
now
________________________________
4)
oclock half
Is he your boy friend?

kuih / nih nahmnahm-phngphng-yuh _______________________
he
14. not be
1)
wife
It is September now
now
10)
taaitaai-tai
my
Canada
yhyh-g / gugu-yuht___________________________________
9)
ngh
be
Mary/ GG-NhNh-DaaihDaaih-yhn___________________________
Tomorrow is Saturday
tomorrow
8)
not
Tuesday
tngtng-yaht / lihlih-baaibaai-luhk ___________________________
7)
h haih
she
Today is Tuesday
today
She is not my wife
5)
be
friend
Is she your girl friend?

she
ngh h haih YngYng-GwokGwok-yhn

not
male
kuih / nih nuihnuih-phngphng-yuh _______________________
I am not British
I
your
British
your
female
friend
people
6)
Is this dress better?

nn-tuh kwhn / huhu-d ______________________________
this MW
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dress
good er (better)
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7)
Is this cheaper?
nn-go/phnggo/phng-d
this MW cheap
8)
_____________________________________
something)
1)
er
chh hu h hu a?
tea
Is this brand better?

nn-go paihpaih-j / huhu-d________________________________
this
brand
2)
better
3)
hu h hu a?
a?
4)
doll
____________________________________
____________________________________
5)
6)
Sunday
no need PRT,
How about on next Monday 4:00?

lihlih-baaibaai-yt
Monday
1)
4 oclock
How about going out to a movie?

(heui)
heui) ti hei
go
watch movie
-suggestions for going out
Its fine, no problem

,
hh-gi
thanks for help or service
18. How about going out to ?
seisei-dm
__________________________________________________
hu
please
No, thanks
h si la,
__________________________________________________
next
noodle
Yes, please
fine PRT,
lihlih-baaibaai-yaht
hahhah-go
instant eat
hu , hh-gi
How about on this Sunday?

this MW
jkjk-sihksihk-mihn
noodle
__________________________________________________
oclock half
nn-go
How about fast food noodles?

gnggng-jiji-mihn /
How about 3:30 ?

samsam-dmdm-bun
5)
How about coffee?

gaga-f ______________________________________________
tomorrow
good not good PRT?
-For making suggestions, say what you suggest first, then say hu h hu a? at the end.
4)
_________________________________________
water
How about tomorrow?

tngtng-yaht
3)
PRT?
How about plain water?

clear
16. How about ? (suggestions for time)
2)
good not good
chng sui
* * * * *
1)
How about tea?
(muh mahn tih)
2)
good (fine) PRT,

no
problem
When somebody asks How about ? people could answer in this way
hu h hu a?
a?
good not good
PRT?
How about going out to have dinner?

sihk faahn
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
eat
rice
-unless people want to emphasis, they wont say dinner: mahn faahn
17. How about ? (suggestions for

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3)
How about going out to have dance?

tiutiu-muh
_________________________________________
jump dance(its a noun here but not a verb)

they call tiutiu-muh is a verb-object compound. muh itself is a noun here, when it combines with
jump tiu, tiu muh becomes the verb of dance in English.
4)
How about going out to hike?
5)
3)
dng hu h hu a?
door opening
wait
good not good
PRT?
How about at your home?

nih kk-ki _______________________________________
stuff
your
home
21. How about ?
stuff
1)
How about you?

nih
How about taking a taxi?
2)
(daap) dk
dkk-s hu h hu a?
take
taxi
good not good
suggestions for transportation
dm
you
19. How about taking ?
a?
a?
how
PRT?
I go to TST, how about you?

ngh heui
heui JmJm-SS-Jui, nih
PRT?
3)
How about taking the MTR?
go
TST
Peter
ground iron
4)
How about taking a minibus?
dm
you
a?
a?
how
PRT?
Peter is sick, how about him?

Peter be
behnghng-j,
deihdeih-tit___________________________________________
3)
PRT?
How about going out to eat something?

eat
2)
good not good
How about waiting at the doorway?

at
sihk yh____________________________________________
1)
ngh gnggng-s hu h hu a?
a?
at
my
company
-suggestions for a place
(hi) mhnmhn- hu
ym yh____________________________________________
6)
How about at my office?

(hi)
hi)
mountain
How about going out to drink something?

drink
1)
2)
hahnghahng-san_______________________________________
walk
20. How about at ?
sick
ed,
kuih
he
dm
a?
a?
how
PRT?
How about this matter?

nn-gihn sih _________________________________________
_________________________________________
susu-b___________________________________________
b___________________________________________
this MW matter
small bus
5)
How about this project?

nn-go project________________________________________
this MW project
-most of the time, Hong Kong people say the English project instead of the Cantonese words
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6)
How about the meeting?
3)
How many kids? (expect the quantity is small)
go wi___________________________________________
gi d
MW meeting
how many
MW
kids
Here the MW is used, means the speaker expect the number of children should be small.
go saisai-mnmn-ji
* * * * *
4)
thngthng-sih______________________________________
22. How ?
1)
noih
how
2)
colleagues
How long does it take?

gi
a?
long(for time, not for length)
5)
PRT?
MW colleagues
How far?
6)
computers
7)
How tall is Peter?
How many computers? (expect the quantity is small)

bouh dihndihn-nuh___________________________________
(Cantonese order: Peter how tall?)
MW
gu________________________________________________
5)
How many computers? (expect the quantity is large)

dihndihn-nuh___________________________________
How tall?
gu________________________________________________
4)
How many colleagues? (expect the quantity is small)

go thngthng-sih______________________________________
yhn_______________________________________________
3)
How many colleagues? (expect the quantity is large)
How many?
computers
24. How much ? (price)
d_________________________________________________
1)
How much?
gi (do
(do)
do) chn a ?
how
much
money
PRT?
23. How many /much? (quantity)

1)
2)
How much salt?

gi
d yhm
nn-go gi chn a ?
a?
this MW
how
much
salt
PRT?
-because salt is uncountable, it doesnt take any MW.
3)
2)
How many people ? (expect the quantity is large)

gi d
yhn
How much is this one?

how
money
PRT?
How much is this dress?

nn-tuh kwhn_______________________________________
a?
this MW
dress
how many
people PRT?
In questions, if the speaker expect the number of the answer is large, usually more then ten, no MW is
used and vice versa.
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4)
How much is this watch?
3)
nn-jek susu-bu_____________________________________
this MW
5)
kuihkuih-deih / tng nih gng___________________________
hand watch
they
listen
you
say
How much is the fare?

chch-fai____________________________________________
27. Will you?
car expense
6)
They wont listen to you
1)
Will you go to Europe?

nih
How much in total?
wih h wih heui uu-Ju
a?
I
will not will
go
Europe
PRT
-the typical short answers are will wih or not will h wih
-dont like English, in yes/no question, the answers always start with yes or no
ytyt-guhng_________________________________________
* * * * *
2)
nih / maih ______________________________________

______________________________________
25. will
1)
you
I will go to France
ngh wih heui FaatFaat-Gwok
I
2)
Will you buy it?
will
go
3)
France
buy
Will they come?

kuihkuih-deih / lih _____________________________________
they
I will practice Cantonese
come
ngh / lihnlihn-jaahp GwngGwng-DngDng-W

I
practice
Cantonese
28. Do you?
__________________________________________________
3)
1)
nih
I will do my homework
do homework
2)
a?
Do you buy?
you
buy
I will not go to New Zealand

ngh h wih heui NuNu-SiSi-Lahn
I
2)
uu-Ju
nih / maih ______________________________________
26. will not

1)
heui h heui
I
go not go
Europe
PRT
-the typical short answer are go heui or not go h heui.
ngh / jouh gnggng-fo__________________________________

I
Do you go to Europe?
not will
go
3)
Do they come?
kuihkuih-deih / lih____________________________________
New Zealand
they
come
-come could be pronounced as lih or lih
She wont believe you

kuih / seunseun-nih ___________________________________
she
believe
you
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29. dont
31. cannot
1)
1)
I dont eat meat

ngh
sihk
not
eat
2)
yuhk
h h yh
meat
not
I dont go to Japan
2)
ngh / heui YahtYaht-Bn_______________________________

I
3)
go
3)
cigarette
yngyng-sung
can
take photo
(You) cant come in

enter come
She doesnt eat salad
4)
kuih/ sihk ss-lut__________________________________

eat
yn
yahpyahp-lih___________________________________________
this MW clothes
she
eat
(You) cant take photos

not
jngjng-yi nn-gihn sam___________________________

sam___________________________
4)
sihk
can
h h yh
Japan
I dont like this clothes

like
(You) cant smoke
(You) cant go out

chutchut-heui__________________________________________
heui__________________________________________
salad
out
go
* * * * *
32. May I?/ Can you ?
30. can
1)
1)
You can smoke here

nn-douh
h yh
here
2)
h h hh-yh sisi-hh a?
sihk
can
May I try it?
eat
yn
can not can

try a while PRT ?
-the answer may be can hh-yh or not can h hh-yh
cigarette
2)
(You) can stay here
Can we change it to Tuesday?

gi
nih/luh hi douh___________________________________
you
3)
stay
at
change/correct
Tuesday
-here you could also say gi lih-baai-yih dk h dk a?
-say your request first then say dk h dk a? at the end
here
(You) can take away

lng ju____________________________________________
take
lihlih-baaibaai-yih ________________________________
leave/away
3)
May I take a look at it ?

ti
hh __________________________________________
__________________________________________
look a while
4)
May I smoke here?

n douh sihk yn_______________________________________
here
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eat cigarette
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5)
May I take photos here?

yng
sung__________________________________________
take image photos
6)
34. know where is

1)
ngh
ti dihndihn-sih___________________________________________
TV
2)
3)
j
know
at
where
ChekChek-Chyh hi bnbn-douh
know
Stanley
at
where
I know where your home is.

nih kk-ki
I know this matter

ngh
washroom
I know where Stanley is

I
33. know (a fact)
sisi-susu-gan hi bnbn-douh
know
ngh
* * * * *
1)
May I watch TV? (a child speak to his mother)

watch
I know where the wash room is
your
_____________________________________
home
n gihn sih
4)
this MW matter
I know where your office is

nih gnggng-s _____________________________________
2)
I know who Clinton is

ngh
I
ngh
I
3)
j
know
j
know
your
company
HakHak-LhmLhm-Deuhn haih bnbn-go

Clinton
bnbn-go
be
5)
who
haih HakHak-LhmLhm-Deuhn
who
be
I dont know where the telephone is

dihndihn-w
Clinton
_________________________________________
electric speak
You dont know this matter
6)
h j / n gihn sih _________________________________
I dont know where the MTR station is

deihdeih-tittit-jaahm
____________________________________
____________________________________
dont know this MW matter
4)
I know today is Sunday

sngsng-kihkih-yaht /lih/lih-baaibaai-yaht______________________________
Sunday
/
Sunday
-both sngsng-kihkih-yaht and lihlih-baaibaai-yaht are equally common and the former one is a little bit more
formal.
5)
35. know (a person)

1)
2)
I know Mary is your colleague
ngh
sk
know
Peter
Peter
I know him
__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
6)
I know Peter
3)
I know who your wife is
I know his father

bh
bh-b_____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
papa
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4)
I know your boss

bb-s _____________________________________________
37. be very
boss
1)
I am very hungry
ngh
36. can (capability of doing something)

1)
I can cook
ngh
sk
2)
know
jyjy-faahn
cook rice
2)
he
ngh / gng susu-su GwngGwng-DngDng-W

/
speak little little
Cantonese
3)
___________________________________________________
hu
yuhyuh-chn
very
have money
Your friend is very fat

nih phngphng-yuh/ fih_______________________________
your
3)
tuhtuh-ngoh
ngoh
He is very rich
kuih
I can speak a little bit of Cantonese

I
hu
I
very
hungry
-as a habit, people would add a modifier before an adjective. If there is no such modifier, they add
hu, means very before an adjective.
- there is no need to add verb to be before an adjective. Unless the speaker wants to emphasis it.
friend
fat
I dont know Japanese

h sk /Yaht/Yaht-Mn_____________________________________
dont know Japanese language
4)
4)
She is very pretty

kuih/ leng _________________________________________
_________________________________________
I can dance
she
pretty
tiutiu-muh___________________________________________
5)
5)
I can play piano

tahn
They are very lazy

kuihkuih-deih / lahn__________________________________
play on stringed instrument / press down
khm
they
lazy
piano
__________________________________________________
6)
6)
You are very hardworking

nih/ khnkhn-lihk
My friend doesnt know English
_____________________________________
YngYng-Mn___________________________________________
British language
7)
38. be not / be not very (negative)
I dont know Mandarin/Putonghua.

GwokGwok-Yh / PuPu-TngTng-W_______________________________
Mandarin
/
Putonghua
(Mandarin and Putonghua are the same. Putonghua is the name used by the Chinese government)
1)
I am not tall
ngh
I
h
not
gu
tall
* * * * *
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2)
I am not very tall

ngh
h haih hu
39. too
gu
1)
I
not be
very
tall
-if hu is used in a negative case, haih have to be used as well
3)
4)
2)
not
be
3)
hihi-sm
very
4)
PRT
This pair of pants is too long

long
You are too heavy

you
5)
My friend is not very ugly
heavy
Its too noisy here

n douh/ chuh______________________________________
___________________________________________________
7)
la
expensive
nih/ chhng_______________________________________
chhng_______________________________________
ugly
__________________________________________________
6)
gwai
This clothes is too large
this pants
ngh phng yuh/ chuchu-yung

friend
too
tuh fu/ chuhng_____________________________________
happy
My friend is not ugly

my
pen
this MW clothes large
I am not very happy

I
MW
n gihn sam/ daaih_________________________________
happy
h haih hu
j bt taai
this
hihi-sm
not
ngh
5)
I am not happy
ngh
This pen is too expensive
here
You are not thin
noisy
* * * * *
nih/ sau___________________________________________
you
8)
thin
40. like
1)
You are not very thin
ngh
___________________________________________________
9)
10)
jngjng-yi
I am not free
ngh/ dkdk-hahn
I like brown
2)
__________________________________
like
I like yellow
whngwhng-sk _________________________________________
_________________________________________
free
yellow
I am not very free
3)
___________________________________________________
color
I like rose
mihmih-gwaigwai-(f)_____________________________________
f)_____________________________________
rose
ff-sk
brown colour
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flower
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2)
41. like to eat or drink

1)
tahn (gong)(gong)-khm__________________________________
I like coke
ngh
jngjng-yi
ym
I like playing piano

play
hh-lohk
I
like
drinking
coke
-quite often, people say ym or sihk for drinks and food respectively as well
3)
piano
I like watching movies

ti hei
2)
I like chocolate
ngh
jngjng-yi
3)
sihk jyjy-gg-lk
like
eat
chocolate
43. dont like
I like sprite
1)
SyutSyut-Bk_________________________________________
4)
I dont like black

ngh
h jngjng-yi
like
2)
I like beer
3)
bb-ju____________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
I dont like eating beef

sihk nguhnguh-yuhk
eat
cow
____________________________________
meat
I like ice-cream
4)
syutsyut-gu__________________________________________
snow
I dont like eating fish

sihk y____________________________________________
cake
eat
7)
black colour
I dont like red

hhnghhng-sk
wine/ alcohol
6)
hakhak-sk
I like wine
ju______________________________________________
5)
_________________________________________
watch movie
fish
I like cigarette
sihk yn ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
44. feel / think
eat cigarette
1)
ngh
42. like to do
1)
jngjng-yi
like
gokgok-dk
hh-sysy-fuhk
I
feel
not comfortable
-if someone wants to say Im sick, just say ngh h sy fuhk is OK.
I like playing tennis

ngh
I feel sick
d mhngmhng-kuh
beat
net
2)
ball
I think he is stupid
ngh
gokgok-dk
kuih hu
chun
I
feel
he
very
stupid
-in Cantonese, only for calculation in peoples mind, they say think nm. If it is a direct feeling,
they say feel gok dk instead.
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3)
I think its expensive

ngh
gokgok-dk
4)
hu gwai
kuih / h lk
I
feel
very expensive
-If someone say, ngh nm(think) hu gwai means he thinks it would be very expensive, the
speaker doesnt know the exact price. If he knows the exact price and think its expensive, he has to
say ngh gok dk hu gwai.
4)
she
* * * * *
46. out of order
tuhtuh-tung
1)
_________________________________________
house/ very good value
she
7)
2)
3)
The telephone is out of order

go dihndihn-w_______________________________________
I think you idiotic
MW electrical speech
nih/hu baahkbaahk-ch_________________________________
very
_________________________________________
MW(the) car
_____________________________________
very good
you
waaih - j
The car has broken down

bouh ch
I think she is very nice

kuih/hu hu
lahngahng-hei - gi
MW(the)
cold
air machine
out of order ed
-waaih means functional problem, the appearance doesnt tell the problem.
-j is an aspect particle that shows waaih has happened.
I think this house is good value

this MW
The air-conditioner is out of order (broken)

bouh
painful
n gan k /hu di______________________________
6)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
not smart
I feel headache
head
5)
I dont think she is not smart
idiotic
47. broken/ worn out

1)
45. dont feel / dont think

1)
h gokgok-dk
2)
not
feel
(hu) yiht
very
h gokgok-dk
not
feel
2)
very
MW(the)
chung
window
laahn - j
broken
ed
fat
3)
The glass/cup is broken

jk bi _______________________________________
kuih deih / hu sui_______________________________
ed
The window is broken

go
I dont think theyre very bad

they
laahn - j
hot
kuih (hu) fih

he
ss-f
MW(the)
sofa
worn out
laahn must refer to physical damage
I dont think he is very fat

ngh
3)
jung
I dont feel (very) hot

ngh
The sofa is worn out
MW glass/cup
very bad
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4)
The book is broken
49. lost
bn sy _______________________________________
MW
5)
1)
book
ngh hh-gingin-j go
bi _______________________________________
MW glass/cup
d is the MW used for all uncountable or countable but plural objects (when the number of the
quantity is not specified, otherwise the corresponding MW has to be used eg four cups sei jek bi)
6)
The books are broken

d
2)
wuhwuh-jiu______________________________________
MW(the) passports
dihn - nuh
MW(the)
They lost their passports

d
4)
electrical brain
I lost the money

d
Something is wrong with the computer

bouh
I lost my ID card
go snsn-fnfn-jing____________________________________
book
48. Something is wrong with

1)
2)
3)
sy _______________________________________
_______________________________________
MW
nghnnghn-bau
I
lost
MW(the)
wallet/purse
-when people refer some personal belongings, they say the instead of my as it is understood
it means my.
The glasses/cups are broken

d
I lost my wallet
chn_______________________________________
MW(the) money
yuh d mahnmahn-tih
have some
problem
5)
She lost her hand bag

go susu-di______________________________________
Something is wrong with the photocopier
MW(the) handbag
bouh yngyng-yanyan-gi__________________________________
gi__________________________________
MW(the)
3)
photocopy machine
6)
You lost the pens

d bt
Something is wrong with the TV set
________________________________________
MW pen
bouh dihndihn-sihsih-gi__________________________________
MW(the) electric vision machine
4)
50. Please help me
Something is wrong with your friend
1)
nih phngphng-yuh ___________________________________

___________________________________
your
Please call a taxi for me?

hh-gi bng ngh
friend
giu ga dkdk-s ?
please
help
me
call
MW
taxi
PRT?
-particle is used in requests. It gives request intonation and it is more polite.
2)
Please help me to check the air conditioner

hh-gi bng ngh titi-ti go lahngahng-heihei-gi
please
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help
me
look look
the
air conditioner
PRT.
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3)
Please help to post the letters for me
4)
geigei-seun____________________________________________
My friend is called Kitty

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
post letters
53. My surname is
* * * * *
1)
My surname is Wong.
ngh
I
51. What is your name?

1)
What is your name?

nih
you
2)
giu
giu
2)
mtmt-yh mng a?
called
what
name
3)
What is your sons name?
1)
52. I am called
yiu
3)
Mary
OuOu-Ju
back
Australia
I have to buy things

buy
Mary
fan
have to
maih yh
I am called Mary.
called
I have to go back to Australia

ngh
2)
giu
giu
My friends surname is Lee/Lih/
54. have to
nih phngphng-yuh __________________________________
Peters surname is Chan/Chhn/
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
What is your friends name?
ngh
Wong
___________________________________________________
your MW son
your son could be said as nih ge ji or nih go ji where ge is a LP and go is a MW. Both
have the functions to show possession.
1)
surnamed
PRT?
nih go ji_______________________________________
3)
sing Whng
_________________________________________
things
She has to go to Central

heui JngJng-Wahn__________________________________
Wahn__________________________________
2)
go
He is called Peter.
Central
___________________________________________________
3)
My daughter is called Mary
55. take (transportation)
ngh ge nui
1)
ngh daap
my
LP daughter
-be careful: daughter is pronounced as nui, but female is pronounced as nuih
dkdk-s
I
take
taxi
-if talk about on foot, people do not say daap , they just say hahng louh, literally means
walk road
-daap is only used for take a transport. If take a pen, people say or l for the take
___________________________________________________
I take taxi
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2)
I take bus
5)
bb-s ____________________________________________
3)
______________________________________________
He takes the MTR
6)
deihdeih-tit__________________________________________
4)
* * * * *
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
57. Verbs - positive
electrical car
1)
I
go
-Suppose here we talk about the situation is about going to an exhibition and watching a movie.
I tell her
ngh thng
I
with
I go (present) or I went (past)

ngh heui
56. tell
1)
They tell my friends

______________________________________________
______________________________________________
We take tram
dihn - ch
You tell her
kuih
gng
her
tell
2)
I watch (present) or I watched (past)

ngh ti
ngh
gong
bi
kuih
tell
to
her
tng
to listen
3)
ngh
wah
bi
kuih
say
to
her
watch
I will go (future)
ngh (wih)
(wih) heui
tng
I
will
go
-doesnt like English, wih which means will could be omitted in future tense sentences.
to listen
-Here, people cant directly translate to ngh gng kuih or ngh wah kuih. Because both means
I talk about her instead of I tell her
4)
I will watch (future)

ngh _____________
2)
He tells me
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
5)
I have gone (present perfect) or I had gone (past perfect)

ngh
3)
My mother tells me
heui - j
go
ed
ngh m mh ___________________________________________
my
6)
mummy
I have watched (present perfect) or I had watched (past perfect)

ngh
4)
______________
I tell you
______________________________________________
7)
I will have gone (future perfect)

ngh
I
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wih heui - j
will
go
ed
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8)
I will have watched (future perfect)

ngh
5)
_________________
I will not go (simple future)

ngh h wih heui
I
9)
I am going (present continuous) or I was going (past

continuous)
ngh
6)
go
I am watching (present continuous) or I was watching (past

continuous)
ngh
11)
12)
will
be
I havent gone yet(present perfect) or I hadnt gone yet (past

perfect)
I
8)
wih (haih) heui - gn
I will not watch (simple future)
ngh
___________
___________
I will be going (future continuous)

ngh
go
I will be watching (future continuous)
9)
10)
ngh h heui (means I dont want to go)

I
2)
dont
11)
go
ngh _____________________
3)
12)
I didnt go (simple past)

ngh muh heui
13)
4)
ngh _____________________
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not
will
heui - j
be
go
ed
__________________________
h haih heui - gn
not be
go
ing
_______________________
I will not be going (future continuous)

ngh
I didnt watch (simple past)
h wih (haih)
I am not watching (present continuous) or I was not watching

(past continuous)
ngh
I
havent went
-here just means I havent gone, doesnt means I dont want to go
_______________________
I am not going (present continuous) or I was not going (past

continuous)
ngh
I dont watch (simple present)
go
I will not have watched (future perfect)

ngh
I dont go (simple present)
not yet
I will not have gone (future perfect)

ngh
58. Verbs - negative
meih heui
I havent watched yet(present perfect) or I hadnt watched yet

(past perfect)
ngh
ing
ngh ________________________
1)
go
ing
7)
10)
will
ngh _______________________
heui - gn
not
h wih haih heui - gn

not will
be
go
ing
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14)
I will not be watching (future continuous)
3)
ngh ____________________________
I did go
ngh
I
4)
59. Do you ? (present)

1)
nih
heui h heui
you
2)
go
a?
5)
PRT?
6)
muh heui
not have
___________________________
go
61. Have you gone ? (perfect)
I watch
1)
____________________
____________________
Have you gone?

nih
heui - j meih
you
5)
h
dont
2)
heui
3)
not yet
a?
PRT?
___________________________
ngh
4)
60. Did you ? (past)

nih
yuh muh heui
you
have not have
go
a?
5)
PRT
nih
___________________________
___________________________ a?
6)
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ed
___________________________
___________________________
meih heui
not yet
go
I havent watched yet

ngh
go
I havent gone yet

ngh
Did you watch?
heui - j
I have watched
ngh
Did you go?
___________________________ a?
I have gone
I
2)
ed
Have you watched?

nih
go
I dont watch
ngh
1)
go
I dont go
ngh
6)
go
heui
ngh
__________________________
I didnt watch
ngh
I go
go
I didnt go
ngh
____________________________ a?
ngh
4)
not
Do you watch?
nih
3)
go
have
I did watch
ngh
Do you go?
yuh heui
___________________________
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63. Revision Exercises
62. Will / Would you? (future or

willingness)
1)
nih
wih h wi heui
you
2)
The sequence of the exercises match the sequence of the content
Will you go?

will
not
will
go
a?
1.
1)
PRT
Will you watch?

nih
Have
I have one daughter, two sons
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________ a?
2)
They have lots of money

lots of
3)
I will go
ngh
_____________________________________________________________
wih heui
4)
will
go
2.
1)
I will watch
ngh
huhu-d
___________________________
not have
I dont have time
_____________________________________________________________
5)
I wont go
ngh
I
6)
2)
h wih heui
not
will
_____________________________________________________________
go
I wont watch
ngh
I dont have any children
3.
1)
___________________________
* * * * *
Do you have ?
Do you have any problems?
_____________________________________________________________
2)
Do you have Dim Sum (in a restaurant)

Dim Sum
dmdm-sm
_____________________________________________________________
4.
1)
Do you have ? (in a shop)

Do you have a larger one?
_____________________________________________________________
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2)
Do you have a white one?

white
2)
Is there an information desk here?
baahk-sk
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5.
1)
9.
1)
Do you sell ?
Do you sell souvenirs?
2)
Do you sell books which teach Cantonese?

books those teach Cantonese
Is there an automatic teller machine near here?

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
Is there a near here?
Is there an MTR station near here?

MTR station
gaau GwngGwng-DngDng-W ge sy
deih-tit-jaahm
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6.
1)
10.
1)
Where can I buy ?

Where can I buy this medicine?
this medicine
Where is the wash room?

_____________________________________________________________
n jek(MW) yeuhk
_____________________________________________________________
2)
Where is the ?
2)
Where is your home?

your home
Where can I buy this book?
nih k-ki
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
7.
1)
11.
1)
Where may I get ?

Where may I get a Chinese restaurant?
_____________________________________________________________
2)
we are on the ground floor

_____________________________________________________________
Where can I got a restaurant (western one)?

western restaurant
Its on the 12th floor
_____________________________________________________________
Chinese restaurant juju-luh
2)
Its on the floor
chanchan-tng
_____________________________________________________________
12.
1)
8.
1)
Is there a here?
How to get to ?
How to get to the HK convention and exhibition centre?
_____________________________________________________________
Is there a telephone here?

_____________________________________________________________
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2)
How to get to the peak?

peak
15.
1)
san-dng
_____________________________________________________________
I am an American
Mih-Gwok-yhn
_____________________________________________________________
She is my wife
16.
1)
Today is Thursday
2)
tng yaht
cht dm bun
How about next month?

next month
Now its 12:30

now
12:30
How about tomorrow 7:30?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4)
How about ?
tomorrow
7:30
_____________________________________________________________
3)
Is this one better

_____________________________________________________________
Be
American
2)
Are you Chinese?

_____________________________________________________________
2)
13.
1)
Are you ?
hah go yuht
_____________________________________________________________
yh-g
sahp yih dm bun
_____________________________________________________________
17.
1)
14.
1)
not be
How about coffee?

_____________________________________________________________
I am not a Hong Kong person
2)
How about this suit?

MW for suit
suit for man
_____________________________________________________________
2)
How about ? (something)
He is not my colleague
tou
si--jng
si
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3)
Today is not Friday

_____________________________________________________________
4)
I am not a tourist
tourist
18.
1)
yuh haak
How about going out to ?

How about going out to a movie?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
How about going out to have a meal?

have a meal
sihk faahn
_____________________________________________________________
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19.
1)
2)
23.
1)
How about taking ?
How many/much ? (quantity)
How about taking taxi?
How many people?(suppose the questioners expect the answer

is large)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
How about taking the MTR?
2)
_____________________________________________________________
How many pens? (suppose the questioners expect the answer is

small)
MW for pen
_____________________________________________________________
20.
1)
How about at?

How about at Tsim Sha Tsui?
Tsim Sha Tusi
Jm S Jui
_____________________________________________________________
2)
24.
1)
deih tit jaahm
2)
_____________________________________________________________
21.
1)
How about ? (someone or the situation)
25.
1)
How about you?
How much for this dress?

_____________________________________________________________
will
I will go to the USA
the USA
_____________________________________________________________
2)
How much ?
_____________________________________________________________
How about waiting at the MTR station

MTR station
How much ? (price)
Mih-Gwok
_____________________________________________________________
How about him?

_____________________________________________________________
2)
I will learn Cantonese

_____________________________________________________________
22.
1)
How ?
How fat is he?
_____________________________________________________________
2)
26.
1)
I wont go back home

go back home
how difficult?
difficult
wont
fan kk-ki
_____________________________________________________________
nahn
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I wont believe you

_____________________________________________________________
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27.
1)
Will you?
31.
1)
Will you come?
cannot
You cannot watch TV
watch TV
ti dihn-sih
_____________________________________________________________
2)
_____________________________________________________________
Will you give up?

give up
2)
fongfong-hei
He cannot leave HK
leave, to part
_____________________________________________________________
lihlih-hi
_____________________________________________________________
28.
1)
Do you?
Do you come?
_____________________________________________________________
2)
32.
1)
May I ? / Can you ?

May I come in?
come in
Do you buy?
yahp lih/lih
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
Can you repeat it?

repeat it
gng d yt chi (literally: speak more one time)
_____________________________________________________________
29.
1)
dont
You dont go
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I dont like
33.
1)
bn-go chh-dou
_____________________________________________________________
2)
can
She knows Mary is my girl friend

_____________________________________________________________
You can take photos

_____________________________________________________________
2)
I know who is late.

who is late
_____________________________________________________________
30.
1)
know ( a fact)
34.
1)
you can try

_____________________________________________________________
know where is
I know where the wash room is
_____________________________________________________________
2)
They know where the market is

market
gaigai-sh
_____________________________________________________________
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3)
I dont know where Tai Po is

dont know
Tai Po
38.
1)
h j
Daaih Bou
be not / be not very (negative)

You are not fat
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
You are not very fat

_____________________________________________________________
35.
1)
know (a person)
He knows you
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I dont know Peter

dont know
39.
1)
h sk
too
This clothes is too expensive
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
This handbag is too ugly

_____________________________________________________________
36.
1)
can (capability of doing something)

I can dance
_____________________________________________________________
2)
40.
1)
You can cook
gu
_____________________________________________________________
2)
They cant speak Cantonese

cant
I like dog
dog
_____________________________________________________________
3)
like
h sk
My friend likes brown

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
37.
1)
41.
1)
be very
I am very cold
cold
I like drinking wine

_____________________________________________________________
dung
2)
_____________________________________________________________
2)
like to eat or drink
You are very thin
They like eating chocolate

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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42.
1)
like to do
46.
1)
I like playing mah-jong

playing mah-jong
She likes playing tennis
2)
Dont like
The car is out of order

_____________________________________________________________
47.
1)
I dont like eating meat
go/ bouh/ ga dihn sih (all go, bouh, and ga are MWs)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
43.
1)
The TV is out of order

the TV
d mhmh-juk/jeuk
_____________________________________________________________
2)
out of order
broken/ worn out

The T-shirt is worn out
T-shirt
t-sut (MW: gihn)
_____________________________________________________________
2)
_____________________________________________________________
They dont like yellow

yellow
2)
whng sk
The glass is broken

glass
bi (MW: jek)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
44.
1)
feel / think
I feel sick
_____________________________________________________________
2)
48.
1)
Something is wrong with

Something is wrong with the photocopier
_____________________________________________________________
They think I am lazy

_____________________________________________________________
2)
Something is wrong with the computer

_____________________________________________________________
45.
1)
dont feel / dont think

I dont think you are stupid
_____________________________________________________________
2)
49.
1)
I lost the money

the money
He doesnt think I am right

right
lost
d chn
_____________________________________________________________
am
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I lost the bag

the bag
go di
_____________________________________________________________
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50.
1)
2)
Please help me
Please call a taxi for me.
I have to go to TST
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
Please post the letters for me

_____________________________________________________________
55.
1)
take (transportation)
They take the minibus
_____________________________________________________________
51.
1)
2)
What is your name?

What is your name
I take KCR
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
What is your daughters name?

_____________________________________________________________
56.
1)
tell
I tell you.
_____________________________________________________________
52.
1)
2)
I am called
I am called Peter
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2)
He told me (tells and told is exactly the same in Cantonese)
3)
My son is called David
My mother told them

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
53.
1)
2)
57.
1)
My surnamed is
verbs (positive)
I go/went to Canada (simple present or past)
Canada
My surname is Chan
G-Nh-Daaih
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
His surname is Wong
ngh heui G Nh Daaih
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I will go to Canada tomorrow(simple future)

_____________________________________________________________
54.
1)
have to
tngtng-yaht ngh wih heui G Nh Daaih
I have to buy a table

a table
(yt) jung ti
3)
_____________________________________________________________
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I have gone to Canada (present perfect)

_____________________________________________________________
Page 58
ngh heuiheui-j G Nh Daaih

4)
ngh h heui G Nh Daaih
Last year, I had gone to Canada (past perfect)

last year
2)
gauhgauh-nn
Next month, I will not go to Canada (simple future, or refer

willingness)
next month
_____________________________________________________________
hah go yuht
_____________________________________________________________
gauhgauh-nn, ngh heuiheui-j G Nh Daaih
hah go yuht, ngh h wih heui G Nh Daaih

5)
Next year, I will have gone to Canada (future perfect)

next year
6)
chutchut-nn
3)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
chutchut-nn, ngh wih heuiheui-j G

G Nh Daaih
ngh meih heui G Nh Daaih
Now, I am going to TST (present continuous)

now
TST
4)
yh g
yhyh-g, ngh heuiheui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui
gauhuh-nn, ngh meih heui G Nh Daaih

5)
This morning 9:00 am, I was going to TST (past continuous)

this morning
Last year, I hadnt gone to Canada yet (past perfect)

_____________________________________________________________
Jm-S-Jui
_____________________________________________________________
7)
I havent gone to Canada yet (present perfect)
Next year, I will not have gone to Canada (future perfect)

_____________________________________________________________
gmgm-ju
chutchut-nn, ngh h wih heuiheui-j G Nh Daaih
_____________________________________________________________
6)
gmgm-ju gugu-dm, ngh heuiheui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui
Now, I am not going to TST (present continuous)

_____________________________________________________________
8)
This evening 8:00 pm, I will be going to TST (future

continuous)
this evening
yhyh-g, ngh hh-haih heui

heuieui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui
gmgm-mahn
_____________________________________________________________
7)
gmgm-mahn baatbaat-dm, ngh wih (haih) heuiheui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui
This morning 9:00 am, I was not going to TST (past

continuous)
_____________________________________________________________
gmgm-ju gugu-dm, ngh hh-haih heuiheui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui

58.
1)
verbs (negative)
8)
I didnt go to Canada (simple present or past)
This evening 8:00 pm, I will not be going to TST (future

continuous)
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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gmgm-mahn baatbaat-dm, ngh h wih haih heuiheui-gn JmJm-SS-Jui
61.
1)
Have you ? (perfect)

Have they left ?
left
ju
_____________________________________________________________
59.
1)
Do you ? (present)
kuihkuih-deih juju-j meih a?
Will you buy? (Are you going to buy it?)

_____________________________________________________________
2)
nih maih h maih a?

2)
_____________________________________________________________
kuihkuih-deih juju-j
I will buy
_____________________________________________________________
3)
ngh maih
3)
They has left
They havent left

_____________________________________________________________
kuihkuih-deih meih ju
I wont buy
_____________________________________________________________
62.
1)
ngh h maih
Will / Would you (future or willingness)

Will you believe?
believe
60.
1)
seun
Did you ? (past)
_____________________________________________________________
Did you buy?
nih wih h wih seun a?
_____________________________________________________________
2)
nih yuh muh maih a?
I will believe
_____________________________________________________________
2)
I did buy
ngh wih seun
_____________________________________________________________
3)
ngh yuh maih
I wont believe
_____________________________________________________________
3)
I didnt buy
ngh h wi
wih seun
_____________________________________________________________
ngh muh maih
Page 61
Page 62
break
Glossaries: English to Cantonese
to break: jng
child
sai mn ji
waaih, jng laahn,
China
Jng Gwok
Chinese
style: jng sk,
about
daaih koi
hairdresser: faat
functional: waaih,
air
hng hei
yhng s
physical damage:
language: jng
alcohol
ju
dihn sm, dihn
laahn; break up -
mn, people: jng
all
s yuh, chyhn
chh
disassemble: chaak
gwok yhn
battery
bouh
be
haih
British
Yng Gwok yhn
cigarette
yn
also
du
beat
brown
f sk
clear
chng ch
always
shng yaht
because
yn waih
bun
bau
clothes
sam
am
haih
become
bin shng
bus
b s
coffee
ga f
and
thng, thng maih
beef
nguh yuhk
but
daahn haih
coke
h lohk
verb: daap, noun:
beer
b ju
buy
maih
cold
dung
daap on
before
j chhn
cake
daahn gu
antique
g dng
believe
seun
art
ngaih seuht
black
hak sk
calculation gai sou

call
giu
colleague thng sih

color
sk
as
similar: hu chh
blue
lahm, lahm sk
can
ask
mahn
book
text books/books
sth: sk, permitted
at
hi
with content
to: h yh
Australia
Ou Ju
printed: sy, blank
Canada
away
to leave: lih hi
books for writing:
back
verb: fan, noun:

bui, behind: hauh
bu, verb: dehng,
Cantonese Gwng Dng W

car
ch
book keeping:
careful
su sm
bihn
bouh gei
casual
chuih bn
answer
bad
capable
capable of doing
G Nh Daaih
waaih, inferior:
boss
b s
Central
Jng Wahn
ch
boy
nahm ji, boy
centre
jng sm
bag
di
friend: nahm
bank
nghn hhng
phng yuh
certificate jing sy
change
gi
barber
master: s f,
brain
nuh
cheap
brand
paih j
Page 63
phng
come
lih
comfortabl sy fuhk
e
common pu tng
company gng s
computer
dihn nuh
cook
jy, jyn faahn, a

cook: chyh s
correct
correct: am, to
correct: gi (jing)
cow
nguh
cup
bi
dance
tiu muh
daughter
nui
diagram
tuh
Page 64
dinner
mahn faahn
far
yhn
general
yt bn
help
bng
do
jouh
fast
faai
get
l, nng
her
kuih
dog
gu
fat
fih
girl
nuih ji, girl
here
n douh
doll
gng ji
father
bh b / d dh
friend: nuih
him
kuih
dont
feel
gok dk
phng yuh
his
kuih ge
door
mhn
fine
hu
bi, give back the
home
k ki
st
change: jau
homework gng fo
Hong
Hung Gng
Kong
hot
yiht
hotel
ju dim
give
down
di
first
1 : daih yt, sn
draw
waahk, draw
fish
y, fish ball: yh
money: tih chn

dress
noun: kwhn, verb:
glass
material: b li
dan
floor
jeuk
cup: bi, glass
ground: deih h,
go
heui, go out: chut

heui
level: lu
drink
ym
flower
good
eat
sihk
fly
verb: fi, insect:
English
people: Yng
hu.
house
how?
qty: gi, the way:
Gwok yhn,
food
yh sihk
language: Yng
Mn
foot
geuk
formal
jing sk
good value di
Grand
Gwn Yuht Ju
Hyatt
Dim
Hotel
ground
deih, deih h
half
bun
enquiry
sun mahn
former
chhn, former
hand
su
enter
yahp
husband: chhn f,
hungry
tuh ngoh
handbag
su di
equal
dng y, yt
former wife: chhn
husband
happy
hi sm
yeuhng
chi
sn sang(polite),
luh gng(casual)
ngh
ice
bng
Europe
w yng
Friday
lih baai h
friend
phng yuh
from
hardworki khn lihk

ng
have
yuh
have a
sihk faahn
meal
have to
yiu
he
kuih
yuh
head
future
jung lih
heavy
u Ju
four
sei
evening
10
free
time: dk hahn,
exactly
yt yeuhng
exchange
gau wuhn
expensive gwai
fact
sih saht, in fact:
kih saht
money: mhn fai
Page 65
dm (yung), how
about ? hu
h hu, how
long?: gi noih,
how many?:gi d
ice-cream syut gu
if
yh
yh gw
image
yhng jeuhng
in
at: hi, enter: yahp
tuh
indoor
st noih
chhng
informatio sun mahn chyu
Page 66
n desk
instant
jk hak
medicine
yeuhk
next
nice
gaak lih
letter
seun (M: fng)
memory
gei yk, gei nihm
instrument yh hei, hei geuih

iron
tong du
like
jng yi
mind
yhm, gaai yi
hu yhn, look
listen
tng
Monday
lih baai yt, sng
nice: leng
it
kuih
little
its
kuih ge
hu su, a little bit:

su su
money
chn
dont: h, isnt h
itself
kuih deih jih gi
live
jyuh
month
yuht, this month:
/ h haih
Japan
Yaht Bn
long
chuhng
n go yuht, last
noodle
mihn
Japanese
people: yaht bn
bn
look
mohng
month: seuhng go
not
dont: h, be not:
yhn, language:
lost
h gin j
yuht, next month:
h, not yet: meih,
yaht mn
lots
hah go yuht
dont have: muh
gng (M: fahn),
machine
gi hei
more
d d
now
yh g
gng jok
make
jng,
jng, jouh
morning
ju ju
number
houh mh,
job
kih yt
no
personality: hu,
not have: muh,
jump
tiu
(different usage),
most
jeui
transliteration:
just
just before: am
in a slang way:
mother
m mh
nm b
mm / jing wah,
just only: jihng
gau
mountain
san
oclock
dm
male
nahm
movie
hei, movie star:
October
sahp yuht
haih
man
mhng sng
office
baahn gng st, s
kid
nahm yn
sai mn ji
MTR
deih tit
jih luh, company:
know
j dou
much
hu d
gng s
language
Mandarin Gwok Yh
many
d
y yhn
market
mum
m mh
often
shng yaht
large
gai sh
daaih
matter
must
ytyt-dihng
one
yt
last
sih (M: gihn)
previous: seuhng,
May
my
ngh ge
only
jihngjihng-haih
the end: jeui mih
h yuht
may(permi h yh
tted to do
sth)
me
ngh
mean
equal to: jk haih,
name
mng
open
hi, opening hours:
nearby
fuh gahn
need
yiu, no need: h
or
dihng, waahk j
si
order
command: mihng
late
chh
lazy
lahn
learn
hohk
leave
ju, lih hi
left
left side: j bihn,
meaning: yi s
Page 67
New
Zealand
Nu Si Lahn
hi fong sh gaan
lihng, order food

in a restaurant: giu
Page 68
otherwise if not: yh gw h
press
to press: gam
Saturday
lih baai luhk
sound
sng
haih, fu jk
pretty
leng
say
wah, gng
souvenir
gei nihm bn
out
chut
problem
mahn tih
scatter
san
speak
gng
out of
order
outdoor
waaih
problems
mahn tih
see
gin
start
hi ch
st ngoih
sell
maaih
station
jaahm
painful
tung
pronounce how to pronounce:

dm duhk,
paper
passport
wuh jiu
pen
bt, pencil case:

bt hp
person
yhn, yn.
personal
question
s yhn
mahn tih
quite
gi
red
hhng sk
photocopy yng yan

piano
gong khm
pronunciation:
September gu yuht
she
kuih
stationery mhn geuih

stay
lauh
duhk
duhk ym
shop
pou tu
stir-fry
chau
purse
nghn bau
shops
pou tu
stop
thng
put
take: nng, l,
short
in height: a, in
in
stringed
yhn
length: dyn
stuff
yh
should
yng gi
stupid
chun
sick
behng, h sy
suggest
gin yi
fuhk
suit
suit me: am,
place: fong
remember gei, gei dk

restaurant Chinese style
situation
chhng fong
skip
tiu
Sunday
lih baai yaht
restaurant: ju
small
sai
surname
sing
tricks: jng g
luh, western style
san j
table
ti
please
h gi
restaruant: chan
Tai Po
Daaih Bou
police
gng chaat, police
tng
small
change
smart
snow
noun: syut, verb:
take
carry: l, transport:
place(verb ji
)
play
wan, playing
station: chai gn
rice
cooked rice: faahn,
pork
jy yuhk
uncooked rice:
post
gei
mih
practice
present
lihn jaahp
rich
gift: lih maht,
right
yuh chn
opposite to left:
yauh, correct: am
now: yh g, attend
a function: chut
road
louh
jihk
room
fng
salad
s lut
Page 69
lk
lohk syut
so
gam
sofa
s f
some
yt d
somebody person: yhn

someone yuh yhn
son
ji
sorry
hh-hu yiyi-si
clothing: si jng
daap
tall
gu
taxi
dk s
tea
chh
teach
gaau
telephone dihn w
tell
gng
ten
sahp, ten thousand:

Page 70
maahn
Tuesday
lih baai yih
tennis
mhng kuh
TV
dihn sih
thank
d jeh
two
yih
that
g + MW
typical
dn yhng
dng, in a
gm nn, last year:
the
MW
ugly
chu yung
question: gi sh
gauh nn, seuhng
where
bn douh
nn, next year:
which
bn MW
chut nn, years
while
when: dng, but:
old: seui
them
kuih deih
then
gn jyuh
understand mhng
unless
chuih fi
there
g douh
up
hi
they
kuih deih
USA
Mih Gwok
thin
sau
use
yuhng
thing
yh
usually
think
nm
this
what
when
mt yh, what
worn out
laahn
time: gi dm
wrong
cho
in a statement:
year
nhn, this year,
daahn haih
yellow
whng sk
white
baahk sk
yet
(juhng) meih
tng suhng
who
bn go?
you
singular: nih,
very
hu
wife
taai tai
n + MW
vision
sih gok
will
wih
those
g d
wait
dng
win
Thursday
lih baai sei
walk
hahng
window
chung
time
sh gaan, freq.: chi
wallet
nghn bau
wine
ju
to
heui
want
sung
with
thng
today
gm yaht
wash
si
tomorrow tng yaht

too
taai
tourist
washroom si su gan
watch
verb: ti, noun: su
bu (M: jek)
yuh haak, tourist

guide: douh yuh
water
sui
translate
yihk / fan yihk
way
treat
pay for sb: chng,
road: louh,
method: fng faat
we
ngh
ngh deih
well
noun: jng, adv.:

hu, em: gm
western
si
the way to treat sb:

deui
try
si
Tsim Sha
Tsui
Jm S Jui
plural: nih
nih deih
your
singular: nih ge,

plural: nih deih ge
yhng

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