1
Q
Good morning
A
Jóu-sàhn
2
Q
How are you?
A
Néih hóu ma?
3
Q
Have you eaten?
A
Sihk-jó faahn meih a?
4
Q
I have eaten
A
Sihk-jó lak
5
Q
Kind of you to ask
A
Yáuh-sàm
6
Q
Mr, Sir, Husband
A
Sìn-sàang
7
Q
Miss
A
Síu-jé
8
Q
Wife, Mrs
A
Taai-táai
9
Q
Them (sing/plur)
A
Kéuih or Néih
10
Q
I, me
A
Ngóh
11
Q
Also
A
Dōu
12
Q
Good, well, fine, ok, nice, very
A
Hóu
13
Q
Statement -> question
A
Ma?
14
Q
Repeats a question about a different matter
A
Nē?
15
Q
I’m sorry; excuse me
A
Deui-m4h-jyuh
16
Q
What is your name?
A
Gwai sing a?
17
Q
Goodbye
A
Joi-gin
18
Q
USA (person/from)
A
Méih-gwok (yàhn)
19
Q
Japan (person/from)
A
Yaht-bún (yáhn)
20
Q
UK (person/from)
A
Yìng-gwok (yàhn)
21
Q
To be
A
Haih
22
Q
Expensive; distinguished
A
Gwai
23
Q
Pretty; handsome; good quality
A
Leng
24
Q
To sell
A
Maaih
25
To want
Yiu
26
Reinforcing a question
A?
27
Car(s)
Chē
28
Not
M4h
29
Oh
Òu
30
Brazil
Bà-sài
31
Germany
Dāk-gwok
32
France
Faat-gwok
33
Canada
Gà-nàh-daaih
34
China
Jùng-gwok
35
South Africa
Nàahm-fèi
36
Australia
Ou-jàu
37
New Zealand
Sàn-sài-làahn
38
Beijing
Bāk-gìng
39
Hong Kong
Hèung-góng
40
Shanghai
Seuhng-hói
41
Guangzhou (Canton)
Gwóng-jàu
42
Macau
Ou-mún
43
Taiwan
Tòih-wàan
44
Wòhng Sìn-sàng m4h leng.
Mr Wong isn’t handsome.
45
Ngóh m4h yiu chē.
I don’t want a car.
46
Kéuih leng m4h leng a?
Is she pretty?
47
Kéuih leng / kéuih m4h leng.
She is pretty / she isn’t pretty.
48
Néih maaih m4h maaih Méih-gwok chē a?
Are you buying or selling an American car?
49
Néih m4h yiu, Léih Síu-jé yiu m4h yiu a?
If you don’t want one, does Miss Li want one?
| You not want, Miss Li want not want, eh?
50
Wòhng Taai-táai hóu leng.
Mrs Wong is very beautiful.
51
I am ok/good/well.
Ngóh hóu hóu.
52
Wòhng Sìn-sàang m4h yiu Méih-gwok chē.
Mr Wong doesn’t want an American Car.
53
Kéuih/deih haih m4h haih Yaht-bún-yàhn a?
Are they a Japanese person or not?
54
Ngóh m4h maaih Yaht-bún chē, ngóh maaih Méih-gwok chē.
I don’t want a Japanese car, I want an American car.
55
Yaht-bún chē m4h gwai.
Japanese cars aren’t expensive.
56
Kéuih m4h hóu
He isn’t nice
57
Néih hóu leng.
You are very pretty.
58
Kéuih/deih yiu m4h yiu chē a?
Do they want cars?
59
Kéuih dōu hóu leng.
He is very handsome too.
60
Kéuih/deih haih Méih-gwok-yàhn.
They are Americans.
61
Wòhng Sìn-sàang maaih chē.
Mr Wong sells cars.
62
Yìng-gwok-yàhn m4h maaih Méih-gwok chē
British people don’t sell American cars.
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