Monday, May 9, 2011

Basic Course: Lesson 13 Vocabulary

This lesson is all about positive experience. You can think of the list below as pairs of verbs and nouns that describe certain very common experiences like drinking tea, watching a movie or going for a walk.

  1. 唔好 · m̈-hō · don’t, had better not, not good
  2. 請 · tīang (tīng) · please, to invite, to request
  3. 飲 · ngīm · to drink
  4. 茶 · chä · tea
  5. 齣(出) · chūt · (classifier), out, to exit, to put out
  6. 戲 · hi · show, movie, to make fun of
  7. 睇 · hāi · to see, visit
  8. 音樂 · yim-ngòk · music
  9. 聽 · hiang · to listen, obey
  10. 條 · hïau · (classifier)
  11. 路 · lù · road, way, path
  12. 行路 · häng lù · to walk
  13. 住 · jì · to reside, to live
  14. 樽 · dụn · bottle
  15. 香水 · hiang-sūi · perfume
  16. 聞 · mün · to smell, to hear
  17. 衫 · sạm · coat, dress
  18. 着衫 · jiak sạm · to dress, to wear
  19. 坐 · tu · to sit
  20. 廣東 · Gwōng-Ung Guangdong/Canton Province

Here’s a new phrase in the dialogue that missed the vocabulary list.

  • 唔敢當 · m̈-gām ong · I dare not (accept the praise/honor)

A few of the words also have different pronunciations in the Kaiping dictionary.

  • 請 · tēn · please, to invite, to request
  • 飲 · ngēm · to drink
  • 戲 · hei · show, movie, to make fun of
  • 聽 · hiang (hen) · to listen, obey
  • 條 · hïu · (classifier)
  • 廣東 · Gōng-Ung Guangdong/Canton Province

Do you have any questions, thoughts or suggestions? Let me know in the comments section!

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