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# Learning Cantonese using bastardised pinyin
# Cantonese pronunciation : English phrase
#
ng goi: please/thank you (in shops etc)
dor dze: thank you (someone has just done something nice for you)
ngaw seung...: I would like...
ngaw seung leung go bear-tzhao: I would like 2 beers.
faai: fast
faai-di!: faster
marn: slow
marn-di!: slower
tze-saw hai bin?: where is the toilet?
...hai bin?: where is...?
tze-saw: toilet
tow ng tow-or?: are you hungry? (lit: hungry, not hungry?)
tow-or:hungry
tong ng tong?: is it sore? (lit: sore, not sore?)
tong: sore
ge dor tseen?: how much money?
tseen: money
ngaw ho gouy: i am (very) tired
I am...: ngaw ho...
gouy: tired
sei chung: dead stupid (lit.)
ssiing: smart
lei ho leng: you are pretty
leng lui: pretty girl
huui lei ging zhao deem: go to the charterhouse hotel
huui...: go to...
lei ging (zhao deem): charterhouse (hotel)
ho ging!: very good
chung leung: shower
fun gao: i'm in bed
fun
sin kay (yat, yi, sam): (mon,tues, wednes) day
(yat, yi, sam) yeut: jan, feb, march
siew siew: a little of...
ho daw: a lot of...
dai mei: last
yeet:hot
dong: cold
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