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Basic Bootcamp #3 Useful Cantonese Phrases in the Classroom

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2 2 2 2 3 3 Traditional Chinese Jyutping English Vocabulary Sample Sentences Grammar

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TRADITIONAL CHINESE
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______

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3.

JYUTPING
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"________" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2 m4 goi1 maan6 di1. m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 se2 dai1.

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ENGLISH
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How do you say "_______" in Cantonese? Please slow down a bit. Please write it down for me.

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VOCABULARY
Tr aditional R omanization gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2 English Cantonese language how to say C lass noun phrase

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m4 goi1 maan6 di1 bong1 se2 dai1

please; thank you; excuse me slow -er to help to write down

phrase adjective/adverb suffix verb phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

ngo5 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2

nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2

I (know how to) speak Cantonese.

Do you (know how to) speak Cantonese?

ni1 go3 dim2 gong2?

m4 goi1 sai3 seng1 di1

How do you say this?

Please lower your volume.

m4 goi1 gong2 maan6 di1

haang4 maan6 di1

Can you speak slowly please?

Walk slower.

m4 goi1 maan6 di1 gong2 do1 ci3

haang4 maan6 di1

Can you repeat again, slowly please?

Walk slower.

m4 goi1 sai3 seng1 di1

do1 ze6 nei5 bong1 ngo5

Please lower your volume.

Thank you for helping me.

m4 goi1 bong1 haa5 ngo5

se2 dai1 nei5 go3 meng2.

Please help me.

Write down your name.

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GRAMMAR
The Focus of This Lesson is Cantonese Phrases Useful for Learning Cantonese in the Classroom. "________" "________" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2 "How do you say "_______" in Cantonese?"

There are several names for Cantonese. For Example:

1.

gwong2 dung1 waa2

2.

baak6 waa2

3.

jyut6 yu5

4.

zung1 man2 "Chinese"

So instead of saying (gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2) - "How do you say "__" in Cantonese," you can say, (zung1 man2 dim2 gong2) - "How do you say "___" in Chinese?" Adjectives +

(m4 goi1 maan6 di1) - "Please slow down a bit." Adding the term (di1) after an adjective, literally means "a little." We often use it when
making a command; it softens the command somewhat. For Example:

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maan6 "slow"

2.

maan6 di1 "a little slower"

3.

faai3 di1 "a little faster"

4.

daai6 di1 "a little bigger"

5.

sai3 di1 "a little smaller"

+ verb

(m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 se2 dai1) - "Please write it down for me." We commonly use this sentence structure in Chinese to ask a favor of someone. literally
means "to help." To request someone's assistance or a favor, use this phrase as we heard in the dialogue: (m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 se2 dai1.) - "Please write it down for me." Literally, "Please help me write down."

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