Transcript of Cantonese words from Lesson 2 of RTHK Naked Cantonese. Will update the tonal accents later.
jing tong lik – gin and tonic
be tsao – beer
<X> chung man dim gong ah? – how do you say <X> in Chinese?
tsong – spring onion
din si – television (electric sight)
ah sah – sand
ah la – slender and beautiful maiden ( Don’t know if Cecilie was joking here?)
chin - money
lei – you
lei yao mo chin ah? – do you have (any) money?
yao – have
mo – not have
lei yao mo be tsau? – do you have any beer?
tsao la! – be off!
lei yao mo jing tong lik – do you have any gin tonic?
lei yao mo hei lik ah? – do you have any Heineken?
lei yao mo tsing do ah? - do you have any Tsing Tao? (a brand of beer)
tsing do gei chin ah – how much is Tsing Tao?
yat pui tsing do gei chin ah?
lei ho – how are you
say sap m man – 45 dollars
pang yao – friend
lei yao mo pang yao – do you have any friends?
lei yao mo din si gei – do you have a television set?
hei soy – lemonade
ho lok – Coca Cola
Two of something is leung, not yee.
leung pui tsing do m’goy – two glasses of Tsing Tao please.
leng tsay – handsome boy
leng loy – pretty girl
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