Cantonese Vocabulary

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Cantonese Vocabulary

Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Cantonese vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Cantonese. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components. The sound is also provided.

shirt 恤衫 [seot1 saam1]	sweater 汗衫 [hon4 saam1]	jacket 外套 [ngoi6 tou3]	coat 外套 [ngoi6 tou3]
socks 襪子 [maat6 zi2]	shoes 鞋 [haai4]	trousers 褲 [fu3]	pajamas 睡衣 [seoi6 ji1]
belt 皮帶 [pei4 daai2]	underwear 內衣 [naap6 ji1]	hat 帽 [mou6]	skirt 裙子 [kwan4 zi2]

The following words are related to languages and countries.

Language	Cantonese	Pronunciation	Country	Cantonese	Pronunciation
Arabic	阿拉伯語	[aa2 laa1 baa3 jyu5]	Morocco	摩洛哥	[mo1 lok3 go1]
Chinese	中文	[zung1 man4]	China	中國	[zung1 gwok3]
English	英文	[jing1 man4]	England	英國	[jing1 gwok3]
French	法文	[faat3 man4]	France	法國	[faat3 gwok3]
German	徳文	[dak1 man4]	Germany	徳國	[dak1 gwok3]
Greek	希臘語	[hei1 laap6 jyu5]	Greece	希臘	[hei1 laap6]
Portuguese	葡萄牙文	[pou4 tou4 ngaa4 man4]	Portugal	葡萄牙	[pou4 tou4 ngaa4]
Hindi	印度語	[jan3 dok6 jyu5]	India	印度	[jan3 dok6]
Italian	意大利文	[ji3 daai6 lei6 man4]	Italy	意大利	[ji3 daai6 lei6]
Japanese	日文	[jat6 man4]	Japan	日本	[jat6 bun2]
Russian	俄語	[ngo4 jyu5]	Russia	俄國	[ngo4 gwok3]
Spanish	西班牙文	[sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man4]	Spain	西班牙	[sai1 baan1 ngaa4]
Swedish	瑞典文	[seoi6 din2 man4]	Sweden	瑞典	[seoi6 din2]

The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.

Travel	Cantonese	Pronunciation	Survival	Cantonese	Pronunciation
airport	機場	[gei1 coeng4]	doctor	醫生	[ji1 saang1]
airplane	飛機	[fei1 gei1]	medicines	機器	[gei1 hei3]
train	火車	[fo2 ce1]	pharmacy	藥房	[joek6 fong2]
taxi	的士	[di1 si6]	hospital	醫院	[ji1 jyun2]
bus	巴士	[baa1 si6]	ambulance	救護車	[gau3 wu6 ce1]
car	汽車	[hei3 ce1]	poison	毒藥	[duk6 joek6]
ticket	門票	[mun4 biu1]	help me	幫我	[bong1 ngo5]
hotel	酒店	[zau2 dim3]	danger	危險	[ngai4 him2]
reservation	訂位	[deng6 wai2]	accident	意外	[ji3 ngoi6]
passport	旅行證件	[leoi5 haang4 zing3 gin6]	police	警察	[ging2 caat3]
luggage	行李	[haang4 lei5]	headache	頭痛	[tau4 tung3]
tourism	旅遊	[leoi5 jau4]	stomach ache	胃痛	[wai6 tung3]

The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.

Class	Cantonese	Pronunciation	House	Cantonese	Pronunciation
books		[]	toilet	廁所	[cak1 so2]
pen	筆	[bat1]	bed	臥室	[ngo6 sat1]
dictionary	字典	[zi6 din2]	bedroom	睡房	[seoi6 fong2]
library	圖書館	[tou4 syu1 gun2]	furniture	傢俬	[gaa1 si1]
desk	桌	[coek3]	house	屋	[nguk1]
student	學生	[hok6 saang1]	kitchen	廚房	[ceoi4 fong2]
teacher	老師	[lou5 si1]	plate	碟	[dip6]
chair	椅子	[ji1 zi2]	refrigerator	雪櫃	[syut3 gwai6]
paper	紙	[zi2]	room	房間	[fong2 gaan1]
page	頁	[jip6]	table	桌	[coek3]
pencil	鉛筆	[jyun4 bat1]	window	窗	[coeng1]
question	問題	[man6 tai4]	television	電視	[din6 si6]

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