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A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEH LAHGUAGE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
How to Use the Records and Guide......... 5
Hints on Pronunciation................... 7
Special Points........................... 8
Useful Words and Phrases................ 10
Greetings and General Phrases......... 11
Location.............................. 14
Directions............................ 15
Numbers............................... 17
What’s This?.......................... 20
Asking for Things..................... 20
Money................................. 23
Time.................................. 24
Other Useful Phrases.................. 27
Additional Expressions.................. 28
Fill-in Sentences....................... 31
Important Signs......................... 44
Alphabetical Word List................   46
AS SOON AS I TURN MY BACK THOSE GUYS GET A GAME GOING/
CANTONESE LANGUAGE GUIDE
Cantonese is spoken by more than 30 million people in the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi in southeastern China. This Language Guide will enable you to ask directions, buy things or order a meal in that part of China. Knowing a little Cantonese will also help you get along with the people, for they will naturally be pleased to see a stranger showing enough interest in them to try to speak their language.
Cantonese, like English, is spoken differently in different regions. The pronunciation given here, which is that used in the city of Canton and its suburbs, will be understood wherever Cantonese is spoken. However, it is always best to try to speak like the people among whom you happen to be.
Most of the Chinese who have settled in America and the Americans of Chinese descent speak Cantonese.
How to Use the Records and Guide
The records that go with this Guide give you a number of the most important words and phrases in Cantonese. Read the section called Hints on Pronunciation and then listen to the records until you know
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the Useful Words and Phrases by heart. Repeat each word out loud right after you hear it and say it exactly the way the Cantonese speaker does. Imitate the pronunciation as closely as you can, just as you might mimic someone who has an unusual accent. Try to get every detail of the pronunciation, even the rhythm and intonation. Follow the words in your Guide but use them only as a reminder; if you hear something different from what you see written, go by what you hear. Remember that you can’t get the sound of a language from the printed word alone—you have to use your ears even more than your eyes. If you don’t have the records and can’t get a Cantonese speaker to read the words, you will have to rely on the Hints on Pronunciation.
By the time you have practiced the Useful Words and Phrases several times, you will know what sound each letter stands for in the Guide. You will then be able to pronounce the Additional Expressions even
YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR EARS EVEN MORE THAN gcS YOUR EYES/
though you have not actually heard them, and you will be able to form sentences of your own by using the section called Fill-in Sentences.
Hints on Pronunciation
All the tvords and phrases are written in a spelling which you read like English. Each letter or combination of letters is used for the sound it normally represents in English and it always stands for the same sound. Thus, “oo” is always to be read as in too, boot, tooth, roost, never as anything else. Say these words and then pronounce the vowel sound by itself. That is the sound you must use every time you. see “oo” in the Pronunciation column. If you should use some other sound—for example, the one in blood or the one in door—you might be misunderstood.
You will notice when you listen to the records that speaking Cantonese is a little like singing. There are four tones or notes which you must distinguish. In your Language Guide words spoken with a very low tone are written in small letters, words spoken with a low tone in small italics, words spoken with a middle tone in capital letters and words spoken with a high tone in capital italics; for example, “yeem” meaning
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“salt,” “Jahn" meaning “cooked rice,” “SAY” meaning “four,” and "YUT" meaning “one.” There are also combinations of these tones. In some words the voice rises from one tone to another; for example, “GA_OO” meaning “nine.” In other words the voice falls from one tone to another; for example, “SAHM" meaning “three.”
Curved lines (^) are used to show sounds that are pronounced together without any break; for example, "GA^EE" meaning “chicken,” “nn^ng" meaning “five,” “ngaw^w” meaning “I.”
Special Points
Here are a few points to note as you listen to the records:
AH	as in ah, father, calm, pa. Example:
“SAHM” meaning “three.”
EH	as in met, bell, yet. Example: “jeh"
meaning “thanks.”
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ER
OO
NG
for a sound something like the er in her. Example: “HER” meaning “go.” when underlined stands for a sound we don’t have in English. To make this sound you round your lips as though to say oo, and without moving them say “ee.” Example: meaning “fish.”
stands for the wg-sound in ring, sang, hung. In Cantonese, unlike English, this sound comes at the beginning of words. Example: “NGAHP” meaning “duck.”
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USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
The following is the exact wording of the Cantonese language records issued with this Guide:
These records give you a few useful phrases in Cantonese. To learn to say these phrases so that you will be understood, imitate the sounds exactly as you hear them. You will hear the English first, followed by the Cantonese; then repeat the Cantonese out loud and say it good and loud. Remember! Repeat every Cantonese phrase right after you hear it.
SAY IT GOOD AND LOUD v
In the Cantonese Language Guide which should be used with these records all the phrases you will hear are written in a spelling that you read like English.
Listen to the records six or seven times and you will know the phrases by heart.
GREETINGS AND GENERAL PHRASES
Cantonese speakers use a general word of greeting which is equivalent to our “Hello,” “Good morning,” “Good day,” “Good evening.” It is: “nay_/f HOJ)H MA.”
English	Pronunciation
Sir	SEEN-SAUNG
Madam	AH-SUM
Miss	SEE_-JEH_E/Z
When you use these words with persons’ names, the name comes first. For example:
Mr. Chun	chun SEEN-SAHNG
Cantonese speakers use a phrase meaning “please” which is really “I request you to.”
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English
Pronunciation
Please
Excuse me
Thank you
Understand me?
CHI7VG nay^ee
DER mm joo
DA HZ^AW jeh ming mm ming-bahk AH
This really means “Understand, not understand?” The Cantonese do not answer “yes” or “no” but make a complete statement. For instance:
I understand
I don’t understand
Please speak slowly
ming-Z>aA&
mm ming-bahk
CHI7VG nay^ee GAW NG mahn-DEE
You have noticed by now that speaking Cantonese is a little like singing. You must memorize each expression as though it were a tune. There are four tones
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or notes which you must distinguish. In your Language Guide the very low tone is written in ordinary small letters, the low tone is written in small italics, the middle tone in ordinary capitals, and the high tone in italic capitals. Listen carefully to the following words and repeat:
The very low tone in the word meaning “suspect”: yee
The low tone in the word meaning “two”:
yee
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The middle tone in the word meaning “idea”:
YEE
The high tone in the word meaning “aunt”:
YEE
There are also combinations of these tones.
Very low to low in the word meaning “ear”:
yee^ee
Low to high in the word meaning ‘ ‘No. 2 servant”:
yee^EE
Middle to high in the word meaning “chair”; r YEE^EE
High to middle in the word meaning “clothes”: KEESEE
LOCATION
When you need directions to get somewhere you first name the place and then add the phrase “Where is?”
Where is---?	__haJEE BEEN-do AH
the restaurant	fahn-GWOON
Where is the restaurant?	fahn-GWOON ha EE
. BEEN-do AH
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English
Pronunciation
the hotel
Where is the hotel?
ler-GWOOA
ler-GWOOTV ha^EE
"BEEN-do AH
the railroad station	FAW_X W-CIIEH^	^EH-jahm
Where is the railroad station?	FAW AJF-CHEH^EH-jahw ha^EE BEEN-do AH	
the toilet	CHEE-SAW^/llF	
Where is the toilet?	CHEE-SAW_/1 W BEEN-do AH	haJEE
DIRECTIONS
The answer to your question “Where is such and such?” may be “Turn toward the right” or “Turn toward the left” or “Go straight ahead,” so you need to know these phrases:
Turn toward the right	HERNG ya^oo JOO TV
Turn toward the left	HERNG JAW^4JF JOON
You have just heard two sounds you must practice. The first you heard in the word for “toward.” Listen again and repeat: “HERNG, HERNG.” It is written
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“er,” and sounds something like the er-sound in her pronounced without-the r. Try just the sound again: “er, er.”
The second sound, which is written “OO,” you heard in the word for “turn.” Listen again and repeat: “JOON, JOON. ” To make this sound you round your lips as though to say oo, and without moving them you say “ee.” Try just the sound again: “OO, OO.”
Go straight ahead	YUT jik HER
It is sometimes useful to say “Please point” and “Take me there”:
Please point
Please take me there
CH I AG nay^ee J EE EE YUT JEE^EE
CH I AG nay^ee DAH^EE ngaw_aw HER
Hell be hung dll ri.
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REPEAT THE SOUND OVER AND OVER
WHAT IS THE DIRECTION IN CANTONESE?
TURN TOWARD GO STRAIGHT TURN TOWARD THE RIGHT	AHEAD	THE LEFT
If you are driving and ask the distance to another town, it will be given to you in “lay^ee”:
One “layoff” equals about J/3 of a mile.
NUMBERS
You need to know the numbers: /
One	TUT
Two	yee
Three	SA HM
Four	SAY
Five	nn^ng
Six	look
Seven	CHUT
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yur
yee
SAHN\
SAY
English	Pronunciation
Eight Nine	BAHT GA_OO
Ten	sup
For the numbers “eleven” through “nineteen” you say “sup," the word for “ten,” and then add the word
for “one,” “two,’	“three,” etc.:
Eleven	sup- Y UT
Twelve	szip-yee
The words for "twenty,” “thirty,” “forty,” etc. are simply the words for “two,” “three,” “four,” etc., plus the word for “ten”:
Twenty Thirty	yee-sup SAHM-sup
The words for “twenty-one,” “thirty-two,” etc., are simply the words for “twenty” and “thirty” plus the words for “one,” “two,” just as in English:
Twenty-one Thirty-two Hundred Thousand	yee-sup- Y UT SAETM-sup-yee BAHK CHEEN
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WHAT’S THIS?
When you want to know the name of something, you can say “What’s this?” and point to the thing you mean. What they say really is “This is what?”
this	NEE-DEE
is what
What’s this?
ha^ee M UT-yeh^eh AH
NEE-DEE ha^ee MUT-yeh^eh AH
ASKING FOR THINGS
When you want something use the phrase “I want” and add the name of the thing wanted:
I want____
cigarettes
ngaw^aw YEE^OO____
VEEN-]A_EE
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English
Pronunciation
I want cigarettes
ngaw_aw YEE_OO YEEN-]A_EE
In the word for “I”—“ngaw^/w, ngaw^w”— notice the sound written ‘ ‘ng. ” It is the same »g-sound that we have at the end of words like sing, rang, hung, but in Cantonese it also comes at the beginning of a word or syllable. Try the word again: “ngaw_^w,
ngaw^w.	>
matches	FAW J W-chahJEE <
I want matches	ngaw^aw YEE^OO FAW^AW-chah^EE
to eat	sik fahn
I want to eat	ngaw^aw YEE^OO sik fahn
Here are the words for some of the things you may require:
bread
butter
boiled water {for drinking)
meen-BA 11^,00 nga_oo-ya_oo GWU2V SET?
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English	Pronunciation
eggs	GA^EE-dahN
vegetable soup	CHOY TA WNG
fish	yoo. .00
meat	yook
steak	nga^oo-/J?l
beef	nga^oo-yook
pork	JOO. .OO-yook
chicken ! duck	GA^EE NGAHP
vegetables	CH4NG CHOY
rice	fahn
potatoes	soo-]N^EE
beans	da^OO
cabbage	yeh-CHOY
fruit	S/1ZVNG GWAW^APY
oranges	chahNG
melons	GW A
salt	yeeni
peanuts	FA-SUNG
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English	Pronunciation
sugar	tawng
sweet pastry	BAAG
tea	cha
wine or liquor	JA^OO
MONEY
To find out how much things cost, you say really “How much money?’’:
how much	GAY^EE	DA W
money	CHEEA	<
How much does it cost?	GAY^EE	DA W
CH EE A AH
The answer will usually be given to you in coins or bills called “SEEN," " ho-JEE^EE," and "MUN.” Ten “SEEN" make a “ho-JEE^EE," and ten “ho-]EEJaE" make a “MUN." A “MUN" is worth about five cents. Listen to the words again: “SEEN," “ho-]EE^EE," “MUN."
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TIME
To find out what time it is you say really “How many marks of the clock?”:
What time is it?	GAY^EE DEEM
JOONG AH
One o’clock
YUT DEEM JOONG
' ’Quarter past two” is ‘ ‘couple o’clock, one quarter’ ’:
Quarter past two	lerng DEEM YUT
GAW GWUT
“Half past six” is “six o’clock, half”:
Half past six	look DEEM BOON
“Quarter of nine” is “eight o’clock, three quarters”:
Quarter of nine	BAHT DEEM SA MM
GAW GWUT
If you want to know when a movie starts or when a train or bus leaves, you say:
the movie	WNG-wa^AH
what time	GAY\_,EE see^EE
starts	HOK_EE
What time does the movie start?	\ANG-wa_AH GAY EE see^EE HOY_EE~M\
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WHAT TIME IS IT IN CANTONESE?
English
the train
leaves
What time does the train leave?
Pronunciation
EN\N^A W-CHEH_E\\
HOYJEE
YKW^A W-CHEH^EW GAY EE see EE HOY EE AH
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English
Pronunciation
the bus
When does the bus leave?
GOONG-goong HAY-CHEH^EH
GOONG-goong HAY-
CHEH^EAA GAY^EE see^EE HOY^EE AH
Yesterday	kum-yuZ
Today	GUM-yut
Tomorrow	TING-yut
The days	i of the week are:
Sunday	lah_ee-BAH_EE
Monday	lah_ee-BAH_EE YUT
Tuesday	lah^,ee-BAH^EE yee
Wednesday	lah^ee-BAH^EE SAHM
Thursday	lah_ee-BAH_EE SAY
Friday	lah_ee-BAH^EE nn^ng
Saturday	lah^ee-BAH^EE look
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OTHER USEFUL PHRASES
The following phrases will be useful: What is your name?
My name is____
How do you say "table” (or anything else) in Cantonese?
I am an American
I am your friend
Please help me
Where is the nearest town?
Which is the road to Canton?
Good-by
GWA^EE SING ming AH
ngaw^aw ha^ee_
“table” GWAWAG-BOONG wa^AII DEEM yerNG GAWAG AH
ngaw^aw ha^ee may^ee-GWAWK yun
ngaw^aw ha^ee pung-ya^oo
CHI AG nay^ee BA PENG ngaw^aw
JER kuw-GEH sang ha^EE BEEN-do AH
BEEN tee^oo lo ha^ee HER GWAWAG-JA^OO GA
joy GEEN
ADDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Come in	yup loy
Sit down	CHI NG cha
Glad to know you	GA^OO yerng
I don’t know	ngaw^aw mm SIK
I think so	dah^ee-GOV ha^ee
I don’t think so	dah^ee-GON mm ha^ee
Maybe	wahk-JEH^EH
Stop!	ting JEE^EE
Come here!	loy NEE-do
Right away! or Quickly!	FAH_EE-2?EE
Come quickly	FAH_EE-NEE loy
Go quickly	FAH_EE-DE£ HER
I am hungry	ngaw^aw to^z/z ngaw
I am thirsty	ngaw^aw GANG HAWT
I am tired	ngaw^aw gwoo^ee
I have lost my way	ngaw^aw mm SIK lo
Help!	GA^OO mang AH
Help me	CHING nay^ee BA PENG
ngaw_aw
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English
Bring help
I will pay you
Where are the Soldiers?
Where are the American soldiers?
Which way is east?
Where is the nearest town?
Where is it?
How far is it?
Pronunciation
CH I AG yun loy B4BGNG-SA_00
ngaw_aw woo^ee BAY^EE CH EE A nay^ee
BING ha^EE BEEN-do AH
mav^ee-GWAWK B/NG ha^EE BEEN-do AH
BEEN BEEA ha^ee DOONG
JER kuw-GEH sang ha^_EE BEEN-do AH
ha^EE BEEN-do AH
ya^oo GAY_EE yooA AH
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English	Pronunciation
Is it far?	yoon mm yoon AH
Draw me a	map	wahk JERWG day-to
BAY^EE ngaw^aw
Take me	there	DAII^EE	ngaw^aw	HER
Take me	to a doctor	DAH^EE	ngaw aw	HER
YEE-S UNG-do
Take me	to a hospital	DAH_EE	ngaw^aw	HER
FEE. .EE-yooA
Danger!	nga^ee-HEEM
Take cover!	DAW^AIF mah^ee
Gas!	dook HAY
Watch out!	SEEJDO-SUM
Wait a minute!	DU AG YUT juN
FILL-IN SENTENCES
In this section you will find a number of sentences, each containing a blank space which can be filled in with any one of the words in the list that follows. For example, if you want to say “I want soap,” find the fill-in sentence for “I want_____” and, in the list
following the sentences, the word for “soap.” Then combine them as follows:
I want		ngaw^tzw YEE^OO	
soap	Ed MN-GA HN
I want soap	ngaw^aw YEE^OO E4HN-GAHN
I want		ngaw_aw YEE^OO	
We want		ngaw^aw-doy YEE^OO	
Give me		BAY^EE ngaw^aw	
Bring me		DAH_EE DEE	 BAY^EE ngaw^aw
I have 		ngaw^aw ya^oo	
We have		ngaw^aw-day ya^oo	
We don’t have		ngaw^aw-day mo^,oZt	
Have you	?	nay^,ee ya^oo mo_o/z	 AH
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EXAMPLE
I want		ngaw^aw YEE^OO	
food	sik-mut
I want food	YEE_OO sik-mut
bananas	HERNG-JEEJ30
beer	BEH JA_C>0
boiled water	GWUA SER
candy	tawNG
cheese	CHEE-see^EE
coffee	GA.-FEH
lemons	ning-MOO NG
peaches	toJDH
pears	lay^EE
plums	moo^EE
chopsticks	FAH_EE-JEE_EE
a cup	BOOTEE
a fork	CHA
a glass	BA W-LAY BOOTEE
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English	Pronunciation
a knife	DO
a plate	deeP
a spoon	chee-GUNG
a bed	chawng
a blanket	JEEN
a mattress	DEEN-yoo#
a mosquito net	MUN-jerNG
a pillow	JUM-ta^oo
a room	fawNG
a sheet	pay^ee-DAHN
a cigar	ler-SOONG- YEEN
a pipe	YEEN-DAjOO
leaf tobacco	YEEN-yeeP
shredded tobacco	YEEN-SEE
Chinese writing brush	BUT
ink	muk-SER
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English	Pronunciation
paper	JEE_EE
a pen	GAWNG-B UT
a pencil	yoon-B UT
a bath towel	dah^ee-mo-G UN
a comb	SAW
a face towel	mo-GUN
hot water	yeet SER
a razor	SO^OH-pah^OO
razor blades	TA_EE-SO-Z>O-PEEN
soap	FAHN-GAHN
a toothbrush	nga-CHAHE
toothpaste	nga-GO
a handkerchief	SA_OO-GGN-JA_EE
a raincoat	yoo. .00- YEE
a shirt	SEWY-SAHM
shoes	pay-hah_.ee
shoelaces	hah_ee-da/t EE
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WHICH IS WHICH?
A RAZOR
1. mo-GUN	2. SO^OH-paAOO
3. SAW	4. nga-CHAHT
5. FAHN-GAHN
(Answers on page 34.)
A COMB	SOAP	A FACE TOWEL
English	Pronunciation
shoe polish	hah^ee-GO
an undershirt	
undershorts	DAH_EE-/oo
buttons	najOO
a needle	J UM
pins	dah^ee- ta^oo- JUM
thread	SEEN
aspirin	“aspirin”
a bandage	5X_AH-B0
cotton	yerfc-meen-FX
a disinfectant	SEEffbQ-dook yerk-SER
iodine	DEEN-JAJX)
a laxative	SEH-yerfe
gasoline	deen-ya.^,00
I want to		ngaw_aw YEE^OO	
We want to „	ngaw^aw-day YEE_OO
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EXAMPLE
I want to		ngaw^aw YEE^OO
eat	sik fahn
I want to eat	ngaw^aw YEE^OO sik fahn
buy this	mah_ee NEE-DEE
drink water	YUM SER
get a haircut	TA^EE ta_oo
get a shave	TA_EE SC^OH
pay you	BAY_EE CH EE A nay^ee
rest	YAJJO-SIK
sleep	FUN-GAHJDO
wash up	SA^EE meen
Where is a	? or Where is the	?		ha^EE BEEN-do AH
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EXAMPLE
Where is a			ha^EE BEEN-do AH
dentist	nga-FAW YEE-SUNG
Where is a dentist?	nga-FAW YEE-S UNG ha^EE BEEN-do AH
doctor	YEE-SUNG
mechanic	GA F_EE-HAY GGGNG-yun
policeman	GING-CHAHT
porter or coolie	GWOO-LA Y
servant	GOONG-yun
barber shop	TA_EE-ta_oo-/)o_OM
bridge bus	kee_oo
in a city	GOONG-goong HAY- CHEHJEH
between cities	cherng-to HAY-CMEH_EH
camp	GPEMN-ying
church	lah_ee-BAH_EE-tawng
city or town	sang
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English	Pronunciation
clothing store or tailor shop	SA^EE-JA WNG-poJDH
drug store	yerk-favmg
filling station	TEEM-ya^OO-jahm
garage	CHEH^EH-fawng
grocery	jahp-faw-po^OH
highway hospital	GOONG-lo FEE^EE-yooA
house	00K
laundry	SA^EE-SAHM-po^OH
main street	dah^ee-GA H_EE
nearest town	JER kun-GEH sang
police station post office railroad	GIAG-CHAHT-GOOK ya^oo-JING-GOOX FAW_A W-CHEH^EAA-lo
river	haw
road	lo
spring telegraph office	SEB-choon deew-BO-GOOK
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English telephone well	Pronunciation deen-wa^AH ]ANG
I am		ngaw^aw	
He is		kcr	
We are		ngaw^aw-day	
They are		kez -day	
Are you	?	nay^ee	MA
	EXAMPLE
I am		ngaw^aw	
sick	bang
I am sick	ngaw^aw bang
	
tired’	gwoo^ee
wounded	VA^AH SERNG-
JAW_/1 W
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WHICH IS WHICH?
BUTTONS
1.	na_OO
2.	SA_AH-BO
3.	kee_oo
4.	FAW_AW-CHEH_EH-/o
5.	deen-wa^AH
RAILROAD
TELEPHONE
(Answers on pages 36-40.)
The Cantonese way of saying “It is big’’ is to use the word for ‘‘big’’ by itself. For “It is not big” they say simply “Not big.” To ask “Is it big?” they say “Big or not big?” The same is true of the other words listed for this group of Fill-in Sentences.
It is not-	mm____
Is it-or not--?	__mm______AH
It is too-	TAH_EE____
That is---	GAW_T W-DEE____
This is---	NEE-DEE___
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	EXAMPLE
It is big	dah^ee
Is it	or not	?		mm	AH
big	dah^ee
Is it big or not big?	dah^ee mm dah^ee AH
small	SA_EE
good	
expensive	GWAJEE
cheap	pang
clean	GTPEN-jang
dirty	WOO-JO^OH	’•
cold	lahng
warm or hot	yeet
much or many	DA W^AW
far	yoon
near	kun
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IMPORTANT SIGNS
WOMEN
ENTRANCE
MEN
EXIT
NO
ADMITTANCE
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jt	jit
<
iS	4	if
NO	***/
SMOKING	/	|
NO PARKING	XK
JO	KEEP TO
/q_j	i rttZs	THE LEFT
SLOW
DANGER
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ALPHABETICAL WORD LIST
American
I am an American
Where are the
American soldiers? aspirin
bananas bandage barber shop beans bed beef beer big blades
razor blades blanket
A
ngaw_aw haee may ee-GWAWK yun
mayjse-GWAWK BZNG ha^EE BEEN-do AH
“aspirin”
B
HERNG-JEE^OO 5A_AH-B0
TA^EE-ta^oo-po_02Z da^.00 chawng nga^oo-yooit BEH JA_OO dah^ee
TA^EE-SO-DO-PEEN JEEN
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English
boiled water (/or drinking)
bread
bridge bring
Bring me_____
Bring help!
brush
Chinese writing brush toothbrush
bus
in a city
between cities
butter buttons buy
I want to buy this
Pronunciation
GWUA SER
meen-B?l H^,00 kee^oo
DAH^EE DEE______
BAY^EE ngaw^aw
CH I AG yun loy B/HPNG-SA_OO
BUT nga-CHAHE
GOONG-goong HAY-CHEHJEH
cherng-to lAAN-CHEH^EW nga_oo-ya_oo na^OO
ngaw^aw YEE^OO mah^,ee NEE-DEE
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	c
cabbage	yeh-CHOY
camp	GIPMN-ying
candy	taw NG
Cantonese	GWAW NG-DOONG-wa^AH
How do you say "table” in Cantonese?	"table” GWAWNG-DOONG-wa^AH DEEM yerNG GAWNG AH
cheap	Pang
cheese	CHEE-see^EE
chicken	GAJEE
chopsticks	FAH_EE-JEE_EE
church	lah_ee-BAH_EE-tawng
cigar	ler-SOONG- YEEN
cigarettes	YEEN-JA^EE
city	sang
clean	GA IFN-jang
clothing store	SA^EE-JA WNG-poJJH
coffee	GA- FEH
cold	lahwg
comb	SAW
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WHICH IS WHICH?
BED
BREAD
CHEESE
CIGARETTES
BEER
1.	chawng
2.	meen-BAH^OO
3.	CHEE-t«e_EE
4.	YEEN-JA EE
5.	BEH JA_OO
6.	GA-EEH
(Answers in Word List.)
COFFEE
English	Pronunciation
come	loy
Come here!	loy NEE-do
Come in	yup loy
Come quickly!	FAH_EE-DEE loy
coolie	G WOO-LA Y
cost
How much does it cost?	GAY_EE DA W CHEEA AH
cotton	yerk-meen-FA
cover
Take cover!	DAW_/1 W mah_.ee
cup	BOOTEE D
Danger!	nga_ee-HEEAf
dentist	nga-FAW YEES UNG
dirty	W00-J0J0H.
disinfectant	SEE^OO-dook yerk-SER
doctor	YEE-SUNG
Take me to a doctor	DAH_EE ngaw_aw HER YEE-S UNG-do
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English	Pronunciation
Draw me a map	wahk JERNG day-to BAY^EjE ngaw_aw
drink	YUM
I want to drink water	ngaw^aw YEE^OO YUM
*	SEE
drug store	yerfc-fawng
duck	NGAHP E
east	DOONG
Which way is east?	BEEN BEE2V ha^ee DOONG
eat	sik fahn
I want to eat	ngaw_aw YEE^OO sik fahn
eggs	GA^EE-dahN
eight	BAHT
eleven	sup-YUT
Excuse me	DER mm joo
expensive	GWA^EE
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••	F
far	yoon
How far is it?	ya_oo GAY_EE yooA AH
Is it far?	yoon mm yoon AH
fish	too. .0(2	•
five	nn_wg
food	sik-mut
fork	CHA
four	SAY
Friday	lah_ee-BAH_EE nn_ng
friend	pung-ya_oo
I am your friend	ngaw_aw ha^ee pung-ya_o'o
fruit	SJHNG GWAW_4PP G
garage	CHEH_EH-fawng
Gas!	dook HAY
gasoline	deen-ya_oo
Give me			BAY_EE ngaw_uw	
Glad to know you	GA_(90 yerng
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English	Pronunciation
glass	BA W-LAY BOOTEE
go	HER
Go quickly!	FAH_EE-NEE HER
Go straight ahead!	YUT jik HER
good	HO_OZf
good-by	joy GEEN
grocery	jahp-faw-po^OH H
hair
I want to get a haircut	ngaw_aw YEE_OO TA_EE ta_oo
half	ROON
half past six	look DEEM BOON
handkerchief	SA_OD-Gt/N-JA_EE
have
I have 		ngaw_aw ya_oo	
We have		rigaw_aw-day ya_oo __
We don’t have		ngaw_ow-day mo_oA		
Have you	?	nay_.ee ya_oo mo oh		 AH
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English	Pronunciation
he or she	ker
help
Help!	GA_OO mang AH
Help me	CH I NG nay_.ee BA IVNG ngaw_aw
Bring help!	CHI7VG yun loy BA IFNG-SA_OO
here	NEE-do
Come here!	loy NEE-do
highway	GOONG-lo
hospital	YEE. .EE-yooW
Take me to a hospital	DAH_EE ngaw_aw HER F£E_EE-yooA’
hot or warm	yeet
hot water	yeet SET?
hotel	ler-GWOOW
Where is the hotel?	ler-GWOOW ha EE BEEN-do AH~
house	00K
how
How are you?	nay_ee HO_O/Z MA
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English	Pronunciation
How far is it?	ya oo GAY^EE yooA AH
how much	GAY_EE DA W
hundred	BAHK
hungry
I am hungry	ngaw_aw to_oA ngaw 1
I	ngaw_aw
I have 		ngaw_aw ya_oo	
I want	or I want to	—	ngaw_aw YEE_OO
ink	muk-SER
iodine	DEEN-JA^OO K
knife
know
I don’t know
DO
SIK
ngaw^aw mm SIK
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WHICH IS WHICH?
1. GA_EE-daHN
3. SA_OO-GUN-JA_EE
5. muk-SER
2. SAHNG GWAW. AW
4. pOK
6. DO
(Answers in Word List.)
laundry	SA^EE-SA IIM-po^OII
laxative	SEH-yer^
leave
What time does the train leave?	FAW_A W-CHEH^EW GAY EE see^EE HOY^EE AH
What time does the bus leave?	GOONG-goong HAY-CHEII^EH GAY_EE see^EE HOY^EE AH
left	JAW^AW7
Turn toward the left	HERNG JAW^/IW7 JOON
lemons	ning-MOOAG
liquor	JA^OO
lost
I have lost my way	ngaw^aw mm SIK lo M
Madam	AH-SUM
main street	dah^ee GAH^EE
many	DA IF_AW
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English	Pronunciation
map	day-to
Draw me a map	wahk JERNG day-to BAY_EE ngaw_aw
matches	FAW_4 W-chah^EE
mattress	DEEN-yoo^
maybe	
meat	yook
mechanic	GA F_EE-HAY GOGNG-
	yun
melons	GW A
minute	
Wait a minute!	DUNG YUT juN
Miss	SEE_OO-JEH_EM
Monday	lah_ee-BAH_EE YUT
money	CHEEN
unit of money equal to about five cents	MUN
one-tenth of a MUN	ho^JEE^EE
one-tenth of a ho-JEE^EE	SEEN
mosquito net	M U N-jerNG
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English movie
What time does the movie start?
much name
What is your name?
My name is____
near
nearest town needle nine not
I don’t understand
I don’t know o’clock one o’clock
Pronunciation
YlNG-wa^AH
MNG-wJUI GAY EE see^EE HOYJEE AH
DA IP_AW
N
GWAffEE SING ming
AH ngaw_uw ha^ee__
kun
JER kun-GEH sang
J UM '
GA_OO mm mm ming-SuE^ ngaw_aw mm SIK
o
YUT DEEM JOONG
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English	Pronunciation
one	YUT
oranges	chahNG P
paper	JEE^EE
pastry
sweet pastry	BAAG
pay	BAY_EE CHEEA
I want to pay you	ngaw_aw YEE^OO BAY_EE CHEEA nay_ee
I will pay you	ngaw^aw woo^ee BAY^EE CHEEA nay^ee
peaches	to^OH
peanuts	FAS UNG
pears	lay^EE
pen	GAWNG-BUE
pencil	yoon-B UT
pillow	JUM-ta^oo
pins	dah^,ee-ta^oo- J UM
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English pipe plate please plums point
Please point
policeman police station pork porter post office potatoes
Pronunciation
YEEN-DAJDO deeP
CHING nay_ee moo^EE
JEE_EE YUT JEE_EE
CHING nay_.ee JEE_EE YUT JEE_EE
GING-CHAHT
GING-CHAHT-GOON
JOO. .OO-yook
GWOO-LA Y ya_oo-JING-GOON soo-JA_EE
WHICH IS WHICH?
PEN	PENCIL	MEAT
u
/ 1 Vv\	GG x[L
NEEDLE	PAPER	PLATE
cs>LG/ )	z ] ^7 /	•/ JfB7
yXcr	/jJ/ ।
u	^/qx>
1.	yook	4.	GAWNG-BUT
2.	JUM	5.	yoon-BUT
3.	deeP	6.	JEE_EE
(Answers in Word List.)
quarter
quarter past two
quarter of nine
quickly
Come quickly!
Go quickly!
railroad
raincoat
razor
razor blades rest
I want to rest
restaurant
Where is the restaurant?
rice
Q
GAW GWUT
lerng DEEM YUT
GAW GWUT
BAHT DEEM SAHM GAW GWUT
FAH_EE-DEE
FAH_EE-DEE loy .
FAH EE-DEE HER
R
FAW_4 W-CHEH^EH-lo
yoo, .00- YEE
SOJMA-pahJDO YA^EE-SO-DO-PEEN YAJJO-SIK ngaw_aw YEE_OO
YAJJO-SIK fahn-GWOON fahn-GWOON ha^EE BEEN-do AH
fahn
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English	Pronunciation
right Turn toward the right Right away! river	ya_oo HERNG ya_oo JOON FAH_EE-DEE haw
road	lo
Which is the road to Canton?	BEEN tee_oo lo ha^ee HER GWAWNG-JA 00 GA
room	fawNG s
salt	yeem
Saturday	lah_ee-BAH_EE look
servant	GOONG-yun
seven	CHUT
shave
I want to get a shave	ngaw aw YEE 00 TA_EE 50_0H
sheet	pay ^ee-D AHN
shirt	SEAIT-SAHM
shoes	pay-hah_ee
shoelaces	hah_ee-da/z_EE
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English	Pronunciation
shoe polish	hah_ee-GO
sick	bang
Sir	SEEN-SAHNG
Sit down	CHING chaw_aw
six	look
sleep	FUN-GAH_OO
I want to sleep	ngaw_aw YEE 00 FUN-GAH_00
slowly	mahn-DEE
Please speak slowly	CHING nay_ee GAWNG mahn-DEE
small	SA_EE
soap	E4ZZN-GAHN
soldiers	BING
Where are the soldiers?	BZNG ha^EE BEEN-do AH
Where are the American soldiers?	may_ee-GWAWK BZNG haJEE BEEN-do AH
soup
vegetable soup	CHOY T/llVNG
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English
speak
Please speak slowly
spoon
spring
Pronunciation
GAW NG
CHING nay_ee GAW AG mahn-DEE
chee-GUNG
SER-choon
start
What time does the movie start?
station
filling station
police station railroad station
steak
YlNG-wa^AH GAY_EE see^EE HOY^EE AH
TEEM-ya^OO-jahm
GIjVG-CHAHT-GOOK
FAW_/1 W-CHEH^EH-jahm
nga_oo-P/l
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English	Pronunciation
Stop!	ting JEE_EE
straight ahead	YUT jik
Go straight ahead	YUT jik HER
sugar	tawng
Sunday	lah_ee-BAH_EE T
tailor shop take	SA^EE-JA WNG-poJJH
Take cover!	DAW_^4 W mah_.ee
Take me there	DAH_.EE ngaw_aw HER
Take me to a doctor	DAH_EE ngaw_aw HER YEE-SUNG-do
Take me to a hospital	DAH^EE ngaw_aw HER FEE_EE-yooA
tea	cha
telegraph office	deeM-BO-GOOA
telephone	deen-wa^A H
ten	sup
Thank you	DA 1T_AW jeh
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English	Pronunciation
that	GAW_A W-DEE
they	ker-day
think I think so	dah^ee-GOY ha^ee.
I don’t think so	dah^ee-GOY mm ha^ee
thirsty I am thirsty	ngaw^aw GANG HAWT
thirty	SylZZM-sup
thirty-two	SAHM-sup-yee
this	NEE-DEE
What’s this?	NEE-DEE ha^ee M UT-
thousand	yeh_e/z AH CHEEN
thread	SEEN
three	SA MM
Thursday	lah_ee-BAH_EE SAY
time What time is it?	GAY EE DEEM
tired	JOONG AH gwoo_ee.
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English
Pronunciation
tobacco
leaf tobacco	YEEN-yeeP
shredded tobacco	YEEN-SEE
today	GUM-yut
toilet	CHEE-SAW_X W
Where is the toilet?	CHEE-SAW TPP ha EE BEEN-do AH
tomorrow	TING-yul
too	TAH_EE
toothbrush	nga-CHAHF
toothpaste towel	nga-GO
bath towel	dah^ee-mo-G U N
face towel	mo-GUN
town	sang
Where is the nearest town?	JER kun-GEH sang ha^EE BEEN-do AH
train	FAW_X W-CHEHJEH
What time does the train leave?	FAW_/1 W-CHEH^EH GAY_EE see^EE HOY EE AH
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WHICH IS WHICH?
SALT	THREAD	SPOON
SHREDDED TOBACCO
yeem
Z. jg	2. pay-hah_ee
Az?	3. chee-GUNG
/	','f MVSZ	4. e^a
5. SEEN
V6- YEEN-SEE
xV	(Answers in Word List.)
TEA	SHOES
English	Pronunciation
Tuesday	lah_ee-BAH_EE yee 1
turn	JOON
Turn toward the right Turn toward the left	HERNG ya_oo JOON HERNG JAW_/1TE JOON
twelve	sup-yee
twenty	yee-sup
twenty-one	yee-sup-YUT
two	yee u
undershirt	DAH_EE-5.4HM
undershorts	DA H^EE-foo
understand	ming-bahk
Understand me?	ming mm ming-Z>a&& AH
I don’t understand	mm ming-bahk
I understand	ming-bahk V
vegetables	CM/1NG CHOY
vegetable soup	CHOY TA WZNG
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WISH \ UNDERSTOOD CANTONESE THAT GOOD /
w
wait
Wait a minute!
want
I want___or
I want to___
We want___or
We want to___
warm or hot
wash
I want to wash up
DUAG
DU AG YUT juN
YEE_OO
ngaw_aw YEE_OO____
ngaw_aw-day YEE_OO
yeet
SA_EE
ngaw_aw
SA_£E
YEEJDO
meen
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English
Pronunciation
Watch out!	SEEJOO-SUM
water	SER
boiled water	GWUN SER
hot water	yeet SER
we	ngaw_aw-day
We want	or We want to		ngaw_aw-day YEE_OO	
We have		ngaw_aw-day ya_oo		
We don’t have		ngaw_aw-day mo_o/z
Wednesday	lah_ee-BAH_EE SA HM
well	JANG
what
What’s this?	NEE-DEE ha^ee MUT-yeh^eh AH
what time or when	GAY_EE see^EE
What time is it?	GAY_EE DEEM JOONG AH
where	BEEN-do
Where is a	or Where is the	?		ha^EE BEEN-do AH
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Pronunciation
English
which
Which is the road to Canton?
Which way is east?
wine wounded writing brush
yesterday
you
Are you____?
How are you?
BEEN tee_oo lo ha^ee HER GWAWAG-JA^OO GA
BEEN BEE A ha^ee DOONG
JA^OO
DA_AH SERNG-J AW^.4 W
BUT
Y
kum-yuZ
nay_ee nay_.ee___MA
nay^ee HO_OZZ MA
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Don't nobody around here talk English?
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