Synopsis
Cantonese Lesson:Sarah Passmore and Cecilie Gamst Berg
Episodes
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Lesson 40: Holidays
16/07/2007 Duration: 15minWith him - Tong keui I guess – O gu I think (about a fact) – o lam I feel – O gok dak There is a problem – Yao man tai Home – ok kei Work – gong jok Company – gong si Do things (work) – jou ye Holiday (noun) – ga kei Go to work – fan gong T...
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Lesson 39: Pier 3
16/07/2007 Duration: 11minPier 3 – saam hou ma tau Central – jung wan Sheung wan – Seung wan Tsuen wan Shanghai – Seung hoy Seung – on/ above Wan – bay Wan – circle Jung – middle Earrings – yi wan Ear – yi Give the money – bei chin 17 dollars – sap chat maan It’s ...
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Lesson 38: Secret location
16/07/2007 Duration: 14minWe – o dei Discovery bay – Yu ging wan Children – siu pang yau My children – jai loy One daughter (one piece of daughter) - yat go loy Woof woof – wong wong Sloshed (catted) – mau jou Frog – Cheng gwah Rat – lo syu Airport – gei cheung Fly –...
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Lesson 37: Fruit Cocktail
16/07/2007 Duration: 11minCocktails – Gai mei jau Do you like cocktails? - Lei jung m jung yi yam gai mei chau? So do I – O dou hai So which would you like to drink? - Gam lei seung yam mat yeh? Beach – sa tan Sex on the beach – Sa tan seung ge seng One glass of t...
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Lesson 36: Show me the money
16/07/2007 Duration: 17minQuite good/ not bad – gei hou However – bat go No money – mou chin Chewing gum – heung hau gau It’s expensive – hou gwai Too expensive – tai gwai How much is it? – gei do chin ah? How many people? – gei do yan ah? $32.50 – saam sap yi go bun $...
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Lesson 35: Beautiful Shrimp
16/07/2007 Duration: 12minVery beautiful – ho leeng ah My shrimp are more beautiful than you – o di ha leehng go lei Yacht – yau teng Yacht club – yau teng wui Do you have a boat? - Lei yau mou suen? Do you have a car? – lei yau mou che? Do you have a bike? – lei yau mou ...
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Lesson 34: Studio Live, do you know?
16/07/2007 Duration: 13minTo bully – ha Very beautiful – ho leeng ah My shrimp are more beautiful than you – o di ha leehng go lei Yacht – yau teng Yacht club – yau teng wui Do you have a boat? - Lei yau mou suen? Do you have a car? – lei yau mou che? Do you have a bike?...
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Lesson 33: Big Sister, Little Sister
13/07/2007 Duration: 10minYounger sister – sai mui Younger brother – sai lo Small – sai Older brother – goh goh That older brother is taller than my older brother – Go go go go gou go o go go Taller – goh di Mother – ma ma Father – ba ba Older uncle – Ah Baak ...
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Lesson 32: Cool Yaks' butter men
13/07/2007 Duration: 15minI missed you (Ng)o gwa jyu lei Say that again – gong do yat ji m’goy Long time no see – Ho loi mo gin A little bit deathy – sei siu siu la Deathish – sei sei dei la So-so (horse horse tiger tiger) – ma ma fu fu so-so (horse-ish) – ma...
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Lesson 31: Coughing time
13/07/2007 Duration: 09minCough – kat I have a cough – o yau kat Next Month – ha go yuet My birthday’s in February – o yi yuet saang yat Today – gam yat Two days – leung yat Tomorrow – teng yat Yesterday – kam yat Where did you go yesterday? – lei kam yat heui bin dou a...
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Lesson 30: Hitch hiking days, weeks, months
13/07/2007 Duration: 12minHappy New Year - san lin fai lok Hitch hiking – sun fong che January - yat yuet February – yi yuet March – saam yuet November – sap yat yeut December – sap yi yuet A month – yat go yuet 2 months – leung go yuet Week – seng kei / lai bai Mond...
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Lesson 1: Intro - In the bar
07/03/2007 Duration: 13minI don't speak English > Oh (ngoh) m sek gong yingman;What? > (Ha);Good! > (Ho);Can I have a beer please? > Yat bui beh jau ah m goy;Which beer would you like? > Meh beh jau ah;Carlsberg > Ga Si Baahk;San Migel > Sang Lek;Heineken > Hei Lek;How much is...
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Lesson 3: Hello and Goodbye
07/03/2007 Duration: 12minHello > Lei hou ; Good Morning > Jo San ; Hey! How're you doing? > Wei! Dim ah? ; Quite good/ quite well > Gei hou ; What does xxx mean? > xxx dim gai ah? ; How do you say in Chinese? > Jungman dim gong ah? ; Go away! > Jau ah lei! ; No problem > Mou m...
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Lesson 4a: Hai m' hai
07/03/2007 Duration: 05minHow do you say in Chinese? > Jung man dim gong ah? ; Cantonese > Gong dong wah ; Hi! How's it going? > Lei hou dim ah? ; Quite good > gei hou ; "Hotty" (beautiful woman) > Leeng loi ; Elegant lady > suk loi ; Is > hai ; Is not > m'hai ; So it is > Hai ...
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Lesson 4b: In the taxi
07/03/2007 Duration: 10minGo straight on > Chek heui ; Left here > Lido chuen jo ; Right here > Lido chuen yao ; Faster > Fai di ; Slower > Maan di ; I don't want to die > O m seung sei ; Don't talk on your phone > M'hou keng din wah ; Phone (electric talk) > Din wah ; Chat > k...
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Lesson 5: In the brothel
07/03/2007 Duration: 15minRed > hong sek ; Red wine > hong jau ; Pink > fan hong sek ; What's your surname? > Lei gwai seng ah? ; My surname is… > O seng …… ; How about yours? > Lei La? ; You are beautiful > Lei ho leeng ah ; Thanks (for compliment/present) > Do Je ; How much i...
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Lesson 6: The Weather Today (in the lift)
07/03/2007 Duration: 13minToday > Gam yat ; Today you are beautiful - lei gam yat hou leeng ah ; Hot > yit ; Today is hot > Gam yat hou yit ah ; It's raining > lok yu ; fall > lok ; It's raining ; heavily today > gam yat lok hou dai yu ; Today it is hot and raining heavily > Ga...
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Lesson 7: Lightbulbs and bottles
07/03/2007 Duration: 11minA lightbulb > yat go dang dam ; A strip light > yat tiu gong gun ; Light > gong ; Tube > gun ; Get rid of the strip light > bai tyut gong gun ; A bottle of.... > yat ji .... ; Two bottles of water > Leung ji seui ; What kind of beer? > Meh beh jau? ; B...
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Lesson 8: Hands off my Cow!
07/03/2007 Duration: 07minWater > seui ; Water buffalo > seui au ; Hands off my water buffalo! > fong sau o jek sui au! ; Release > fong ; Hand > sau ; Cow > au ; Wild cow > yeh au ; Cow pat > au si ; Cow pats are useful > au si hou yao yong ; Have use > yao yong ; Useful > hou...
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Lesson 9: Shenzen: Visas and Shopping
07/03/2007 Duration: 10minThat's beautiful > Hou leeng wo ; Take the MTR > Dap dei tit ; To Lo Wu > Heui Lo Wu ; I need a visa > O yiu chim ching ; How much is a visa? > Chim ching gei do chin ah? ; Where do I get a visa? > Chim chin hai bindou ah? ; Shopping Centre > seung chu...