Cantonese: physical appearance and kinship
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joey711 on November 28, 2011
Subjects:
Cantonese, English, Yale romanization, physical appearance, kinship
Description:
From "Colloquial Cantonese" Unit 5. For English speakers learning Cantonese via Yale Romanization.
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Chinese, Pinyin | English |
|---|---|
 léih haih dímyéung ga | What do you look like? |
| léih fèih dihng sau a | Are you fat or thing? |
| ngóh haih yāt go dyún tàuhfaat ge néuihjái | I am a short-haired woman |
| léih yáuh móuh daai ngáahngéng a | Do you wear glasses? |
| Lē! | Look over there! |
| gó bīn | over there |
| gó go | that person |
| Tòhng lóuhsī | my teacher Mr. Tong |
| gó go jauh haih Tòhng lóuhsī laak | that is my teacher Teacher Tong |
| gó bīn. . . gó go jauh haih Tòhng lóuhsī àh | so, the . . . one over there is Teacher Tong? |
| Haih laak | That's right. Right. Yes. |
| léih go Gwóngdūngwá lóuhsī | Your Cantonese teacher |
| Làhm táai | Mrs. Lam |
| Kéuih hóu hauhsāang wo | She looks very young |
| Kéuih yih-sahp chāt seui ja | She's only 27 years old (lit. She 27 years-old only) |
| gōu | tall |
| ngái | short |
| gōudaaih | big |
| ngáisai | small |
| fèih | fat |
| sau | thin |
| chèuhng tàuhfaat | long-haired |
| dyún tàuhfaat | short-haired |
| leng | pretty |
| lengjái | handsome |
| lóuh | old |
| hauhsāang | young |
| daai ngáahngéng | wears glasses |
| móuh daai ngáahngéng | does not wear glasses |
| móuh daai | does not wear |
| ngáahngéng | glasses |
| yáuh wùhsōu | has a mustache / beard |
| móuh wùhsōu | does not have a mustache / beard |
| tàuhfaat | (head) hair |
| hóu gōu | very tall |
| géi gōu | quite tall |
| gōu-gōu-déi | quite tall |
| mhaih géi gōu | not too tall |
| màh-má-déi gōu | not too tall |
| géi ngái | quite short |
| ngái-ngái-déi | quite short |
| hóu ngái | very short |
| kéuih gōu-mh-gōu a | is he/she tall? |
| kéuih fèih-mh-fèih a | is he/she fat? |
| kéuih yáuh móuh wùhsōu a | Does he/she have a beard/mustache? |
| y'ah seui | twenty years old |
| yih-sahp seui | twenty years old |
| jā | only (final particle) |
| bàh-bā | father |
| màh-mā | mother |
| gòh-gō | elder brother |
| daaihlóu | elder brother |
| dàih-dái | younger brother |
| sailóu | younger brother |
| hīng daih jí muih | siblings |
| jèih-jē | elder sister |
| gājē | elder sister |
| (mùih-)múi | younger sister |
| jái | son |
| néui | daughter |
| nī géi go | these (several people) |
| ngūkkéiyàhn | family members |
| ngóh dī ngūkkéiyàhn | my family members |
| ngóh bàh-bā | my father |
| gaaklèih | by the side / next to |
| Kéuihdeih sei-sahp gáu seui làh | They are 49 years-old? (showing surprise) |
| làh | (sentence final particle showing surprise) |
| Kéuihdeih go yéung | Their appearance / They appear |
| gāmnín | this year |
| haih a | (confirmatory response) |
| ... gāmnín géidō seui a | How old is ... ? |
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