Cantonese II Lesson 9 – gossip, adjectives, people 1 Tone check questions •Si 師si1 屎si2 嗜si3 匙si4 市si5 是si6 識sek7 錫sek8 食sek9 •抆man 問man •百baak 白baak •票piu 飄piu •方fong 放fong •最zeoi 聚zeoi •咁gam 㩒gam •提tai 睇tai •鵰diu 𨳒diu •係hai 喺hai 閪hai •上soeng 想soeng •焚fan 奮fan 婚fan 瞓fan 粉fan 分fan •夏haa 霞haa 蝦haa 2 Tone check answer •Si 師si1 屎si2 嗜si3 匙si4 市si5 是si6 識sek7 錫sek8 食sek9 •抆man2 問man6 •百baak3 白baak6 •票piu3 飄piu1 •方fong1 放fong3 •最zeoi3 聚zeoi6 •咁gam3 㩒gam6 •提tai4 睇tai2 •鵰diu1 𨳒diu2 •係hai6 喺hai2 閪hai1 •上soeng6 想soeng2 •焚fan4 奮fan5 婚fan1 瞓fan3 粉fan2 分fan1 •夏haa6 霞haa4 蝦haa1 3 Negative Adjectives/Verbs •Negative adjectives to people •人渣 jan4 zaa1; literally: residue of human à scumbag •賤格 zin6 gaak3; despicable •賤人 zin6 jan4; low-life, despicable person •仆街 puk1 gaai1; bastard •唔老實 m4 lou5 sat6; not honest •廢 fai3, good-for-nothing •假 gaa2; untrue • 4 Negative action/verb 呃人 aak1/ngaak1 jan4; cheat people 搞亂檔 gaau2 lyun6 dong3; stir/mess up “the store” (things) 幫唔到手 bong1 m4 dou3 sau2; doesn’t help 做錯 zou6 co3; to make a mistake 講錯嘢 gong2 co3 je5; say wrong things 扮嘢 baan6 je5; behave pretentiously; strike an attitude 成日講錯嘢 seng4 jat6 gong2 co3 je5, always say the wrong things 5 https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E4%BB%86%E8%A1%97 Puk1 gaai1 (epic fail) 咪 mai5 •(Verb) don’t; shouldn’t; mustn’t •= 唔好 m4 hou2 •Imperative •咪呀! Mai5 aa3! Don’t aa! à Don’t do that •咪啦! Mai5 laa3! Don’t laa! à Don’t do that •咪噉啦! mai5 gam2 laa1! Don’t be like that la! 6 Negative adj/verbà Imperative Don’t be 7 啦 laa1 - Emphasis, serious warning with a bit violent way. 啦 laa3 - a mild advice, tip, a kind reminder Negative adj/verb à Imperative +𨶙Lan2 8 啦 laa1 - Emphasis, serious warning with a bit violent way. 啦 laa3 - a mild advice, tip, a kind reminder Positive Adjectives/Verb 9 Positive adjectives to people 好人 hou2 jan4; good (kind) person 肯幫人 hang2 bong1 jan4; willing to help 心地好 sam1 dei2 hou2; with good intention/mind/inner-conscience 做到嘢 zou6 dou2 je5; able to achieve 老實 lou5 sat6; honest 啱feel; ngaam1 feel; feels right 啱傾 ngaam1 king1; right talk à interested in the same topic 真心 zan1 sam1; sincere, heartfelt 識講嘢 sik1 gong2 je5; know how to speak Positive action/verb 幫手 bong1 sau2; help 唔呃人m4 aak1/ngaak1 jan4; not to cheat people 唔搞亂檔 m4 gaau2 lyun6 dong3; not to stir/mess up the store 做啱 zou6 ngaam1; do correctly 圓滑 jyun4 waat6; tactful, smooth Vocabulary of people •同學 tung4 hok6, classmates/schoolmates •老師 lou5 si1, teachers •大學 daai6 hok6, university •學校 hok6 haau6; school/institutes •同事 tung4 si6; co-worker •媽媽 maa4 maa1; mother •爸爸 baa4 maa1; father •大佬 daai6 lou2; elder brother •細佬 sai3 lou2; younger brother 10 親戚 can1 cik1; relatives 老細 lou5 sai3; boss/manager/owner 朋友 pang4 jau5; friend(s) 好朋友 hou2 pang4 jau5; good friend(s) 男朋友 naam4 pang4 jau5; boyfriend 女朋友 neoi5 pang4 jau5; girlfriend Conversation Practice – gossip description of personality •Friend: 你媽媽個人點㗎? (your mother personality how gaa?) •Nei5 maa4 maa1 go3 jan4 dim2 gaa3? • •I: 佢平時好好人嘅˒仲好識講嘢◦ (she usually very good kind ge, also very know how to speak) •Keoi5 ping4 si4 hou2 hou2 jan4 ge3, zung6 hou2 sik1 gong2 je5. • •Underline words are for exchangeable options • •㗎 – gaa2 gaa3 gaa4; final particle for making a strong assertion •仲 – zung6; also 11 Conversation Practice – gossip negative •Friend: 你最近點呀? (you recently how aa?) •Nei5 zeoi3 gan6 dim2 aa3? •I: 最近一般啦◦ 同朋友出咗問題◦ (recently so so laa. With friend, happened issues) •Zeoi3 gan6 jat1 bun1 laa1. tung4 pang4 jau5 ceot1 zo2 man6 tai4. •Friend: 你朋友做咗啲咩? (your friend did D what? à what did your friend did?) •Nei5 pang4 jau5 zou6 zo2 di1 me1? •I: 佢呃人◦ (he/she cheated) •Keoi5 ngaak1 jan4. •Friend: 佢平時個人點㗎? (he/she normal-time person how gaa? à how is his/her personality normally) •Keoi5 ping4 si4 go3 jan4 dim2 gaa3? •I: 佢平時唔老實◦ (he/she normal-time not honest) •Keoi5 ping4 si4 m4 lou5 sat6. •Friend: 咁我明白嘅◦ 睇開啲啦! (in this case I understand ge. See open D laa) •Gam2 ngo5 ming4 baak6 gee3. Tai2 hoi1 di1 laa1! •Underline words are for exchangeable options •㗎 – gaa2 gaa3 gaa4; final particle for making a strong assertion •嘅 – ge3 ge2; adjective suffix; possessive/final particle •平時 – ping4 si4; literally: normal-time, meaning: usually • 12 Slang – 有咗 jau5 zo2 •Literally: had •Meaning: be pregnant • •Example: •𨳒!有咗! 仆街啦! (Fuck! Pregnant! Screwed up!) •Diu2! Jau5 zo2! Puk1 gaai1 laa3! • 13