Free Cantonese Chinese Lessons
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These Cantonese Chinese lessons have been designed to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational skills. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| English: | Day | |
| Chinese: | yut |
| English: | One day | |
| Chinese: | yut yut | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| Note the tone difference between one and day -- one is a high flat tone, while day is mid tone. |
| English: | Week | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay |
| English: | One week | |
| Chinese: | yut goh sing-kay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | This week | |
| Chinese: | nee goh sing-kay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Next | |
| Chinese: | hah |
| English: | Next week | |
| Chinese: | hah goh sing-kay | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| In Cantonese, days of the week are numbered, beginning with Monday, which is literally said as week one |
| English: | Monday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay yut | |
| Literally: | week one |
| English: | Tuesday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay yee | |
| Literally: | week two |
| English: | Wednesday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay sahm | |
| Literally: | week three |
| English: | Thursday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay say | |
| Literally: | week four |
| English: | Friday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay hm | |
| Literally: | week five |
| English: | Saturday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay lohk | |
| Literally: | week six |
| English: | Sunday (exception to the pattern) | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay yut | |
| Literally: | week day |
| Listen again to the slight tone differences: |
| English: | Monday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay yut | |
| Literally: | week one |
| English: | Sunday | |
| Chinese: | sing-kay yut | |
| Literally: | week day |
| English: | I'm going to your place on Wednesday | |
| Chinese: | ngoh sing-kay sahm houe nay doh | |
| Literally: | I wednesday go your place |
| English: | Thursday of this week | |
| Chinese: | nee goh sing-kay say | |
| Literally: | this week four |
| English: | Tuesday of next week | |
| Chinese: | hah goh sing-kay yee | |
| Literally: | next week two |