If you're trying to learn Cantonese Nouns you will find some useful resources including a course about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Cantonese grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Cantonese. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Cantonese Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Cantonese language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Cantonese.
Cantonese nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Cantonese Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | 名詞 |
| my car | 我的車 |
| green car | 綠色的車 |
| three cars | 三輛車 |
| car garage | 車房 |
| outside the car | 車的外面 |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Cantonese.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Cantonese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Cantonese vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Cantonese Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | 手臂 |
| back | 背脊 |
| cheeks | 面頰 |
| chest | 胸部 |
| chin | 下巴 |
| ear | 耳朵 |
| elbow | 手肘 |
| eye | 眼睛 |
| face | 臉 |
| finger | 手指 |
| fingers | 手指 |
| foot | 腳 |
| hair | 頭髮 |
| hand | 手 |
| head | 頭 |
| heart | 心 |
| knee | 膝 |
| leg | 腳 |
| lip | 唇 |
| mouth | 口 |
| neck | 頸 |
| nose | 鼻 |
| shoulder | 膊頭 |
| stomach | 胃 |
| teeth | 牙 |
| thigh | 大腿 |
| throat | 口嚨 |
| thumb | 姆指 |
| toe | 腳趾 |
| tongue | 脷 |
| tooth | 牙 |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Cantonese. Once you're done with the Yue Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Cantonese lessons here: Learn Cantonese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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