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Learning the Cantonese Vocabulary 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 Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Cantonese.
Cantonese vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Cantonese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | 生詞 |
| Countries | 國家 |
| Australia | 澳洲 |
| Cambodia | 柬甫寨 |
| Canada | 加拿大 |
| China | 中國 |
| Egypt | 埃及 |
| England | 英國 |
| France | 法國 |
| Germany | 徳國 |
| Greece | 希臘 |
| India | 印度 |
| Indonesia | 印尼 |
| Italy | 意大利 |
| Japan | 日本 |
| Mexico | 墨西哥 |
| Morocco | 摩洛哥 |
| Peru | 秘魯 |
| Spain | 西班牙 |
| Thailand | 泰國 |
| USA | 美國 |
| Languages | 語言 |
| Arabic | 阿拉伯語 |
| Chinese | 中文 |
| English | 英文 |
| French | 法文 |
| German | 徳文 |
| Greek | 希臘語 |
| Hebrew | 希伯來語 |
| Hindi | 印度語 |
| Italian | 意大利文 |
| Japanese | 日文 |
| Korean | 韓國文 |
| Latin | 拉丁文 |
| Russian | 俄語 |
| Spanish | 西班牙文 |
| Urdu | 烏都語 |
| Days | 日子 |
| Monday | 星期一 |
| Tuesday | 星期二 |
| Wednesday | 星期三 |
| Thursday | 星期四 |
| Friday | 星期五 |
| Saturday | 星期六 |
| Sunday | 星期日 |
| time | 時間 |
| hour | 小時 |
| minute | 分鐘 |
| second | 秒 |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Cantonese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Cantonese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Cantonese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | 顏色 |
| black | 黑色 |
| blue | 藍色 |
| brown | 啡色 |
| gray | 灰色 |
| green | 綠色 |
| orange | 橙色 |
| purple | 紫色 |
| red | 紅色 |
| white | 白色 |
| yellow | 黃色 |
| sizes | 大小 |
| big | 大 |
| deep | 深 |
| long | 長 |
| narrow | 窄 |
| short | 短 |
| small | 小 |
| tall | 長 |
| thick | 厚 |
| thin | 薄 |
| wide | 闊 |
| tastes | 味道 |
| bitter | 苦味 |
| fresh | 新鮮 |
| salty | 咸味 |
| sour | 酸味 |
| spicy | 辣味 |
| sweet | 甜味 |
| qualities | 質素 |
| bad | 壞 |
| clean | 淸潔 |
| dark | 黑 |
| difficult | 難 |
| dirty | 骯髒 |
| dry | 乾 |
| easy | 容易 |
| empty | 空 |
| expensive | 貴 |
| fast | 快 |
| foreign | 外來 |
| full | 滿 |
| good | 好 |
| hard | 硬 |
| heavy | 重 |
| inexpensive | 便宜 |
| light | 輕 |
| local | 本地 |
| new | 新 |
| noisy | 嘈吵 |
| old | 舊 |
| powerful | 強力 |
| quiet | 靜 |
| correct | 正確 |
| slow | 慢 |
| soft | 軟 |
| very | 更加 |
| weak | 弱 |
| wet | 濕 |
| wrong | 錯 |
| young | 年青 |
| food | 食物 |
| almonds | 杏仁 |
| bread | 麵包 |
| breakfast | 早餐 |
| butter | 牛油 |
| candy | 糖果 |
| cheese | 芝士 |
| chicken | 雞 |
| cumin | 小茴香 |
| dessert | 甜品 |
| dinner | 晚餐 |
| fish | 魚 |
| fruit | 生果 |
| ice cream | 雪糕 |
| lamb | 羊肉 |
| lemon | 檸檬 |
| lunch | 午餐 |
| meal | 餐 |
| meat | 肉 |
| oven | 焗爐 |
| pepper | 胡椒 |
| plants | 植物 |
| pork | 豬肉 |
| salad | 沙律 |
| salt | 鹽 |
| sandwich | 三文治 |
| sausage | 腸 |
| soup | 湯 |
| sugar | 糖 |
| supper | 晚餐 |
| turkey | 火雞 |
| apple | 蘋果 |
| banana | 香蕉 |
| oranges | 橙 |
| peaches | 桃 |
| peanut | 花生 |
| pears | 梨 |
| pineapple | 菠蘿 |
| grapes | 提子 |
| strawberries | 士多啤梨 |
| vegetables | 蔬菜 |
| carrot | 紅蘿蔔 |
| corn | 粟米 |
| cucumber | 青瓜 |
| garlic | 蒜 |
| lettuce | 生菜 |
| olives | 橄欖 |
| onions | 洋葱 |
| peppers | 胡椒 |
| potatoes | 薯仔 |
| pumpkin | 南瓜 |
| beans | 豆 |
| tomatoes | 蕃茄 |
| alligator | 短吻鱷 |
| alligators | 短吻鱷 |
| bear | 熊 |
| bears | 熊 |
| bird | 鳥 |
| birds | 鳥 |
| bull | 公牛 |
| bulls | 公牛 |
| cat | 貓 |
| cats | 貓 |
| cow | 牛 |
| cows | 牛 |
| deer | 鹿 |
| many deer | 很多鹿 |
| dog | 狗 |
| dogs | 狗 |
| donkey | 驢 |
| donkeys | 驢 |
| eagle | 鷹 |
| eagles | 鷹 |
| elephant | 象 |
| elephants | 象 |
| giraffe | 長頸鹿 |
| giraffes | 長頸鹿 |
| goat | 羊 |
| goats | 羊 |
| horse | 馬 |
| horses | 馬 |
| lion | 獅子 |
| lions | 獅子 |
| monkey | 子 |
| monkeys | 子 |
| mouse | 老鼠 |
| mice | 老鼠 |
| rabbit | 兔 |
| rabbits | 兔 |
| snake | 蛇 |
| snakes | 蛇 |
| tiger | 老虎 |
| tigers | 老虎 |
| wolf | 狼 |
| wolves | 狼 |
| objects | 物件 |
| bathroom | 浴室 |
| bed | 臥室 |
| bedroom | 睡房 |
| ceiling | 天花 |
| chair | 椅子 |
| clothes | 衣服 |
| coat | 外套 |
| cup | 杯 |
| desk | 桌 |
| dress | 裙 |
| floor | 地板 |
| fork | 叉 |
| furniture | 傢俬 |
| glass | 玻璃杯 |
| hat | 帽 |
| house | 屋 |
| ink | 墨 |
| jacket | 外套 |
| kitchen | 廚房 |
| knife | 刀 |
| lamp | 燈 |
| letter | 信 |
| map | 地圖 |
| newspaper | 報紙 |
| notebook | 記事簿 |
| pants | 褲 |
| paper | 紙 |
| pen | 筆 |
| pencil | 鉛筆 |
| pharmacy | 藥房 |
| picture | 圖片 |
| plate | 碟 |
| refrigerator | 雪櫃 |
| restaurant | 餐廳 |
| roof | 屋頂 |
| room | 房間 |
| rug | 小地毯 |
| scissors | 剪刀 |
| shampoo | 洗髮水 |
| shirt | 恤衫 |
| shoes | 鞋 |
| soap | 肥皀 |
| socks | 襪子 |
| spoon | 匙 |
| table | 桌 |
| toilet | 廁所 |
| toothbrush | 牙刷 |
| toothpaste | 牙膏 |
| towel | 毛巾 |
| umbrella | 雨傘 |
| underwear | 內衣 |
| wall | 牆 |
| wallet | 銀包 |
| window | 窗 |
| telephone | 電話 |
| this | 這個 |
| that | 那個 |
| these | 這些 |
| those | 那些 |
| Questions | 問題 |
| how? | 如何 |
| what? | 什麼 |
| who? | 誰 |
| why? | 為何 |
| where? | 何處 |
| different objects | 不同的物件 |
| art | 藝術 |
| bank | 銀行 |
| beach | 沙灘 |
| book | 書本 |
| by bicycle | 踏單車 |
| by bus | 乘巴士 |
| by car | 乘車 |
| by train | 乘火車 |
| cafe | 咖啡室 |
| country | 國家 |
| desert | 沙漠 |
| dictionary | 字典 |
| earth | 地球 |
| flowers | 花朵 |
| football | 足球 |
| forest | 森林 |
| game | 遊戲 |
| garden | 花園 |
| geography | 地理 |
| history | 歴史 |
| house | 房子 |
| island | 島 |
| lake | 湖 |
| library | 圖書館 |
| math | 數學 |
| moon | 月亮 |
| mountain | 山 |
| movies | 電影 |
| music | 音樂 |
| ocean | 海洋 |
| office | 寫字樓 |
| on foot | 走路 |
| player | 球員 |
| river | 河流 |
| science | 科學 |
| sea | 海洋 |
| sky | 天空 |
| soccer | 足球 |
| stars | 星 |
| supermarket | 超級市場 |
| swimming pool | 游泳池 |
| theater | 劇院 |
| tree | 樹木 |
| weather | 天氣 |
| bad weather | 壞天氣 |
| cloudy | 密雲 |
| cold | 冷 |
| cool | 涼 |
| foggy | 有霧 |
| hot | 熱 |
| nice weather | 好天氣 |
| pouring | 下大雨 |
| rain | 下雨 |
| raining | 正在下雨 |
| snow | 下雪 |
| snowing | 正在下雪 |
| ice | 冰 |
| sunny | 天晴 |
| windy | 有風 |
| spring | 春天 |
| summer | 夏天 |
| autumn | 秋天 |
| winter | 冬天 |
| people | 人 |
| aunt | 伯母;嬸母;姑母;姨母;舅母 |
| baby | 嬰兒 |
| brother | 兄弟 |
| cousin | 表兄弟姐妹, 堂兄弟姐妹 |
| daughter | 女兒 |
| dentist | 牙醫 |
| doctor | 醫生 |
| father | 父親 |
| grandfather | 祖父, 外祖父 |
| grandmother | 祖母, 外祖母 |
| husband | 丈夫 |
| mother | 媽媽 |
| nephew | 姪兒, 外甥 |
| niece | 姪女, 外甥女 |
| nurse | 護士 |
| policeman | 警察 |
| postman | 郵差 |
| professor | 教授 |
| son | 兒子 |
| teacher | 老師 |
| uncle | 伯父;叔父;姑父;姨丈;舅父 |
| wife | 妻子 |
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