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DAAI SENG AAI Exercise Colloquial Cantonese Jasmine Hui Tin-Wai
DAAI SENG AAI Exercise Colloquial Cantonese
哈佬! 喵!
靚女
喵喵
哈佬 haa� lou�! 靚女 leng� neoi� and 喵喵 miu� miu� will join you through this workbook. Have fun practicing writing and reading Cantonese!
CONTENTS CHARACTER STROKES
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NUMBERS ZERO TO TEN
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食咗飯未呀
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矇查查
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REFERENCES & RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
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CHARACTER STROKES Understanding the strokes that make up Chinese characters helps with legibility. Here are some common strokes.
Stroke
Stroke Name
點 dim�, “dot stroke” 橫 waang�, “horizontal stroke” 竪 syu�, “vertical stroke” 鈎 ngau�, “hook stroke” 提 tai�, “rising stroke” 撇 pit�, “left falling stroke” 捺 naat�, “right falling stroke”
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Follow the arrows and practice writing the following strokes. Don't worry if your writing doesn't look exactly like the example!
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NUMBERS ZERO TO TEN �
零
ling�
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一 二 三 四 五 六
jat�
七 八 九 十
cat�
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ji� saam� sei� ng� luk�
baat� gau� sap�
Not only is it useful to know the numbers for counting, they help with understanding Cantonese number slang. For example, ���� or 五三五四 ng� saam� ng� sei� sounds like 唔生唔死 m� saang� m� sei� which means “not alive, not dead.”
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三
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大聲哎 “To shout at the top of your lungs.”
大 聲
daai�,“Big”
哎
aai�,“Interjection of surprise”
seng�,“Sound / Voice”
Feel free to be loud and proud about writing and speaking the Cantonese language.
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食咗飯未呀 “Have you eaten yet?”
食
sik�,“Eat / Food”
咗
zo�, Particle marking perfective
飯 未 呀
aspect or continuous state faan�,“Rice / Food” mei�,“Not yet” aa�, Final particle
“Have you eaten yet?”is an informal greeting that is similar to asking “How are you?”
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矇查查 “Muddle-headed / Ignorant / Confused / Clueless”
矇 查
mung�,“Blind / Ignorant” caa�,“Check / Inspect / Consult”
You may be feeling a bit mung� caa� caa� from reading the textbook!
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Good job! Thanks for making it this far.
靚女 leng� neoi� and 喵喵 miu� miu� are proud of you. Continue practicing Cantonese and have fun reading and speaking it!
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REFERENCES Most of the information in this book is drawn from various online and print resources. Scan the QR code to a webpage with links to every resource referenced for each topic in this book!
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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES For more Cantonese learning resources, scan the QR for another webpage of additional links .
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daai�
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Cover and book design by Jasmine Hui Tin-Wai / HuiTWai.carrd.co Daai Seng Aai: Exercise Colloquial Cantonese may be distributed online and printed but may not be printed and sold for profit under any circumstances. Daai Seng Aai: Exercise Colloquial Cantonese was created in Seattle, WA, USA using Affinity Publisher and Affinity Designer. Typefaces used in this book are Noto Sans Hong Kong, designed by Google, DFKai-SB, and Rubik, designed by Philipp Hubert and Sebastian Fischer.
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