Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Cantonese 201

Deem ah – what do you want?

No ho sang yut gwa ju wahhn – You are not focusing on work

June sum deh – focus!

Joe gay doe-meh-yuen – work never ends

Dim sooon – What to do?

Sie see gan – Waste my time

Sie cheen – Waste money

Ho tow tong – Very head ache

Gow Cha – You make a mistake (what the heck?)

Mmm Gan Eeyou - It doesn’t matter

Do tsey Thank you for the ‘gift’

Mm Goi – Thanks for the service

Li Taaht – In trouble, in the tart

Sick fawn – Bon Apetit

Lie Bie – Weekend

Bye Bye - Goodbye

Teen hey ho – The weather is fine

Ho Die You – Raining Heavily

Hug Ma ma – Very black sky

Toy fung - Typhoon

Ho gow seeu – very funny

Joe Wong Jone Sum – Center building

Ho Leh – Great

Say seen – Deadline

Cho how – foul language

So ma fa – troublesome

Ho bow – I’m full

Say! – Snake

A sick toe mon yah! – You know Cantonese

Toe mon – Cantonese

Ho Ho Meh – Very very good

Mongoh - Mango

Um seh dat ley – I’ll be missing you

Noh Yet Sun Gan Fan-lie – I’ll be right back