Beg 1 Lesson 5: Number and Family Cantonese Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary practice for Cantonese numbers, family relations, money units, and common cultural terms from Lesson 5.

零 (ling4)

$$0$$

一 (jat1)

$$1$$

二 (ji6)

$$2$$

三 (saam1)

$$3$$

四 (sei3)

$$4$$

五 (ng5)

$$5$$

六 (luk6)

$$6$$

七 (cat1)

$$7$$

八 (baat3)

$$8$$

九 (gau2)

$$9$$

十 (sap6)

$$10$$

十一 (sap6 jat1)

$$11$$

十二 (sap6 ji6)

$$12$$

十三 (sap6 saam1)

$$13$$

十四 (sap6 sei3)

$$14$$

十五 (sap6 ng5)

$$15$$

十六 (sap6 luk6)

$$16$$

十七 (sap6 cat1)

$$17$$

十八 (sap6 baat3)

$$18$$

十九 (sap6 gau2)

$$19$$

二十 (ji6 sap6)

$$20$$

三十 (saam1 sap6)

$$30$$

四十 (sei3 sap6)

$$40$$

五十 (ng5 sap6)

$$50$$

六十 (luk6 sap6)

$$60$$

七十 (cat1 sap6)

$$70$$

八十 (baat3 sap6)

$$80$$

九十 (gau2 sap6)

$$90$$

一百 (jat1 baak3)

$$100$$

一千 (jat1 cin1)

$$1,000$$

一萬 (jat1 maan6)

$$10,000$$

兩 (loeng5)

Two, couple, pair (Note: only use with measure word)

廿 (jaa6)

Twenty (Note: only use in the vocabularies that has 2 or more characters)

屋企 (uk1 kei2)

Family or home

爺爺 (je4je2)

Grandfather (father's side)

嫲嫲 (maa4 maa4)

Grandmother (father's side)

外公/阿公 (ngoi6 gung1/aa3gung1)

Grandfather (mother's side)

外婆/阿婆 (ngoi6 po4/aa3 po4)

Grandmother (mother's side)

爸爸 (baa4baa1)

Father

媽媽 (maa4maa1)

Mother

兒子 (zai2)

Son

女兒 (neoi2)

Daughter

仔女 (zai2 neoi2)

Kids

獨仔 (duk6 zaai2)

Only son

獨女 (duk6 neoi2)

Only daughter

哥哥/大佬 (go4go1/daai6lou2)

Older brother

弟弟/細佬 (dai4 dai2/sai3 lou2)

Younger brother

家姐/姐姐 (gaa1 ze1/ze4 ze1)

Older sister

妹妹/細妹 (mui4 mui2/sai3 mui2)

Younger sister

先生 (sin1 saang1)

Husband

太太 (taai3 taai2)

Wife

朋友 (pang4 jau5)

Friends

好朋友/死黨 (hou2 pang4 jau5/sei2 dong2)

Best Friends

男朋友 (naam4 pang4 jau5)

Boyfriend

女朋友 (neoi5 pang4 jau5)

Girlfriend

屋企人 (uk1 kei2 jan4)

Family members

兄弟姊妹 (hing1 dai6 zi2 mui6)

Siblings

一分 (jat1 fan1)

$1$ cent

二分 (ji6 fan1)

$2$ cent

五分 (ng5 fan1)

$5$ cent

一毫 (jat1 hou4)

$10$ cent

二毫 (ji6 hou4)

$20$ cent

二毫半/二毫五分 (ji6 hou4 bun3 / ji6 hou4 ng5 fan1)

$25$ cent

五毫 (ng5 hou4)

$50$ cent

蚊 (man1)

Dollar

一蚊雞 (jat1 man1 gai1)

$1$ dollar (slang)

一草/條/兜嘢 (jat1 cou2/tiu4/dau1 je5)

$10$ $ (slang)

一舊水 (jat1 gau6 seoi2)

$100$ (slang)

一支/差嘢 (jat1 zi1/caa1 je5)

$1,000$ (slang)

一皮/餅 (jat1 pei4/beng2)

$10,000$ (slang)

一球 (jat1 kau4)

$1,000,000$ (slang)

一月 (jat1 jyut6)

January

二月 (ji6 jyut6)

February

三月 (saam1 jyut6)

March

四月 (sei3 jyut6)

April

五月 (ng5 jyut6)

May

六月 (luk6 jyut6)

June

七月 (cat1 jyut6)

July

八月 (baat3 jyut6)

August

九月 (gau2 jyut6)

September

十月 (sap6 jyut6)

October

十一月 (sap6 jat1 jyut6)

November

十二月 (sap6 ji6 jyut6)

December

鼠 (syu2)

Rat (Zodiac)

牛 (ngau4)

Ox (Zodiac)

虎 (fu2)

Tiger (Zodiac)

兔 (tou3)

Rabbit (Zodiac)

龍 (lung4)

Dragon (Zodiac)

蛇 (se4)

Snake (Zodiac)

馬 (maa5)

Horse (Zodiac)

羊 (joeng4)

Goat (Zodiac)

猴 (hau4)

Monkey (Zodiac)

雞 (gai1)

Rooster (Zodiac)

狗 (gau2)

Dog (Zodiac)

豬 (zyu1)

Pig (Zodiac)

新年快樂 (san1 nin4 faai3 lok6)

Happy Chinese new year

恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 choi4)

May you be happy and prosperous

身體健康 (san1 tai2 gin6 hong1)

Good Health to You

學業猛進 (hok6 yip6 maang5 jeun3)

Great Progress in Your study

工作順利 (gung1 jok3 seun6 lei6)

Bless your work to go smoothly