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    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary: Speak Cantonese with Confidence (Cantonese Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary with Manga illustrations)
    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary: Speak Cantonese with Confidence (Cantonese Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary with Manga illustrations)
    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary: Speak Cantonese with Confidence (Cantonese Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary with Manga illustrations)
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    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary: Speak Cantonese with Confidence (Cantonese Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary with Manga illustrations)

    By Martha Tang

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    Look-up words quickly and easily with this travel size Cantonese phrasebook and dictionary.

    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary clearly and concisely presents all the everyday words, phrases and expressions you need when traveling to Hong Kong and Canton (Guangdong).

    In this accessible phrasebook you'll find:
    • A pronunciation guide and grammar notes explaining the basic sounds and sentence patterns of the language
    • Essential Cantonese expressions for meeting people, asking and answering simple questions, and starting up friendly conversations
    • New manga illustrations demonstrating critical phrases in real life situations
    • Vocabulary for technology, WiFi, smartphones and social media
    • A useful English-Cantonese dictionary, so the right words are at your fingertips
    • Travel tips and cultural notes allow you to interact without making social blunders
    With 14 chapters covering topics from talking about the weather to what to do in an emergency, you will never be caught unprepared. Essential Cantonese is the best book to get for travel to Hong Kong and Canton-- interact confidently with native Cantonese speakers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTuttle Publishing
    Release dateMay 8, 2018
    ISBN9781462920006
    Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary: Speak Cantonese with Confidence (Cantonese Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary with Manga illustrations)

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      Essential Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary - Martha Tang

      1. The Basics

      1.1 Personal details

      1.2 Today or tomorrow?

      1.3 What time is it?

      1.4 One, two, three…

      1.5 The weather

      1.6 Here, there…

      1.7 What does that sign say?

      1.8 Legal holidays

      1.1 Personal details

      In Chinese societies, the family name comes first and the given name next. Titles come after the name. For example, Mr Wong is Wòhng sīn sāang 黃先生 and Ms Wong is either Wòhng síu jé 黃小姐 or Wòhng néuih sih 黃女士 (for women in their late 50s and above). The title taai táai 太太 is given to married women and is placed after the husband’s surname.

      1.2 Today or tomorrow?

      1.3 What time is it?

      1.4 One, two, three…

      0 lìhng 零

      1 yāt 一

      2 yih 二

      3 sāam 三

      4 sei 四

      5 nǵh 五

      6 luhk 六

      7 chāt 七

      8 baat 八

      9 gáu 九

      10 sahp 十

      11 sahp yāt 十一

      12 sahp yih 十二

      13 sahpsāam 十三

      14 sahp sei 十四

      15 sahp nǵh 十五

      16 sahp luhk 十六

      17 sahp chāt 十七

      18 sahp baat 十八

      19 sahp gáu 十九

      20 yih sahp 二十

      21 yih sahp yāt 二十一

      22 yih sahp yih 二十二

      30 sāam sahp 三十

      31 sāam sahp yāt 三十一

      32 sāam sahp yih 三十二

      40 sei sahp 四十

      50 nǵh sahp 五十

      60 luhk sahp 六十

      70 chāt sahp 七十

      80 baat sahp 八十

      90 gáu sahp 九十

      100 yāt baak 一百

      101 yāt baak lìhng yāt 一百零一

      110 yāt baak yāt sahp 一百一十

      200 léuhng baak 兩百

      300 sāam baak 三百

      400 sei baak 四百

      500 nǵh baak 五百

      600 luhk baak 六百

      700 chāt baak 七百

      800 baat baak 八百

      900 gáu baak 九百

      1,000 yāt chīn 一千

      1,100 yāt chīn yāt baak 一千一百

      2,000 léuhng chīn 兩千

      10,000 yāt maahn 一萬

      100,000 sahp maahn 十萬

      1,000,000 (yāt) baak maahn (一)百萬

      10,000,000 (yāt) chin maahn (一)千萬

      1st daih yāt 第一

      2nd daih yih 第二

      3rd daih sāam 第三

      once yāt chi 一次

      twice léuhng chi 兩次

      double léuhng púih 兩倍

      triple sāam puíh 三倍

      half yāt bun 一半

      a quarter sei fahn jī yāt 四分之一

      a third sāam fahn jī yāt 三分之一

      some yāt dī 一啲

      a few géi go 幾個

      2 + 4 = 6 yih gā sei dáng yùh luhk 二加四等如六

      4 – 2 = 2 sei gáam yih dáng yùh yih 四減二等如二

      2 × 4 = 8 yih sìhng sei dáng yùh baat 二乘四等如八

      4 ÷ 2 = 2 yih chèuih sei dáng yùh yih 二除四等如二

      even number sēung sou 雙數

      odd number dāan sou 單數

      total yāt guhng 一共

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