The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary/A

by James Dyer Ball

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A,

a.

1. 一, yat꜆.
   The classifier is often used instead of the indefinite article in English.

Ability,

n.

1. 能, ꜁nang; 才能, ꜁ts‘oí ꜁nang; 能幹, ꜁nang kòn꜄.
   The right hand has great ability, 右手極其能幹, yaú꜅ ꜂shaú kik꜇ ꜁k‘éi ꜁nang kòn꜄. (Bk.)

Able,

v.

1. 會, ꜃wúi; 能 ꜁nang (nang not used so much as in books).
   Not able, 不能, pat꜆ ꜁nang; 唔會, ꜁m ꜃wúi.
2. 得, tak꜆, is used with the principal verb of the sentence with the sense of able. It then follows it.
3. Able to bring up, 養得出嚟 ꜂yöng tak꜆ ch‘ut꜆ ꜁laí.
   Able to see that—, 睇得出係——, ꜂t‘ai tak꜆ ch‘ut꜆ haí꜅——.

Aboard,

adv.

1. (在)船上, (tsoí꜅) ꜁shün shöng꜅; 喺船(處), ꜂haí ꜁shün shü꜄.

Above,

prep.

1. 上, shöng꜅; 上高, shöng꜅ ꜀kò.
   In heaven above, 喺天上, ꜂haí ꜀t‘ín shöng꜅.

About,

prep.

1. (round), 周圍, ꜀chaú ꜁waí.
2. (more or less), 上下, shöng꜅ há^⊇*; 度, tò^⊇*.
   About the same, 咁上下, kòm꜄ shöng꜅ há^⊇*.

Abroad,

adj.

1. 外, ngoí꜅; 在外 tsoí꜄ ngoí꜅.
   To go abroad, 出外, ch‘ut꜆ ngoí꜅.
   Coming from abroad, 喺外嚟, ꜂haí ngoí꜅ ꜁laí.

Abscond,

v.

1. 走路去 ꜂tsaú lò^⊇* huí꜄.

Absolutely,

adv.

1. 總, ꜂tsung.

Abstain,

v.

1. (from), 戒, káí꜄.
   Abstain from wine, 戒酒, káí꜄ ꜂tsaú.
2. (from animal food, as vegetarians), 食齋, shik꜇ ꜀cháí.

Abstruse,

adj.

1. 深, ꜀sham.

Abuse,

v.

1. 罵, má꜅.
   Abuse and scold, 羞辱, ꜀saú yuk꜇.

Accident,

n.

1. 意外嘅事, yí꜄ ngoí꜅ ke꜄ sz꜅.
   Class. 件, kín꜅.
   Accident from iron material or weapon, 鐵打, t‘ít˳ ꜂tá.

Accomplish,

v.

1. 成(就), ꜁shing (tsaú꜅).

According to,

1. 照, chíú꜄; 照依, chíú꜄ ꜀yí; 依住, ꜀yí chü꜅; 依舊, ꜀yí kaú꜅.
   According to such a way, 依住噉樣 ꜀yi chü꜅ ꜂kòm yöng^⊇*; 照依噉, chiú꜄ ꜀yí ꜂kòm.
   According to that, 照噉樣, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm yöng^⊇*.
   According to the old way, 照舊一樣, chíú꜄ kaú꜅ yat꜆ yöng꜅.

Account,

n.

1. 數(目), shò꜄ (muk꜇).
   Class. 條 ꜁t‘íú; (less often), 張 ꜀chöng.
   Account in dollars, 元數, ꜁yün shò꜄.
   Account in taels, 兩數, ꜃löng shò꜄.
2. (a bill) 單, ˳tán*. Make out a bill, 開單, ꜀hoí ˳tán*
   In charge of the accounts, 管數, ꜂kwún shò꜄.
   Account, On, of, 因(爲), ꜀yan waí꜅.
   On account of what? 爲乜呢, Waí꜅ mat꜆ ꜀ní?

Accountant,

n.

掌櫃, ꜂chöng kwai^⊇*.
Class. 個 ko꜄; (politely) 位 waí꜅ (or sometimes waí^⊇*).

Accumulate,

v.

租埋, tsik꜆ ꜁máí.

Ache,

v.

𤷫, ts‘ek˳; 痛, t‘ung꜄.
No aches or pains, 冇病痛, ꜃mò peng꜅† t‘ung꜄.

Acknowledge,

v.

認, ying꜅.

Acquainted with,

1. 識, shik꜆.
   Mutually acquainted, 相識, ꜀söng shik꜆; 兩家相識, ꜁löng ˳ká* ꜀söng shik꜆.
   To be slightly acquainted with, 相識下, ꜀söng shik꜆ há^⊇*.
   2. (accustomed to), 熟, shuk꜇; 慣, kwán꜄.
   Acquainted with any work, 熟手 shuk꜇ ꜂shaú; 熟行, shuk꜇ ꜁hong.
   Accustomed to do it, 慣做, kwán꜄ tsò꜅.

Act,

n.

1. (of a play), 一本戲, yat꜆ ꜂pún heí꜄; 一出戲, yat꜆ ch‘ut꜆ héí꜄.

Act,

v.

做, tsò꜅.
To act in that silly way, 整成個啲衰樣, ꜂ching ꜁sheng† ko꜄ ˳ti* ꜀shuí yöng^⊇*.
(This is a woman's phrase).

Act,

n.

(a deed), 事, sz꜅.
Class 件 kín꜅. See Action.
Acts of kindness, 仁愛嘅事, ꜁yan oi꜄ ke꜄ sz꜅.

Action,

1. n. (physical), 舉動, ꜂kuí tung꜅.
2. (deeds), 行爲, ꜁hang (or ꜁háng) waí꜅; 事, sz꜅.
   Action, A good, 一塲好心事, yat꜆ ꜁ch‘öng ꜂hò ꜀sam sz꜅.

Add,

v.

加, ꜀ká; 添, ꜀t‘im; 打, ꜂tá.
To add more, 加多, ꜀ká ꜀to; 加多啲, ˳ká* ˳to* ˳ti*.
To add some more, 加啲添, ꜀ká ˳ti* ꜀t‘im.
To add more of a severe punishment, 加重嚴辦, ꜀ká ꜃ch‘ung ꜁yím pán꜅.
Five added to seven, 五個打七個, ꜃ng ko꜄ ꜂tá ts‘at꜆ ko꜄.

Address,

n.

住趾, chü꜅ ꜂chí.
Address v. 1. (a person), 稱呼 ꜀ch‘ing ꜀fú.
2. (a letter), 寫信皮, ꜂se sun꜄ ꜁p‘éí.

Adherent,

n.

黨羽, ꜂tong ꜃yü.

Admit,

v.

1. (to allow entrance to), 俾入, ꜂péí yap꜇.
2. (to acknowledge, as a fault), 認, ying꜅.
   Admit him, 俾佢入嚟, ꜂péí ꜃k‘uí yap꜇ ꜁laí.
   Admitting it as a fact, 就是, tsaú꜅ shí꜅.

Admonish,

v.

勸, hün꜄.

Adorn,

v.

修飾, ꜀saú shik꜆.

Adult,

n.

大(個)人, táí꜅ (ko꜄) ꜁yan. (This may simply mean a big man, especially with the classifier). 長大成人, ꜂chöng táí꜅ ꜁sheng† ꜁yan.

Adulterer,

n.

情人, ꜁t‘sing ꜁yan.
Class. 個, ko꜄

Adultery,

n.

姦淫, ꜀kán ꜁yam.
To commit adultery. 行淫 ꜁háng (or ꜁hang) ꜁yam.

Advance,

v.

1. (to proceed), 進, tsun꜄; 上前, ꜃shöng ꜁ts‘in; 前去, ꜁ts‘in huí꜄.
2. (money), 借, tse꜄.
   To pay in advance. 上期俾, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜂péí.
   Rent payable in advance, 上期租, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜀tsò.
   To buy goods in advance of arrival, 買花, ꜃máí ˳fá*.

Advantage,

n.

1. (a place or position of), 好處, ꜂hò ch‘ü꜄.
2. (profit), 益, yik꜆.

Advise,

v.

勸, hün꜄.

Affair,

n.

事幹, sz꜅ kòn꜄; 事情, sz꜅ ꜁ts‘ing.
Class, 樁, ꜀chong; (or more commonly), 件, kín.꜅

Affect,

v.

1. (to move), 感動, ꜂kòm tung꜅.
2. (concern), 𨵿(涉), ꜀kwán (shíp˳).
   Affected tones, ogling eyes, and expressive face, 聲聲色色, ꜀shing ꜀shing shik꜆ shik꜆.

Affections,

n.

心腸, ꜀sam ꜁ch‘öng; 情, ꜁ts‘ing.

Afraid

adj.

慌, ꜀fong; 怕, p‘á꜄; 驚, ꜀keng†.
Afraid it is so, 怕係噉, p‘á꜄ haí꜅ ꜂kòm.

After,

prep. and adv.

後, haú꜅.
After all, 到底, tò꜄ ꜂taí.
After finishing talking, 講完之後, ꜂kong ꜁yün ꜀chí haú꜅.
After the New Year, 過(唨)年(之後), kwo꜄ (꜂ch‘o) ꜁nín (꜀chí haú꜅).
After he came down, 佢落嚟之後, k‘uí lok laí chí haú.
After that manner, 照噉, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm.
After several months had passed, 過嘵幾個月, kwo꜄ ˳híú* ꜂kéí ko꜄ yüt꜇.
After that matter, 個件事之後, ko꜄ kin꜅ sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅.
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