Core Set 1
The following words are part of the Core Set. This
set contains the base material needed to start learning the language.
The Booster and Expansion packs, will
provide further content to increase your level in the language. Once you
are proficient in this content, you can continue to Core Set
2. If a dungeon mentions that it requires a particular set, it
means you should be using all of the material from the mentioned set,
and any sets below it since they all build upon each other.
Booster packs provide lateral content within the
same set. This means it’s just additional vocabulary for you to play
with. Boosters do not contain a difficulty increase or new mechanics
(grammar, exceptions, etc). A supplementary set of additional
Animals and Locations are examples of
Booster packs.
Expansion packs will introduce new vocabulary and
mechanics that will increase your knowledge and usage of the language.
Expansion packs are introduced as part of a
Set. Thus, Core Set 2 is considered
the first expansion pack.
You should consider everything in here as available equipment to aid
your adventures. Stay safe!
Pronouns
| 我 |
ngo5 |
I |
| 你 |
nei5 |
You |
| 佢 |
keoi5 |
He / She / It |
| 哋 |
dei2 |
Indicator: Plurality (Pronouns) |
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Verbs
| 係 |
hai6 |
To be |
| 有 |
jau5 |
To have |
| 冇 |
mou5 |
To not have |
| 鍾意 |
zung1 ji3 |
To like |
| 食 |
sik6 |
To eat |
| 飲 |
jam2 |
To drink |
| 做 |
zou6 |
To do |
| 可以 |
ho2 ji5 |
To be able to |
| 叫 |
giu3 |
To call |
| 睇 |
tai2 |
To read, watch, look |
| 學 |
hok6 |
To learn |
| 去 |
heoi3 |
To go |
| 買 |
maai5 |
To buy |
| 想 |
soeng2 |
To want |
| 要 |
jiu3 |
To need |
| 走 |
zau2 |
To leave |
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Adjectives
| 靚 |
leng3 |
Beautiful |
| 好 |
hou2 |
Good. Very. |
| 唔好 |
m4 hou2 |
Bad |
| 多 |
do1 |
Many |
| 少 |
siu3 |
Few |
| 大 |
daai6 |
Big |
| 細 |
sai3 |
Small |
| 後生 |
hau6 saang1 |
Young (Person) |
| 老 |
lou5 |
Old (Person) |
| 真 |
zan1 |
Really. Real. |
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Classifiers
| 個 |
go3 |
General / Generic |
| 隻 |
zek3 |
Animals + Some Objects |
| 本 |
bun2 |
Books |
| 條 |
tiu4 |
Fish and other long stuff. |
| 間 |
gaan3 |
Houses, Rooms, Buildings. |
| 架 |
gaa3 |
Machines (Cars, Planes, Etc) |
| 杯 |
bui1 |
Cups |
| 位 |
wai4 |
Honorifics (People). Seats (Sitting). |
| 枝 |
zi1 |
Long, thin, inflexible stuff. |
| 種 |
zung2 |
Kind of, Type of |
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Particles and Indicators
| 唔 |
m4 |
Negate |
Indicator |
| 喺 |
hai2 |
Location |
Indicator |
| 嘅 |
ge2 |
Ownership |
Indicator |
| 啲 |
di1 |
Plurality (People and Objects) |
Indicator |
| 都 |
dou1 |
Everything in the previous set. |
Indicator |
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Questions and Responses
| 邊個 |
bin1 go3 |
Who |
| 乜嘢 |
mat1 je5 |
What |
| 幾時 |
gei2 si4 |
When |
| 邊度 |
bin1 dou6 |
Where |
| 點解 |
dim2 gaai2 |
Why |
| 因為 |
jan1 wai6 |
Because |
| 點 |
dim2 |
How |
| 幾 |
gei2 |
How many |
| 問題 |
man6 tai4 |
Question. Problem. |
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Pointing, Position, Direction
| 呢個 |
ni1 go3 |
This |
| 嗰個 |
go2 go3 |
That |
| 上 |
soeng6 |
Top |
| 下 |
haa6 |
Bottom |
| 左 |
zo2 |
Left |
| 右 |
jau6 |
Right |
| 前 |
cin4 |
Front |
| 後 |
hau6 |
Back |
| 上個 |
soeng6 go3 |
Previous |
| 下個 |
haa6 go3 |
Next |
| 之前 |
zi1 cin4 |
Before |
| 之後 |
zi1 hau6 |
After |
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Tenses (Past,
Present, Future) / Success / Failure
| 會 |
wui2 |
Going to |
| 咗 |
zo2 |
Already completed. Finished. |
| 緊 |
gan2 |
Currently doing |
| 過 |
gwo3 |
Have already experienced |
| 未 |
mei6 |
Have not yet |
| 倒 |
dou3 |
Verb completed successfully |
| 唔倒 |
m4 dou3 |
Verb failed |
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Nouns
| 人 |
jan4 |
Person |
個 |
| 朋友 |
pang4 jau5 |
Friend |
個 |
| 老師 |
lou5 si1 |
Teacher |
位 |
| 先生 |
sin1 saang1 |
Mr. |
個 |
| 小姐 |
siu2 ze2 |
Miss (Young Girl) |
個 |
| 名 |
ming4 |
Name |
個 |
| 嘢 |
je5 |
Thing |
個 |
| 蚊 |
man1 |
Dollar |
個 |
| 號 |
hou6 |
Number |
個 |
| 課 |
fo3 |
Lesson |
個 |
| 錢 |
cin4 |
Money |
個 |
| 水 |
seoi2 |
Water |
杯 |
| 茶 |
caa4 |
Tea |
杯 |
| 咖啡 |
gaa3 fe1 |
Coffee |
杯 |
| 酒 |
zau2 |
Alcohol |
杯 |
| 啤酒 |
be1 zau2 |
Beer |
杯 |
| 紅酒 |
hung4 zau2 |
Red Wine |
杯 |
| 花 |
faa1 |
Flower |
個 |
| 菜 |
coi3 |
Vegetable |
個 |
| 生果 |
saang1 gwo2 |
Fruit |
個 |
| 果汁 |
gwo2 zap1 |
Juice |
杯 |
| 枱 |
toi4 |
Table |
張 |
| 筆 |
bat1 |
Pen |
枝 |
| 鉛筆 |
jyun4 bat1 |
Pencil |
枝 |
| 功課 |
gung1 fo3 |
Homework |
個 |
| 甜品 |
tim4 ban2 |
Dessert |
個 |
| 雪糕 |
syut3 gou1 |
Ice Cream |
個 |
| 雪條 |
syut3 tiu2 |
Ice Cream (on a stick). Popsicle. |
條 |
| 語言 |
jyu5 jin4 |
Language |
個 |
| 國家 |
gwok3 gaa1 |
Country |
個 |
| 世界 |
sai3 gaai3 |
World. Planet. |
個 |
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Family
| 屋企 |
uk1 kei2 |
Home |
個 |
| 屋企人 |
uk1 kei2 jan4 |
Family |
個 |
| 爸爸 |
baa4 baa1 |
Father |
個 |
| 媽媽 |
maa4 maa1 |
Mother |
個 |
| 爸爸媽媽 |
baa4 baa1 maa4 maa1 |
Parents |
個 |
| 哥哥 |
go4 go1 |
Older Brother |
個 |
| 姐姐 |
ze4 ze1 |
Older Sister |
個 |
| 細佬 |
sai3 lou6 |
Younger Brother |
個 |
| 細妹 |
sai3 mui2 |
Younger Sister |
個 |
| 老公 |
lou5 gung1 |
Husband |
個 |
| 老婆 |
lou5 po4 |
Wife |
個 |
| 仔 |
zai2 |
Son |
個 |
| 女 |
neoi5 |
Daughter. Girl. Female. |
個 |
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Objects
| 書 |
syu1 |
Book |
本 |
| 車 |
ce1 |
Car |
架 |
| 單車 |
daan1 ce1 |
Bicycle |
架 |
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Connectors
| 同埋 |
tung4 maai4 |
And |
| 定係 |
ding6 hai6 |
Or (Question) |
| 或者 |
waak6 ze2 |
Or (Statement). Maybe, Probably. |
| 但係 |
daan6 hai6 |
But |
| 淨係 |
zing6 hai6 |
Only |
| 已經 |
ji5 ging1 |
Already |
| 如果 |
jyu4 gwo2 |
If |
| 所以 |
so2 ji5 |
So. Therefore. |
| 仲 |
zung6 |
Still |
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Animals
| 狗 |
gau2 |
Dog |
隻 |
| 貓 |
maau1 |
Cat |
隻 |
| 雞 |
gai1 |
Chicken |
隻 |
| 魚 |
jyu4 |
Fish |
條 |
| 牛 |
ngau4 |
Cow |
隻 |
| 龍 |
lung4 |
Dragon |
條 |
| 馬 |
maa5 |
Horse |
隻 |
| 動物 |
dung6 mat6 |
Animal |
隻 |
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Food
| 蘋果 |
ping4 gwo2 |
Apple |
個 |
| 梨 |
lei4 |
Pear |
個 |
| 橙 |
caang2 |
Orange |
個 |
| 香蕉 |
hoeng1 ziu1 |
Banana |
個 |
| 士多啤梨 |
si6 do1 be1 lei2 |
Strawberry |
個 |
| 芒果 |
mong1 gwo2 |
Mango |
個 |
| 多士 |
do1 si6 |
Toast |
個 |
| 包 |
baau1 |
Bread |
個 |
| 麵 |
min6 |
Noodles |
個 |
| 菠蘿 |
bo1 lo4 |
Pineapple |
個 |
| 菠蘿包 |
bo1 lo4 baau1 |
Pineapple Bun |
個 |
| 叉燒包 |
caa1 siu1 baau1 |
BBQ Roast Pork Bun |
個 |
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Locations
| 美國 |
mei5 gwok3 |
United States |
| 中國 |
zung1 gwok3 |
China |
| 香港 |
hoeng1 gong2 |
Hong Kong |
| 英國 |
jing1 gwok3 |
United Kingdom |
| 日本 |
jat6 bun2 |
Japan |
| 紐約 |
nau2 joek3 |
New York |
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Languages
| 英文 |
jing1 man4 |
English |
| 中文 |
zung1 man4 |
Chinese |
| 廣東話 |
gwong2 dung1 waa6 |
Cantonese |
| 國語 |
gwok3 jyu2 |
Mandarin |
| 日文 |
jat6 man2 |
Japanese |
| 西班牙語 |
sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 |
Spanish |
| 韓文 |
hon4 man2 |
Korean |
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Numbers
| 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 |
| 百 |
baak3 |
100 |
| 千 |
cin1 |
1,000 |
| 萬 |
maan6 |
10,000 |
| 億 |
jik1 |
100,000,000 |
| 第 |
dai6 |
Ordinal Counting (1st, 2nd, …) |
| 兩 |
loeng5 |
2 (Quantities. Used with Classifiers) |
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Date and Time
| 點鐘 |
dim2 zung1 |
Hour |
| 分 |
fan1 |
Minute |
| 秒 |
miu5 |
Seconds |
| 鐘頭 |
zung1 tau4 |
Used for measuring time. |
| 日 |
jat6 |
Day |
| 月 |
jyut6 |
Month |
| 年 |
nin4 |
Year |
| 今日 |
gam1 jat6 |
Today |
| 噚日 |
cam4 jat6 |
Yesterday |
| 聽日 |
ting1 jat6 |
Tomorrow |
| 舊年 |
gau6 nin2 |
Last Year |
| 今年 |
gam1 nin4 |
This Year |
| 出年 |
ceot1 nin2 |
Next Year |
| 歲 |
seoi3 |
Age (Years Old) |
| 半 |
bun3 |
Half |
| 而家 |
ji4 gaa1 |
Now |
| 好耐 |
hou2 noi6 |
A long time |
| 朝早 |
ziu1 zou2 |
In the morning |
| 夜晚 |
je6 maan5 |
Night |
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Colors
| 顏色 |
ngaan4 sik1 |
Color |
| 藍色 |
laam4 sik1 |
Blue |
| 紅色 |
hung4 sik1 |
Red |
| 黃色 |
wong4 sik1 |
Yellow |
| 黑色 |
hak1 sik1 |
Black |
| 白色 |
baak6 sik1 |
White |
| 橙色 |
caang2 sik1 |
Orange |
| 粉紅色 |
fan2 hung4 sik1 |
Pink |
| 啡色 |
fe1 sik1 |
Brown |
| 紫色 |
zi2 sik1 |
Purple |
| 綠色 |
luk6 sik1 |
Green |
| 金色 |
gam1 sik1 |
Gold |
| 銀色 |
ngan4 sik1 |
Silver |
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