# The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary/A
## A
### A,

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

### Ability,

    n.
   * 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.
   * 會, ꜃wúi; 能 ꜁nang (nang not used so much as in books). Not able, 不能, pat꜆ ꜁nang; 唔會, ꜁m ꜃wúi.
   * 得, tak꜆, is used with the principal verb of the sentence with the sense of able. It then follows it.
   * 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.
   * (在)船上, (tsoí꜅) ꜁shün shöng꜅; 喺船(處), ꜂haí ꜁shün shü꜄.

### Above,

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

### About,

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

### Abroad,

    adj.
   * 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.
   * 走路去 ꜂tsaú lò$^⊇$* huí꜄.

### Absolutely,

    adv.
   * 總, ꜂tsung.

### Abstain,

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

### Abstruse,

    adj.
   * 深, ꜀sham.

### Abuse,

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

### Accident,

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

### Accomplish,

    v.
   * 成(就), ꜁shing (tsaú꜅).

### According to,

   * 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.
   * 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꜄.
   * (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,

   * 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,

   * n. (physical), 舉動, ꜂kuí tung꜅.
   * (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.
   * (to allow entrance to), 俾入, ꜂péí yap꜇.
   * (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.
   * (to proceed), 進, tsun꜄; 上前, ꜃shöng ꜁ts‘in; 前去, ꜁ts‘in huí꜄.
   * (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.
   * (a place or position of), 好處, ꜂hò ch‘ü꜄.
   * (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.
   * (to move), 感動, ꜂kòm tung꜅.
   * (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꜅. After these matters, 呢啲事之後, ꜀ni ˳ti* sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅. ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/20 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/21 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/22 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/23 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/24 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/25 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/26 ​Page:The Cantonese Made Easy Vocabulary.pdf/27