Monday, August 20, 2007

Cantonese 301

Say gun ah – Die hard

Ho Pow – super cool

Joe gay doh may yuun – work never ends

Joe Lay Ho One – good luck

Yang don deen – win/good luck in Macao

Die gut – good luck (when you sneeze)

Nay Joe Gun Mut Yah – What are you doing?

Gwan eh Gwhy see – None of your business!

Been Gohn – Who
Meh – What
Gay see - When
Been Doh – Where
Deem Guy – Why
Deem Yeung – How

Motz-zawa – Don’t leave

Poo jhen – disappear (mandarin)

Jo say yun meh – work to die

Pok guy – slip in the streets (damn you!)

Long ann – dragon eye (fruit)

Mol dee wa – nonsense

Jong Soy ah – very bad

So Qua – Stupid

Foo heenee – you do what I say

Hoy sum go-ah – Happy nuts

Hoy sum – happy

Lun Dan – Salary

Lone see fat – old man

Soh Chee – Finger

See Fat Kway – Pretentious

Cha Seeooh Fan – BBQ pork and rice

Sup mahn – 100,000

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