Short native-script Cantonese sentences and mini passages for reading practice. Front: the Cantonese sentence in Chinese characters with Jyutping romanization in parentheses. Back: English translation.
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34 basic cards for Reading Cantonese. It opens with "今日天氣好靚。 (gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 leng3.)" and "我叫阿明,住喺香港。 (ngo5 giu3 aa3 ming4, zyu6 hai2 hoeng1 gong2.)". More Cantonese at other levels is listed below.
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- 今日天氣好靚。 (gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 leng3.)
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The weather is very nice today.- 我叫阿明,住喺香港。 (ngo5 giu3 aa3 ming4, zyu6 hai2 hoeng1 gong2.)
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My name is Ah Ming, I live in Hong Kong.- 我日日朝早都會去行吓街。 (ngo5 jat6 jat6 ziu1 zou2 dou1 wui5 heoi3 haang4 haa5 gaai1.)
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Every morning I go for a walk.- 佢有個細妹同埋一個大佬。 (keoi5 jau5 go3 sai3 mui2 tung4 maai4 jat1 go3 daai6 lou2.)
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She has a little sister and a big brother.- 我哋每個星期日都去街市。 (ngo5 dei6 mui5 go3 sing1 kei4 jat6 dou1 heoi3 gaai1 si5.)
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We go to the market every Sunday.- 學校朝早九點開始上堂。 (hok6 haau6 ziu1 zou2 gau2 dim2 hoi1 ci2 soeng5 tong4.)
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School starts at nine in the morning.- 佢好鍾意睇書。 (keoi5 hou2 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1.)
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He loves reading books very much.- 夏天嘅時候,香港好熱。 (haa6 tin1 ge3 si4 hau6, hoeng1 gong2 hou2 jit6.)
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It's very hot in Hong Kong during summer.- 我爸爸係一個老師。 (ngo5 baa4 baa1 hai6 jat1 go3 lou5 si1.)
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My father is a teacher.- 佢哋琴日睇咗場戲。 (keoi5 dei6 kam4 jat6 tai2 zo2 coeng4 hei3.)
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They watched a movie yesterday.- 我日日朝早都飲茶。 (ngo5 jat6 jat6 ziu1 zou2 dou1 jam2 caa4.)
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I drink tea every morning.- 呢個城市有好多舊樓。 (nei1 go3 sing4 si5 jau5 hou2 do1 gau6 lau2.)
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There are many old buildings in this city.- 河邊有條靚村。 (ho4 bin1 jau5 tiu4 leng3 cyun1.)
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There is a beautiful village by the river.- 我媽媽日日都煮飯。 (ngo5 maa4 maa1 jat6 jat6 dou1 zyu2 faan6.)
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My mother cooks every day.- 落雨嘅時候,我哋唔會出街。 (lok6 jyu5 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 dei6 m4 wui5 ceot1 gaai1.)
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When it rains, we don't go outside.
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