【Cantonese】 - A-level备考词汇

Cantonese

UK:  [ˌkæntəˈniːz]

US:  [ˌkæntəˈniz]

adj.

1.广东的;广东人的;广东话的

n.

1.粤语;广东话

2.广东人

1 . In a conversation with someone not Asian, he may ask if she could teach him to say something in Cantonese.
如果交谈的对象不是亚洲人，他可能会请她用粤语教他说一些东西。

2 . Languages: Engish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Language of Shanghai, Japanese, and a bit of French.
语言：英语，广东话，普通话，上海话，日语，一点点法语。

3 . Shanghai was one of the major regions for Cantonese merchants to do businesses in the late Qing Dynasty.
上海是晚清粤商的重要活动区域之一。

4 . Part of it was the language: although my parents speak Cantonese, I speak only a little, and can't really carry a conversation.
一方面是因为语言不通，虽然我父母都讲粤语，我却只能说一点点，不足以进行对话。

5 . In colloquial Cantonese money is often referred to as water.
广东话有谓水为财也。