P U15

to go to the office

(heoi se zi lau)

to go upstairs

(heoi lau soeng)

take a look

(lai tai haa)

take a look

(tai haa sin laa)

come to visit us

(lai taam ngoh dei)

come and eat

(lai sik faan)

to go to a meeting

(heoi hoi wui)

[1] not doing anything; not doing sth. [2] goofing off; slacking; not doing work (when one should be)

(m zou jeh)

go to work

(heoi zou jeh)

go to bed

(wan zau gung)

[1] tube; pipe; duct 

[2] wind musical instrument 

[3] administer; govern; manage; in charge of 

[4] bother about; interfere with; meddle 

[5] provide; furnish; provide; guarantee 

[6] a Chinese family name

(gun)

discuss, talk (about trivia), gossip

(king gai)

When are you coming back?

the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.

(neih hai gei si faan lai gaa ?)

always; frequently; constantly; often

(si si (dou))

thoroughfare; passageway; pass; gallery; tunnel; avenue; alure; way; row; key hole; lead; tube; passage; channel; route; chain; enterclose; drone

(tung dou)

When I left the office I will call you. As soon as I’m out of the office, I will call you. 

As soon as I left the work I call you.

(ngoh fong gung daa bei neih)

evening; night; night-time; nightie

(maan  soeng)

[1] unable to, [2] without end

(bat liu)

today's evening; tonight
(gam maan soeng)

We meet today's evening/tonight at Wan Chai and not Central

(ngoh deih gam maan soeng hai waan chai gin min baa, m hou hai zung waan)

tired; exhausted; weary; fatigued; worn out

(gui)

See you at 4:30 pm

(ngoh se dim bun gin neih. zan gaan gin !)

[1] [v] look at; view; watch; gaze into the distance [2] [v] hope; expect [3] the 15th day of each month [4] reputation; prestige [5] [v] call on; visit

(mong)

laughing; laughingly, with a laugh

(siu haa haa)

1] wind; breeze; gale 

[2] style; bearing; attitude

[3] news; information; rumour

[4] practice; custom; tendency

[5] scenery; view; landscape

[6] certain disease supposedly caused by wind

(fung)

[1] [v] receive; accept; take with the hand [2] [v] welcome; meet [3] [v] join; connect [4] [v] graft [5] [v] come close to; make contact with [6] [v] succeed to

(zip)

to graduate

(bat jip)

method, option; (think) of a way; 

(baan faat)

How was your day?

(neih gam jat dim aa ?)

sweet and sour pork (mostly with bones / shanghai style)

(gu lou juk caa siu)

[1] [v] decrease; subtract; diminish; reduce, deduct; cut; minus [2] a Chinese family name

(gaam)

how was your day (not too good) ? Was it busy?

(neih gam jat gwo dak hou m hou aa ? mong m mong aa ?)

how was your day? Was it busy?

(neih gam jat dim aa ? mong m mong aa ?)

[1] [onomatopoeia] sound of hearty laughter

[2] [v] breathe out (with the mouth open)

[3] [v] bend; stoop

[4] [n] used in transliteration

(haa)