Cantonese Beginners Review - 1

This is connected to the video at https://youtu.be/Xfq0V3D06Zk

The principle sentence used in this video is:

George   hai2 gaa1zau1。
George 喺    加   州。

George        is in      California.


Other expressions used in this class and video:

m5 hai6 = is not
hai6 m5 hai6 = literally "is + not is" (marking a yes/no question)
dou1 = also
bin1 dou3 = where?
keui5 = him/her

Locations:
mei5 gwok3 - USA/America
faat3 gwok3 - France
baa1 lai4 - Paris
ying1 gwok3 - England
leon4 deon1 - London


In the introduction of this video, I also said the numbers from 0 to 9 and then used to numbers to show all 6 tones of Cantonese.

ling4 jat1  ji6 saam1sei3 m5 luk6 cat1 baak3 gau2 sap6 
零   一 二 三  四 五 六 七   八   九   十

jat1 gau2 sei3 ling4 m5   ji6    (1 9 4 0 5 2)
一 九   四 零  五  二  

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