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In Cantonese, how do you say “you are (so) handsome”?

你 好 靓 仔
nei5 hou2 leng3 zai2 = you are so handsome
leng3 actually means “good-looking”
zai2 = boy

How do you say “you are pretty”?

nei5 leng3
你 靓
but we usually say it with the “hou3 (very)”:

nei5 hou3 leng3
你 好 靓 = you are (so) pretty.
you very pretty

How do you say “you are (so) handsome”? Check for our next article.

Hi, everyone,

Here’s the mp3 for Lesson Two. We continue to talk about food since it is important and useful.

 

pdf files will be available soon. We are looking for some volunteers for scripting work.

Thank you very much.

Have a great weekend!
Click this for the simple script:
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Let’s talk about the 2nd way to say “sorry”:

2. m4 hou2 ji3 si3
唔 好 意 思
not good meaning（intension) = feeling embarrassed
Let’s try your listening in this Youtube video

Pay attention from 0:43 of this 10 min video.

There are two ways to say “Sorry” in Cantonese, at least:

1. deoi3 m4 zyu6
对唔住 = Sorry (deoi3 = face, m4 = not, zyu6 = hold/up … I cannot face you or hold my head up to you… because I feel sorry..)

2. We will talk about the 2nd way in our next post.