tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83764690408716607652024-02-08T09:20:29.889-08:00Jean's Cantonese for New ParentstheangelJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01810328354620654615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376469040871660765.post-20821586890787698132015-09-24T20:51:00.005-07:002015-09-24T20:51:58.758-07:00Cantonese for new parentsDo you speak just a little Cantonese? Enough to get by, sometimes, maybe? Mine is probably at about first-grade level, and a kindergarten reading level. I'd love for my daughter to learn to speak Cantonese as well, so she can talk to her great-grandparents. But there are so many words I don't know, especially when it comes to parenting! <br />
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So here are some of the words I'm having to teach myself. Please feel free to correct my translations! I'm making a lot of use of <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordlist.htm">CantoDict</a>, and when I can't find what I want there, I look at other resources for Chinese translations and try to convert them to Cantonese. The pronunciations are transcribed in <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/essays/jyutping.htm">Jyutping</a>.<br />
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<b>Newborns</b><br />
Feeding<br />
Sleeping<br />
Playing<br />
Nappy change<br />
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<b>Infants</b><br />
Mealtime<br />
Play time<br />
Bath time<br />
Personal care<br />
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<b>Out and about</b><br />
In the street<br />
At the shops<br />
In the park<br />
At the zoo<br />
In the garden<br />
At the pool<br />
At the library<br />
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<b>Around the house</b><br />
In the kitchen<br />
Laundry time<br />
House cleaning<br />
Looking out the windows<br />
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