Counter (Measure Words)
Vocabulary
Verbs
Making Sentences
Adjectives
100

Counter word you use for "human"

個 go3

100

Take a rest 

休息 jau1 sik1

100

To try 

試 si3

100

I sleep from 11 pm to 7 am.

我由夜晚十一點瞓到朝早七點。

ngo5 jau4 je6 maan5 sap6 jat1 dim2 fan3

dou3 ziu1 zou2 cat1 dim2

100

Wrong 

錯 co3

200

Counter word you use for "mammals, birds, insects, for some parts of the body like hands and legs"

隻 zek3

200

Bland 

taam5

200

To give 

畀 bei2

200

What’s the date today?

今日係幾多號呀?

gam1 jat6 hai6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3?

200

Far 

遠 jyun5

300

Counter word for "bottle" 

樽 zeon1

300

Statutory holiday (public holiday)

公眾假期 gung1 zung3 gaa3 kei4

300

To wear 

著 zoek3

300

On which day of week do we have a conference?

我哋星期幾開會呀?

ngo5 dei6 sing1 kei4 gei2 hoi1 wui2 aa3?

300

Correct/Match 

啱 ngaam1

400

Counter word for "songs"

首 sau2

400

Have a night snack 

食宵夜 sik6 siu1 je2

400

To push 

推 teoi1

400

Is that tie cheap?

嗰條呔平唔平㗎?

go2 tiu4 taai1 peng4 m4 peng4 gaa3?

400

Bad (to describe a person)

衰 seoi1

500

Counter word for "cars, vehicles, planes"

架 gaa3

500

Make a sentence using this structure: 由 ... 到 jau4….dou3

Then, explain what it means in English. 

From ~ to/until ~

500

To pull 

拉 laai1

500

Don't brush me off like that! 

你唔好hea我喎 !

Nei5 m4 hou2 he3 ngo5 wo3

500

Short (length)

短 dyun2