25 Useful Cantonese Words About Feelings _ Social Life 🇭🇰 _ Intermediate Cantonese (Part 3).

25 COMMON CANTONESE VOCABULARY FOR INTERMEDIATES

PART 3 — FEELINGS, ATTITUDES & SOCIAL LIFE



FEELINGS 感受 gam2 sau6 / gam2 gok3



51. Excited



興奮 — hing1 fan5



一諗起下個月去旅行，我就好興奮。

jat1 nam2 hei2/ haa6 go3 jyut6/ heoi3 leoi5 hang4,

ngo5 /zau6/ hou2 hing1 fan5.



I get excited whenever I think about my trip next month.





52. Disappointed



失望 — sat1 mong6



我對佢嘅表現有啲失望。

ngo5 deoi3 keoi5 ge3/ biu2 jin6/ jau5 di1/ sat1 mong6.



I'm a little disappointed with his/her performance.





53. Nervous



緊張 — gan2 zoeng1



每次見工，我都會好緊張。

mui5 ci3/ gin3 gung1, ngo5 dou1 wui5 /hou2 gan2 zoeng1.



I get very nervous every time I have a job interview.





54. Touched / Moved



感動 — gam2 dung6



聽完佢嘅故事，我好感動。

teng1 jyun4/ keoi5 ge3 /gu3 si6, ngo5 hou2 gam2 dung6.



I was very touched after hearing his/her story.





55. Embarrassed



尷尬 — gaam3 gaai3



我叫錯咗佢個名，好尷尬。

ngo5 /giu3 co3 zo2/ keoi5 go3 meng2, hou2 gaam3 gaai3.



I called him/her by the wrong name. It was so embarrassing!





56. Frustrated / Annoyed



忟憎 — man2 zang2



等咗成個鐘，我開始有啲忟憎。

dang2 zo2/ seng4 go3 zung1, ngo5/ hoi1 ci2/ jau5 di1/man2 zang6.



After waiting for a whole hour, I started getting annoyed.

58. Regret



後悔 — hau6 fui3



我有啲後悔冇早啲開始學廣東話。

ngo5 /jau5 di1/ hau6 fui3/ mou5 zou2 di1/ hoi1 ci2/ hok6/

gwong2 dung1 waa2.



I kind of regret not starting to learn Cantonese earlier.





59. Relieved



鬆一口氣 — sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3



知道佢平安返到屋企，我終於鬆一口氣。

zi1 dou6/ keoi5/ ping4 on1/ faan1 dou3 uk1 kei2, ngo5 /zung1 jyu1/

sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.



I finally felt relieved when I knew he/she got home safely.





ATTITUDES 態度 tai3 dou6



60. Patient



有耐性 — jau5 noi6 sing3



教小朋友一定要有耐性。

gaau3/ siu2 pang4 jau5/ jat1 ding6 jiu3/ jau5 noi6 sing3.



You must be patient when teaching children.





61. Confident



有信心 — jau5 seon3 sam1



我對今次考試好有信心。

ngo5/ deoi3/ gam1 ci3/ haau2 si3/ hou2 jau5 seon3 sam1.



I'm very confident about this exam.