Mother Tongue: Cantonese Mother Tongue with Sirine

Learn Cantonese in our kids podcast Mother Tongue! 

Nei hou means hello in Cantonese. In this episode Sirine is joined by Angel who grew up in Hong Kong. She shares a fun song and talks about a very yummy snack! Ho mei! 

Here are the Cantonese words you'll learn in this episode:

Lei Ho 你好 - HelloYi Wu二胡 - A string instrument also known as a Chinese ViolinGung Fu功夫 - Kung Fu (a form of Martial Arts)Gao Zi 餃子 - Chinese dumplings of various typesHo Mei 好味 - Very good (and you say it when you eat something yummy)Joi Gin 再見 - See you again (Bye)

SONG:  

Yao-Zak-Che-Chay-Dee-LokshuiDee-LokshuiDee-LokshuiYao-Zak-Che-Chay-Dee-LokshuiBai shui ching ho 

Yao-Zak-Che-Chay-Dee-LokshuiDee-Lokshui

 Dee-LokshuiYao-Zak-Che-Chay-Dee-LokshuiBai shui ching ho

Translation:

Yao-Zak-Che-Chay-Dee-Lokshui means A Bird Falling Into Water.

 
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