KnightOnline Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 at 02:00 PM Here's a tread that could be useful to many foreigners in Hong Kong: Post your boyfriend/girlfriend vocabulary here! Stuff like sweet phrases to say to your other half, pet nicknames, flirts, suggestive sentences, etc. It would be great if you could post stuff the locals would use, rather than just the chinese translations of english vocabulary. (but if you know at least the translations thats still cool too). Looking forward to see what you guys come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinonononozu Posted September 6, 2007 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 at 03:03 PM 靓仔!!, 靓女!! =P translations Pretty boy! Pretty gal! pretty much a phrase to get some attention of someone but it works kinda as a flirt too. Its literal meaning is the same as well like 她很靓女(She's hot!) but you say it as "she's very". only use it in cantonese cuz i only hear this phrase in cantonese and xinhui but xinhui is pretty much similair to cantonese. anyway it's safe to use it in Guangdong i think ('-'?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheukMo Posted September 9, 2007 at 04:38 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 at 04:38 AM pretty much a phrase to get some attention of someone but it works kinda as a flirt too. Its literal meaning is the same as well like 她很靓女(She's hot!) but you say it as "she's very". Wouldn't you say: 佢好靚 ? I know it's not proper (Mandarin) writing, but would be said this way in Cantonese, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zozzen Posted September 9, 2007 at 12:27 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 at 12:27 PM 佢好靚 is a common phrase in Cantonese. Besides many names for boy and girls, measure words can be confusing and complicated to many non-natives. The measure word for boy/ girl can be 個﹐ 條, 位﹐ 名, each would make different meanings. 我個女 = my daughter 我條女 = my girlfriend 這位女士 = This lady 該名女子 = That female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai ming Posted September 9, 2007 at 02:37 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 at 02:37 PM 我條女 = my girlfriend Isn't that somewhat rude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 9, 2007 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 at 02:42 PM 我條女 = my girlfriend Isn't that somewhat rude? I agree. Some people speak like this. Others don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightOnline Posted September 10, 2007 at 05:41 AM Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 at 05:41 AM Isn't that somewhat rude? Why is it rude? I don't understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zozzen Posted September 10, 2007 at 05:57 AM Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 at 05:57 AM 我條女 = my girlfriend Isn't that somewhat rude? It depends on the tones and context. My friends burst into tears with laugh when we heard an American use this phrase to show off his Cantonese. No matter it's rude or not, it's very common phrase among youngesters and gang members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 10, 2007 at 10:35 AM Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 at 10:35 AM Why is it rude? I don't understand it's very common phrase among youngesters and gang members gangsters ... people i know say 我女朋友 or 我個女朋友. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zozzen Posted September 11, 2007 at 02:04 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 at 02:04 PM [q]Why is it rude? I don't understand[/q] One possible reason is that the the measure word "條" implies a girlfriend is a sex toy and it could be offensive, sometimes, depending on the context and tones. In movies, people often refer the prostitute as "條女". E.g. "條女唔掂呀﹐ 換個條畀我! " ( This (條) girl isn't good. Show me another one!) Feminists should be pleased that equal rights has been widespread in hong kong, so young girls also refer their boyfriend as "條仔". Go-go boys can also be "條仔". "爸爸生﹐ 今日我要狂歡﹐ 搵條仔畀我﹐ 要有六舊腹肌! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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