#726 Varsity Division

St. John Ambulance

Chinese 101

Latest Lesson: Oct 29, 2000

 

Purpose:

  • to teach Varsity brigade members Cantonese words associated with patient care
  • enhance Varsity's quality of patient care to the Chinese community

 

Language Team:

  • headed by Dr. Kenneth F and team members: Gina I, Kit L, and Ellen S
  • our new Mandarin sessions are taught by: Ellen S, Kit L, Stephen C, and Esther C.
  • lessons will be taught at each #726 Varsity regular meeting



----- 2000 -----

Chinese 101



October 15, 2000 - Mandarin


Please click here for the hand-out for Mandarin Lessons 1 - 4


-------- Jan

-------- Jan. 9, 2000 - Review ---------

I - Ngoh We - Ngoh deih

You - Neih You - Neih deih

S/he - Keuih They - Keiuh deih

Who - bin go

What - mat yeh

Why - dim gaai

When - gei sih

Where - bin do

Wound - seung

Pain - tung

Bleeding - lau huet

 

---------Jan. 23, 2000 - PCR ---------

meng - name

jih - live

born - chut sai

telephone - dihn wah

number - hou ma

eat - sihk

medication - yeuk

allergies - mahn gam

What is your name?

Neih gui mat yeh meng?

I am called ______

Ngoh gui ______

What is your address (where do you live)?

Neih hai bin douh jih?/Neih jih bin do?

When are you born?

Neih gei sih chut sai?

What is your telephone number?

Neih mat yeh dihn wah hou ma?

What medication do you eat?

Neih sihk mat yeh yeuk?

What allergies do you have?

Neih yauh mat yeh mahn gam?

When did you last eat?

Neih gei sih sihk gwo yeh?

***Question Format with question word***

Subject (I, you, s/he...) Verb (action word) Question Word and rest of sentence.

 

--------- Feb. 6, 2000 - Fractures ---------

gwat - bone

head - tau

head bone - tau gwat

foot - geuk

hand - sau

spine - jek gwat

leg - geuk bei

arm - sau bei

Do you have any pain in your bones? - Neih yauh mouh gwat tung?

Don't move! - M'ho yuk!

 

--------- Feb. 20, 2000 - Choking ---------

can - ho yih can not - m'ho yih

can or can not - ho m'ho yih

good - ho bad - m'ho

good or bad - ho m' ho

is - hai is not - m'hai

is it or is it not - hai m'hai

***To make a verb negative, add a "m" in front of the word***

breathing - fuh cup

choking - kung chan

Can I help you? - Ngoh ho m'ho yih bong neih a?

Is your breathing good or bad? - Neih ge fuh cup ho m'ho a?

Are you choking or not? - Neih hai m'hai kung chan a?

***Question Format with positive-negative verb***

Subject positive-negative verb and rest of sentence + question ending "a"?

------------- Mar. 5, 2000 -------------

have - yauh have not - mouh

have or not have - yauh (yit wa) mouh

yes or no/is it or is it not - hai m'hai

heart - saam

illness - beng

chest - saam hau

pain - tung

Do you have heart illness? - Neih yauh mouh saam beng a?

Do you have chest pain? - Neih yauh mouh saam hau tung a?

Do you have heart medication? - Neih yauh mouh saam yeuk a?

I will help you eat medication - Ngoh wui bong neih sihk yeuk

-------------May 7, 2000 - Medical Conditions-------------

Where do you hurt? - Neih bin do tung?

Do you have bleeding? - Neih yauh mouh lau heut a?

Press/pressure - gam

Press down on it/ Put pressure on it! - Gam ji keiuh!

Diabetes - tong liu beng

Do you have diabetes? - Neih yauh mouh tong liu beng a?

Epilepsy - fat yeung diu

Do you have epilepsy? - Neih yauh mouh fat yeung diu a?

Asthma - hau cheun

Do you have asthma? - Neih yauh mouh hau cheun a?

Breathe in asthma medication! - Cup hau cheun yeuk!


----- 1998 to 1999 -----

 

 

Sunday, October 18, 1998

Words

Numbers

I - Ngoh

You - Neih (nay)

S/he - Keuih

1 - yat

2 - yih (yee)

3 - saam

4 - sei (say)

5 - ngh

 

 

Sunday, November 01, 1998

Words

Numbers

We - ngoh deih

You - neigh deih

They - keuih deih

 

Varsity Division – wa saam deui

6 – luhk

7 – chat

8 – baat

9 – gau

10 – sahp

0 – lihng

 

 

Sunday, January 24, 1999

Words

What - mat (yeh)

Who - bin goh

When - gei sih

Where - bin dou

Why - dim gai





.