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OFFICE

What is in your office?

jau5 mat1 je5 hai2 baan6 gung1 sat1?
有乜嘢喺辦公室？
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There is a ~ 1
jau5~.
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有～。
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1. refrigerator 2. desk 3. whiteboard 4. chair 5. telephone 6. stapler 7. magazine

syut3 gwai6 syu1 toi2 baak6 baan2 dang3 din6 waa2 deng1 syu1 gei1 zaap6 zi3
雪櫃 書枱 白板 櫈 電話 釘書機 雜誌

8. sofa 9. keyboard 10. monitor 11. fax 12. copier 13. coffee 14. microwave
so1 faa2 gin6 pun2 hin2 si6 ping4 cyun4 zan1 jing2 jan3 gei1 maker mei4 bo1 lou4
梳化 鍵盤 顯示屏 傳真 影印機 gaa3 fe1 gei1 微波爐
咖啡機
 Phrases for a Buisiness Meeting

Good morning, everyone. We’re here today to…. I get your point.
go3 wai2, zou2 san4. gam1 jat6 ngo5 dei6 daai6 gaa1 hai2 ngo5 ming4 baak6 nei5 ge3 ji3 si1.
各位，早晨。 ni1 dou6~. 我明白你嘅意思。
今日我哋大家喺呢度～。

Let’s begin, shall we? What are your views on this? I don’ t really agree.
ngo5 dei6 hoi1 ci2 hou2 maa3? nei5 deoi3 ni1 go3 jau5 mat1 tai2 ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 tung4 ji3.
我哋開始好嗎? faat3? 我唔係好同意。
你對呢個有乜睇法?

I’d like to introduce ~. The way I see it… I didn’t catch that.
ngo5 soeng2 gaai3 siu6~. ngo5 ge3 tai2 faat3 hai6~. Could you repeat that, please?
我想介紹～。 我嘅睇法係～。 ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 gan1 dak1 soeng5, m4 goi1
nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 cung4 fuk1 do1 jat1 ci3?
我唔係好跟得上, 唔該你可唔可以重複多一次?
So, let’s start with… Precisely.
gam2, jau4~hoi1 ci2. zeon2 kok3 dei6. Thank you all for coming.
咁, 由～開始。 準確地。 do1 ze6 gok3 wai2 ge3 gwong1 lam4.
多謝各位嘅光臨。

Job Titles

This is our [title name], Mr/s. [family name].

Introducing your boss to ni1 wai2 hai6 ngo5 dei6 ge3 [ zik1 wai6 ming4 cing1 ], sin1
your client in Cantonese: saang1 /siu2 ze2 [ sing3 ].
呢位係我哋嘅 [ 職位名稱 ], 先生/ 小姐 [ 姓 ]。

Executive
President managing director Managing director General manager
zung2 coi4 hang4 zing3 zap1 hang4 zap1 hang4 dung2 si2 zung2 ging1 lei5
總裁 dung2 si2 執行董事 總經理
行政執行董事
Assistant
general manager Section manager Assistant manager Chief
zo6 lei5 zung2 ging1 lei5 bou6 mun4 ging1 lei5 zo6 lei5 ging1 lei5 zung2 gaam1
助理總經理 部門經理 助理經理 總監

Motivational Quotes For Work

Embrace the pain to No rest for the weary.

inherit the gain. mou5 si4 gaan3 san3 gui6.
fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4. 冇時間呻攰。
苦盡甘來。

Another day, another dollar. If you want something done right,

si4 gaan3 zau6 hai6 gam1 cin4. do it yourself.
時間就係金錢。 kau4 jan4 bat1 jyu4 kau4 gei2.
求人不如求己。

Make hay while the sun Give assistance not advice in a

shines. crisis.
daa2 tit3 can3 jit6. cyu3 lei5 ngai4 gei1 si4, do1 zou6 sat6 si6,
siu2 syut3 waa6.
打鐵趁熱。
處理危機時, 多做實事, 少說話。