Cantonese and Mandarin for medical matters and much more
የቻናል ዝርዝሮች
Cantonese and Mandarin for medical matters and much more
Learn the Cantonese and Mandarin ways to say things related to health and medical matters, and a hodgepodge of many other things you won't learn in a formal classroom.
የቅርብ ጊዜ ክፍሎች
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78 - 改 in 改善/improvement (via IV drip); 死性不改 too stubborn to be a better person
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
77 - 萎 in atrophy 萎縮 (from IM steroid injection), shrivel 枯萎 (find out how a gopher fits into this)
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
76 - 風/风 in 中風/中风 Stroke (CVA) & homage to CAN/MX/US firefighters in wind-whipped wildfires in L.A.
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
75 - 壓 / 压 in systolic/diastolic pressure, repression/oppress: 收縮壓、收缩压、舒張壓、舒张压、鎮壓、镇压
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
74 療效/疗效 healing efficacy; 效率 efficiency; 有效 effective; 冇效/无效 ineffective, lofidreams99|Coffee Lofi
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
73 - 抗 | kong3 / kàng - in antibody 抗體 / 抗体; antigen 抗原; protest 抗爭
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
72 - 恐 in horror 恐怖 and claustrophobia 幽閉恐懼症 / 幽闭恐惧症
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
71 - 腦/脑 in blood-brain barrier 血腦屏障/血脑屏障; computer 電腦/电脑; 當/当+[phrase]+時/时 grammar pattern
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited.
70 - 物 mat6 | maht / wù, for bone density testing, plants, animals, rather-X-than-Y grammar pattern
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
sister video (#39)
www.youtube.c...
69 - bound morpheme 遗/遺 in 後遺症 / 后遗症 / sequela & 遺產 / 遗产 inheritance
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
sister video (#38)
www.youtube.c...
68 - 染 JP: jim5; Y: yíhm / PY: rǎn in septic shock 感染性休克 or plastic pollution 塑料污染
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
sister video (#37)
https://www.y...
67 - 濕 / 湿 wet; damp; humid, for: eczema 濕疹 / 湿疹; to be soaked 淋濕 / 淋湿
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
sister video (ep #36):
www.youtu...
66 - 壞/坏 waai6 / huài - bad, for necrosis: 壞死/坏死; spoiling, coddling, overindulging (a kid): 縱壞 / 宠坏
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
In this ep, you can see the bad of 壞/...
65 - Clarity 清晰度 cing1sik1dou6 / qīngxīdù (i.e. mental clarity, image clarity)
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
sister video (ep #34):
https://w...
64 - 放鬆 / 放松: fong3sung1 / fàngsōng - relax; slacken; loosen
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
This podcast also looks into the root...
63 - 靈活/灵活: ling4wut6 / línghuó - flexible, nimble, agile
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
This podcast also looks at the root co...
62 - Figuring % in the interest of health & life: 百分之 baak3fan6zi1 / bǎifēnzhī; 打折 daa2zit3 / dǎzhé
Casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical setting.
sister video (ep #31):
www.youtube.com/@notnowigotta...
61 - 膽 / 胆 daam2 dǎn: ballsy, guts (as in 大膽 / 大胆 fearless); gall bladder (as in 膽石 / 胆石 gallstone)
Casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical setting.
sister video (ep #30):
https://www.youtube.com/@notn...
60 - Two Ways to Indicate Time with one word: 次 ci3 cì - # of times; time marker/occurrence
Casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical setting.
sister podcast (#:29):
https://www.youtube.com/@not...
59 - 判斷 / 判断 pun3dyun6 / pànduàn judge; decide; determine; pass judgement/verdict
Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world (all words explained with added cultural notes).
58 - 標準/标准 biu1zeon2 / biāozhǔn - standard; criterion
Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world.
sister video for this episode is (#27):
57 - 忍: jan2 / rěn - endure; tolerate; put up with; to restrain oneself
Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world.
sister video for this episode is (#26):
56 - 只係 / 只是: zi2hai6 / zhǐshì - only, merely, just (in the vein of “it’s just that…”)
Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world. (Includes a brief discussion of the 不 4th tone to 2nd to...
55 - 亲眼 / 亲眼 can1ngaan5 / qīnyǎn: to see it with my own eyes, personally (in person)
Learn casual conversations for topics in the medical as well as non-medical settings.
sister video for this episode is (#24):
https...
54 - icy cold 冷冰冰 laang5bing1bing1/lěngbīngbīng
See and hear color coded words for casual chats for topics in medical and non-medical settings.
Voxium by Audiorezout is licensed under a...
53 - crack open, split open 裂開/裂开: lit6hoi1/lièkāi
Hear words used in both medical and general topics in casual conversations.
soundtrack: “Don't Forget To Live,” by HoliznaCC0 is license...
52 - second opinion [第二意見 / 第二意见: dai6ji6 ji3gin3 / dì’èr yìjìan]
Don't be shy about getting a second opinion [第二意見 / 第二意见: dai6ji6 ji3gin3 / dì’èr yìjìan], especially when it comes to deciding whether to go...
51 - Experimental 实验 / 實驗 [Drug / Music : 实验性药物 / 實驗性藥物 || 實驗音樂 / 实验音乐]
Learn the Cantonese and Mandarin for “experimental”--the word itself, and how it can be used in medical and nonmedical related sentences. For those of...
50 - to block, stuff [塞: sak1 / sè, sāi, sài] vs [阻止: zo2zi2 / zǔzhǐ] to block, prevent
Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes with a nod towards healthcare while mixing in everything else. This episode looks at t...
49 - DON'T MOVE 冇喐/别动 mou2 juk1 / bié dòng; MOVE aside 行開/让开 haang4hoi1 / ràngkāi; more “MOVE” words
Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes in everyday living with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you tell...
48 - 階段/阶段: gaai1dyun6/jiēduàn, the stage/phase of something vs 期: kei4/qī/qí, a stage/phase in time
Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes in everyday living with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you might...
47 - 唔緊要 / 不要紧: m4gan2jiu3 / bùyàojǐn | no worries / doesn’t matter / never mind; 不 4th tone sandhi
Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you might convince someone n...
46 - 心急 sam1gap1 / xīnjí: to be anxious or impatient
Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes.
sister video(#15):
https://www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago
45 - Baseline for pain tolerance: 忍痛底線 / 忍痛底线 | jan2tung3 dai2sin3 / rěntòng dǐxiàn
Learn casual talk in Canto / Mando / English (with some connection--no matter how small--to the health and wellness world)
我想知道你忍痛...
44 - capable, competent = 得 / 行: dak1 / xíng; 你係得嘅 / 你行诶 / You rock
Learn casual talk in Canto / Mando / English (with some connection--no matter how small--to the health and wellness world)
我一直都知道你...
43 - COVID dialog final ep feat. similarity/difference btwn words for mental/neuropathy, 精神病/神經病/神经病
Learn casual conversations in Canto and Mando. This FINAL episode of the 2nd COVID dialog, there's talk of a nervous breakdown 精神崩潰/精神崩溃, the...
42 - either...or: EITHER die from OD, OR nervous breakdown 我*一係*就死於藥物過量*一係*就精神崩潰/我*要么*死于药物过量*要么*精神崩溃
Learn casual conversations in Canto and Mando. In this episode, there's talk about how an amputation can lead to pain, pain pills, pain pill addiction...
41-if in the future u have thoughts of suicide u tell me,yeah? 如果將來你諗住自殺你就讲俾我知,好冇/如果将来你想自杀,你就告诉我吧,好吗
We're breaking up the COVID dialogs for learning Cantonese and Mandarin with this side trip into talking about suicide. You won't be hearing about how...
40 - 意义 and 意思 similarities/differences to find meaning in LIFE&DEATH 我生死有咩嘢[意義/意思]呀 / 我生死有啥[意义/意思]呀
This is the continuation of the COVID dialogs to learn casual conversation in Canto and Mando. In this episode, one thing leads to another when a phys...
39 - Without vaccination, should I cancel PT 重未接種疫苗, 我諗要取消物理治療 / 还没接种疫苗, 我觉得要取消物理治疗 / using 想, 諗, 觉得
Learn to chat in Eng, Canto and Mando about going to physical therapy, when lacking the COVID19 vaccination, plus the different usages of "to think" i...