Military-related Cantonese phrases for language learners. With Cantonese text and audio.



Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Cantonese.



This app was originally developed as an entry to the 2010 CIO/G6 "Apps for the Army" competition, and it is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics.



• Easy to use

• Native speaker audio

• Dictionary lookup

• Pronunciation help: Transliteration/Romanization text

• Over 600 phrases

• Voice-based lookup (speak the phrase you want in English)

• Good for language learning, or as a reference



This app is part of a series of phrasebook apps published for many different languages and dialects. Phrasebooks in the series are available as "basic" and "medical" variants.



• Text may be exported as Anki flash cards

• Works offline: No network connection is required

• Search bar for quick vocabulary lookup

• No login or registration needed

• Dark background color minimizes eye strain



Many of the languages covered by this series of phrasebook apps are under-resourced, with translation apps and dictionaries not widely available from other sources.



Categories



Commands, Warnings and Instructions

Helpful Words, Phrases and Questions

Greetings and Introductions

Interrogation

Numbers

Days of the Week/Time

Directions

Locations

Descriptions (Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Tastes, Qualities, Quantities)

Emergency Terms

Food and Sanitation

Fuel and Maintenance

Medical Terms/General

Medical Terms/Parts of the Body

Military Ranks

Lodging

Occupations

Customs (Port of Entry)

Relatives

Weather

General Military Terms

Mine Warfare Terms



How to use



1. Choose a subject category from the menu. That category will be expanded.

2. From the expanded list of phrases shown, tap on the phrase you want.

3. On the phrase detail page, the Cantonese phrase is shown alongside its pronunciation and the equivalent English phrase. Press the Play button to hear the audio pronunciation by a native speaker.



Ideal for



• U.S. military service members

• Doctors, nurses, and medical professionals

• Travelers

• Aid workers

• Linguists



Languages and dialects available in this series



Albanian, Algerian, Amharic, Azeri, Baluchi, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Egyptian, Emirati, French, Gan (Jiangxinese), Georgian, Gujarati, Haitian, Hassaniya, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian (Bahasa), Iraqi, Japanese, Javanese, Jordanian, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean (North), Kosovar (Albanian), Kurmanji, Kyrgyz, Lebanese, Libyan, Lingala, Malay, Mandarin, Mongolian, Moroccan, Nepali, Palestinian, Pashto (Afghanistan), Pashto (Pakistan), Persian-Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Europe), Punjabi, Quechua, Russian, Saudi, Serbian, Sindhi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Venezuela), Sudanese, Swahili, Syrian, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamashek, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Tunisian, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Shanghainese, Yakan, Yemeni, Yoruba



Making flash cards: Launch app and choose "Flash cards" from the menu in the top corner, and follow the prompts.

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