Language of the Term
At West Borough Primary School, we are proud of the diversity of our school community. Through mutual respect and equality we celebrate the faiths and languages we have in our school.
Each term, we try to learn a little bit about one of the 40 languages spoken in our school. If you would like to know more, this website can help support!
Term 4 - Cultural Fair
We are very excited to be hosting our Cultural Fair on 1st March.
Therefore we are celebrating many of the languages spoken in our school this term!
Term 3 - Cantonese
Our West Borough Primary School Language of the Term is Cantonese. It is one of the languages spoken in China and an official language of Macau. Cantonese is usually written with traditional Chinese characters.
Cantonese language has got 6 tones that’s why there are numbers next to the words to help us.
Here are some words we may practice speaking in class:
|
English |
Cantonese |
Chinese Characters |
Pronunciation Tips |
|
welcome |
fun1 jing4 |
歡迎 |
foon ying |
|
hello |
nei5 ho2 |
你好 |
lei ho |
|
goodbye |
joi3 gin3 |
再見 |
joy gin |
|
good morning |
jou2 san4 |
早晨 |
jo suhn |
|
thank you |
do1 je6 |
多謝 |
dor tse |
|
sorry |
deoi3 m4 zyu6 |
對唔住 |
dui ng ju |
|
please |
m4 goi1 |
唔該 |
ng goi |
|
yes |
hai6 |
係 |
hyp |
|
no |
m4 hai6 |
唔係 |
ng hyp |
|
well done |
jou6 dak1 hou2 |
做得好 |
jou duck ho |
Term 2 - Malayalam
Our West Borough Primary School Language of the Term for Term 2 is Malayalam.
Malayalam is mainly spoken in South West India. Malayalam is the most common first language spoken at West Borough. It is spoken by 34 million people in India.
Here are some words we may practice speaking in class:
|
English |
Malayalam |
|
welcome |
swagatam |
|
hello |
nameste |
|
goodbye |
vida |
|
good morning |
suprabhaatam |
|
thank you |
nanni |
|
sorry |
ksamikkanam |
|
please |
dayavayi |
|
yes |
athey |
|
no |
illa |
|
well done |
valare nanaierikunnu |