Say IT in Chinese

(Cantonese)
British Educational Communications
and Technology Agency

Say IT In Chinese (Cantonese) !"#$ IT

General Computer Vocabulary %&'()*

Key Vocabulary !"#

Computer $%

Word Processor &'()*

Database +,-

Spreadsheet ./0

Browser 12*

Mail List 3456

News Groups 789

DTP (Program) :;<=>?@A

Multimedia Authoring (Program) BCDEF>?@A

Virus GH

Virus Checker GHIJ*

E-mail address $K34LM

Modem NOP

URL (Web site address) URL(QRLM)

Web pages/Web site QS/QR

Download TU

Attachment (E-mail) V4($3)

Desktop (Video Conferencing) :;(WXYZ)

Press Escape +[\<]^

Space [_`]^

F6 F6

This ab

The mouse cd

Enter [ef]^

Tab key [Tab]^

Control (ctrl) Control (ctrl)

Alt Alt

Delete [gh]^

Reset [ij]^

Left/Right arrow key k/lmn^

Up/Down arrow key o/Tmn^

Click of the mouse button pqTcd^

Double click prT

Move the pointer/cursor with the mouse stcduvwx/yx

Read what its says on the screen z{|}~o !

Return to the menu "#$6

Save your file %&'()

Have you saved your file? '*+,%&()?

Clear the screen 5h}~

Load the file Uf()

Close the file -.()

Highlight that /01234

Open/close a window 56/-.W7

Turn on the printer 5689P

Drag that over here/there /0:;#a</0<

Call up the menu =<$6

Log on >f

Log off ><

Reset ij

Use the tab key sttab^

Print it out /?89<@

Call it up /?=<@

This way aA

Not like that BC*0D

It’s over here/over there ?Ea</0<

On the Internet/intranet EFGQ/HGQo

Use e-mail st$K34

Log on to the network >fQI

Bookmark/save as favourite 1fJK/%&LMNO

(i.e. the Web address) (P*QQM)
Operational problems ,-./

This disk/CD-ROM doesn’t work RSTwSCUVW

It’s not the right disk/CD-ROM ?C*XYRSTwS

Which is the tab key? 0qb*tab^

How do I/we delete? M/MZ[DUgh?

Is the printer connected? 89P*+,\]o?

How do we print? MZ[DU89?

The paper is stuck ^_`a

How do I/we exit? M/MZ[DU\<?

How do I/we save? M/MZ[DU%&?

How do I/we close a window? M/MZ[DU-.W7?

How do I/we send it to…? M/MZ[DUbc?de?

How do I/we get rid of…? M/MZ[DUfje?

How do I/we position the cursor? M/MZ[DUghyxij?

Where is the spell checker? j'IJ*Ek<?

Where is the grammar checker? &lIJ*Ek<?

Where is the CD-ROM…? wSPE0<?

How do I/we move the picture? M/MZ[DUuvmn?

How do I/we resize the picture? M/MZ[DUiomnpq?

How do I/we delete the picture? M/MZ[DUghmn?

How did you do that? '[DU0Dr?

It’s crashed ?s/ta

Which option? uvw$x?

Try clicking on that ..p0<

Where is (e.g. the mouse, the printer etc.) (y:cdz89P{)Ek<|

It’s not working! It’s gone wrong! ?CUVW}?t~a}

Switch off -.

You haven’t saved it yet 'B/?%&

You should change/edit it first ' !!/?"#TE$

You must delete it first ' !/?gh

How do I/we get rid of this? MTMZ[DU/?fj|

This e-mail has bounced %$3,&'"

Undeliverable mail messages CUbc$3()

The sound file is too big! *+(),p}

The video file won’t run WX()CU-.

Interpersonal Interactive language 0123"4

What shall we call it? (e.g. the file) MZ /?Lvw|>0Q()A

Which option? uvw$x|

Shall we spell check? MZ +1.j'IJ|

What shall we do next? ]2MZ 3vw|

That’s a good idea! a*qb45l}

That’s not a good idea! aC*qb45l}

It’s brilliant/great, fantastic etc. 4T674}89}{

Its awful/ridiculous/stupid 8:T;<T=>

It’s boring ?@

Pass the dictionary /'ABM

That’s enough/stop it! ,CDaTz'sE}

That’s not right/that’s right 0*CFTF}

That’s easy 0GHI

That’s difficult/hard 0GJ

Save your file! /'()%&}

Listen K2

Try this/that ..abT0b

Can you….? 'L+e?

Show me how 'yMezrBMNN

Why don’t you…? LM'Ce.?

Be quiet zOT@!

Don’t do that C!0Dr

Wait/Hang on zqT

Press this pa<

It’s my turn/your turn P#M/'a

No, you had your go yesterday Cz',EQRS5a

Move over please zTi

Which one is it? ?*kqb|

Where shall we go? MZ #0<|

There’s something wrong here a<uvwCF|

Why not? LMCL|

I’m not doing that. It’s daft/boring MC3aU,=>T,@a

No, no let me do it (take it, write it) C!zM@r>VzFAW

Go on, continue/get on with it! zXYzXYT@W

Write this Fab

Hurry up Z[W

How do you spell…? 'Y[DjFe?

What does this mean? a*vw\]|

How shall we do that? MZ[DUr0b|

Look at this! NNa^}

I’ve done it/we’ve done it MTMZ,r#a

 What is this? a*vw|

Let me type/use the keyboard TM@8'Tst^_

Look, it’s not that one NzC*0qb

That’s good, do it again 4}`rqa

Shall we send it by e-mail? MZ +st$3/?bc|

Have we received a message/reply yet? MZu+c#()T"d|

Shall we search the Internet? MZ +EFGQefg|

Which search engine shall we use? MZ stkqbfhij|

Do we need a colour printout? MZ*+k!lm89P|

Shall we add a hot link to…? MZ +Ee1fnop?

Turn the sound up/down? /*+1p/qr?

11/2002-3/135-4/a/PC/0.5K

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It is designed to support speakers of Chinese (Cantonese) in gaining access to the language of the ICT classroom.

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