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PlanningaSummerVacationin
Cantonese
CONTENTS
Dialogue-Cantonese
Main
English
Jyutping
Vocabulary
Samplesentences
Vocabularyphraseusage
Grammar
Culturalinsight
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DIALOGUE-CANTONESE
MAIN
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Karen:
Olivia:
Karen:
Olivia:
暑假去邊度玩？
想去澳⾨。
幾時去呀？
未決定。
ENGLISH
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Karen:
Olivia:
Karen:
Olivia:
Whereareyougoingforsummerholiday?
IwanttogotoMacau.
Whenareyougoing?
Ihaven'tdecided.
JYUTPING
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Karen:
Olivia:
Karen:
Olivia:
syu2gaa3heoi3bin1dou6waan2?
soeng2heoi3ou3mun2.
gei2si4heoi3aa3?
mei6kyut3ding6.
VOCABULARY
Traditional
邊度
玩
幾時
想
澳⾨
未
決定
暑假
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Romanization
bin1dou6
wan2,waan2
gei2si4
soeng2
ou3mun2
mei6
kyut3ding6
syu2gaa3
English
where
toplay
when
towant
Macau
yet,never
todecide,decision
summervacation
Class
pronoun
verb
adverb
transitiveverb
noun,propernoun
adverb
verb;noun
noun
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SAMPLESENTENCES
你聽晚去邊度？
nei5ting1maan5heoi3bin1dou6?
Whereareyougoingtomorrownight?
玩夠未呀？
waan2gaau3mei6aa3?
Haveyouplayedlongenough?
你幾時到？
nei5gei2si4dou3?
Whenwillyouarrive?
澳⾨有好多好得意嘅街名。
ou3mun2jau5hou2do1hou2dak1ji3ge3gaai1
meng2.
Macauhasalotoffunnystreetnames.
你開始放假未呀？
nei5hoi1ci2fong3gaa3mei6aa3?
Hasyourholidaystartedyet?
去咗邊度?
heoi3zo2bin1dou6?
Wheredid(you)go?
⾜球⽐賽幾時開始？
zuk1kau4bei2coi3gei2si4hoi1ci2?
Whendoesthefootballgamestart?
我想飲酒。
ngo5soeng2jam2zau2。
Iwanttodrinkalcohol.
做完未？
zou6jyun4mei6?
Haveyoufinishedyet?
好難決定邊個設計好啲。
hou2naan4kyut3ding6bin1go3cit3gai3hou2
di1.
It'shardtodecidewhichdesignisthebest.
我對呢個決定毫不猶疑。
ngo5deoi1ni1go3kyut3ding6hou4bat1jau4ji4
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Ihavenohesitationaboutthisdecision.
我哋為咗決定去邊度度蜜⽉⽽鬧交。
ngo5dei6wai6zo2kyut3ding6heoi3bin1dou6
dou6mat6jyut6ji4naau6gaau1
Wegotinanargumentwhendecidingwhereto
goforhoneymoon.
好多學⽣都喺暑假做兼職。
我暑假會去夏令營。
hou2do1hok6saang1dou1hai2syu2gaa3zou6 ngo5syu2gaa3wui5heoi3haa6ling6jing4.
gim1zik1.
Iwillgotosummercampduringthesummer
Manystudentsareworkingpart-timejobsduring vacation.
thesummerholiday.
今年暑假我會去美國玩。
gam1nin4syu2gaa3ngo5wui5heoi3mei5gwok3wan2.
I’llgovisittheUnitedStatesduringthisyear’ssummervacation.
VOCABULARYPHRASEUSAGE
暑假(syu2gaa3)
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Thisismadeupoftwocharacters:暑(syu2)means"hot(temperature)"or"summerheat,"and假(gaa3)
means"holiday."
想(soeng2)
想literallymeans"tothink."However,inmostcasualsituations,itmeans"towantto"or"todesire."For
example,想去(soeng2heoi3)"towanttogo,"想⾷(soeng2sik6)"towanttoeat."
Forexample:
1.我想⾷春卷
ngo5soeng2sik6ceon1gyun2
"Iwanttoeatspringrolls." GRAMMAR
TheFocusofthisLessonisReviewingInterrogativeWords
幾時去呀？
gei2si4heoi3aa3?
"Whenareyougoing?"
InourAbsoluteBeginnerseries,wecoveredthemaininterrogativewords.Let'sreviewthemonceagain
becausewe'llbeseeingthemmoreandmoreinfuturelessons.
Examplesfromthisdialog:
1.暑假去邊度玩？
syu2gaa3heoi3bin1dou6waan2?
"Whereareyougoingforsummerholiday?"
2.幾時去呀？
gei2si4heoi3aa3?
"Whenareyougoing?"
乜(mat1)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"what"question.ThewordorderofaCantonese"what"
questionisverydifferentfromEnglish.InEnglish,theword"what"alwayscomesatthebeginningofthe
question,butinCantonesethewordorderofthequestionwillbethesameastheanswer.Forexample,
thequestion"Whatdoyouwanttoeat?"is你想⾷乜(nei5soeng2sik6mat1),andhasthesameword
orderastheanswer:我想⾷菜(ngo5soeng2sik6coi3)"Iwanttoeatvegetables."Notehowintheanswer
乜(mat1)isreplacedbythenewinformation.
Formation:
(subject)+(verb)+乜?
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Forexample:
1.你想⾷乜？
nei5soeng2sik6mat1?
"Whatdoyouwanttoeat?"
2.我想⾷菜。
ngo5soeng2sik6coi3.
"
"Iwanttoeatvegetables.
點(dim2)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"how"question.Itisusuallyfollowedbyaverbtoimply
"howto,"forexample點⾷(dim2sik6)"howtoeat."
Formation:
(subject)+點+(verbphrase)?
Forexample:
1.呢個點⾷呀？
ni1go3dim2sik6aa3?
"Howdoyoueatthis?"
點解(dim2gaai2)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"why"question.Itspositioninthesentenceis
flexible:itcanoccureitherbeforeorafterthesubject.Aswementionedabove,點(dim2)means"how."
Whenputtogetherwiththeverb解(gaai2)"tointerpret,"itsliteralmeaningis"howtointerpret,"hence
"why."
Formation:
點解+sentence?
(subject)+點解+(verbphrase)?
Forexample:
1.點解學廣東話？
dim2gaai2hok6gwong2dung1waa2?
"Why(doyou)learnCantonese?" 2.你點解喊呀？
nei5dim2gaai2haam3aa3?
"Whydoyoucry?"/"Whyareyoucrying?"
邊個(bin1go3)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"who"question.Literallyitiscomposedof邊(bin1)
"which"and個(go3)"unit,"thereforeitalsoimplies"whichone."Regardingthewordorder,weput邊個
(bin1go3)inthesamelocationashowtheanswerwouldappear.
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Forexample:
1.你想⾒邊個?
nei5soeng2gin3bin1go3?
"Whodoyouwanttosee?"
2.我想⾒陳⽣。
ngo5soeng2gin3can4saang1.
"IwanttoseeMr.Chan."
3.邊個喺⼊⾯？
bin1go3hai2jap6min6?
"Whoisinside?"
4.Mary喺⼊⾯。
Maryhai2jap6min6.
"Maryisinside." 邊度(bin1dou6)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"where"question.Itiscomposedoftwo
characters:邊(bin1)"which"and度(dou6)"place;location."andtogethertheymean"where."Inmost
cases,邊度(bin1dou6)isplacedattheendofthequestionsentence.
Formation:
(subject)+(verb)+邊度?
Forexample:
1.你去邊度?
nei5heoi3bin1dou6?
"Whereareyougoing?"
2.廁所喺邊度?
ci3so2hai2bin1dou6?
"Whereisthetoilet?" 3.廁所喺後⾯。
ci3so2hai2hau6min6.
"Thetoiletisattheback. "
幾時(gei2si4)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"when"question.Itisthecombinationofthewords
幾(gei2)"howmuch"and時(si4)"time."
Formation:
(subject)+幾時+(verb)?
Forexample:
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1.你幾時去⾹港?
gei2si4heoi3hoeng1gong2?
"WhenareyougoingtoHongKong?"
2.我聽⽇去⾹港。
ting1jat6heoi3hoeng1gong2.
"I'llgotoHongKongtomorrow. "
3.幾時⾷飯?
gei2si4sik6faan6?
"Whentoeat?" 幾多(gei2do1)istheinterrogativewordusedtoaska"howmany"or"howmuch"question.Itisthe
combinationofthewords幾(gei2)"howmuch"and多(do1)"many."
Formation:
幾多+(noun)+sentence?
(subject)+(verb)+幾多+(noun)?
Forexample:
1.幾多⼈去澳⾨?
gei2do1jan4heoi3ou3mun2?
"HowmanypeoplegotoMacau?"
2.你有幾多錢?
nei5jau5gei2do1cin2?
"Howmuchmoneydoyouhave?"
CheatSheet
乜
邊度
幾時
邊個
點解
點
幾多
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mat1
bin1dou6
gei2si4
bin1go3
dim2gaai2
dim2
gei2do1
What
Where
When
Who
Why
How
Howmany;Howmuch
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LanguageExpansion
RememberthatinCantonese,wedon'tnecessarilyhavetoputtheinterrogativewordsatthebeginning
ofthesentencelikeinEnglish.It'scommontoputthembehindtheverb,Forexample:
去邊度(heoi3bin1dou6)[literally"togowhere"]→"Wheretogo"
⾒邊個(gin3bin1go3)[literally"toseewho"]→"Whomtosee"
CULTURALINSIGHT
PopularHongKongGetawayDestinations
ManyHongKongpeoplegoonashorttripduringtheweekendtogetawayfromthebustlingcitylife.The
mostpopulardestinationsareMacau,SaiKung,andoutlyingislandslikeLantauIslandandLamma
Island.
Macauisrenownedforitscasinosandrichculture.Althoughthetourismdrawislargelybasedon
gambling,weshouldnotoverlookthedeliciousfusionedPortuguesefoodandEuropeanarchitecture.A
largesectionofMacauhasbeendesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.
SaiKunghasalwaysbeenafishingharbor,wheretouristscanbuyfreshseafoodandasknearby
rstaurantstocookforyou.Otherthanthefamousseafoodrestaurants,SaiKungtownalsoofferslaidbackcoffeeshopsandsmallgalleries.
LantauIslandisthelargestislandofHongKong.ItiswheretheTianTanBuddha,NgongPingCableCar,
andHongKongInternationalAirportarelocated.
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