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Section 1 VocabVocabVocabVocab
Unit 1 1 to 10
1.1 1 to 10 [T1]
1.1.1) Vocab
1 yyyytttt 一
2 yihyihyihyih 二
3 samsamsamsam 三 4 seiseiseisei 四
5 çghçghçghçgh 五 6 luhk luhk luhk luhk 六
7 chtchtchtcht 七
8 baat baat baat baat 八 9 gáugáugáugáu 九
10 sahpsahpsahpsahp 十
0 llllì ìì ìhnghnghnghng 零
1.1.2) Note2 - When people say “two of something”, “léuhngléuhngléuhngléuhng” is used instead of “yihyihyihyih”.
4 - “Die” or “dead” sounds: “séiséiséiséi”, which sounds like “4: seiseiseisei”. Therefore Chinese don’tlike the number of “4”
5 - It should be pronounced as “çghçghçghçgh” according to dictionaries. However most people
say “±h±h±h±h” instead and it is generally accepted.
1.1.3) Exercises
a) Practice
1) What is your telephone number? ______________________
2) How many family members do you have? _______________
3) How many days are there in a week ? _____________
4) How many people are here ? _____________
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1.2 Tens [T2]
1.2.1) Expressions10 sahpsahpsahpsahp 十 20 yih sahpyih sahpyih sahpyih sahp 二 十 30 sam sahpsam sahpsam sahpsam sahp 三 十 40 sei sahpsei sahpsei sahpsei sahp 四 十 50 çgh sahpçgh sahpçgh sahpçgh sahp 五 十 60 luhk sahpluhk sahpluhk sahpluhk sahp 六 十 70 cht sahpcht sahpcht sahpcht sahp 七 十 80 baat sahp baat sahp baat sahp baat sahp 八 十 90 gáu sahpgáu sahpgáu sahpgáu sahp 九 十
1.2.2) Exercises
1) 20 _____________________
yihyihyihyih----sahpsahpsahpsahp 二 二二 二
2) 60 _____________________
luhk luhk luhk luhk----sahpsahpsahpsahp 六 六六 六
3) 90 _____________________ggggááááuuuu----sahpsahpsahpsahp 九 九九 九
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2.3 Short form for 21-99 [T5]
2.3.1) NoteMost of the time, native speakers use the short form instead of the original full form,even though it is not much shorter, it makes the sounds smoother.
For the short forms:21-29: yihyihyihyih----sahpsahpsahpsahp is changed into yahyahyahyah
31-39: samsamsamsam----sahpsahpsahpsahp is changed into ssss----ahahahah
41-99: sahpsahpsahpsahp is changed into ahahahah
2.3.2) VocabRefer to the above table
2.3.3) Exercises1) 66 ____________________
luhk luhk luhk luhk----ahahahah----luhk luhk luhk luhk 六 六六 六 六 六六 六
2) 74 ____________________
chchchchtttt----ahahahah----seiseiseisei 七 七七 七
3) 86 ____________________
baat baat baat baat----ahahahah----luhkluhkluhkluhk 八 八八 八 六 六六 六
4) 98 ____________________
gáugáugáugáu----ahahahah----baat baat baat baat 九 九九 九 八 八八 八
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2.4 The short form for 20, 30 etc [T6]
2.4.1) NoteIf talking about twenty, thirty etc, it’s too short to use the short form, so people still saythe original form.
However if people talk about twenty of something (20 units), thirty of something etc,people use the short form.
2.4.2) Expressions
dollar mnmnmnmn 蚊
$20 yahyahyahyah mnmnmnmn 廿 蚊
$30 ssss----ahahahah mnmnmnmn 三 蚊
$40 seiseiseisei----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 四 蚊
$50 çghçghçghçgh----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 五 蚊
$60 luhk luhk luhk luhk----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 六 蚊
$70 chtchtchtcht----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 七 蚊
$80 baat baat baat baat----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 八 蚊
$90 gáugáugáugáu----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 九 蚊
2.4.3) Exercises
1) $20 ____________________
yah mnyah mnyah mnyah mn 廿 廿廿 廿
2) $40 ____________________
seiseiseisei----ah mnah mnah mnah mn 七 七七 七
3) $50 ____________________
çghçghçghçgh----ah mnah mnah mnah mn
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4.2.3) Exercises
a) Translation
1) Monday ______________________________________
sngsngsngsng----kèihkèihkèihkèih----yt / láihyt / láihyt / láihyt / láih----baai baai baai baai----ytytytyt 星 星星 星 十 十十 十 //// 禮 禮禮 禮 十 十十 十
2) Sunday ______________________________________
sngsngsngsng----kèihkèihkèihkèih----yaht / láihyaht / láihyaht / láihyaht / láih----baai baai baai baai----yahtyahtyahtyaht 星 星星 星 //// 禮 禮禮 禮
3) Saturday ______________________________________
sngsngsngsng----kèihkèihkèihkèih----luhk / láihluhk / láihluhk / láihluhk / láih----baai baai baai baai----luhk luhk luhk luhk 星 星星 星 六 六六 六 //// 禮 禮禮 禮 六 六六 六
b) Practice
4) What is this day of the week? _______________________________
5) What day is it tomorrow? ___________________________________
6) What day was it yesterday? _________________________________
7) Which day(s) are you off work each week? _____________________
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Section 2 Different parts of speechDifferent parts of speechDifferent parts of speechDifferent parts of speech
Unit 5 Modal particles
5.1 Modal particles [T11]
5.1.1) VocabPM (question) aaaa
PM (question) gagagaga 㗎
PM (polite request) 吖
PM (answer with pleased ending)
吖
PM (answer with finality tone) aak aak aak aak 呃
PM (for defining) gegegege 嘅
5.1.2) Note
a) General“PM, Particle Modal” stands for “Modal Particle”. It doesn’t carry literal meanings but just shows different modals or tones.
b) Skip itAs modal particle don’t carry literal meanings, if you are not sure what modal particlesyou should use, you can just leave it. It won’t change the meanings of your sentences. It just sounds more plain and not so “colourful” as native Cantonese speakers do.
c) “aaaa” and “gagagaga”
When “aaaa” and “gagagaga” are used for questions, very often, they are interchangeable.
“aaaa” sounds more for “single event” questions while “gagagaga” sounds more for “general case”
questions
5.1.3) Expressions
1) When do you deliver?
géigéigéigéi----ssssì ìì ìh sungh sungh sungh sung----fofofofo a?a?a?a? 幾 幾幾 幾 ????when deliver goods PM
2) Do you deliver?
sungsungsungsung hhhh sungsungsungsung----fofofofo ga ? ga ? ga ? ga ? 送 送送 送 ????delivery not delivery goods PM?
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9.5 Apologies [T20]
9.5.1) Expressions
SorrySorrySorrySorry
excuse me / sorry hhhh hóu yihóu yihóu yihóu yi----sisisisi 唔
not good meaningssorry deui h jyuhdeui h jyuhdeui h jyuhdeui h jyuh 對 唔
Answer Answer Answer Answernever mind h gh gh gh gáááánnnn----yiuyiuyiuyiu 唔 not + important
no problem mmmmóóóóuh muh muh muh mahnahnahnahn----tàtàtàtàihihihih 冇 題 no + problem
9.5.2) Note
a) hhhh----hhhhóóóóu yiu yiu yiu yi----sisisisiThe literal meanings of it is: “has a meaning of embarrassing”. People use it when theyfind sorry for inconvenience caused.
b) deuideuideuideui h jyuhh jyuhh jyuhh jyuhCantonese say it when they really make a fault or a mistake and sounds they make theapologies more seriously.
In daily life, people say “hhhh----hhhhóóóóu yiu yiu yiu yi----sisisisi” more than “deuideuideuideui h jyuhh jyuhh jyuhh jyuh”. Anyway, quite often,they are interchangeable.
c) Answer to apologiesCantonese do not say “don’t worry” when someone apologize to them.
Besides, quite often, people say “h gh gh gh gáááánnnn----yiu, myiu, myiu, myiu, móóóóuh mahnuh mahnuh mahnuh mahn----tàihtàihtàihtàih” together.
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9.5.3) Exercises
a) Questions
What do you say in the following situations?
1) You sneeze in the library and you want to say “excuse me” to others____
hhhh----hóu yihóu yihóu yihóu yi----sisisisi 邊 邊邊 邊
2) You caused your friend lose $10,000. _____________________________
deui h jyuhdeui h jyuhdeui h jyuhdeui h jyuh 對 對對 對
3) When you chat with your friend and you have to pick up the phone______
h hóu yi sih hóu yi sih hóu yi sih hóu yi si 邊 邊邊 邊
4) Someone asks you where a MTR station is but you don’t know. ________
h hóu yi sih hóu yi sih hóu yi sih hóu yi si 邊 邊邊 邊
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Unit 12 Size and colour
12.1 Size [T25]
12.1.1)
Vocabsize chek chek chek chek----máhmáhmáhmáh 尺 size máhmáhmáhmáh size saisaisaisai----sísísísí size
large daaih máhdaaih máhdaaih máhdaaih máh 大 medium jng máh jng máh jng máh jng máh 中
small sai máhsai máhsai máhsai máh 細
extra small gggg saisaisaisai máhmáhmáhmáh 加 細 extra large g daaih máhg daaih máhg daaih máhg daaih máh 加 大
one size yt go máhyt go máhyt go máhyt go máh 一 個 free size f saif saif saif sai----sísísísí free 士
larger daaihdaaihdaaihdaaih----d d d d 大 smaller saisaisaisai----d d d d 細
too taaitaaitaaitaai 太
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12.1.2) Expressions
a) Ask
1) Do you have a large one ?
yáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaih máh gamáh gamáh gamáh ga ???? 有 有有 有 ????
2) Do you have a larger one ?
yáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaihyáuh móuh daaih d ga?d ga?d ga?d ga? 有 有有 有 啲 啲啲 啲 ????
3) Do you have a smaller one?
yáuh móuh saiyáuh móuh saiyáuh móuh saiyáuh móuh sai d d d d gagagaga ???? 有 有有 有 啲 啲 啲 啲 ????
4) Yes
yáuhyáuhyáuhyáuh 有 有有 有
5) No, we don’t have
móuhmóuhmóuhmóuh
b) Ordering
6) One large one please (referring to a clothing)
h gi yth gi yth gi yth gi yt gihngihngihngihn daaihdaaihdaaihdaaih máh máh máh máh 送 送送 送 唔 唔唔 唔 一 一一 一 吖 吖吖 吖
7) One small one, please
h gi yt gihn saih gi yt gihn saih gi yt gihn saih gi yt gihn sai máhmáhmáhmáh 送 送送 送 唔 唔唔 唔 一 一一 一 吖 吖吖 吖 c) Doesn’t fit
8) This one is too small. (for clothes)
n gihn taai sain gihn taai sain gihn taai sain gihn taai sai 呢 呢呢 呢
12.1.3) Exercises
a) Translation
1) Do you have a small size? ____________________________
yáuhyáuhyáuhyáuh----móuh saimóuh saimóuh saimóuh sai----máh ga?máh ga?máh ga?máh ga? 有 有有 有 ????
2) Do you have a larger one? ____________________________
yáuhyáuhyáuhyáuh----móuh daaihmóuh daaihmóuh daaihmóuh daaih----d ga?d ga?d ga?d ga? 有 有有 有 啲 啲啲 啲 ????
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3) A: Please sit here. What do you want?Drinks ordering
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B: Do you have Barbecue pork with rice?
A: Yes ____________________________________________
B: How much ? _____________________________________________
A: $26 ____________________________________________
B: One please _____________________________________________A: chóh n A: chóh n A: chóh n A: chóh n----douh , yiu d m a?douh , yiu d m a?douh , yiu d m a?douh , yiu d m a? 坐 坐坐 坐 呢 呢呢 呢 ,,,, 啲 啲啲 啲 咩 咩咩 咩 ????
B: yáuh móuh chB: yáuh móuh chB: yáuh móuh chB: yáuh móuh ch----ssssu faahn a? u faahn a? u faahn a? u faahn a? 有 有有 有 义 义义 义 燒 燒燒 燒 ????
A: yáuhA: yáuhA: yáuhA: yáuh
B: géi chín a?B: géi chín a?B: géi chín a?B: géi chín a? 幾 幾幾 幾 錢 錢錢 錢 ????
A: yahA: yahA: yahA: yah----luhk mnluhk mnluhk mnluhk mn 廿 廿廿 廿 六 六六 六
B: B: B: B: hhhh----ggggi yi yi yi ytttt----gogogogo 唔 唔唔 唔 十 十十 十 四 四四 四
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Unit 16 Drinks ordering
16.1 Drinks ordering [T32]
16.1.1) Vocab
DrinksDrinksDrinksDrinkscoffee ggggaaaa ffff 咖 啡
black coffee jai f jai f jai f jai f 齋 啡
tea with milk (milk tea) náaihnáaihnáaihnáaih----chàhchàhchàhchàh 奶
lemon tea lìhnglìhnglìhnglìhng----mngmngmngmng----chàhchàhchàhchàh 檸
orange juice cháangcháangcháangcháang----jp jp jp jp 橙
beer b b b b----jáu jáu jáu jáu 啤 water séuiséuiséuiséui 水
tea chàhchàhchàhchàh
OrderingOrderingOrderingOrderingone of … yyyytttt----gogogogo 一 個
one glass/cup of yyyytttt----bi bi bi bi 一
cold dungdungdungdung 凍 hot yihtyihtyihtyiht 熱
OthersOthersOthersOthersdrink (to drink) yyyyáááámmmm 飲
give béi béi béi béi 畀
leave j jj jááááuuuu 走
ice b bb b ngngngng 冰 don’t, not hhhh 唔
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