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| INTRODUCTION |
| Echo: Welcome to cantoneseclass101.com. I am Echo. |
| Oscar: 大家好, 我係Oscar. (daai6 gaa1 hou2, ngo5 hai6 Oscar.) |
| Echo: Today we have lower intermediate, season 1, Lesson 5. |
| Oscar: Do You Need a Pharmacy in China? 你使唔使幫手? (nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 sau2?) |
| Echo: Right. Our lesson today is about finding stuff in Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 我都經常搵唔到路。 (ngo5 dou1 ging1 soeng4 wan2 m4 dou2 lou6.) |
| Echo: But after this lesson, you won’t. |
| Oscar: 唔, 冇錯。 (m4, mou5 co3.) |
| Echo: Our dialogue takes place in Central. It’s between two strangers. |
| Oscar: 其中一個喺度問路。 (kei4 zung1 jat1 go3 hai2 dou6 man6 lou6.) |
| Echo: And it’s in casual Cantonese as always. |
| Oscar: 咁我哋而家去聽下。 (gam2 ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 teng1 haa5.) |
| DIALOGUE |
| A: 彌敦道⋯⋯嘉連威老道⋯⋯ (A: nei4 deon1 dou6... gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6...) |
| B: 先生，需唔需要幫手？ (B: sin1 saang1, seoi1 m4 seoi1 jiu3 bong1 sau2?) |
| A: 請問呢條係咩街？ (A: cing2 man6 ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1?) |
| B: 你要去邊度？ (B: nei5 jiu3 heoi3 bin1 dou6?) |
| A: 我揾緊藥房。(A: ngo5 wan2 gan2 joek6 fong4.) |
| B: 前面街口轉左就有間。(B: cin4 min6 gaai1 hau2 zyun3 zo2 zau6 jau5 gaan1.) |
| A: 唔該晒！(A: m4 goi1 saai3!) |
| David: One more time, a bit slower. |
| A: 彌敦道⋯⋯嘉連威老道⋯⋯ (A: nei4 deon1 dou6... gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6...) |
| B: 先生，需唔需要幫手？ (B: sin1 saang1, seoi1 m4 seoi1 jiu3 bong1 sau2?) |
| A: 請問呢條係咩街？ (A: cing2 man6 ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1?) |
| B: 你要去邊度？ (B: nei5 jiu3 heoi3 bin1 dou6?) |
| A: 我揾緊藥房。 (A: ngo5 wan2 gan2 joek6 fong4.) |
| B: 前面街口轉左就有間。 (B: cin4 min6 gaai1 hau2 zyun3 zo2 zau6 jau5 gaan1.) |
| A: 唔該晒！(A: m4 goi1 saai3!) |
| David: And now with the English translation. |
| A: 彌敦道⋯⋯嘉連威老道⋯⋯ (A: nei4 deon1 dou6... gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6...) |
| A: Nathan Road...Granville Road... |
| B: 先生，需唔需要幫手？ (B: sin1 saang1, seoi1 m4 seoi1 jiu3 bong1 sau2?) |
| B: Sir, do you need any help? |
| A: 請問呢條係咩街？ (A: cing2 man6 ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1?) |
| A: Could you tell me the name of this street? |
| B: 你要去邊度？ (B: nei5 jiu3 heoi3 bin1 dou6?) |
| B: Where are you going? |
| A: 我揾緊藥房。 (A: ngo5 wan2 gan2 joek6 fong4.) |
| A: I'm looking for a pharmacy. |
| B: 前面街口轉左就有間。 (B: cin4 min6 gaai1 hau2 zyun3 zo2 zau6 jau5 gaan1.) |
| B: There's one on the left corner up ahead. |
| A: 唔該晒！(A: m4 goi1 saai3!) |
| A: Thanks! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Echo: You know Oscar, I always get lost in Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 咁水皮㗎！(gam3 seoi2 pei4 gaa3!) |
| Echo: Well, not in Kowloon because there is water on two sides. |
| Oscar: 其實都唔係好難㗎。(kei4 sat6 dou1 m4 hai6 hou2 naan4 gaa3.) |
| Echo: Yeah, but you are from Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 哈! 咁又係, 我教你個方法。 (haa1 ! gam2 jau6 hai6, ngo5 gaau3 nei5 go3 fong1 faat3.) |
| Echo: Okay. |
| Oscar: 只要認住最高嗰座樓就得喇！(zi2 jiu3 jing6 zyu6 zeoi3 gou1 go2 zo6 lau2 zau6 dak1 laa3!) |
| Echo: Hmm that sounds good. Anyway, our vocabulary is all about asking for directions. Let’s start. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Oscar: 彌敦道 (nei4 deon1 dou6) |
| Echo: Nathan Road. |
| Oscar: 彌 敦 道, 彌敦道。加連威老道 (nei4 deon1 dou6, nei4 deon1 dou6. gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6) |
| Echo: Granville Road. |
| Oscar: 加 連 威 老 道, 加連威老道。幫手 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6, gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6. bong1 sau2) |
| Echo: To help. |
| Oscar: 幫 手, 幫手。街名／路名 (bong1 sau2, bong1 sau2. gaai1 ming4 ／ lou6 ming4) |
| Echo: Street name. |
| Oscar: 街 名／路 名, 街名／路名。藥房 (gaai1 ming4 ／ lou6 ming4, gaai1 ming4 ／ lou6 ming4. joek6 fong4) |
| Echo: Pharmacy. |
| Oscar: 藥 房, 藥房。街口 (joek6 fong4, joek6 fong4. gaai1 hau2) |
| Echo: Corner. |
| Oscar: 街 口, 街口。搵 (gaai1 hau2, gaai1 hau2. wan2) |
| Echo: To look for. |
| Oscar: 搵, 搵 (wan2, wan2) |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Echo: Let’s have a closer look at some of the words from this lesson. The first word is Nathan Road. |
| Oscar: 彌 敦 道 (nei4 deon1 dou6) |
| Echo: Nathan Road. |
| Oscar: 彌 敦 道 (nei4 deon1 dou6) |
| Echo: Nathan Road is right near |
| Oscar: 尖沙咀 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2) |
| Echo: Right it’s one of the most famous streets in Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 係呀! 彌敦道係香港最著名嘅街道之一。 (hai6 aa3! nei4 deon1 dou6 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 zeoi3 zyu3 ming4 ge3 gaai1 dou6 zi1 jat1.) |
| Echo: Nathan Road is also one of the longest streets in Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 彌敦道係香港最長嘅街道。 (nei4 deon1 dou6 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 zeoi3 coeng4 ge3 gaai1 dou6.) |
| Echo: Another important street to know is Granville road. |
| Oscar: 加連威老道。 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6.) |
| Echo: Granville road. |
| Oscar: 加連威老道。 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6.) |
| Echo: Yeah it’s actually like Granville old road. |
| Oscar: 加連威老道。 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6.) |
| Echo: Granville road is near Nathan road. |
| Oscar: 加連威老道 就喺 彌敦道隔離。 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6 zau6 hai2 nei4 deon1 dou6 gaak3 lei4.) |
| Echo: Granville road is near Nathan road. |
| Oscar: 加連威老道 就喺 彌敦道隔離。 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6 zau6 hai2 nei4 deon1 dou6 gaak3 lei4.) |
| Echo: Now some words for asking directions. The first is the verb to help. |
| Oscar: 幫手 (bong1 sau2) |
| Echo: To help. |
| Oscar: 幫手 (bong1 sau2) |
| Echo: As in the sentence |
| Oscar: 你使唔使幫手? (nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 sau2?) |
| Echo: Do you need help? |
| Oscar: 你使唔使幫手? (nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 sau2?) |
| Echo: Do you need help. To tell people what you are looking for, use the verb |
| Oscar: 揾 (wan2) |
| Echo: To look for. |
| Oscar: 揾 (wan2) |
| Echo: I am looking for HSBC. |
| Oscar: 我揾緊滙豐銀行。 (ngo5 wan2 gan2 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4.) |
| Echo: I am looking for HSBC. |
| Oscar: 我揾緊滙豐銀行。 (ngo5 wan2 gan2 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4.) |
| Echo: I am looking for a pharmacy. |
| Oscar: 我揾緊間藥房。 (ngo5 wan2 gan2 gaan1 joek6 fong4.) |
| Echo: I am looking for a pharmacy. |
| Oscar: 我揾緊間藥房。 (ngo5 wan2 gan2 gaan1 joek6 fong4.) |
| Echo: So we have two famous streets. |
| Oscar: 彌敦道 (nei4 deon1 dou6) |
| Echo: And |
| Oscar: 加連威老道 (gaa1 lin4 wai1 lou5 dou6) |
| Echo: And two key verbs. |
| Oscar: 幫手, 揾。 (bong1 sau2, wan2.) |
| Echo: Right. That’s our vocabulary today. In our grammar point, we are going to learn how to ask for help by telling people what we need. |
Lesson focus |
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| Oscar: It’s grammar time. |
| Echo: Our grammar focus today is on asking for things we need. In Cantonese, we use three verbs to say this. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? 要唔要? 愛唔愛? (sai2 m4 sai2 ? jiu3 m4 jiu3 ? oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Let’s hear those again. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? 要唔要? (sai2 m4 sai2 ? jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: And |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛? (oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Let’s look at the first case. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: To need or not to need. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: In our dialogue, we hear someone ask, do you need help? |
| Oscar: 你使唔使幫手? (nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 sau2?) |
| Echo: Do you need help? |
| Oscar: 你使唔使幫手? (nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 sau2?) |
| Echo: Right. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: Is really strong but there are weaker ways to say you need something too like |
| Oscar: 要唔要? (jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: It’s a weaker way to ask if you need something or not. |
| Oscar: 要唔要? (jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: As in, do you need to go to Nathan Road. |
| Oscar: 你要唔要去彌敦道? (nei5 jiu3 m4 jiu3 heoi3 nei4 deon1 dou6?) |
| Echo: Do you need to go to Nathan Road. |
| Oscar: 你要唔要去彌敦道? (nei5 jiu3 m4 jiu3 heoi3 nei4 deon1 dou6?) |
| Echo: So |
| Oscar: 要唔要? (jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: Is similar to |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: It’s maybe a bit softer, less objective. |
| Oscar: 仲有一種係 愛唔愛? (zung6 jau5 jat1 zung2 hai6 oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Right. There is another one |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛? (oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Let’s hear that again. |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛? (oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: This is usually used when you order food. For example, do you need anything to drink? |
| Oscar: 你 愛唔愛 嘢飲? (nei5 oi3 m4 oi3 je5 jam2?) |
| Echo: Do you need anything to drink? |
| Oscar: 你 愛唔愛 嘢飲? (nei5 oi3 m4 oi3 je5 jam2?) |
| Echo: Or do you need a coffee? |
| Oscar: 你 愛唔愛 杯咖啡? (nei5 oi3 m4 oi3 bui1 gaa3 fe1?) |
| Echo: Do you need a coffee? |
| Oscar: 你 愛唔愛 杯咖啡? (nei5 oi3 m4 oi3 bui1 gaa3 fe1?) |
| 不過 冇人會話 你使唔使 杯咖啡? (bat1 gwo3 mou5 jan4 wui5 waa6 nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 bui1 gaa3 fe1?) |
| Echo: So when you are talking about food, use |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛 ? (oi3 m4 oi3 ?) |
| Echo: Not |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: And that’s right. To review, in this lesson, we learned three ways of asking about things you need. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? 要唔要? (sai2 m4 sai2 ? jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: And |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛? (oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Right. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? (sai2 m4 sai2?) |
| Echo: Is stronger than |
| Oscar: 要唔要? (jiu3 m4 jiu3?) |
| Echo: And we usually use |
| Oscar: 愛唔愛? (oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: For food. |
| Oscar: 啱哂! (aam1 saai3 !) |
| Echo: And that’s our lesson for today. Today we learned how to ask for directions with two key verbs. |
| Oscar: 幫手, 搵. (bong1 sau2, wan2 . ) |
| Echo: We also learned three ways to ask people what they need. |
| Oscar: 使唔使? 要唔要? 愛唔愛? (sai2 m4 sai2 ? jiu3 m4 jiu3 ? oi3 m4 oi3?) |
| Echo: Before we go, we like to remind you. If you have any questions |
| Oscar: 去我哋網站留言啦! (heoi3 ngo5 dei6 mong5 zaam6 lau4 jin4 laa1 !) |
Outro |
| Echo: Right and our email address is contactus@cantoneseclass101.com |
| Oscar: 我哋網上見! (ngo5 dei6 mong5 soeng6 gin3 !) |
| Echo: Thanks for listening. Bye bye. |
| Oscar: 下次見! (haa6 ci3 gin3 !) |
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