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INTRODUCTION
Echo: Welcome to CantoneseClass101.com. I am Echo.
Oscar: Hello 我係 (ngo5 hai6) Oscar。
Echo: And we are here today with lower intermediate, season 1, lesson 3. Nothing is Perfect in China.
Oscar: 冇嘢係完美嘅。(mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 ge3.)
Echo: Not everything can be perfect.
Oscar: 唔係所有嘢都咁完美。(m4 hai6 so2 jau5 je5 dou1 gam3 jyun4 mei5.)
Echo: Our dialogue today takes place between two friends. They are talking about a new laptop and are speaking casual Cantonese as always.
Oscar: 咁我哋而家去聽下。 (gam2 ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 teng1 haa5.)
DIALOGUE
A: 部手提電腦好靚喔! (A: bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 hou2 leng3 wo3!)
B: 多謝,我尋日買嘅。 (B: do1 ze6, ngo5 cam4 jat6 maai5 ge3.)
A: 又薄又輕。 (A: jau6 bok6 jau6 heng1.)
B: 係呀...係最新嘅型號。 (B: hai6 aa1...hai6 zeoi3 san1 ge3 jing4 hou6.)
A: 但係個螢幕細咗啲。 (A: daan6 hai6 go3 jing4 mok6 sai3 zo2 di1.)
B: 冇嘢係完美㗎嘛。 (B: mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 gaa1 maa3.)
David: One more time, a bit slower.
A: 部手提電腦好靚喔! (A: bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 hou2 leng3 wo3!)
B: 多謝,我尋日買嘅。 (B: do1 ze6, ngo5 cam4 jat6 maai5 ge3.)
A: 又薄又輕。 (A: jau6 bok6 jau6 heng1.)
B: 係呀...係最新嘅型號。 (B: hai6 aa1...hai6 zeoi3 san1 ge3 jing4 hou6.)
A: 但係個螢幕細咗啲。 (A: daan6 hai6 go3 jing4 mok6 sai3 zo2 di1.)
B: 冇嘢係完美㗎嘛。 (B: mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 gaa1 maa3.)
David: And now with the English translation.
A: 部手提電腦好靚喔! (A: bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 hou2 leng3 wo3!)
A: What a beautiful laptop!
B: 多謝,我尋日買嘅。 (B: do1 ze6, ngo5 cam4 jat6 maai5 ge3.)
B: Thanks, I just bought it yesterday.
A: 又薄又輕。 (A: jau6 bok6 jau6 heng1.)
A: It's so thin, and so light.
B: 係呀...係最新嘅型號。 (B: hai6 aa1...hai6 zeoi3 san1 ge3 jing4 hou6.)
B: Yeah...it's the latest model.
A: 但係個螢幕細咗啲。 (A: daan6 hai6 go3 jing4 mok6 sai3 zo2 di1.)
A: But the screen is a bit small.
B: 冇嘢係完美㗎嘛。 (B: mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 gaa1 maa3.)
B: Well...nothing is perfect.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Echo: Oscar, what kind of laptop do you like?
Oscar: 輕啲嘅,同薄啲嘅,咁你呢? (heng1 di1 ge3 ,tung4 bok6 di1 ge3 ,gam3 nei5 ne1?)
Echo: Same here. Actually I like perfect computers.
Oscar: 邊有咁容易買到㗎? (bin1 jau5 gam3 jung4 ji6 maai5 dou2 gaa3?)
Echo: I know. Anyway, our vocabulary today is all about computers. Let’s have a listen. lesson
VOCAB LIST
Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nau5)
Echo: Laptop.
Oscar: 手 提 電 腦, 手提電腦。薄 (sau2 tai4 din6 nau5, sau2 tai4 din6 nau5. bok6)
Echo: Thin.
Oscar: 薄, 薄。輕 (bok6, bok6. heng1)
Echo: Light.
Oscar: 輕, 輕。大 (heng1, heng1. daai6)
Echo: Big.
Oscar: 大, 大。細 (daai6, daai6. sai3)
Echo: Small
Oscar: 細, 細。型號 (sai3, sai3. jing4 hou6)
Echo: Model.
Oscar: 型 號, 型號。螢幕 (jing4 hou6, jing4 hou6. jing4 mok6)
Echo: Screen.
Oscar: 螢 幕, 螢幕。完美 (jing4 mok6, jing4 mok6. jyun4 mei5)
Echo: Perfect.
Oscar: 完 美, 完美。方便 (jyun4 mei5, jyun4 mei5. fong1 bin6)
Echo: Convenient.
Oscar: 方 便, 方便 (fong1 bin6, fong1 bin6)
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Echo: Let’s have a closer look at some of the words in this lesson. Our first word is perfect.
Oscar: 完美 (jyun4 mei5)
Echo: Perfect.
Oscar: 完 美 (jyun4 mei5)
Echo: But as we know, nothing is perfect.
Oscar: 冇嘢係完美嘅。 (mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 ge3.)
Echo: Nothing is perfect.
Oscar: 冇嘢係完美嘅。 (mou5 je5 hai6 jyun4 mei5 ge3.)
Echo: Right but my laptop is nearly perfect.
Oscar: 我部手提電腦差唔多完美。 (ngo5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 caa1 m4 do1 jyun4 mei5.)
Echo: Right because it’s an Apple.
Oscar: Okay, Apple嘅手提電腦差唔多完美. (Apple ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 caa1 m4 do1 jyun4 mei5. )
Echo: Right and there are two reasons it is almost perfect. The first one is
Oscar: 輕 (heng1)
Echo: Light.
Oscar: 輕 (heng1)
Echo: And the second one is
Oscar: 細 (sai3)
Echo: Small.
Oscar: 細 (sai3)
Echo: Small. Okay Oscar, let’s give people some examples. I want a light laptop.
Oscar: 我想要部輕嘅手提電腦. (ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 bou6 heng1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.)
Echo: I want a light laptop.
Oscar: 我想要部輕嘅手提電腦. (ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 bou6 heng1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.)
Echo: I also want a small laptop.
Oscar: 我都想要部細嘅手提電腦. (ngo5 dou1 soeng2 jiu3 bou6 sai3 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.)
Echo: I also want a small laptop.
Oscar: 我都想要部細嘅手提電腦. (ngo5 dou1 soeng2 jiu3 bou6 sai3 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.)
Echo: Yes. And it’s not just about the size, but also convenience.
Oscar: 方便. (fong1 bin6.)
Echo: Convenient.
Oscar: 方便. (fong1 bin6.)
Echo: Convenient. So a good laptop should be
Oscar: 又輕, 又細, 又方便. (jau6 heng1 , jau6 sai3 , jau6 fong1 bin6.)
Echo: Right. So remember these three words.
Oscar: 輕 (heng1)
Echo: Light.
Oscar: 細 (sai3)
Echo: Small
Oscar: 方便 (fong1 bin6)
Echo: Convenient.
Oscar: 咁就完美啦! (gam3 zau6 jyun4 mei5 laa1 !)
Echo: Right. They make a laptop perfect. Okay let’s move on to our grammar point today.

Lesson focus

Oscar: It’s grammar time.
Echo: Today we want to talk about two sentence patterns. The first one is
Oscar: 咗啲 (zo2 di1)
Echo: Right. This is a mild way to complain.
Oscar: 咗啲 (zo2 di1)
Echo: For example, you can say
Oscar: 大咗啲 (daai6 zo2 di1)
Echo: A bit too big.
Oscar: 大咗啲 (daai6 zo2 di1)
Echo: A bit too big.
Oscar: 呢部手提電腦大咗啲 (ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 daai6 zo2 di1)
Echo: This laptop is a bit too big.
Oscar: 呢部手提電腦大咗啲 (ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 daai6 zo2 di1)
Echo: This laptop is a bit too big or
Oscar: 輕咗啲 (heng1 zo2 di1)
Echo: A bit too light.
Oscar: 輕咗啲 (heng1 zo2 di1)
Echo: A bit too light.
Oscar: 嗰部手機輕咗啲 (go2 bou6 sau2 gei1 heng1 zo2 di1)
Echo: That phone is a bit too light.
Oscar: 嗰部手機輕咗啲 (go2 bou6 sau2 gei1 heng1 zo2 di1)
Echo: That phone is a bit too light.
Oscar: Okay 呢句好容易用. (ni1 geoi3 hou2 jung4 ji6 jung6.)
Echo: Right. First comes the adjective, then comes
Oscar: 咗啲(zo2 di1). 呢個就係我地第一個語法點喇! (ni1 go3 zau6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 dai6 jat1 go3 jyu5 faat3 dim2 laa3 ! )
Echo: This is our first grammar pattern. The second pattern we wanted to highlight is
Oscar: 又 (jau6)
Echo: Also
Oscar: 又 (jau6)
Echo: Also. And we use this to make lists.
Oscar: 我部手提電腦又薄又輕。 (ngo5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 jau6 bok6 jau6 heng1.)
Echo: My laptop is thin and light.
Oscar: 我部手提電腦又薄又輕。 (ngo5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 jau6 bok6 jau6 heng1.)
Echo: My laptop is thin and light or
Oscar: 嗰部手提電腦又厚又重。 (go2 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 jau6 hau5 jau6 cung4.)
Echo: That laptop is big and thick.
Oscar: 嗰部手提電腦又厚又重。 (go2 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 jau6 hau5 jau6 cung4.)
Echo: That laptop is big and thick.
Oscar: 又大, 又厚, 又唔方便。 (jau6 daai6 , jau6 hau5 , jau6 m4 fong1 bin6.)
Echo: I don’t want that laptop.
Oscar: 冇錯! 你要嘅係又薄, 又輕, 又方便。 (mou5 co3 ! nei5 jiu3 ge3 hai6 jau6 bok6 , jau6 heng1 , jau6 fong1 bin6.)
Echo: Right. So our tip, if you are buying a laptop, you want
Oscar: 又薄, 又輕, 又方便, 又完美。 (jau6 bok6 , jau6 heng1 , jau6 fong1 bin6 , jau6 jyun4 mei5.)
Echo: Not
Oscar: 又厚, 又重, 又唔方便。 (jau6 hau5 , jau6 cung4 , jau6 m4 fong1 bin6.)
Echo: Right. So today we learned a few words for talking about computers.
Oscar: 輕 , 細, 方便, 完美。 (heng1 , sai3 , fong1 bin6 , jyun4 mei5.)
Echo: And two simple sentence patterns.
Oscar: 咗啲 (zo2 di1)
Echo: And
Oscar: 又 (jau6)
Echo: So that’s our lesson. Before we go, we like to remind you
Oscar: 如果你有乜問題,就去我哋網站留言啦! (jyu4 gwo2 nei5 jau5 mat1 man6 tai4, zau6 heoi3 ngo5 dei6 mong5 zaam6 lau4 jin4 laa1 !)

Outro

Echo: Right. If you have any questions, please come to our website and leave your comment. The address is cantoneseclass101.com
Oscar: 我哋網上見. (ngo5 dei6 mong5 soeng6 gin3.)
Echo: Thanks for listening.
Oscar: 下次見啦! (haa6 ci3 gin3 laa1 !)

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