Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'Hi, I'm Olivia.' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你好，我係Olivia。(nei5 hou2, ngo5 hai6 Olivia. ) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你好 [Slow] 你好 (nei5 hou2) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 係 [Slow] 係(hai6) |
| Eric: Last is the person's name. Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Hi, I'm Olivia.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你好，我係Olivia。 [Normal] 你好，我係Olivia。(nei5 hou2, ngo5 hai6 Olivia. ) |
| Eric: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good morning, I'm David.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 早晨，我係 David。(zou2 san4, ngo5 hai6 David.) |
| Eric: First is an expression meaning 'Good morning' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 早晨 [Slow] 早晨 (zou2 san4) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'am' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 係 [Slow] 係(hai6) |
| Eric: Last is the person's name. Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm David.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 早晨，我係 David。 [Normal] 早晨，我係 David。(zou2 san4, ngo5 hai6 David.) |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好高興認識你。(hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'very' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好 [Slow] 好(hou2) |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning 'happy' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 高興 [Slow] 高興(gou1 hing3) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to meet' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 認識 [Slow] 認識(jing6 sik1) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你(nei5) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 好高興認識你。 [Normal] 好高興認識你。(hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5) |
| Eric: Lastly we have a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you’ when speaking to a group of people. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好高興認識你哋。(hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5 dei6) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'very' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好 [Slow] 好(hou2) |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning 'happy' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 高興 [Slow] 高興(gou1 hing3) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to meet' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 認識 [Slow] 認識(jing6 sik1) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'you all’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你哋 [Slow] 你哋(nei5 dei6) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.” for a group of people. |
| Olivia: [Slow] 好高興認識你哋。 [Normal] 好高興認識你哋。(hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5 dei6) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Hong Kong. Always introduce yourself to the higher-ranking people before those who have a lower rank. In most cases, the person of the highest rank will be the oldest person. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Olivia: 拜拜! (baai1 baai3) |
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