Learn how to use the phrase, "Do you speak English?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你識唔識講英文?(nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to know ' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 識 [Slow] 識(sik1) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'don’t know' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔識 [Slow] 唔識(m4 sik1) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'speak’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 講 [Slow] 講(gong2) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'English' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 英文 [Slow] 英文(jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你識唔識講英文? [Normal] 你識唔識講英文?(nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Excuse me, do you know English?' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔該，你識唔識英文?(m4 goi1, nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: First is the phrase ‘Excuse me’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔該 [Slow] 唔該(m4 goi1) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning ‘you' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to know' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 識 [Slow] 識(sik1) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'don’t know' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔識 [Slow] 唔識(m4 sik1) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 英文 [Slow] 英文(jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Excuse me, do you know English?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 唔該，你識唔識英文? [Normal] 唔該，你識唔識英文? (m4 goi1, nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Now let’s look at a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 識呀!我識講英文。(sik1 aa3, ngo5 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning ‘know.’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 識呀 [Slow] 識呀(sik1 aa3) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to know' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 識[Slow] 識(sik1) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'speak’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 講 [Slow] 講(gong2) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'English' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 英文 [Slow] 英文(jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 識呀!我識講英文。 [Normal] 識呀!我識講英文。(sik1 aa3, ngo5 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔識呀! 我唔識講英文。(m4 sik1 aa3, ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning ‘not know.’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔識呀 [Slow] 唔識呀(m4 sik1 aa3) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'do not know' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔識 [Slow] 唔識(m4 sik1) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning ‘speak.’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 講 [Slow] 講(gong2) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'English' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 英文 [Slow] 英文(jing1 man2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 唔識呀! 我唔識講英文。 [Normal] 唔識呀! 我唔識講英文。(m4 sik1 aa3, ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: If your native language is not English, you can make your own question by replacing “English” with the name of the other language. For example, you can use... |
| 日文 (jat6 man2) for Japanese. |
| 西班牙文 (saai1 baan1 aa4 man2) for Spanish. |
| 德文 (dak1 man2) for German. |
| 義大利文 (ji3 daai6 lei6 man2) for Italian. |
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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