Let's look at the dialogue. |
When I read, I want you to pay attention to the vocabulary. |
Find the vocabulary and see how it's used in the dialogue. |
你係唔係學生? |
(nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 hok6 saang1?) |
你係唔係學生? |
(nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 hok6 saang1?) |
Are you a student? |
我唔係學生,我係投資人。 |
(ngo5 m4 hai6 hok6 saang1, ngo5 hai6 tau4 zi1 jan4.) |
我唔係學生,我係投資人。 |
(ngo5 m4 hai6 hok6 saang1, ngo5 hai6 tau4 zi1 jan4.) |
I'm not a student. I'm a reporter. |
Now, let's look at the sentence pattern. |
This pattern will be the structure that all of our dialogues will follow. |
我係 (ngo5 hai6) + [occupation] |
我係 (ngo5 hai6) + [occupation] |
I am + [occupation]. |
係 (hai6) is the verb "to be" in Cantonese. |
It is used to help express identity or characteristics. |
唔係 (m4 hai6) means "not be" or "is not". |
It is used to negate the verb "to be". |
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