Lesson Transcript

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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