Lesson Transcript

Let's look at the dialogue.
When I read, I want you to pay attention to the vocabulary.
Find what the hobby is and see how it's used in the dialogue.
你有咩嗜好?
(nei5 jau5 me1 si3 hou3?)
你有咩嗜好?
(nei5 jau5 me1 si3 hou3?)
What's your hobby?
我嘅嗜好係釣魚。
(ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 diu3 jyu2。)
我嘅嗜好係釣魚。
(ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 diu3 jyu2。)
My hobby is fishing.
Now let's look at the sentence pattern.
This pattern will be the structure that all of our dialogues will follow.
我嘅嗜好係[Hobby]。
(ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 [Hobby]。)
我嘅嗜好係[Hobby]。
(ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 [Hobby]。)
My hobby is [Hobby].
Now let's look at some speaking examples.
我嘅嗜好係游水。
ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 jau4 seoi2
我嘅嗜好係游水。
ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 jau4 seoi2
My hobby is swimming
我嘅嗜好係煮嘢食。
ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 zyu2 je5 sik6
我嘅嗜好係煮嘢食。
ngo5 ge3 si3 hou2 hai6 zyu2 je5 sik6
My hobby is cooking
While not a hobby in the traditional sense like playing a sport or an instrument,
打邊爐
is a beloved pastime that highlights the social aspect of hobbies in Cantonese culture.
It is an activity that brings people together
much like how certain hobbies are shared and enjoyed in groups.

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