| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| When I read, I want you to pay attention to vocabulary. |
| Find what the language is and see how it’s used in the dialogue. |
| 你好，你識唔識講英文？ |
| (nei5 hou2, nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 ying1 man2?) |
| Hello, do you speak English? |
| 你好，你識唔識講英文？ |
| (nei5 hou2, nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 ying1 man2?) |
| 識呀，我識講英文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngóh sik1 gong2 ying1 man2.) |
| Yes, I speak English. |
| 識呀，我識講英文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 ying1 man2.) |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 識呀，我識講日文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 yat6 man2.) |
| Yes, I speak Japanese. |
| 識呀，我識講日文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 yat6 man2.) |
| 識呀，我識講俄文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 ngo4 man2.) |
| Yes, I speak Russian. |
| 識呀，我識講俄文。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 ngo4 man2.) |
| Now let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern will be the structure that all of our dialogues will follow… |
| 識呀，我識講[LANGUAGE]。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 [LANGUAGE].) |
| Yes, I speak [LANGUAGE]. |
| 識呀，我識講[LANGUAGE]。 |
| (sik1 aa1, ngó5 sik1 gong2 [LANGUAGE].) |
| 識呀 |
| (sik1 aa1) |
| Yes |
| 我識講 |
| (ngó5 sik1 gong2) |
| I speak |
| Many Hong Kongers switch between languages depending on the context. |
| Cantonese is the dominant language in everyday life |
| but English is often used in business, education |
| and legal contexts due to its status as an official language. |
| Mandarin has also become more prominent since the 1997 handover to China |
| especially in government and formal settings. |
| This language-switching ability, known as code-switching |
| is not only a practical skill but also a marker of cultural identity in Hong Kong |
| where people navigate between local traditions and global influences. |
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