Learn five words to talk about beverages
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| Hi everyone. Welcome to Cantonese weekly words. I am Olivia and this week’s topic is Drinks. There are many famous drinks in Hong Kong. |
| The first word is... |
| 1. 奶茶 (naai5 caa4) is "Milk tea" |
| Hong Kong has a very special Hong Kong-style milk tea. They just use a lot of tea and add it with condensed milk and/or evaporated milk sometimes. |
| In a sentence, 奶茶 (naai5 caa4)... |
| 香港嘅奶茶好出名。 |
| (hoeng1 gong2 ge3 naai5 caa4 hou2 ceot1 meng2.) |
| "Hong Kong's milk tea is very famous." |
| Next... |
| 2. 鴛鴦 (jin1 joeng1) |
| 鴛鴦 (jin1 joeng1) is a mixture of coffee and milk tea. You should try it sometime. |
| 我去茶餐廳飲鴛鴦。 |
| (ngo5 heoi3 caa4 caan1 teng1 jam2 jin1 joeng1.) |
| "I go to Hong Kong-style restaurants to drink 鴛鴦 (jin1 joeng1), |
| "coffee tea – coffee milk tea." |
| In a sentence, |
| 我好鍾意飲鴛鴦。 |
| (ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 jam2 jin1 joeng1.) |
| "I like drinking coffee milk tea." |
| Next... |
| 3. 檸樂 (ling2 lok6) |
| 檸(ling2) is short for 檸檬(ling4 mung1), "lemon"; and 樂(lok6) is short for "Coca-Cola," 可樂 (ho2 lok6). |
| So 檸樂 (ling2 lok6) is "lemon coke." |
| In a sentence, |
| 檸樂可以凍飲亦可以熱飲。 |
| (ling2 lok6 ho2 ji3 dung3 jam2 jik6 ho2 ji5 jit6 jam2.) |
| "You can drink lemon coke either hot or cold." |
| It’s interesting, right? |
| Next... |
| 4. 檸蜜 (ling2 mat6) |
| 檸(ling2) is short for 檸檬(ling4 mung1), "lemon"; and 蜜 (mat6) is short for 蜜糖(mat6 tong4) "honey." |
| So 檸蜜 (ling2 mat6) is "lemon in hot water with honey." |
| Yeah. It’s really good for your throat if you have like scratchy or sore throat. So, |
| 我冬天日日都飲熱檸蜜。 |
| (ngo5 dung1 tin1 jat6 jat6 dou1 jam2 jit6 ling2 mat6.) |
| "I drink hot lemon water with honey every day in the winter." |
| Next word is... |
| 5. 好立克 (hou2 laap6 haak1) |
| 好立克 (hou2 laap6 haak1) is "Horlicks". |
| I think other countries have them as well, some countries. It’s powder made with malt and you add it with hot milk or hot water and make it into a sweet drink. I used to like it when I was a kid. |
| 我細個嗰陣好鍾意飲好立克。 |
| (ngo5 sai3 go3 go2 zan6 hou2 zung1 ji3 jam2 hou2 laap6 haak1.) |
| "When I was young, I liked to drink Horlicks." |
| So that’s it for today. Today, we talked about drinks. I will see you next time at Cantonese weekly words. Bye! |
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