Learn how to talk about your occupation
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| Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. |
| Welcome to Conversational Phrases! |
| We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. |
| Today, we’ll learn conversational phrases about occupations. After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about your job and ask what somebody does for a living. |
| Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
| Listen to the dialogue: |
| 你係做咩㗎？ (nei5 hai6 zou6 me1 gaa3?) |
| 我係藝術家。 (ngo5 hai6 ngai6 seot6 gaa1.) |
| Listen to it again. Now, with the English translation: |
| 你係做咩㗎？ (nei5 hai6 zou6 me1 gaa3?) |
| “What do you do?” |
| 我係藝術家。 (ngo5 hai6 ngai6 seot6 gaa1.) |
| “I’m an artist.” |
| First of all, you need to learn how to say “What do you do?” |
| That's: 你係做咩㗎？ (nei5 hai6 zou6 me1 gaa3?) |
| Listen to it again: 你係做咩㗎？ (nei5 hai6 zou6 me1 gaa3?), 你係做咩㗎？ (nei5 hai6 zou6 me1 gaa3?) |
| This Cantonese sentence literally translates into “You do what?,” but it means “What do you do?” in English. |
| Now, how do you answer this question? |
| This is the pattern you’ll need: |
| 我係 (ngo5 hai6) [your occupation]。 |
| “I’m a/an [your occupation].” |
| For example: |
| “I’m an artist.” |
| 我係藝術家。 (ngo5 hai6 ngai6 seot6 gaa1.), 我係藝術家。 (ngo5 hai6 ngai6 seot6 gaa1.) |
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