Learn how to talk about holiday plans
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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. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question, "What are you doing during the holiday?" After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about your holiday plans. |
| Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
| Listen to the dialogue. |
| 你端午節會做咩？ (nei5 dyun1 ng5 zit3 wui5 zou6 me1?) |
| 我打算去沙灘。 (ngo5 daa2 syun3 heoi3 saa1 taan1.) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| 你端午節會做咩？ (nei5 dyun1 ng5 zit3 wui5 zou6 me1?) |
| “What are you doing for Dragon Boat Festival?” |
| 我打算去沙灘。 (ngo5 daa2 syun3 heoi3 saa1 taan1.) |
| “I'm planning to go to the beach.” |
| First of all you'll need to learn how to say “What are you doing for Dragon Boat Festival?” |
| That's: |
| 你端午節會做咩？ (nei5 dyun1 ng5 zit3 wui5 zou6 me1?) |
| The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the life and work of the ancient poet, Qu Yuan. |
| Listen to it again: |
| 你端午節會做咩？, 你端午節會做咩？ (nei5 dyun1 ng5 zit3 wui5 zou6 me1?, nei5 dyun1 ng5 zit3 wui5 zou6 me1?) |
| This Cantonese sentence literally translates as “You Dragon Boat Festival are doing what?” But it means “What are you doing for Dragon Boat Festival?". |
| Now, how do you answer this question? |
| The pattern is: |
| 我打算 [plan] 。 (ngo5 daa2 syun3 [plan].) |
| “I’m planning to [plan].” |
| For example: |
| “I'm planning to go to the beach.” |
| 我打算去沙灘。, 我打算去沙灘。 (ngo5 daa2 syun3 heoi3 saa1 taan1., ngo5 daa2 syun3 heoi3 saa1 taan1.) |
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