Learn how to talk about your family well-being
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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, we’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question “How's your mother?” After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about well-being and ask how someone is doing. |
| Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
| Listen to the dialogue. |
| 你媽媽點呀？ (nei5 maa4 maa1 dim2 aa3?) |
| 佢好好。 (keoi5 hou2 hou2.) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| 你媽媽點呀？ (nei5 maa4 maa1 dim2 aa3?) |
| “How's your mother?” |
| 佢好好。 (keoi5 hou2 hou2.) |
| “She's fine.” |
| First of all you'll need to learn how to say “How's your mother?” |
| That's: 你媽媽點呀？ (nei5 maa4 maa1 dim2 aa3?) |
| Listen to it again: 你媽媽點呀？ (nei5 maa4 maa1 dim2 aa3?), 你媽媽點呀？ (nei5 maa4 maa1 dim2 aa3?) |
| This Cantonese sentence literally translates as “Your mother how?” But it translates as “How's your mother?” in English. |
| Now, how do you answer this question? |
| The pattern is: |
| 佢（好）{state of well-being}。。(keoi5 (hou2) {state of well-being}.) |
| “She's [state of well-being].” |
| For example: |
| “She's fine.” |
| 佢好好。 (keoi5 hou2 hou2.), 佢好好。 (keoi5 hou2 hou2.) |
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