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| INTRODUCTION |
| Echo: Welcome to CantoneseClass101.com. I am Echo. |
| Oscar: 大家好，我係Oscar。(daai6 gaa1 hou2, ngo5 hai6 Oscar.) |
| Echo: And we are here today with lower intermediate, season 1, lesson 2. Buying Laptop in Hong Kong. |
| Oscar: 喺香港買手提電腦。(hai2 hoeng1 gong2 maai5 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| Echo: Right. It’s really hard to buy a good laptop especially in a foreign language. So we are going to make it easy for you today. Our dialogue takes place at |
| Oscar: 香港嘅電腦店。(hoeng1 gong2 ge3 din6 nou5 dim3.) |
| Echo: Right. A computer shop in Hong Kong and it’s between a salesperson and a customer. So they are speaking casual Cantonese as always. |
| Oscar: 我哋而家去聽下。(ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 teng1 haa5.) |
| DIALOGUE |
| A: 歡迎光臨，有咩可以幫到你？ (A: fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, jau5 me1 ho2 ji5 bong1 dou2 nei5?) |
| B: 我想買部手提電腦。(B: ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| A: 想要乜功能？ (A: seong2 jiu3 mat1 gung1 nang4?) |
| B: 夠輕、夠薄身、夠襟玩。 (B: gau3 heng1, gau3 bok6 san1, gau3 kam1 waan2.) |
| A: 新出嘅呢款啱晒你！ (A: san1 ceot1 ge3 ni1 fun2 aam1 saai3 nei5!) |
| David: One more time, a bit slower. |
| A: 歡迎光臨，有咩可以幫到你？ (A: fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, jau5 me1 ho2 ji5 bong1 dou2 nei5?) |
| B: 我想買部手提電腦。(B: ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| A: 想要乜功能？ (A: seong2 jiu3 mat1 gung1 nang4?) |
| B: 夠輕、夠薄身、夠襟玩。 (B: gau3 heng1, gau3 bok6 san1, gau3 kam1 waan2.) |
| A: 新出嘅呢款啱晒你！ (A: san1 ceot1 ge3 ni1 fun2 aam1 saai3 nei5!) |
| David: And now with the English translation. |
| A: 歡迎光臨，有咩可以幫到你？ (A: fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, jau5 me1 ho2 ji5 bong1 dou2 nei5?) |
| A: Welcome, what can I help you with? |
| B: 我想買部手提電腦。(B: ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| B: I want to buy a laptop. |
| A: 想要乜功能？ (A: seong2 jiu3 mat1 gung1 nang4?) |
| A: What functions do you want? |
| B: 夠輕、夠薄身、夠襟玩。 (B: gau3 heng1, gau3 bok6 san1, gau3 kam1 waan2.) |
| B: I want it to be light and thin, and also run for a long time. |
| A: 新出嘅呢款啱晒你！ (A: san1 ceot1 ge3 ni1 fun2 aam1 saai3 nei5!) |
| A: This new model fits your needs exactly! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Echo: So Oscar, do you have a laptop? |
| Oscar: 梗有啦,而家邊個冇呀! (gang2 jau5 laa1, ji4 gaa1 bin1 go3 mou5 aa3!) |
| Echo: Huh you know my laptops just got stolen last week. So I guess I need to use this new vocabulary very soon. |
| Oscar: 呢課一定啱哂你. (ni1 fo3 jat1 ding6 ngaam1 saai3 nei5.) |
| Echo: Right. This lesson is for me. Let’s get to the vocabulary. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Oscar: 歡迎光臨. (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4.) |
| Echo: Welcome. |
| Oscar: 歡 迎 光 臨, 歡迎光臨. 手提電腦 (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4. sau2 tai4 din6 nau5) |
| Echo: Laptop. |
| Oscar: 手 提 電 腦, 手提電腦 功能 (sau2 tai4 din6 nau5, sau2 tai4 din6 nau5 gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: Function. |
| Oscar: 功 能, 功能, 薄身 (gung1 nang4, gung1 nang4, bok6 san1) |
| Echo: Thin. |
| Oscar: 薄 身, 薄身, 厚身 (bok6 san1, bok6 san1, hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Thick. |
| Oscar: 厚 身, 厚身, 續航 (hau5 san1, hau5 san1, zuk6 hong4) |
| Echo: Endurance Please double check the Cantonese translation 續航 (zuk6 hong4) |
| Oscar: 續 航, 續航, 抵玩 (zuk6 hong4, zuk6 hong4, dai2 waan2) |
| Echo: Competitive. |
| Oscar: 抵 玩, 抵玩, 新出 (dai2 waan2, dai2 waan2, san1 ceot1) |
| Echo: New. |
| Oscar: 新 出, 新出, 款式 (san1 ceot1, san1 ceot1, fun2 sik1) |
| Echo: Model |
| Oscar: 款 式, 款式 (fun2 sik1, fun2 sik1) |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Echo: Let’s have a closer look at some of the words from this lesson. The first word is welcome. |
| Oscar: 歡迎光臨. (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4.) |
| Echo: Welcome. |
| Oscar: 歡 迎 光 臨. (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4.) |
| Echo: Right. When you walk into most stores, you will hear some people welcome you. |
| Oscar: 歡 迎 光 臨. (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4.) |
| Echo: Right. This isn’t just computer stores. Restaurants, shops, massage places, they all say |
| Oscar: 歡迎光臨. (fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4.) |
| Echo: Right. Now if you are looking for a laptop, you are looking for a |
| Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: Laptop. |
| Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: It is a laptop. |
| Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: Not a computer. |
| Oscar: 枱式電腦. (toi4 sik1 din6 nou5.) |
| Echo: So you can ask for laptop this way. |
| Oscar: 我想買部手提電腦. (ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| Echo: I want to buy a laptop. |
| Oscar: 我想買部手提電腦. (ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| Echo: I want to buy a laptop but I am poor. |
| Oscar: 哈! 咪吹水啦你. (haa1 ! mai5 ceoi1 seoi2 laa1 nei5.) |
| Echo: Okay. So now you know the word for laptop and you also need these four words. |
| Oscar: 功能, 厚身 , 薄身, 續航 (gung1 nang4, hau5 san1 , bok6 san1, zuk6 hong4) |
| Echo: Function |
| Oscar: 功能 (gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: Function |
| Oscar: 功能 (gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: Thick. |
| Oscar: 厚身 (hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Thick |
| Oscar: 厚身 (hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Thin |
| Oscar: 薄身 (bok6 san1) |
| Echo: Thin |
| Oscar: 薄身 (bok6 san1) |
| Echo: Endurance or really running time. |
| Oscar: 續航 (zuk6 hong4) |
| Echo: Endurance |
| Oscar: 續航 (zuk6 hong4) |
| Echo: Right. So you can use these words to describe the type of laptop you want. For example, I want a thin laptop. |
| Oscar: 我要部薄身嘅手提電腦。 (ngo5 jiu3 bou6 bok6 san1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5.) |
| Echo: Which has a lot of functions. |
| Oscar: 有好多功能. (jau5 hou2 do1 gung1 nang4.) |
| Echo: And it can also run for a long time. |
| Oscar: 同埋續航能力好強。(tung4 maai4 zuk6 hong4 nang4 lik6 hou2 koeng4.) |
| 我要部薄身嘅手提電腦, 有好多功能, 同埋續航能力好強。(ngo5 jiu3 bou6 bok6 san1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5, jau5 hou2 do1 gung1 nang4, tung4 maai4 zuk6 hong4 nang4 lik6 hou2 koeng4.) |
| Echo: Right. So this sentence is actually pretty long and we are going to break it down into word by word. |
| Oscar: 我要部 (ngo5 jiu3 bou6) |
| Echo: I want one. |
| Oscar: 薄身嘅 (bok6 san1 ge3) |
| Echo: Thin |
| Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: Laptop. |
| Oscar: 有好多 (jau5 hou2 do1) |
| Echo: Has a lot of |
| Oscar: 功能 (gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: Functions. |
| Oscar: 同埋 (tung4 maai4) |
| Echo: Also. |
| Oscar: 續航能力好強 (zuk6 hong4 nang4 lik6 hou2 koeng4) |
| Echo: Run for a long time. I want a thin laptop |
| Oscar: 我要部薄身嘅手提電腦 (ngo5 jiu3 bou6 bok6 san1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: Which has a lot of functions |
| Oscar: 有好多功能 (jau5 hou2 do1 gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: And can also run for a long time. |
| Oscar: 同埋續航能力好強。(tung4 maai4 zuk6 hong4 nang4 lik6 hou2 koeng4.) |
| 我要部薄身嘅手提電腦, 有好多功能, 同埋續航能力好強。(ngo5 jiu3 bou6 bok6 san1 ge3 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5, jau5 hou2 do1 gung1 nang4, tung4 maai4 zuk6 hong4 nang4 lik6 hou2 koeng4.) |
| Echo: Right. We all love thin laptops. And the opposite of thin is |
| Oscar: 厚身 (hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Thick. |
| Oscar: 厚身 (hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Right. For example, I don’t like this laptop, it’s too thick. |
| Oscar: 我唔鍾意呢部手提電腦, 太厚身啦! (ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5, taai3 hau5 san1 laa3 ! ) |
| Echo: I don’t like this laptop. It’s too thick. |
| Oscar: 我唔鍾意呢部手提電腦, 太厚身啦! (ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5, taai3 hau5 san1 laa3 ! ) |
| Echo: Okay. Let’s review. So we learned laptop. |
| Oscar: 手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) |
| Echo: Thin |
| Oscar: 薄身 (bok6 san1) |
| Echo: Thick |
| Oscar: 厚身 (hau5 san1) |
| Echo: Endurance |
| Oscar: 續航 (zuk6 hong4) |
| Echo: Function |
| Oscar: 功能 (gung1 nang4) |
| Echo: Right. Let’s move on to our grammar point today. |
Lesson focus |
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| Oscar: It’s grammar time. |
| Echo: So today our grammar point is focusing on this word. |
| Oscar: 夠 (gau3) |
| Echo: Enough. |
| Oscar: 夠 (gau3) |
| Echo: In previous lessons, we taught you how to say very. |
| Oscar: 好 (hou2) |
| Echo: Very. |
| Oscar: 好 (hou2) |
| Echo: It is an adverb. So we follow it with adjectives and verbs like |
| Oscar: 好貴. (hou2 gwai3.) |
| Echo: Very expensive. |
| Oscar: 我部手提電腦好貴. (ngo5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 hou2 gwai3.) |
| Echo: My laptop is very expensive. Today we are introducing you this new adverb. |
| Oscar: 夠 (gau3) |
| Echo: Enough. |
| Oscar: 夠. (gau3) |
| Echo: Like good enough. |
| Oscar: 夠好. (gau3 hou2.) |
| Echo: Good enough. |
| Oscar: 夠好 (gau3 hou2.) |
| Echo: Thin enough |
| Oscar: 夠薄身 (gau3 bok6 san1) |
| Echo: Thin enough. |
| Oscar: 夠薄身. (gau3 bok6 san1.) |
| Echo: Your laptop is very thin. |
| Oscar: 你部手提電腦夠薄身. (nei5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 bok6 san1.) |
| Echo: Your laptop is very thin. |
| Oscar: 你部手提電腦夠薄身 (nei5 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 bok6 san1.) |
| Echo: Right. So we use this word |
| Oscar: 夠. (gau3.) |
| Echo: Just like the adverb very. |
| Oscar: 好 (hou2) |
| Echo: Right. For another example, this laptop is new enough. |
| Oscar: 呢部手提電腦夠新款. (ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 san1 fun2.) |
| Echo: This laptop is new enough. |
| Oscar: 呢部手提電腦夠新款. (ni1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 san1 fun2.) |
| Echo: Or that laptop is thin enough. |
| Oscar: 嗰部手提電腦夠薄身. (go2 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 bok6 san1.) |
| Echo: That laptop is thin enough. |
| Oscar: 嗰部手提電腦夠薄身. (go2 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 nou5 gau3 bok6 san1.) |
| Echo: The desktop computer is very fast. |
| Oscar: 依部枱式電腦夠快. (ji1 bou6 toi4 sik1 din6 nou5 gau3 faai3.) |
| Echo: The desktop computer is very fast. |
| Oscar: 依部枱式電腦夠快. (ji1 bou6 toi4 sik1 din6 nou5 gau3 faai3.) |
| Echo: Right. So this means something is good enough, thin enough, new enough, or fast enough. Remember to just put |
| Oscar: 夠 (gau3) |
| Echo: Before adjectives. |
| Oscar: 夠好, 夠薄身,夠新款, (gau3 hou2, gau3 bok6 san1, gau3 san1 fun2) |
| Echo: So that’s our grammar point for today and before we go, we like to remind you. If you have any questions |
| Oscar: 係我哋既網站上面留言啦! (hai6 ngo5 dei6 gei3 mong5 zaam6 soeng6 min6 lau4 jin4 laa1 !) |
Outro |
| Echo: Right. Please leave a comment on our website and the address is cantoneseclass101.com |
| Oscar: 我哋網上見! (ngo5 dei6 mong5 soeng6 gin3 !) |
| Echo: Thanks for listening. Bye bye. |
| Oscar: 下次見! (haa6 ci3 gin3 !) |
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