Daily Cantonese Expressions Part A: Meeting People

Unit 1 Useful Expressions Part A: Meeting People 2 Unit 1 Useful Expressions...... 2 1. Greetings Unit 2 Introduction...... 11 1) Good morning Unit 3 Telephone...... 15 Unit 4 Business and Visits...... 19 Unit 5 Repairs ...... 21 Unit 6 Emergencies ...... 23 Part B: Get around Town 24 Unit 1 Shopping ...... 25 2) Hi / Hey / Hello Unit 2 Taxi & Minibus ...... 28 Unit 3 Asking for Directions...... 31 Unit 4 Main Districts...... 33 Unit 5 Main Streets ...... 35

Unit 6 Sightseeing ...... 35 3) Nice to meet you Part C: Food and Drinks 38 Unit 1 Ordering Food ...... 38 Unit 2 Drinks...... 45 Part D: Useful Vocabulary 48 Unit 1 Numbers & Money...... 48 Unit 2 Time ...... 51 Unit 3 Colours ...... 55 Unit 4 Pronouns...... 57 Unit 5 Auxiliary Verbs...... 60 Unit 6 Adjectives...... 61 2. Goodbye Unit 7 Verbs ...... 63 1) Goodbye Unit 8 Conjunctions ...... 66 ââ Unit 9 Glossary: English to Cantonese...... 67 2) see you The end of the book 76

1 2 3) see you then 3) May I use the telephone? ¬ô

4) May I use the washroom? ¬ô â 3. Thanks and Replies 1) Thanks for help ¬ ôô 5) Feel free to use it (make yourself at home) â

2) Thanks for gift ôô ô 6) How about going to watch a movie? ¬ 3) Thank you very much ¬ô ô ¬ 7) It’s fine! 4) You are welcome, it’s nothing â ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 8) Can we change it to tomorrow? î â¬â 4. Requests and Replies 1) Please … 9) It’s OK! ¬ô â â ¬ô 2) Excuse me, please make way for me ¬ô 10) No problem

3 4 11) Okay 6. Blessings 1) Happy Birthday â

5. Apologies and Replies 2) I wish you prosperity 1) Sorry ûû ¬

2) Very sorry 3) Merry Christmas ¬¬

3) Excuse me 4) Congratulations! ¬ ûû

7. Helping Others ¬ 1) Let me help you. (offer a help) ô ââ ¬ 2) How about I give you a lift? Can I drive you? ê ââ 4) I’m sorry, I am late. ¬ 3) You dropped something. 5) Never mind, it doesn’t matter ¬ 8. Coins & Small Change 1) Do you have small change? Do you have coins?

5 6 5) Please repeat it ¬ô ô â ââ 2) I have no small change / I have small change I have no coins. / I have coins 6) I can speak a little bit of Cantonese only. îû 3) Please include some coins in the change. ¬ô¬ôîâ î â 7) How do you say “Christmas” (in Cantonese)? û

4) Please include one-dollar coins in the change. 8) What is the meaning of “jóu sàhn”? ¬ô î ââââ ââ

9. Speaking Cantonese with others 1) Do you understand ? 10. Others ¬ 1) Is that so? êê

2) I understand / I don’t understand 2) It’s crazy! ¬¬ î

3) You speak too fast 3) I’m learning Cantonese â ûû 4) What is the matter? â ê ê ↗↗↗ 4) Please speak slower ¬ô î ââ â ê ↗↗↗

7 8 ê↗ ê â d) Apologies and Replies - 2 A: Sir, excuse me, do you know where the MTR station is? ______11. Exercises & Answers B: I’m sorry, I don’t know. ______a) Requests and Replies - 1 A: Never mind, it’s OK. ______A: May I use the wash room? ______ îîî î â¬â¬â¬ôî¬îôî¬îôî¬îîîî B: Feel free to use it ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ¬î¬î¬î A: Thanks! ______ ¬¬ ¬¬¬ôôôô B: No need be so polite. ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôôôââââââ e) Coins & Small Change âââ A: How much? ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôôôô B: $3.6 ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ¬¬¬ A: Here’s twenty dollars, please include $1 coins in the change. ______ b) Requests and Replies - 2 ââ A: How about we go to watch a movie this Sunday? ______ îîî î ââ¬ââ¬ââ¬ôîâââôîâââôîâââ B: It’s fine. However I’m busy on Sunday, can we change it to Saturday? ______f) Speaking Cantonese with others A: It’s OK., no problem.______A: Where do you live? ______B: See you then ______B: I’m sorry, you speak too fast, can you repeat it? îîî î ¬¬¬ ______ â ââîîî¬â¬â¬â A: Where do you live? ______ âââ¬¬¬¬âââ B: What’s the meaning of “jyuh” ______ ââââ A: “jyuh” means /jîk haih/ “live” ______ B: Oh, I see, I live in Wanchai. îî c) Apologies and Replies - 1 ¬¬¬ ¬ â¬â¬â¬ôôâôôâôôââââ A: I’m sorry, I’m late ______ îî B: It doesn’t matter, no problem ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ îî ¬¬ ââ

9 10 9) How long have you been in Hong Kong? Unit 2 Introduction ê 1. Introducing yourself 1) May I know your surname please? 10) I have been in Hong Kong for three years ê âââ

2) My surname is Chan 11) Where do you come from? î

3) What is your name? 12) I come from the State â

4) My name is Peter. 13) Britain / Canada / Australia î â ââ

5) Where do you live? 14) What are your hobbies? î â 15) I like watching movies 6) I live in Central û û 16) listening to music / playing tennis 7) Where do you work? ê â î âû 17) What is your job? 8) I work in Central â û â ûû

11 12 18) I work in accounts/ design /with computers 9) girl friend 19) I am a housewife â 3. Questions and Answers 1) Do you have any kids? â 2. Family Members 1) This is my … î 2) I don’t have any kids. â 3) I have two sons and one daughter 2) wife â

3) husband 4) My son is 10 îâîâ 4) son

4. Exercises & Answers 5) daughter a) Introducing yourself A: What is your name? ______

B: My name is Kelvin. And you? ______6) father â êê A: My name is Raymond. Where do you come from? ______

7) mother B: I come from Britain ______ââââ A: How long have you been in HK? ______B: One and half a years. How about you? ______8) boy friend A: Three years. What is your job? ______ B: I work in accounts. ______ A: Where do you work? ______ 13 14 B: I work in Central. What are your hobbies? 2) May I speak to Peter? ______¬ô A: I like playing tennis. ______ ââ êê 3) Yes, speaking î îî îî

êêê 4) Please hold on. âêâê ¬ô ââââ 5) He is not here îî âââûûû ¬ ûû âââûâûâûâ ûû 6) Any message? b) Questions and Answers â â A: Do you have any kids? ______ B: I have two sons and one daughter. How about you? ______7) No, thanks. I’ll call again later A: I don’t have any kids. ______¬ î ââ âââ âââêêê

âââ

2. Asking information 1) When will he come back? â Unit 3 Telephone

1. Calling Someone 2) He will be back after 7:00 1) Hello â ââ 3) What is your telephone number? ô

15 16 4) My number is 22346688 A: No thanks! ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôâôâôâ ¬â¬â âââ â ¬¬¬¬ ôôô d) Asking Information A: May I speak to Kelvin? ______3. Wrong number B: He is not here. ______1) (No such person,) wrong number. A: When will he come back? ______ î B: He will be back after 8:00. ______ Any message? ______A: Please ask him to call me back. ______2) What number did you want? I am called Peter. ______ ô ô My number is 23849355 ______ B: OK, no problem ______A: Thanks! ______B: You are welcome______4. Exercises & Answers ¬¬¬ ¬ ôâôâôâ a) Calling Someone - 1 ¬¬ A: May I speak to John? ______ âââ B: Yes speaking. ______ ââ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôâôâôâ ââ âââ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôâôâôââââ b) Calling Someone - 2 A: May I speak to Mary? ______ ââââ B: Please hold on ______ ââ A: Thanks! ______ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôô ¬¬¬ ¬ ôâôâôâ ¬¬ ¬¬¬ ¬ ôôô ¬¬¬ ¬ ôôôô e) Wrong number A: May I speak to Kelvin? ______c) Calling Someone - 3 B: Wrong number, (no such person) ______A: May I speak to Kelvin? ______A: I’m sorry ______B: He is not here. Any messages? ______B: It’s doesn’t matter ______

17 18 ¬¬¬ ¬ ôôô â îî

¬¬ ¬¬ 3. Visit

1) Please take a seat

ââ Unit 4 Business and Visits 2) Your office / home is very nice! 1. Introduction ûîû 1) This is … î 3) What do you want to drink? î â 2) Mr. Lee / Ms Lee / Mrs. Lee ââ 4) Would you like a cup of coffee? îâ â ¬ ê

5) Would you like tea or coffee? ê 2. Appointment 1) Where is your office? ûî î 6) Anything is fine / I don’t mind. â 2) My office is in Central ûûîî ûû 7) Plain water is fine. Thanks. î â ¬ô¬ô 3) I have an appointment with … 4. Exercises & Answers Mr. Lee / Miss, Ms Lee / Mrs. Lee A: Please take a seat. ______What do you want to drink? ______

19 20 B: What ever you like, it doesn’t matter ______6) No electricity / No water A: How about coffee? ______ B: It’s fine, thanks! ______or

B: No, thanks! ______7) The air-conditioner is leaking ââ îâîâ âââ ê¬ê¬ê¬ 8) Where can I find someone to repair … ââ¬ ¬¬¬ôô î â ¬¬¬¬ ôôôô

9) electrical appliances Unit 5 Repairs

1) Out of order, doesn’t work 10) television / tap

2) broken, worn out 11) I live at Flat C, 5/F

3) The car is broken down 12) What time will you come? ê

4) The window is broken. 13) How long will it take? ê

5) The light doesn’t work â ¬ Exercises & Answers A: My television is broken down. ______Where can I find someone to repair it. ______B: Peter. can repair TV______ 21 22 A: What is his telephone number? 2. Requests ______1) Please call the police for me B: 22356899 ______¬ôô îâîâ ââ call an ambulance / find a taxi ôôô ê îî ââ

3. Asking about … Unit 6 Emergencies 1) Where is the hospital / police station? î â 1. Asking for help /Alerting others

1) Help!

4. Exercises & Answers

A: What’s the matter? ______2) It’s on fire! B: I’ve lost my wallet. ______û Where is the police station? ______A: I don’t know ______3) I’ve lost my wallet B: Well, please call a taxi for me. I’ll ask the taxi driver. ¬ â ______ ââ ¬¬ âââ 4) There’s a thief! îîî î âââ ¬î¬î ¬¬ ôôîôôîôôîîîîîîîêâêâêâ 5) Be careful!

â Part B: Get around Town

23 24

Unit 1 Shopping 2) medium size / small size û 1. Bargain 1) How much? 3) Do you have a larger one / smaller? îî 2) Can it be cheaper ? î â¬â 4) Do you have any other colours? â î 3) What’s the lowest price ? 5) Do you have a blue one? î 4) How about $100 ?

â â â¬â 3. Don’t buy

1) I’m sorry, this one doesn’t suit me. 5) Is there any discount? ¬ î ¬â¬â

2) Let me think about it first. 6) I’m not a tourist îî ¬

7) If I pay cash, can it be cheaper? â î â¬â 4. Information 1) Do you deliver?

¬ 2. Size and Colour 2) When will you deliver? 1) Do you have a large size?

25 26 3) What time do you open/close? b) Size and Colour ôâôâ A: Do you have any other colours? ______ B: We have red and black. ______

A: Do you have a larger one? ______5. Payment B: I’m sorry, one size only. ______1) Do you accept credit cards? îîî â ¬ â â îâîâîâîîîî îîî ¬¬ âââ 2) Do you accept EPS? â ¬ â c) Information A: Do you deliver? ______B: Yes ______3) I don’t need the bag. A: Do you deliver to the Peak? ______¬ B: Yes ______ A: One of this kind of /nî-dî/ table please ______When will you deliver? ______B: This Friday ______6. Exercises & Answers ¬¬ a) Bargain A: How much ? ______ B: $130 ______ ¬â¬â A: Can it be cheaper? ______ ôô B: It’s very cheap already ______ âââ â êîêîêîîâîâîâ A: How about $120? ______ B: It’s OK. ______ îîî î âââ

A: One please (a pair of pants)______ âââ â ââââââ Unit 2 Taxi & Minibus îâ¬âîâ¬âîâ¬â 1. Stop âââ â ââ¬âââ¬âââ¬â 1) Stop ââ âââ â âââ

27 28 9) Stop at the intersection 2) Stop 2. Instructions 1) I’ll show you the way. ââ 3) Stop here î ââ 2) go straight / turn left / turn right 4) Stop in front ââ 3) Please take the Hung Hom cross harbour tunnel. ¬ô ââ 5) Stop at Wellcome supermarket. ô ââ 4) western tunnel / eastern tunnel â ûû 6) Stop before Wellcome supermarket. ô î ââ 5) Please go faster / slower ¬ô î î ââ 7) Stop after Wellcome supermarket. ô î ââ 6) Keep the change ¬ 8) Stop at the bus stop â 3. Asking Information â ¬ô¬ô 1) Is there a traffic jam? ¬ô â¬ â ê

29 30 2) How long does it take? 2) Where is the MTR station? î

4. Exercises & Answers 2. Is there any…? A: Where do you want to go? ______1) Is there a taxi stand near here? B: Tsim Sha Tsui ______ î …………………………………. A: Where do you want to stop? ______B: Stop at the MTR station ______2) Is there a telephone here? A: $34.5 ______î B: Change back $5 is OK ______ îî

îîî î âââââââ îîî î 3. How to get to …? âââ 1) How to get to Mongkok? ââ âââââââââ

4. Directions Unit 3 Asking for Directions 1) front 4) right 1. Where is …? 1) Where is the wash room? â î 2) back 5) opposite ¬

ô ô ¬ô 3) left 6) next to

31 32 5. Locations 2) It’s next to the MTR 3) Jordan station 1) It’s on the left of Park’n 4) Wan Chai êê shop ââ â 4) Kowloon Tong 5) Causeway Bay ââ

3) It’s near the information desk 3. New Territories êê 1) New Territories 2. Kowloon â 1) Kowloon

2) Sai Kung 6. Exercises & Answers ââ a) Where is …? 2) Tsim Sha Tsui A: Where is the wash room? ______îâîâ 3) Clear Water Bay B: Go straight, turn left. It’s next to Park’n shop. îâîâ ______ âîâîâî ââ âââ 4. b) Is there any …? Exercises & Answers A: Is there a taxi stand near here? ______A: Where do you live? ______B: Yes, it’s behind the MTR station ______B: I live in Causeway Bay ______ îîî Where do you work? ______ A: I work in Tsim Sha Tsui. ______Where are you going? ______B: I am going to Mongkok to buy sth. ______

îî Unit 4 Main Districts âââ 2) Central îî âûâûâû 1. Hong Kong Island ûû î îîâââââûâûâû 1) Hong Kong Island îî êê 3) Admiralty îîî âûâû 33 34 êê

Unit 5 Main Streets

4. New Territories 1) Des Voeux Road 4) Gloucester Road 5) Repulse Bay ââ 1) Ten Thousand Buddha ââ Monastery

2) Queensway 5) Hollywood Road 6) Stanley âûâû

2) The Big Buddha 3) Queen’s Road 6) Hennessy Road î îîîî 7) Floating restaurant î 7) Nathan Road êê 8) Ocean Park

5. Shopping Centres û 1) Pacific Place Unit 6 Sightseeing

1. Glossary 2. Hong Kong Island 1) park 1) Take the Star Ferry 3. Kowloon 2) Times Square û îî 1) Space Museum û

2) museum 2) Kowloon Park 2) Lan Kwai Fong 3) Harbour City 3) plaza ôô ûû 3) Hong Kong Park 3) Science Museum 4) department stores ê ûû ô ûîûî 4) Peak tram â 4) Wong Tai Sin Temple îî 35 36 6. Department Stores 2) Stanley Market 10) Portland Street & Supermarkets û ââ 1) Chinese Arts and Crafts Ltd. ûû 8. Exercises & Answers a) Sightseeing 3) Nathan Road 2) Yue Hwa Chinese Products ê A: Have you been to the Science Museum. ______Emporium Ltd. B: Yes. Have you been to Stanley? ______ A: No. However I’ve been to Repulse Bay. ______4) Temple Street B: Have you been to Ocean Park.?______3) CRC Department Store ââ A: No, How do you get there? ______Ltd. B: You can take a bus in Admiralty. ______ 5) Jade Market A: How long does it take? ______ B: About half an hour. ______ ôô 4) Mannings Retail Ltd. âââ

ûûû 5) Watson’s 6) Ladies Market â â âûââûââûâ 6) Park’n Shop Ltd. ââââ ûûû 7) Flower Market 7) Wellcome Co. Ltd. â êê

ôô

8) Granville Road Part C: Food and Drinks ââ 7. Places to Shop Unit 1 Ordering Food 1) Lockhart Road â 9) Fa Yuen Street 1. Take a seat ââââ 1) How many people? ô

37 38 7) Do you have beer? ê 2) Two people 8) We have beer. ê 3) Sit here please î ââ

3. Ordering 1) Excuse me, … / Please,… 2. Asking in Ordering Food ¬ô 1) What do you want? î â 2) This one please î ââ 2) Do you have an English menu? î â 3) One Barbecue Pork with Rice, One coke please. 3) Do you have any recommendations? â âî â û â 4) We are vegetarian. 4) Do you have pea shoots? â 5) eat here / take away 5) No pea shoots. îîî 2) Please pay at the counter 6) Lobsters have been sold out 4. The bill ê ââ â 1) The bill please. ¬ô ââ

39 40 3) Can I have a receipt please? 10) carrot 7. Common Chinese Dishes ê â ââ 1) Fried Noodles / Fried Rice

11) apple 5. Common Food 2) Sweet & Sour pork ûô 1) beef ûô 12) orange 3) Fried thick rice noodles with sliced beef ô

2) pork

û 6. Common Western 4) Steamed shrimp with garlic paste Dishes î ââ 1) Russian bortsch soup 3) chicken ôô ââââ 5) Barbecue Pork / Roast duck / Roast goose

2) Cream soup â î î î 4) vegetables â î î î î ôô

6) Deep fried chicken 5) vegetarian food 3) Steak ââ ââ 6) lettuce 7) Deep fried bean curd with pepper salt â 4) Salad î

ââ 7) tomato ââ 5) Sandwich 8) Sautéed broccoli with scallop ââ ââ 8) potato 6) French fries 9) Sautéed Choi Sum with garlic paste 9) broccoli ââ ââââ

41 42 8. Common Dim Sum 1) dim sum ââ âââ â âââûûûâââ 2) steamed shrimp dumpling â b) Common Food A: Do you like beef? ______

B: No I don’t. And you? ______3) steamed pork dumpling A: I like it very much. ______î What do you like to eat? ______4) deep fried spring roll B: Lettuce and tomato ______ê û¬ûû¬û ¬û¬û êêê ûû ûûûâââ 5) steamed rice flour rolls with shrimp ûû ââââââ â c) Common Western Dishes A: What do you want to eat? ______

B: Whatever you like, it doesn’t matter. ______9. Exercises & Answers A: How about steak? ______a) Ordering B: It’s fine ______A: How many people? ______A: Where shall we go to have the meal? ______B: Two ______B: How about Boston? ______A: Sit here. What do you want? ______A: Is it expensive? ______B: Do you have an English menu? ______B: It’s medium ______A: Yes ______A: Well, that’s fine ______B: Do you have fried rice? ______ ââ A: Yes ______ âââ B: One fried rice, one fried noodle and two cokes please ¬¬¬ ______ ââ ôô îî ôôô ô ¬¬¬ îâîâ ¬¬ îî âââ âââ â ûâûâûâ

43 44 â âââ 7) alcohol, wine 2. Options 1) large d) Common Chinese Dishes A: Do you have sweet and sour pork? ______8) beer B: Yes. ______êê 2) medium A: How much? ______û 9) Tsing Tao B: $60 ______îî A: One please. What is this? (A point at the menu) ______3) small

B: It’s roast duck ______ 10) Carlsberg A: A half please ______ââ 4) hot ûû ôôôô 11) Heineken 5) cold ââ âââ â âîâîâîâââ 12) San Miguel

îîîî ââ

âââ 13) red wine 3. Bars

1) Can I have a menu please? ¬ô Unit 2 Drinks 14) white wine â ââ 4) lemon tea 1. Drinks û 1) coffee 2) Do you serve food? 15) whiskey êê ââ

2) tea 5) coke 16) brandy ââ

3) milk tea 6) orange juice 3) Same again please

ââ ô âû ââ

45 46 4. Measure Words 1) cup / glass 5) hot or cold ? ûûûû

2) can 6) Hot, please ¬ô¬ô 3) bottle ê îî 7) no ice ¬ îî 4) one of something 6. Exercises & Answers A: What do you want to drink? ______ û û B: One large coke, no ice. One coffee

______A: Hot or cold? ______5. Ordering B: Hot please ______1) One hot coffee îâîâ â û êê âââ â ûûû¬îâ¬îâ¬îâûûûêêêê

2) One small Coke ¬ô¬ô â

3) One Carlsberg âû ââ Part D: Useful Vocabulary 4) Please give me a glass of water. Unit 1 Numbers & Money ¬ô â û ââ

47 48 11) 0 3. Short Form 2) $134 1. Numbers 零零零 1) 21 ââââââ 1) 1 ââââ

ââââ 一一一 12) one hundred ââ一百 2) 22 5. Money in decimal 2) 2 1) $1.1 二二二 13) one thousand ââ âîâî 一一一千一千千千 3) 31 ââââ ââââ 14) ten thousand 3) 3 â 一萬 4) 32 â ââ 三三三 ââââ

4) 4 5) 91 2) $1.2 四四四 2. 11 to 100 ââââ 1) 11

5) 5 ââ 6) 92 3) $1.5 五五五 2) 12 4) $1.6 3) 20 7) $20 6) 6 ââ 六六六 5) $2.1 4) 21 8) $30 ââ 7) 7 ââ ââââ âââ ââ七七七 5) 22 9) $40 8) 8 âââ 八八八 6) $2.2 6) 30 9) 9 ââ 九九九 4. Money in whole 7) $10.6 7) 40 numbers 10) 10 1) $12 十十十 ââ

49 50 8) $23.2 î â 6) afternoon 6. Exercises & Answers A: How much? ______

B: $28 ______7) night A: How about $25? ______ B: It’s OK ______ âââ 2. Months and Weeks ââ¬âââ¬âââ¬â 1) a month / a week ââ â â î Unit 2 Time

1. Years, Days and Night 2) this month / this week 1) one year / one day / one night î î â ââ ââ 3) last month / last week 2) this year / today / tonight â ââ ââ

4) next month / next week 3) last year / yesterday / last night

5) January 4) next year / tomorrow / tomorrow night ââ êêîî îî

5) morning 6) February îî

51 52 7) December 3) minute 3) 8:05 â âûâû ââ 8) Monday 4) second ââ â ûû 4) 8:10

9) Tuesday 5) 8:15 5. Time Telling â 1) o’clock 6) 8:30 10) Saturday 2) 8:00 7) 8:55 ââ

11) Sunday 6. Exercises & Answers a) Years î A: When did you come to HK? ______

B: Last year ______ êêê 3. Date 4. Time period 1) 3rd January 1) an hour ââââ â û b) Days A: I will go to Wan Chai tomorrow morning. ______B: This afternoon, I will also go to Wan Chai ______th 2) 25 December 2) a-five-minute îî îîîâââ â âââ â ôâôâôâ

c) Months A: When will you leave HK? ______B: October ______

ôêôêôê

53 54 9) blue 1. Colours îî d) Weeks - 1 1) color A: What is the day today? îîîî 10) purple B: Today is Sunday ______îî âââ â 2) black âââ â âîâî 11) brown êîêî e) Weeks - 2 3) white A: I learn Cantonese on Saturday. How about you? îî 12) grey ______ûîûî B: Wednesday ______4) red ûûûêêê îî 13) golden color âââ âîâî 5) pink 14) silver color f) Date îî îî A: When is your birthday? ______

th B: 18 June ______6) orange âââ îî 2. Colour Degree 7) yellow 1) dark blue g) Time telling îî âîâî A: What time is it now? ______B: 10:30 ______8) green 2) light blue A: Isn’t it 10:15? ______îî îî B: It’s not 10:15, it’s 10:30 ______ âââ 3. Exercises & Answers ¬ ¬ âêâê ¬ âê A: I like red, I don’t like green ______ ¬ ¬ ââ ¬ â B: I like dark brown, I don’t like grey. ______

A: My mum likes white ______B: My daddy likes black ______ ûû îî ¬û¬ûîîîî Unit 3 Colours ûû âââêêêêîî ¬û¬ûûûûîîîî ââ ûûûîî 55 56 êê ûûûâîâî 3) these î îî 2) what? â

î î êêê ↗↗↗ ? Unit 4 Pronouns

3) which one? 9) his, her, its, hers 4) those î 1. Personal Pronouns îî 1) I, me 4) where? 5) here îî 2) you î 10) myself 5) when? 6) there

3) he, she, it, him, her 11) yourself 6) How long ? 4) we, us 12) themselves

3. Interrogative 7) how many/ much?

ôô 5) you Pronouns 1) who? 2. Demonstrative î Pronouns 6) they, them 1) this one î 4. Exercises & Answers a) Demonstrative Pronouns – 1 7) my, mine î îî 8) your, yours îîî A: This apple ______ B: That apple ______

2) that one A: These apples ______ B: Those apples ______ A: The apple ______

B: The apples ______ 57 58 îîî î îîî î êêê êêê îîî î îîî d) Demonstrative Pronouns – 4 (uncountable nouns) îîî A: The beer is expensive ______ B: The coke is not expensive ______ îî A: The steak is delicious ______b) Demonstrative Pronouns – 2 B: The money is lost ______A: This pen ______ îêîê B: That pen ______ îî A: These pens ______ îî B: Those pens ______ î¬î¬ A: The pen ______

B: The pens ______ îîî î îâîâîâ Unit 5 Auxiliary Verbs îâîâîâ îîî î îâîâîâ 1) will, would 3) can îâîâîâ î

îîîâ î âââ 2) may, can îâîâ 4) should, ought to c) Demonstrative Pronouns – 3 îôîô

A: This water ______B: That water ______ Exercises A: The water ______A: I would go there ______B: This glass of water ______B: I can go there (being permitted to go) ______A: That glass of water ______A: I can cook ______B: This bottle of water ______B: I should cook ______A: That bottle of water ______ îîî î îîî îîî îî îî îî ôôô îîî î ûûû ûûû

59 60 3) spicy / hot Unit 6 Adjectives 2) taller 2) short ôîôî 1. Size 4) salty 1) large, big 3) hotter îî 5) delicious 2) small 3) fat 6. Superlative Degree

1) the tallest 3) long 4) thin 6) full ôô

4) short 7) hungry 2) the best 5) beautiful / handsome

6) ugly 5. Comparative 5) thick Degree 1) slower 6) thin îî 3. Quantity 1) many / much ôô 7. Exercises & Answers a) Size 2) a little / a few A: This pair of trousers are too long ______B: How about this one? ______This is shorter ______A: This one doesn’t look good ______2. Appearance 4. Food îîî î 1) tall, high 1) sour î î êîêîîî ôôôô ûû îî êî îî îîî î ¬¬¬ 2) sweet b) Appearance A: I’m fat, you are thin ______

61 62 B: I don’t think so ______3) hit, beat 1. Face â¬ââ¬ââ¬â 1) see 4) give, pay c) Food A: Does it taste good? ______ B: It’s good ______ 5) find, look for

A: Do you want more? ______ 2) see, watch, read B: Yes, please. ______or 6) buy B: No thanks! I’m full. ______ ¬¬

7) carry 3) listen, hear îîîî êê ¬ô¬ô îîî 8) take â¬â¬ ôôôô 4) speak, say ¬¬

d) Comparative and Superlative Degree 5) eat 3. Feet A: Is Kelvin taller or Raymond taller? ______ 1) walk B: Kelvin is taller ______ 6) drink A: Who is the tallest ? ______B: Peter is the tallest.______ 2) run, leave ôô îôîôîôîîî ôô îîîî îîî î ôôô 2. Hands 3) go ô ôô 1) do 4) come

2) make Unit 7 Verbs 5) out êê

63 64 6) back 3) sleep ââ Unit 8 Conjunctions 1) and 4) help ôô 4. Others 2) because 1) think 5) like, love ââ ûû

3) therefore 2) feel ââ â

4) although

êê 5. Exercises & Answers a) Face 5) but A: I like watching movies and listening to music ______ B: I like eating chocolate and drinking beer ______

ûû êâêâêâ Exercises & Answers ûû ûûûûûûûîêîêîê A: Although he is a foreigner, (but) his Cantonese is very good. b) Hands ______A: I lost my purse, have you seen it? ______B: Because he is very hardworking, therefore he learns very fast. ______B: No, I help you to look for it. ______ êê îî ¬¬ âââ ûûû ôâôâ c) Feet âââ â âââ A: I will go out at 6:00 ______

B: I will come back at 6:10 ______ êêê âââ

65 66 burn î cold colour Unit 9 Glossary: English to Cantonese îîîî bus ââ come a ââ bean busy company ûîûî about beat but complete accept beautiful buy computer account because ââ cable congratulat ûû Admiralty beef e âââ ûûû call after beer êê cook îîî can î before îî î îî afternoon bell ûû corner again Canada ââ best country ââ air ûû Cantonese ûû big cow alcohol car êêêê bill ââ cream î all card ââ birthday ââ îôîô already careful ââ îîî credit bit although carrot êêê cross black âîâî am carry îî cup blue îî ûûûû and cash ââ dark borrow ââ casual any daughter bottle êê apple Central ûû boy day change appointmen December t cheap deep arts brandy ââ ââââ ôôô chicken â â break delicious at deliver attention Chinese ûî department Australia ââ û û away ôô ûîûî back â Christmas design city bring dial clear îî Britain îî discount bag close ââ British îî do ball ôôôô coffee êê broccoli ââââ dollar ââ barbecue îâ coin brown êîêî don’t ¬¬¬¬ âîâî Buddha door be coke

67 68 down ââââ first â grey ûûûû hundred dragon îî half hungry draw ôô hand husband îâ five handsome ûû drink floor happy ôâôâ I drive âêâê harbour ice îî drop have if dry ôôôô flower ââââ important duck food he in ear for hear êê early fork ââââ heart ââââ include ââââ eastern ûû free â help ôô information êê desk eat her ing ed French here îî inquiry êê hers it electricity high ô its friend ô jade from ô jam ââââ ôô front ââ January ââ English î full him job ûûûû îî his juice ââââ explain î îî garlic hit junction family û get î hobbies kid ââ ââ girl hold îî know îî fast home ûû give Kowloon fat Hong Kong êê Lan Kwai father ôô âêâê hospital îûîû Fong glass February û hot large feel ââ ôêôê hour ûû last go female êê housewife ââââ golden few ââââ how? late golden find âîâî leak color fine ¬ learn good fire û leave goods ôô ôô Lee green îî 69 70 left medium ûû name open ô ô ôô menu ââ Nathan êê Road lemon ûû milk opposite nearby lettuce ââ or need ¬¬ life ââ mind orange net lift îîîî mine îî new ââââ light êê minute âûâû ââ next like ûû mistake order nice listen êê Monday âîâ little money night other month î ââ â live ought îôîô lobster ought to îôîô ââ long out ê îî more ôîôî nine look morning îî outside êê noodle lose most ô Park’n ââ ¬¬ not ¬ ¬ lost Park’n ââ ¬¬ shop love mother ââ paste mountain ââ ûû November ââ LP movie ê now ââ pastel mad îî îî number pay make Mr. â ââ pea o’clock pea shoots male Mrs. ocean pepper îî Mannings October person many Ms ôôôô off phone March ââ office pig MTR ûâ ûûûû market ââ pink much îî matter ôô ok ââ place(verb) museum ââââ may old plate music ââ May play MW me on my mean îî one ââââ please ¬ô¬ô myself îî only 71 72 police ôô some âîâî taxi stand îî ââ Russian ôô someone â tea bortsch polite telephone soup pork son television ûû salt potato sorry temple salty ¬¬¬¬ price sour ten San Miguel ââ ûû problem space Saturday ûâ PRT tennis say ûû public speak thank ûûûû science ô ôô purple spicy that îî ôô purse spring the ââ sea êîêî receipt Stanley them ââ second receive star themselves ââââ îî recommend state then see ââ ââ there sell red station therefore îî serve red wine steam these shallow îî îîîî repair stir-fry they ââ she repeat stop thick ûû short rescue straight thief restaurant street thin should îôîô ââ suggest thing show suit âêâê ê ââ think rice ôô this îî Sunday shrimp ââââ those îî right surname side view ââ thousand îî sweet ââ silver three ââ road sit ûû time roast îîîî size ôô to room take sky îîûîîû today ââ run sleep together ââ Russian tall ô slow ôôôô tomato ââ tap small tomorrow îî taste tonight ââ taxi so îî too

73 74 top we you tourist week î yourself your traffic âû âêâê yours Tsim Sha îâîâ Wellcome ôô Tsui western ââââ Tuesday what â tunnel Daily Cantonese Expressions turn when ô Edited by: Cantonese Learning Centre two Tel: (852) 2881 0116 ugly e-mail: [email protected] where îî URL: http://www.clc.com.hk understand which îî Version: V5.3 us First printed in: 2000 while ô USA Last revised in: September 2001 Printed in: January 2006 use whiskey ââ vegetables All rights reserved. white îî Printed in Hong Kong. vegetarian who îî wife âââ will vegetarian The end of the book ââ window food êê very wine ______vision wish êûêû ______wait with ______waiter woman ______walk work âû ______wallet ââ ______worn out want ______wrong wash ______year washroom ââ â ______watch ______ îî ______water êê ______way yellow îî ______ôô yesterday

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