Cantonese Life 1 (Elementary Cantonese)

Cantonese Life 1 is designed for beginners in Cantonese. You will learn basic Cantonese for different contexts of your daily life. The book begins with an introduction to Cantonese pronunciation and Chinese characters. It then moves on to the following topics:

Introducing yourself
Hanging out with friends
Going to restaurants, markets and clothing shops
Asking for directions
Taking public transport

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Unit / Lesson	Communicative Functions	Language / Culture
Cantonese Pronunciation Guide		Pronunciation Cantonese Sounds (Initials, Finals and Tones) The Romanization System Jyutping
Chinese Character Guide		Characters Basic Strokes Character Components Radicals Structure of Chinese Characters Punctuation Culture Written Cantonese
Unit 0 開始 hoi1 ci2 Getting Started	Classroom Language Greetings Apologizing Thanking Someone Drawing Someone’s Attention	Grammar Word Order Word Classes Vocabulary Numbers I (0-10, Ordinal Numbers) Pronunciation Pronunciation Variations Culture Special Meaning of Numbers
Unit 1 認識你（一） jing6 sik1 nei5 (jat1) Getting to know you (1)
Lesson 1 你叫咩名呀？ nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3? What is your name?	Saying Someone’s Name Identifying Someone by Name	Grammar Personal Pronouns The Verb 係 hai6 I (‘to be’) Verb Conjugation Introduction to Sentence Particles The Sentence Particle 呀 aa3 I (Question) The Sentence Particle 呢 ne1 (‘how about’) Vocabulary Personal Names Pronunciation Applying Rising Intonation to Questions Culture Common Names in Hong Kong
Lesson 2 呢個人係邊個嚟㗎？ ni1 go3 jan4 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3? Who is this person?	Identifying Someone by Relationship	Grammar Introduction to Classifiers Indicating Quantity 二 ji6 (‘two’) and 兩 loeng5 (‘two’) Possessive Constructions I Demonstrative Constructions The Sentence Particle 嚟 lai4 / lei4 (Assertion) The Sentence Particle 嘅 ge3 (Assertion) Comparison Between 嚟 lai4 / lei4 and 嘅 ge3 The Question Word 邊個 bin1 go3 (‘who’) Vocabulary People
Lesson 3 你平時鍾意做咩㗎？ nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 gaa3? What do you usually like doing?	Talking About Hobbies	Grammar Using Adverbs to Modify Verbs The Adverb 都 dou1 I (‘too, also’) The Conjunctions 同 tung4 (‘and’) and 同埋 tung4 maai4 (‘and’) The Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 I (Listing) The Question Words 乜嘢 mat1 je5 and 咩 me1 (‘what’) I The Sentence Particle 呀 aa3 II (Emphasis) Verb Phrases in the Subject or Object Position Vocabulary Hobbies I
Lesson 4 你鍾唔鍾意行山㗎？ nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 haang4 saan1 gaa3? Do you like hiking?	Talking About Likes and Dislikes Talking About Abilities	Grammar Types of Verbs The Adverb 唔 m4 (‘not’) Preference Verbs and Degree Words Yes-No Questions with the X-not-X Construction I (Stative Verbs) The Sentence Particle 呀 aa3 III (Softening the Tone) The Modal Verb 識 sik1 (‘to know how to’) The Adverb 仲 / 重 zung6 I (‘in addition’) Vocabulary Hobbies II
Lessons 5 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 2 認識你（二） jing6 sik1 nei5 (ji6) Getting to know you (2)
Lesson 6 你做緊嘢定讀緊書㗎？ nei5 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3? Are you working or studying?	Talking About Work or Study	Grammar Bare Noun Phrases I Indefinite Noun Phrases I Introduction to Aspect Particles Separable Verbs Verb-Object Compounds The Aspect Particle 緊 gan2 (Progressive) The Conjunction 定 ding6 / 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’) The Expression 噉 / 咁 gam2 (‘then’) The Adverb 仲 / 重 zung6 II (‘still’) Vocabulary Occupations Subjects
Lesson 7 你喺邊度返工㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? Where do you go to work?	Talking About the Location of Work or Study Talking About Company or School Names	Grammar Introduction to Prepositions The Preposition 喺 hai2 / 响 hoeng2 I (‘in, on, at’) The Question Word 邊度 bin1 dou6 (‘where’) The Question Word 邊 bin1 (‘which’) Placement of Question Words in Wh-Questions Vocabulary Common Places in Hong Kong Public Universities in Hong Kong
Lesson 8 你喺邊度嚟㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 lai4 gaa3? Where do you come from?	Talking About Where Someone Comes From Talking About the Purpose for Visiting a Place	Grammar The Verb 係 hai6 (‘to be’) II Applying Rising Intonation to Confirm Something The Sentence Particle 呀 aa4 (Confirmation) The Preposition 喺 hai2 / 响 hoeng2 II (‘from’) Serial Verb Constructions I (Purpose) Verbs for Movement I Vocabulary Places Around the World Purposes for Visiting a Place
Lesson 9 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? What languages do you speak?	Talking About Languages	Grammar The Verb 識 sik1 (‘to know’) The Sentence Particle 咋 zaa3 I (‘only’) Time Adverbs The Aspect Particle 過 gwo3 (Experiential) The Question Word 點解 dim2 gaai2 (‘why’) Introduction to Conjunctions for Connecting Clauses The Conjunctions 因為 jan1 wai6 (‘because’) and 所以 so2 ji5 (‘so’) Subject Omission I Vocabulary Languages Reasons for Knowing a Language Reasons for Learning a Language
Lessons 10 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 3 認識你（三） jing6 sik1 nei5 (saam1) Getting to know you (3)
Lesson 11 你同邊個一齊住㗎？ nei5 tung4 bin1 go3 jat1 cai4 zyu6 gaa3? Where do you live with?	Talking About Home Talking About Family	Grammar The Verb 住 zyu6 (‘to live’) The Preposition 同 tung4 I (‘with’) Possessive Constructions II The Pronoun 自己 zi6 gei2 (‘oneself’) The Verbs 有 jau5 (‘to have’) and 冇 mou5 (‘to not have’) The Question Word 幾多 gei2 do1 (‘how many, how much’) I (Countable Nouns) Vocabulary Family Members
Lesson 12 你幾時生日㗎？ nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? When is your birthday?	Talking About Age Talking About Birthdays	Grammar Numbers II (11-99) Dates Age Predicates without Verbs The Question Word 幾時 gei2 si4 (‘when’) The Question Expression 幾多歲 gei2 do1 seoi3 / 幾歲 gei2 seoi3 (‘how old’) The Question Expression 幾大 gei2 daai6 (‘how old’)
Lesson 13 你結咗婚未㗎？ nei5 git3 zo2 fan1 mei6 gaa3? Have you gotten married yet?	Talking About Marital Status Talking About Romantic Relationships	Grammar Yes-No Questions with 有冇 jau5 mou5 I Duration I (Year, Month and Day) Approximate Numbers I The Aspect Particle 咗 zo2 (Perfective) Comparison Between 咗 zo2 (Perfective) and 過 gwo3 (Experiential) The Sentence Particle 喇 laa3 I (Change of State) The Question Word 幾耐 gei2 noi6 (‘how long’) I The Adverb 未 mei6 I (‘not yet; yet’)
Lesson 14 你哋有冇仔女㗎？ nei5 dei6 jau5 mou5 zai2 neoi2 gaa3? Do you have children?	Talking About Children Talking About Pets	Grammar Children’s Age The Adverb 都 dou1 II (‘all’) Referring to Members in a Group (‘one of them, two of them, etc.’) The Conjunction 就 zau6 I (Contrast) Vocabulary Children in a Family Schools Pets
Lessons 15 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 4 約人（一） joek3 jan4 (jat1) Arranging to meet with someone (1)
Lesson 16 不如我哋下個星期一齊打波吖。 bat1 jyu4 ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 jat1 cai4 daa2 bo1 aa1. Why don’t we play basketball together next week?	Inviting Someone to a Gathering	Grammar Time Expressions I (Week) Days of the Week The Adverb 不如 bat1 jyu4 (‘why not’) and the Sentence Particle 吖 aa1 I (Suggestion) Serial Verb Constructions II (Details) The Sentence Particle 喇 laa3 II (Decision) Verbs for Movement II Introduction to Adjectives Predicative Adjectives Subject Omission II Vocabulary Activities
Lesson 17 你幾時得呀？ nei5 gei2 si4 dak1 aa3? When are you available?	Deciding on the Date for a Gathering	Grammar Time Expressions II (Month) Time Expressions III (Day) Parts of the Day Order of Time Expressions Yes-No Questions with Predicative Adjectives Predicative Adjectives without Adverbs The Adjective 得 dak1 (‘okay’) The Conjunction 或者 waak6 ze2 (‘or’) Comparison Between 定 ding6 / 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’) and 或者 waak6 ze2 (‘or’) Omission in Time Expressions The Adverb 就 zau6 I (Determination) and the Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 II (Decision)
Lesson 18 你想食咩呀？ nei5 soeng2 sik6 me1 aa3? What do you want to eat?	Deciding on the Type of Cuisine for a Meal	Grammar The Modal Verb 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’) Serial Verb Constructions III (Object) Yes-No Questions with the X-not-X Construction II (Action Verbs) Asking for Suggestions or Preferences with 好 hou2 (‘good’) Asking for Opinions on Suggestions with 好唔好 hou2 m4 hou2 (‘Is … good?’) The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) I Vocabulary Types of Cuisine
Lesson 19 你想去邊度食呀？ nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1 dou6 sik6 aa3? Where do you want to go to eat?	Deciding on the Location for a Gathering	Grammar Omission in Verb Phrases Verbs for Movement III Indicating Preferences with 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’) and 多啲 do1 di1 (‘more’) Suggesting New Options with 定 ding6 / 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’)
Lessons 20 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 5 約人（二） joek3 jan4 (ji6) Arranging to meet with someone (2)
Lesson 21 你想去邊間餐廳食呀？ nei5 soeng2 heoi3 bin1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 sik6 aa3? Which restaurant do you want to go to eat at?	Deciding on the Restaurant for a Meal	Grammar Indefinite Noun Phrases II Attributive Adjectives I The Verbs 有 jau5 and 冇 mou5 (Existence) I The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) II The Aspect Particle 下 / 吓 haa5 (Delimitative) Confirming Information with 係唔係 hai6 m4 hai6 Yes-No Questions with 有冇 jau5 mou5 II (with 過 gwo3) The Conjunction 不過 bat1 gwo3 (‘but’) Vocabulary Type of Restaurants Commenting on Restaurants
Lesson 22 我哋食幾多點好呀？ ngo5 dei6 sik6 gei2 do1 dim2 hou2 aa3? What time should we eat?	Deciding on the Time for a Meal Deciding on the Meeting Point and Time	Grammar Time The Question Word 幾多點 gei2 do1 dim2 / 幾點 gei2 dim2 (‘what time’) Forming Comparative Adverbs with the Suffix 啲 di1 (‘more’) Asking for Opinions on Suggestions with O唔OK ou1 m4 ou1 kei1 (‘Is … okay?’) Word Order of Time and Location Subject Movement Vocabulary Common Meeting Points in Hong Kong
Lesson 23 我哋下個星期會一齊食飯呀，你去唔去呀？ ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 wui5 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3? We will have a meal together next week. Do you want to go?	Suggesting Inviting Other People to a Gathering Inviting Other People to a Gathering	Grammar The Verbs 有 jau5 and 冇 mou5 (Existence) II Serial Verb Constructions IV (Subject) The Modal Verb 會 wui5 (‘will’) I (Future) The Modal Verb 要 jiu3 (‘to need to’) I Introduction to Verbal Particles The Verbal Particle 埋 maai4 I (‘as well’) Yes-No Questions with the X-not-X Constructions III (Action Verbs) Asking About Time with 幾多 gei2 do1 The Pronoun 其他 kei4 taa1 (‘other’)
Lesson 24 唔該我想book位嘅。 m4 goi1 ngo5 soeng2 buk1 wai2 ge3. I want to book seats, please.	Booking a Table	Grammar The Preposition 幫 bong1 (‘for’) The Sentence Particle 吖 aa1 II (Request) The X-one-X Construction (Delimitative) Introduction to Polite Language The Expression 唔該 m4 goi1 (‘please’) The Expression 麻煩 maa4 faan4 (‘please’) The Expression 請 cing2 / ceng2 (‘please’) The Expression 請問 cing2 man6 / ceng2 man6 (‘May I ask…’) The Expression 貴姓 gwai3 sing3 (‘someone’s noble surname is’) Titles Asking About Time with 邊 bin1 The Question Expression 幾多號 gei2 do1 hou6 / 幾號 gei2 hou6 (‘what number’)
Lessons 25 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 6 食飯（一） sik6 faan6 (jat1) Having a meal (1)
Lesson 26 請問有冇book位嘅？ cing2 man6 jau5 mou5 buk1 wai2 ge2? May I ask if you have booked seats?	Getting a Table at the Restaurant	Grammar Yes-No Questions with 有冇 jau5 mou5 III Demonstrative Expressions for Locations I Location Expressions I Referring to Something at a Specific Location Vocabulary Types of Tables
Lesson 27 不如叫涼瓜炒蛋吖。 bat1 jyu4 giu3 loeng4 gwaa1 caau2 daan2 aa1. Why don’t we order Scrambled Eggs with Bitter Melon?	Deciding on the Food for a Meal	Grammar Indefinite Noun Phrases III Classifiers for Food and Drinks I (Food Containers) The Adverb 好似 hou2 ci5 (‘seem’) and the Pronoun 噉 / 咁 gam2 (‘seem’) Forming Comparative Adjectives with the Suffix 啲 di1 (‘more’) The Sentence Particle 喎 wo3 (Realization) The Sentence Particle 咋 zaa3 II The Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 III (Suggestion) The Verb 唔好 m4 hou2 (‘don’t’) Vocabulary Types of Food Cooking Methods Meat Seafood Vegetables Commenting on Food I
Lesson 28 唔該幫我哋落單吖。 m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 dei6 lok6 daan1 aa1. Please place an order for us.	Ordering Food I	Grammar Classifiers for Food and Drinks II (Drink Containers) The Verb 要 jiu3 (‘to want’) The Verb 幫 bong1 (‘to help’) The Sentence Particle 呀吓 aa3 haa2 (Reminder) The Adverb 先 sin1 (‘first; for now’) and the Aspect Particle 住 zyu6 (‘for now’) Topics I The Verbal Particle 晒 saai3 (‘all’) The Question Word 幾多 gei2 do1 (‘how many, how much’) II (Container Classifiers) Vocabulary Types of Drinks Chinese Tea Soft Drinks Beer Brands
Lesson 29 一個C餐吖唔該。 jat1 go3 C caan1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Set C, please.	Ordering Food II	Grammar The Verbal Particle 好 hou2 (‘finished’) The Verbal Particle 得 dak1 (Possibility) Topics II Vocabulary Meal Sets in Cha Chaan Teng Noodles Sauces Drinks in Cha Chaan Teng Special Requirements
Lessons 30 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 7 食飯（二） sik6 faan6 (ji6) Having a meal (2)
Lesson 31 C餐係邊個㗎？ C caan1 hai6 bin1 go3 gaa3? Who is Set C for?	Being Served the Food Getting Help at a Restaurant I	Grammar Possessive Pronouns Definite Noun Phrases Definite and Indefinite Noun Phrases I The Modal Verb 要 jiu3 (‘to need to’) II The Preposition 同 tung4 II (‘for’) Emphasizing Something with 係 hai6 (‘to be’)
Lesson 32 唔該可唔可以俾多一對筷子我哋呀？ m4 goi1 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 do1 jat1 deoi3 faai3 zi2 ngo5 dei6 aa3? Can you give one more pair of chopsticks to us, please?	Getting Help at a Restaurant II	Grammar 多 do1 (‘many, much; more’) and 少 siu2 (‘few, little; fewer, less’) The Verb 俾 / 畀 / 比 bei2 (‘to give’) The Modal Verb 可以 ho2 ji5 (‘can’) The Verbal Particle 埋 maai4 II (‘up’) The Verbal Particle 返 / 番 / 翻 faan1 I (‘left’) Definite and Indefinite Noun Phrases II Vocabulary Tableware
Lesson 33 你哋覺得個炒飯點呀？ nei5 dei6 gok3 dak1 go3 caau2 faan6 dim2 aa3? What do you think about the fried rice?	Talking About Food Finishing a Meal	Grammar Classifiers for Food and Drinks III (Food and Drinks at the Table) The Adverb 太 taai3 (‘too; so’) The Suffix 得滯 dak1 zai6 (‘too’) The Adverb 夠 gau3 (‘enough’) The Adverb 有少少 jau5 siu2 siu2 (‘a little bit’) The Sentence Particle 囉 lo1 (Dissatisfaction) The Verb 覺得 gok3 dak1 (‘to think’) The Question Word 點 dim2 / 點樣 dim2 joeng2 (‘how’) I (Opinion) Vocabulary Commenting on Food II
Lesson 34 埋單吖唔該。 maai4 daan1 aa1 m4 goi1. I want to pay the bill, please.	Paying the Bill	Grammar Numbers III (Larger Numbers) Prices I The Question Word 幾多錢 gei2 do1 cin2 / 幾錢 gei2 cin2 (‘how much’ for money) The Verbal Particle 返 / 番 / 翻 faan1 II (‘back’) The Verb 收 sau1 (‘to receive; to accept’) The Verb 找 zaau2 (‘to give change’) The Adverb 未 mei6 II (‘not yet; yet’) Vocabulary Payment Methods in Hong Kong Money in Hong Kong
Lessons 35 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 8 出街 ceot1 gaai1 Going out
Lesson 36 你返嚟嗰陣，可唔可以去街市買啲叉燒呀？ nei5 faan1 lai4 go2 zan6, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 heoi3 gaai1 si5 maai5 di1 caa1 siu1 aa3? When you come back, can you go to the wet market to buy some char siu?	Asking Someone to Run Errands	Grammar The Verb 喺 hai2 / 响 hoeng2 (‘to be in, on, at’) Directional Verbs Indicating Destinations for Verbs Involving Movement of Things or People The Modal Verb 會 wui5 (‘will’) II (Future) The Conjunction 嗰陣時 go2 zan6 si4 (‘when’) Bare Noun Phrases II Vocabulary Places in a Community I
Lesson 37 呢度附近邊度有糖水舖呀？ ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau5 tong4 seoi2 pou2 aa3? Where are the sweet soup shops near here?	Finding a Place on the Street I	Grammar Demonstrative Expressions for Locations II Location Expressions II The Preposition 向 hoeng3 (‘toward’) The Modal Verb 應該 jing1 goi1 (‘should’) The Verb 即係 zik1 hai6 (‘to be equal to, to mean’) The Conjunction 即係 zik1 hai6 (‘that means’) The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) III Vocabulary Street Names in Hong Kong Places in a Community II
Lesson 38 請問超級市場喺幾多樓呀？ cing2 man6 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 hai2 gei2 do1 lau2 aa3? May I ask what floor the supermarket is on?	Finding a Place in a Shopping Mall	Grammar Location Expressions III Floors in a Building Number of Floors The Question Word 點 dim2 / 點樣 dim2 joeng2 (‘how’) II (Way) Imperative Sentences Sequence Words The Verbal Particle 到 dou3 (Arrival) The Conjunction 就 zau6 II (‘then’) Serial Verb Constructions V (Method) Vocabulary Facilities in a Shopping Mall Directions in a Shopping Mall
Lesson 39 我應該點行呀？ ngo5 jing1 goi1 dim2 haang4 aa3? How should I walk?	Finding a Place on the Street II	Grammar The Preposition 沿 jyun4 (‘along’) The Verbal Particle 到 / 倒 dou2 (‘to be able to’) Comparison Between 到 / 倒 dou2 and 咗 zo2 The Verbal Particle 返 / 番 / 翻 faan1 III (‘back’) The Adverb 就 zau6 II (‘exactly’) The Adverb 再 zoi3 I (‘further’) The Conjunctions 之前 zi1 cin4 (‘before’) and 之後 zi1 hau6 (‘after’) Serial Verb Constructions VI (Successive Actions) Vocabulary Places in a Community III Roads Directions on the Street
Lessons 40 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 9 買餸 maai5 sung3 Buying ingredients
Lesson 41 你今晚諗住煮啲咩呀？ nei5 gam1 maan5 nam2 zyu6 zyu2 di1 me1 aa3? What do you plan to cook tonight?	Talking About Cooking Dinner	Grammar The Expression 諗住 nam2 zyu6 (‘to plan to, to intend to’) The Question Words 乜嘢 mat1 je5 and 咩 me1 (‘what’) II Adverbs of Frequency The Modal Verb 會 wui5 (‘will’) III (Habit) The Adverb 最 zeoi3 (‘most’) Classifiers for Food and Drinks IV (Groceries) Using 嚟 lai4 / lei4 (‘to come’) to Indicate Purposes Using Indefinite Noun Phrases with 同 tung4 (‘and’) and 同埋 tung4 maai4 (‘and’) Vocabulary Types of Wet Market Stalls Fruits Fish
Lesson 42 菜心幾錢斤呀？ coi3 sam1 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3? How much is one catty of choy sum?	Buying Vegetables and Fruits	Grammar Decimal Numbers Weight Prices II The Sentence Particle 喇喂 la3 wei3 (Urging Someone) The Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 IV (Persuasion) The Sentence Particle 嘞 laak3 (Offer) Attributive Adjectives II The Question Word 幾多 gei2 do1 (‘how many, how much’) III (Measurement Unit Classifiers)
Lesson 43 如果用嚟蒸排骨嘅話，應該買邊個位呀？ jyu4 gwo2 jung6 lai4 zing1 paai4 gwat1 ge3 waa2, jing1 goi1 maai5 bin1 go3 wai2 aa3? If I use it to steam pork ribs, which part should I buy?	Buying Meat	Grammar Numbers IV The Conjunctions 如果 jyu4 gwo2 (‘if’) and 嘅話 ge3 waa2 (‘if’) Topics III The Question Word 幾多 gei2 do1 (‘how many, how much’) IV (Uncountable Nouns) Vocabulary Pork Cuts and Methods to Cook Pork Beef Cuts and Methods to Cook Beef
Lesson 44 蟶子可以點煮呀？ sing3 zi2 ho2 ji5 dim2 zyu2 aa3? How can I cook razor clams?	Buying Fish and Seafood	Grammar The Classifiers 種 zung2 (‘type’) and 隻 zek3 (‘type’) The Expression 多唔多 do1 m4 do1 (‘Does … have many / much … ?’) The Verbal Particle 完 jyun4 (‘finished’) The Sentence Particle 話 waa2 (Repetition) The Conjunction 一係 jat1 hai6 (‘either … or …’) Vocabulary Seasoning for Fish and Seafood
Lessons 45 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 10 搭車 daap3 ce1 Taking transport
Lesson 46 你知唔知道可以坐咩車去呀？ nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 dou3 ho2 ji5 zo6 me1 ce1 heoi3 aa3? Do you know what public transport I can take to go there?	Asking for Transport Directions	Grammar The Adverb 再 zoi3 II (‘and then’) The Verbs 知 zi1 and 知道 zi1 dou3 (‘to know’) Making and Respond to Offers Clauses in the Subject Position Vocabulary Public Transport Subway Lines in Hong Kong Bus, Minibus and Light Rail Routes in Hong Kong
Lesson 47 坐地鐵去好唔好呀？ co5 dei6 tit3 heoi3 hou2 m4 hou2 aa3? Is taking subway to go there good?	Deciding on Transport Arrangements	Grammar Duration II (Hour, Minute and Second) Approximate Numbers II The Question Word 幾耐 gei2 noi6 (‘how long’) II The Preposition 由 jau4 (‘from’) The Preposition 除咗 ceoi4 zo2 (‘apart from’) The Conjunction 但係 daan6 hai6 (‘but’)
Lesson 48 請問紅館喺邊個出口呀？ cing2 man6 hung4 gun2 hai2 bin1 go3 ceot1 hau2 aa3? May I ask which exit the Hong Kong Coliseum is at?	Topping Up the Octopus Card Taking the Subway	Grammar Language of Announcements Introduction to Relative Clauses The Verbal Particle 返 / 番 / 翻 faan1 IV Vocabulary In a Subway Station
Lesson 49 請問呢架巴士經唔經維園㗎？ cing2 man6 ni1 gaa3 baa1 si2 ging1 m4 ging1 wai4 jyun2 gaa3? May I know if this bus passes through Victoria Park?	Taking the Bus Taking the Minibus Taking a Taxi
Lessons 50 Unit Review (Available later)
Unit 11 買衫 maai5 saam1 Buying clothes
Lesson 51 你想買啲咩呀？ nei5 soeng2 maai5 di1 me1 aa3? What do you want to buy?	Talking About Shopping Plans Entering a Store	Grammar Classifiers for Clothes and Accessories The Aspect Particle 咗 zo2 with Predicative Adjectives I The Verbal Particle 定 ding6 (‘in advance’) The Verbal Particle 過 gwo3 (‘over again’) The Verb 放 fong3 (‘to put’) Vocabulary Clothes and Accessories Reasons for Buying Clothes and Accessories
Lesson 52 我着開中碼嘅。 ngo5 zoek3 hoi1 zung1 maa5 ge3. I usually wear medium size.	Trying on Clothes	Grammar Clothing Sizes The Aspect Particle 開 hoi1 (Habitual) The Aspect Particle 咗 zo2 with Predicative Adjectives II Modifying Nouns with Nouns Indicating Attributes of Items Vocabulary Commenting on Clothing Size Colors
Lesson 53 你覺得邊件好啲呀？ nei5 gok3 dak1 bin1 gin6 hou2 di1 aa3? Which one do you think is better?	Talking About Clothes	Grammar Forming Comparative Adjectives with the Suffix 過 gwo3 (‘more … than’) Forming Superlative Adjectives with 最 zeoi3 (‘most’) Using 多啲 do1 di1 (‘more’) and 多過 do1 gwo3 (‘more than’) with Stative Verbs Describing Actions with 得 dak1 Referring to Items in Sequential Order Referring to Items by Attributes Referring to Other Items The Pronoun 全部 cyun4 bou6 (‘all’) The Verbs 着 / 著 zoek3 (‘to wear’) and 戴 daai3 (‘to wear’) Vocabulary Commenting on Clothes
Lesson 54 而家有冇折呀？ ji4 gaa1 jau5 mou5 zit3 aa3? Are there discounts now?	Asking About Prices and Discounts Checking Out at a Store 💸	Grammar Discounts The Modal Verb 會 wui5 (‘will’) IV (Polite Invitation) The Pronoun 所有 so2 jau5 (‘all’)
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