Exercises
Exercise 1
Are the following descriptions true or false? Correct the description if it is false.
1.
The personal pronouns 佢 keoi5 and 佢哋 keoi5 dei6 don’t indicate the gender of the person or people being referred to.
2.
We mostly use 佢 keoi5 and 佢哋 keoi5 dei6 to refer to human being or something that has life.
3.
In Cantonese, verbs conjugate according to the subject of the sentence.
4.
Sentence particles are a type of words which we add at the beginning of a sentence.
5.
Adding the sentence particle 呀 aa3 can turn a sentence into a question.
6.
When asking a question, we can add the sentence particle 呀 aa3 and apply rising intonation to the question at the same time.
Exercise 2
Complete the conversations with personal pronouns. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Conversation 1
你好，你叫咩名呀？
nei5 hou2, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
你好，____叫阿文，____呢？
nei5 hou2, ____ giu3 aa3 man4, ____ ne1?
我叫阿欣。
ngo5 giu3 aa3 jan1.
Conversation 2
哈佬，我係Zoe，____係……？
haa1 lou2, ngo5 hai6 Zoe, ____ hai6……?
我係Jason，____係Matthew。
ngo5 hai6 Jason, ____ hai6 Matthew.
Translation
Conversation 1
你好，你叫咩名呀？
nei5 hou2, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
Hello. What is your name?
你好，我叫阿文，你呢？
nei5 hou2, ngo5 giu3 aa3 man4, nei5 ne1?
Hello. My name is Man [a male name]. How about you?
我叫阿欣。
ngo5 giu3 aa3 jan1.
My name is Yan [a female name].
Conversation 2
哈佬，我係Zoe，你哋係……？
haa1 lou2, ngo5 hai6 Zoe,nei5 dei6 hai6……?
Hi, I am Zoe. You are…?
我係Jason，佢係Matthew。
ngo5 hai6 Jason, keoi5 hai6 Matthew.
I am Jason. He is Matthew.
Exercise 3
Unscramble the sentences. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
叫 giu3 / Jason / 我 ngo5
我叫Jason。
ngo5 giu3 Jason.
My name is Jason.
1.
叫 giu3 / 我 ngo5 / Fiona
________2.
阿 aa3 / 係 hai6 / 佢 keoi5 / 琪 kei4
________3.
樂 lok6 / 佢 keoi5 / 樂 lok6 / 叫 giu3
________4.
Sean / 阿 aa3 / 係 hai6 / 我 ngo5
________5.
輝 fai1 / 佢 keoi5 / 係 hai6 / 阿 aa3
________6.
彤 tung2 / 叫 giu3 / 佢 keoi5 / 彤 tung4
________Exercise 4
Follow the example to make the sentences. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
周家安 zau1 gaa1 on1
佢叫阿安。
keoi5 giu3 aa3 on1.
His name is On.
1.
劉嘉敏 lau4 gaa1 man5
________
2.
陳俊謙 can4 zeon3 him1
________
3.
Jay
________
4.
黃志偉 wong4 zi3 wai5
________
5.
李凱婷 lei5 hoi2 ting4
________
6.
Koey
________