Exercises

Exercise 1

Choose the correct words in the descriptions.

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When we use an adverb to modify a verb, we generally put the adverb before / after the verb we want to modify.

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When we list items, we can add the sentence particle ge3 / 啦 laa1 after each item.

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We can use the question word 邊個 bin1 go3 / 咩 me1 to form a question that elicits a thing as the answer.

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We can use the sentence particle ge3 / 呀 aa3 to add emphasis to a sentence.

Exercise 2

You will hear four activities in each question. Which activity is the most different from the other three activities?

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Exercise 3

Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form conversations. Each question includes one irrelevant sentence that will not be used. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.

Conversation 1

  1. 搵日一齊打波吖。
    wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 daai2 bo1 aa1.

  2. 好呀。
    hou2 aa3.

  3. 搵日一齊打麻雀吖。
    wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 aa1.

  4. 我都鍾意打麻雀㗎。
    ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 daa2 maa4 zoek2 gaa3.

  5. 我鍾意睇戲同打麻雀嘅。你呢?
    ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 hei3 tung4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 ge3. nei5 ne1?

  6. 你平時鍾意做咩㗎?
    nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 gaa3?

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Conversation 2

  1. 你平時鍾意做咩運動㗎?
    nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 zou6 me1 wan6 dung6 gaa3?

  2. 我都鍾意踢波㗎。
    ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 tek3 bo1 gaa3.

  3. 我鍾意踩單車嘅。
    ngo5 zung1 ji3 caai2 daan1 ce1 ge3

  4. 搵日一齊踩單車吖。
    wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 caai2 daan1 ce1 aa1.

  5. 好呀。
    hou2 aa3.

  6. 我都鍾意踩單車㗎。
    ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 caai2 daan1 ce1 gaa3.

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Exercise 4

Follow the examples to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.

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A:

我鍾意煲劇嘅。

ngo5 zung1 ji3 bou1 kek6 ge3.
I like binge-watching TV series
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我都鍾意煲劇㗎。

ngo5 dou1 zung1 ji3 bou1 kek6 gaa3.
I like binge-watching TV series too.

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