Exercises
Exercise 1
Are the following descriptions true or false? Correct the description if it is false.
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All the verbs with more than one syllable are separable verbs.
2.
A verb-object compound has a verb part and an object part.
3.
We can add an object after a verb-object compound.
4.
We put an aspect particle after a verb-object compound.
5.
We use the aspect particle 緊 gan2 to indicate an activity is complete.
Exercise 2
You will hear four words in each question. Which word is the most different from the other three words?
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Exercise 3
Add the words in brackets to each sentence. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Conversation 1
| A | 你做緊嘢讀緊書㗎？ (定) nei5 zou6 gan2 je5 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3? (ding6) |
| B | 我做嘢嘅。 (緊) ngo5 zou6 je5 ge3. (gan2) |
| A | 你做咩㗎？ (噉) nei5 zou6 me1 gaa3? (gam2) |
| B | 我護士嘅，你呢？ (做) ngo5 wu6 si6 ge3, nei5 ne1? (zou6) |
| A | 我便利店嘅。 (返) ngo5 bin6 lei6 dim3 ge3. (faan1) |
Conversation 2
| A | 你做嘢定係讀緊書㗎？ (緊) nei5 zou6 je5 ding6 hai6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3? (gan2) |
| B | 我讀緊書嘅。 (仲) ngo5 duk6 gan2 syu1 ge3. (zung6) |
| A | 噉你讀科㗎？ (咩) gam2 nei5 duk6 fo1 gaa3? (me1) |
| B | 我工程嘅。 (讀) ngo5 gung1 cing4 ge3. (duk6) |
Exercise 4
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Examples
Billy lou5 po4
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | 你老婆做咩㗎？ nei5 lou5 po4 zou6 me1 gaa3? What does your wife do? |
| Billy | 我老婆做記者嘅。 ngo5 lou5 po4 zou6 gei3 ze2 ge3. My wife works as a journalist. |
1.
aa3 tung4 lou5 gung1
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
| 阿彤 aa3 tung4 | ________ |
2.
aa3 si1 neoi5 pang4 jau5
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
3.
Karen sin1 saang1
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
| Karen | ________ |
4.
aa3 jan1 naam4 pang4 jau5
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
| 阿欣 aa3 jan1 | ________ |
5.
Jacob taai3 taai2
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
| Jacob | ________ |