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Listen and Speak

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Step 1

Listen to a conversation. The speakers will talk about their work or study. Complete the table.

名 meng2	做緊嘢定讀緊書 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1	職業 / 科 zik1 jip6 / fo1
阿樂 aa3 lok6	________	________
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	________	________

阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿俊 aa3 zeon3
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿俊 aa3 zeon3
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿俊 aa3 zeon3
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿俊 aa3 zeon3
阿樂 aa3 lok6

Step 2

Listen to the conversation again. Read the script while listening. Complete the table.

名 meng2 name	公司名 gung1 si1 meng2 company name	地點 dei6 dim2 location
阿樂 aa3 lok6	________	________
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	________	________

阿樂 aa3 lok6	你做咩㗎？ nei5 zou6 me1 gaa3? What do you do?
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	我做IT嘅，你呢？ ngo5 zou6 IT ge3, nei5 ne1? I work in IT. How about you?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我都做IT㗎。 ngo5 dou1 zou6 IT gaa3. I work in IT too.
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	你喺邊間公司做㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 gaa3? Which company do you work at?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我喺IT Pug做嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai2 IT Pug zou6 ge3, nei5 ne1? I work at IT Pug [a fictional company]. How about you?
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	我喺No IT做嘅。 ngo5 hai2 No IT zou6 ge3. I work at No IT [a fictional company].
阿樂 aa3 lok6	噉你喺邊度返工㗎？ gam2 nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? Where do you go to work then?
阿俊 aa3 zeon3	我喺中環返工嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai2 zung1 waan4 faan1 gung1 ge3, nei5 ne1? I go to work in Central [a business district in Hong Kong]. How about you?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我喺葵涌返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 kwai4 cung1 faan1 gung1 ge3. I go to work in Kwai Chung [a district in Hong Kong].

喺 hai2 = in, on, at
邊間公司 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 = which company
邊度 bin1 dou6 = where

Step 3

Listen and repeat the conversation.

Step 4

Replace the highlighted words in the script with the words below to make your conversations.

Industry	Company 1	Company 2
設計 cit3 gai3	Company Name: Infinity Design Location: 九龍灣 gau2 lung4 waan1	Company Name: 白設計 baak6 cit3 gai3 Location: 荃灣 cyun4 waan1
工程 gung1 cing4	Company Name: 永高 wing5 gou1 Location: 灣仔 waan1 zai2	Company Name: D&L Location: 觀塘 gun1 tong4

Grammar and Vocabulary

7.1 Introduction to Prepositions

We use prepositions to add different types of information in a sentence.

Type of Information	Example
Location of activity	我喺中環返工。 ngo5 hai2 zung1 waan4 faan1 gung1. I go to work in Central [a business district in Hong Kong]. 喺 hai2 indicates where the activity 返工 faan1 gung1 takes place.
Companion of activity	我同朋友打波。 ngo5 tung4 pang4 jau5 daa2 bo1. I play basketball with friends. 同 tung4 indicates who 我 ngo5 does the activity 打波 daa2 bo1 with.

We put a noun after a preposition to form a prepositional phrase. In grammar, we call the noun after a preposition the object of the preposition.

	Prepositional Phrase
	Preposition	Noun
	喺	中環
	hai2	zung1 waan4
	in	Central

in Central
The noun 中環 zung1 waan4 is put after the preposition 喺 hai2. 喺中環 hai2 zung1 waan4 as a whole is a prepositional phrase.

	Prepositional Phrase
	Preposition	Noun
	同	朋友
	tung4	pang4 jau5
	with	friend

with friend(s)
The noun 朋友 pang4 jau5 is put after the preposition 同 tung4. 同朋友 tung4 pang4 jau5 as a whole is a prepositional phrase.

We put a prepositional phrase before the verb we want to modify.

Subject	Prepositional Phrase	Verb
我	喺中環	返工	。
ngo5	hai2 zung1 waan4	faan1 gung1	.
I	in Central	work

I work in Central.
The prepositional phrase 喺中環 hai2 zung1 waan4 is put before the verb 返工 faan1 gung1.

Subject	Prepositional Phrase	Verb
我	同朋友	打波	。
ngo5	tung4 pang4 jau5	daa2 bo1	.
I	with friend(s)	play basketball

I play basketball with my friend(s).
The prepositional phrase 同朋友 tung4 pang4 jau5 is put before the verb 打波 daa2 bo1.

Since prepositions share some similarities with verbs in Cantonese, they are also called coverbs. We will use the term prepositions in this book.

7.2 The Preposition 喺 hai2 / 响 hoeng2 I (‘in, on, at’)

The preposition 喺 hai2 (also pronounced as 响 hoeng2) means ‘in, on, at’. We use 喺 hai2 to indicate where an activity takes place. We put a location after 喺 hai2 to form a prepositional phrase.

	Prepositional Phrase
	Preposition	Noun
	喺 hai2 ‘in, on, at’	Location
	喺	中環
	hai2	zung1 waan4
	in	Central

in Central [a business district in Hong Kong]

	Prepositional Phrase
	Preposition	Noun
	喺 hai2 ‘in, on, at’	Location
	喺	中大
	hai2	zung1 daai6
	at	Chinese University of Hong Kong

at the Chinese University of Hong Kong [a university in Hong Kong]

We put the prepositional phrase before the verb we want to modify.

Subject	喺 hai2 ‘in, on, at’	Location	Verb
我	喺	中環	返工	。
ngo5	hai2	zung1 waan4	faan1 gung1	.
I	in	Central	go to work

I go to work in Central.

Subject	喺 hai2 ‘in, on, at’	Location	Verb
我	喺	中大	讀	。
ngo5	hai2	zung1 daai6	duk6	.
I	at	Chinese University of Hong Kong	study

I study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

⚠️ The preposition 喺 hai2 (‘in, on, at’) and the verb 係 hai6 (‘to be’) are different in their tone. We say 喺 hai2 with the high rising tone and 係 hai6 with the low level tone.

Grammar Practice 1

7.3 The Question Word 邊度 bin1 dou6 (‘where’)

7.4 The Question Word 邊 bin1 (‘which’)

The question word 邊 bin1 is similar to which in English. We use 邊 bin1 when we want to elicit an answer from a set of choices, or specify the type of thing we want to ask about.

When using 邊 bin1, we need to add a classifier and a noun after 邊 bin1. The noun specifies the type of thing expected to be the answer. The classifier is determined based on the noun.

邊 bin1 ‘which’	Classifier	Noun (Type of thing)
邊	間	公司
bin1	gaan1	gung1 si1
which	CL	company

which company

	A:	你喺邊間公司做㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 gaa3? Which company do you work at?
	B:	我喺IT Pug做嘅。 ngo5 hai2 IT Pug zou6 ge3. I work at IT Pug [a fictional company].

邊間公司 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 specifies that a company is expected to be the answer.

We can optionally omit the noun if it is obvious in the context.

	A:	你讀咩科㗎？ nei5 duk6 me1 fo1 gaa3? What do you study?
	B:	我讀會計嘅。 ngo5 duk6 wui6 gai3 ge3. I study accounting.
	A:	你喺邊間(學校)讀㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 (hok6 haau6) duk6 gaa3? Which school do you study at?
	B:	我喺科大讀嘅。 ngo5 hai2 fo1 daai6 duk6 ge3. I study at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [a university in Hong Kong].

The verb 讀 duk6 (‘to study’) and the classifier 間 gaan1 (a classifier for organizations) make it obvious that the question asks about the school. Therefore, the noun 學校 hok6 haau6 (‘school’) can be omitted.

We can optionally add the number 一 jat1 before the classifier if we expect the answer to be only one item.

你喺邊一間學校讀㗎？
nei5 hai2 bin1 jat1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 duk6 gaa3?
Which school do you study at?
Since most people usually study at one school at a time, the answer is expected to be only one school. The number 一 jat1 can be optionally added before the classifier.

Grammar Practice 2

7.5 Placement of Question Words in Wh-Questions

In a wh-question, the position of the question word is determined by its grammatical role.

Grammatical Role of Question Word	Position of Question Word	Example
Subject	Before the verb	邊個係你男朋友呀？ bin1 go3 hai6 nei5 naam4 pang4 jau5 aa3? Who is your boyfriend?
Object	After the verb	你讀咩㗎？ nei5 duk6 me1 gaa3? What do you study? 你做咩職業㗎？ nei5 zou6 me1 zik1 jip6 gaa3? What do you do?
Object of prepositional phrase	After the preposition	你喺邊度返工㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? Where do you go to work?

When we are not sure where we should put the question word, we can always think of the answer to the question.

	A:	你做咩㗎？ nei5 zou6 me1 gaa3? What do you do?
		↑
	B:	我做老師嘅。 ngo5 zou6 lou5 si1 ge3. I work as a teacher.

This question asks about the occupation. If we think of the answer, the occupation 老師 lou5 si1 (‘teacher’) will appear after the verb 做 zou6 (‘to work as’). Therefore, we should put 咩 me1 (‘what’) after 做 zou6 in the question.

	A:	你喺邊度返工㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? Where do you go to work?
		↑
	B:	我喺中環返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 zung1 waan4 faan1 gung1 ge3. I go to work in Central [a business district in Hong Kong].

This question asks about the location of the company. If we think of the answer, the location 中環 zung1 waan4 (‘Central’) will appear after the preposition 喺 hai2 (‘in, on, at’). Therefore, we should put 邊度 bin1 dou6 (‘where’) after 喺 hai2 in the question.

7.6 Vocabulary List

1.		返工	faan1 gung1	SV	to go to work; to work
2.		返學	faan1 hok6	SV	to go to school
3.		做嘢	zou6 je5	SV	to work; to do tasks for work
4.		做	zou6	V	to work
	做 + company name	zou6 + company name	to work at
5.		讀書	duk6 syu1	SV	to study
6.		讀	duk6	V	to study
	讀 + school name	duk6 + school name	to study at
7.		間	gaan1	CL	(Used with organizations, e.g., company, school)
8.		公司	gung1 si1	N	company; office CL: 間 gaan1
9.		學校	hok6 haau6	N	School CL: 間 gaan1
10.		大學	daai6 hok6	N	university CL: 間 gaan1
11.		U	U	N	university CL: 間 gaan1
12.		喺	hai2	Prep	in, on, at
	响	hoeng2
13.		邊度	bin1 dou6	QW	where
14.		邊 + classifier	bin1 + classifier	QW	which

7.7 Vocabulary: Common Places in Hong Kong

Hong Kong can be divided into three areas: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. The New Territories also includes the Outlying Islands. The places below are listed in alphabetical order by their English names.

Hong Kong Island

1.	香港島	hoeng1 gong2 dou2	Hong Kong Island
2.	香港仔	hoeng1 gong2 zai2	Aberdeen
3.	金鐘	gam1 zung1	Admiralty
4.	銅鑼灣	tung4 lo4 waan1	Causeway Bay
5.	中環	zung1 waan4	Central
6.	柴灣	caai4 waan1	Chai Wan
7.	深水灣	sam1 seoi2 waan1	Deep Water Bay
8.	跑馬地	paau2 maa5 dei2	Happy Valley
9.	堅尼地城	gin1 nei4 dei6 sing4	Kennedy Town
10.	北角	bak1 gok3	North Point
11.	山頂	saan1 deng2	The Peak
12.	薄扶林	bok3 fu6 lam4	Pok Fu Lam
13.	鰂魚涌	zak1 jyu4 cung1	Quarry Bay
14.	淺水灣	cin2 seoi2 waan1	Repulse Bay
15.	西環	sai1 waan4	Sai Wan
16.	筲箕灣	saau1 gei1 waan1	Shau Kei Wan
17.	上環	soeng6 waan4	Sheung Wan
18.	赤柱	cek3 cyu5	Stanley
19.	灣仔	waan1 zai2	Wan Chai

Kowloon

20.	九龍	gau2 lung4	Kowloon
21.	長沙灣	coeng4 saa1 waan4	Cheung Sha Wan
22.	鑽石山	zyun3 sek6 saan1	Diamond Hill
23.	何文田	ho4 man4 tin4	Ho Man Tin
24.	紅磡	hung4 ham3	Hung Hom
25.	佐敦	zo2 deon1	Jordan
26.	九龍灣	gau2 lung4 waan1	Kowloon Bay
27.	九龍城	gau2 lung4 sing4	Kowloon City
28.	九龍塘	gau2 lung4 tong4	Kowloon Tong
29.	觀塘	gun1 tong4	Kwun Tong
30.	荔枝角	lai6 zi1 gok3	Lai Chi Kok
31.	藍田	laam4 tin4	Lam Tin
32.	旺角	wong6 gok3	Mong Kok
33.	牛頭角	ngau4 tau4 gok3	Ngau Tau Kok
34.	太子	taai3 zi2	Prince Edward
35.	深水埗	sam1 seoi2 bou2	Sham Shui Po
36.	石硤尾	sek6 gip3 mei5	Shek Kip Mei
37.	土瓜灣	tou2 gwaa1 waan4	To Kwa Wan
38.	尖沙咀	zim1 saa1 zeoi2	Tsim Sha Tsui
39.	黃大仙	wong4 daai6 sin1	Wong Tai Sin
40.	油麻地	jau4 maa4 dei2	Yau Ma Tei

New Territories

41.	新界	san1 gaai3	New Territories
42.	清水灣	cing1 seoi2 waan1	Clear Water Bay
43.	粉嶺	fan2 leng5	Fanling
44.	火炭	fo2 taan3	Fo Tan
45.	葵涌	kwai4 cung1	Kwai Chung
46.	馬鞍山	maa5 on1 saan1	Ma On Shan
47.	西貢	sai1 gung3	Sai Kung
48.	沙田	saa1 tin4	Sha Tin
49.	上水	soeng6 seoi2	Sheung Shui
50.	大埔	daai6 bou3	Tai Po
51.	大圍	daai6 wai4	Tai Wai
52.	天水圍	tin1 seoi2 wai4	Tin Shui Wai
53.	將軍澳	zoeng1 gwan1 ou3	Tseung Kwan O
54.	青衣	cing1 ji1	Tsing Yi
55.	荃灣	cyun4 waan1	Tsuen Wan
56.	屯門	tyun4 mun4	Tuen Mun
57.	元朗	jyun4 long5	Yuen Long

Outlying Islands

58.	離島	lei4 dou2	Outlying Islands
59.	長洲	coeng4 zau1	Cheung Chau
60.	愉景灣	jyu4 ging2 waan1	Discovery Bay
61.	南丫島	naam4 aa1 dou2	Lamma Island
62.	大嶼山	daai6 jyu4 saan1	Lantau Island
63.	坪洲	ping4 zau1	Peng Chau
64.	東涌	dung1 cung1	Tung Chung

7.8 Vocabulary: Public Universities in Hong Kong

There are eight public universities in Hong Kong. They are listed in alphabetical order by their English full names below.

Full Name	Chinese Short Name	English Short Name
香港城市大學 hoeng1 gong2 sing4 si5 daai6 hok6 City University of Hong Kong	城大 sing4 daai6	City
香港浸會大學 hoeng1 gong2 zam3 wui2 daai6 hok6 Hong Kong Baptist University	浸大 zam3 daai6	BU
嶺南大學 ling5 naam4 daai6 hok6 Lingnan University	嶺南 ling5 naam4	Ling U
香港中文大學 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 man4 daai6 hok6 The Chinese University of Hong Kong	中大 zung1 daai6	CU
香港教育大學 hoeng1 gong2 gaau3 juk6 daai6 hok6 The Education University of Hong Kong	教大 gaau3 daai6	Ed U
香港理工大學 hoeng1 gong2 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	理大 lei5 daai6 理工 lei5 gung1	Poly
香港科技大學 hoeng1 gong2 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	科大 fo1 daai6	UST
香港大學 hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6 The University of Hong Kong	港大 gong2 daai6	Kong U

Communication

Talking About the Location of Work or Study

Talking About Company or School Names

We can also ask for the company or school name.

Route 1: Work

你	喺	邊	間	公司	做	㗎	？
nei5	hai2	bin1	gaan1	gung1 si1	zou6	gaa3	?
you	at	which	CL	company	work	SP

Which company do you work at?

你	做	邊	間	公司	㗎	？
nei5	zou6	bin1	gaan1	gung1 si1	gaa3	?
you	work at	which	CL	company	SP

Which company do you work at?

你	喺	邊度	做 / 做嘢	㗎	？
nei5	hai2	bin1 dou6	zou6 / zou6 je5	gaa3	?
you	in	where	work	SP

Where do you work?
[= Which company do you work at?]

When the verb 做 zou6 or 做嘢 zou6 je5 (instead of 返工 faan1 gung1) is used with 邊度 bin1 dou6, the question usually asks for the company name but not the location of work.

我	喺	IT Pug	做 / 做嘢	嘅	。
ngo5	hai2	IT Pug	zou6 / zou6 je5	ge3	.
I	at	IT Pug	work	SP

I work at IT Pug [a fictional company].

我	做	IT Pug	嘅	。
ngo5	zou6	IT Pug	ge3	.
I	work at	IT Pug	SP

I work at IT Pug.

Route 2: Study

10.

你	喺	邊	間	學校 / 大學 / U	讀	㗎	？
nei5	hai2	bin1	gaan1	hok6 haau6 / daai6 hok6 / U	duk6	gaa3	?
you	at	which	CL	school / university / university	study	SP

Which school / university do you study at?

11.

你	讀	邊	間	學校 / 大學 / U	㗎	？
nei5	duk6	bin1	gaan1	hok6 haau6 / daai6 hok6 / U	gaa3	?
you	study at	which	CL	school / university / university	SP

Which school / university do you study at?

We often refer to 大學 daai6 hok6 as U.
We can omit 學校 hok6 haau6, 大學 daai6 hok6 or U if we are not sure about the type of school the person is attending.

12.

你	喺	邊度	讀 / 讀書	㗎	？
nei5	hai2	bin1 dou6	duk6 / duk6 syu1	gaa3	?
you	in	where	study	SP

Where do you study?
[= Which school do you study at?]

When the verb 讀 duk6 or 讀書 duk6 syu1 (instead of 返學 faan1 hok6) is used with 邊度 bin1 dou6, the question usually asks for the school name but not the location of study.

13.

我	喺	中大	讀 / 讀書	嘅	。
ngo5	hai2	zung1 daai6	duk6 / duk6 syu1	ge3	.
I	at	Chinese University of Hong Kong	study	SP

I study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong [a university in Hong Kong].

14.

我	讀	中大	嘅	。
ngo5	duk6	zung1 daai6	ge3	.
I	study at	Chinese University of Hong Kong	SP

I study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Exercises

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Exercise 1

Choose the correct words to complete the descriptions.

We put a prepositional phrase before / after the verb we want to modify.

The preposition 喺 hai2 / 係 hai6 means ‘in, on, at’.

The question word 邊個 bin1 go3 / 邊度 bin1 dou6 is similar to where in English.

When using the question word 邊 bin1 (‘which’), we need to add a classifier / preposition and a noun after it.

Exercise 2

Observe the district names in Grammar and Vocabulary 7.7. Many of them end with one of the following words. Find two more examples for each word. For the first two words, pay attention to the Chinese characters as they are sometimes pronounced the same.

Ending Word	Examples
環 waan4 ring	西環 sai1 waan4 Sai Wan ________
灣 waan1 / waan4 bay	柴灣 caai4 waan1 Chai Wan ________
角 gok3 corner	北角 bak1 gok3 North Point ________
山 saan1 mountain	鑽石山 zyun3 sek6 saan1 Diamond Hill ________
田 tin4 farming field	何文田 ho4 man4 tin4 Ho Man Tin ________

Exercise 3

For each question, listen to A and choose the correct response from the list below. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.

a.	佢哋讀理工嘅。 keoi5 dei6 duk6 lei5 gung1 ge3.
b.	我哋讀中大嘅。 ngo5 dei6 duk6 zung1 daai6 ge3.
c.	佢喺沙田返學嘅。 keoi5 hai2 saa1 tin4 faan1 hok6 ge3.
d.	佢喺港大做嘅。 keoi5 hai2 gong2 daai6 zou6 ge3.
e.	我哋喺金鐘返工嘅。 ngo5 dei6 hai2 gam1 zung1 faan1 gung1 ge3.
f.	我喺觀塘返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 gun1 tong4 faan1 gung1 ge3.
g.	佢哋喺荔枝角返工嘅。 keoi5 dei6 hai2 lai6 zi1 gok3 faan1 gung1 ge3.

Example

A	你喺邊度返工㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? Where do you go to work?
B	我喺觀塘返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 gun1 tong4 faan1 gung1 ge3. I go to work in Kwun Tong.

A	________
B	________

A	________
B	________

A	________
B	________

A	________
B	________

Irrelevant

________

Activities

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Activity 1

Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about their work or study. Find the correct business card or social media profile for each speaker.

Conversation 1

Wing Go Engineering Group Limited

Mok Ka Hin

Assistant Engineer

mokkh@winggo.com.hk
2123 4567 / 6123 4567
30-32/F, Express Commercial Square, 140 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Wing Go Engineering Group Limited

Chan Wing Tung

Senior Engineer

chanwt@winggo.com.hk
2123 4567 / 6123 4567
30-32/F, Express Commercial Square, 140 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

D&L Properties Co.

Mok Ka Hin

Assistant Engineer

mokkh@dlproperties.com
3123 4567 / 9123 4567
11/F, Tai Shing Centre, 123 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

D&L Properties Co.

Chan Wing Tung

Senior Engineer

chanwt@dlproperties.com
3123 4567 / 9123 4567
11/F, Tai Shing Centre, 123 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

Answer

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阿軒 aa3 hin1
阿彤 aa3 tung4
阿軒 aa3 hin1
阿彤 aa3 tung4
阿軒 aa3 hin1
阿彤 aa3 tung4

Conversation 2

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HKU Econ 27’

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CU Econ 27’

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Transcripts with Translation

Conversation 1

阿彤 aa3 tung4	哈佬，我叫阿彤呀，你呢？ haa1 lou2, ngo5 giu3 aa3 tung4 aa3, nei5 ne1? Hello. My name is Tung. How about you?
阿軒 aa3 hin1	我叫阿軒呀。 ngo5 giu3 aa3 hin1 aa3. My name is Hin.
阿彤 aa3 tung4	你做咩㗎？ nei5 zou6 me1 gaa3? What do you do?
阿軒 aa3 hin1	我做工程嘅，你呢？ ngo5 zou6 gung1 cing4 ge3, nei5 ne1? I work in engineering. How about you?
阿彤 aa3 tung4	我都做工程㗎，你喺邊間公司做㗎？ ngo5 dou1 zou6 gung1 cing4 gaa3, nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 gaa3? I work in engineering too. Which company do you work at?
阿軒 aa3 hin1	我喺D&L做嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai2 D&L zou6 ge3, nei5 ne1? I work at D&L [a fictional company]. How about you?
阿彤 aa3 tung4	我喺永高做嘅，噉你喺邊度返工㗎？ ngo5 hai2 wing5 gou1 zou6 ge3, gam2 nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3? I work at Wing Go [a fictional company]. Where do you go to work then?
阿軒 aa3 hin1	我喺觀塘返工嘅，你呢？ ngo5 hai2 gun1 tong4 faan1 gung1 ge3, nei5 ne1? I go to work in Kwun Tong. How about you?
阿彤 aa3 tung4	我喺灣仔返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 waan1 zai2 faan1 gung1 ge3. I go to work in Wan Chai.

Conversation 2

James	哈佬，我叫阿James呀，你叫咩名呀？ haa1 lou2, ngo5 giu3 aa3 James aa3, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3? Hello. My name is James. What is your name?
Simon	我叫Simon呀。 ngo5 giu3 Simon aa3. My name is Simon.
James	你讀邊間U㗎？ nei5 duk6 bin1 gaan1 U gaa3? Which university do you study at?
Simon	我讀Kong U嘅，你呢？ ngo5 duk6 Kong U ge3, nei5 ne1? I study at the University of Hong Kong. How about you?
James	我喺CU讀嘅。 ngo5 hai2 CU duk6 ge3. I study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Simon	你讀咩科㗎？ nei5 duk6 me1 fo1 gaa3? What do you study?
James	我讀econ嘅，你呢？ ngo5 duk6 econ ge3, nei5 ne1? I study economics. How about you?
Simon	我讀account and finance嘅。 ngo5 duk6 account and finance ge3. I study accounting and finance.

Activity 2

Form a group of four. Each of you will get a role card. Don't show your role card to your group members. Talk to them and complete the descriptions. Fill in each blank with a name.

1. ________仲讀緊書。
________ zung6 duk6 gan2 syu1.

2. ________、________同________做緊嘢。
________, ________ tung4 ________ zou6 gan2 je5.

3. ________同________做會計。
________ tung4 ________ zou6 wui6 gai3.

4. ________同________喺將軍澳返工。
________ tung4 ________ hai2 zoeng1 gwan1 ou3 faan1 gung1.

Sample Conversation

A	哈佬，你叫咩名呀？ haa1 lou2, nei5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3?
B	我叫Ivan，你呢？ ngo5 giu3 Ivan, nei5 ne1?
A	我叫Ada。 ngo5 giu3 Ada.
B	你做緊嘢定讀緊書㗎？ nei5 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3?
A	我做緊嘢嘅。 ngo5 zou6 gan2 je5 ge3.	我仲讀緊書嘅。 ngo5 zung6 duk6 gan2 syu1 ge3.
B	噉你做咩㗎？ gam2 nei5 zou6 me1 gaa3?	噉你讀咩㗎？ gam2 nei5 duk6 me1 gaa3?
A	我做設計師嘅。 ngo5 zou6 cit3 gai3 si1 ge3.	我讀數學嘅。 ngo5 duk6 sou3 hok6 ge3.
B	噉你喺邊間公司做㗎？ gam2 nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 gaa3?	噉你喺邊間學校讀㗎？ gam2 nei5 hai2 bin1 gaan1 hok6 haau6 duk6 gaa3?
A	我喺One Design做嘅。 ngo5 hai2 One Design zou6 ge3.	我喺科大讀嘅。 ngo5 hai2 fo1 daai6 duk6 ge3.
B	噉你喺邊度返工㗎？ gam2 nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3?
A	我喺觀塘返工嘅。 ngo5 hai2 gun1 tong4 faan1 gung1 ge3.
B	噉你呢？你做緊嘢定讀緊書㗎？ gam2 nei5 ne1? nei5 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3?
	…

Role Cards

Role A

Role B

Role C

Role D

Activity 3

Form a pair. Talk about:

Are you working or studying?
↙	↘
Working What do you do? Where do you go to work? Which company do you work at?	Studying What do you study? Where do you go to school? Which school do you study at?

	餐廳 caan1 teng1
	邊間餐廳 bin1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 which restaurant We use the classifier 間 gaan1 with shops.

	電話 din6 waa2
	________

	枱 toi2
	________

	酒吧 zau2 baa1
	________

	醫生 ji1 sang1
	________

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你喺邊度返工㗎？ nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3?

Listen and Speak

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Grammar and Vocabulary

7.1 Introduction to Prepositions

7.2 The Preposition 喺 hai2 / 响 hoeng2 I (‘in, on, at’)

Grammar Practice 1

7.3 The Question Word 邊度 bin1 dou6 (‘where’)

7.4 The Question Word 邊 bin1 (‘which’)

Grammar Practice 2

7.5 Placement of Question Words in Wh-Questions

7.6 Vocabulary List

7.7 Vocabulary: Common Places in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

Outlying Islands

7.8 Vocabulary: Public Universities in Hong Kong

Communication

Talking About the Location of Work or Study

Route 1: Work

Route 2: Study

Talking About Company or School Names

Route 1: Work

Route 2: Study

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Activities

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

你喺邊度返工㗎？
nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 faan1 gung1 gaa3?