Talking About the Purpose for Visiting a Place

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1.

你	嚟	(香港)	做	咩	㗎	？
nei5	lai4	(hoeng1 gong2)	zou6	me1	gaa3	?
you	come	Hong Kong	do	what	SP

You come to Hong Kong to do what?

We can omit the place if it is obvious in the context.

2.

我	嚟	(香港)	做嘢	嘅	，	你	呢	？
ngo5	lai4	(hoeng1 gong2)	zou6 je5	ge3	,	nei5	ne1	?
I	come	Hong Kong	work	SP		you	SP

I come to Hong Kong to work. How about you?

3.

我	都	係	呀	。
ngo5	dou1	hai6	aa3	.
I	also	be	SP

Me too.

4.

我	嚟	(香港)	探	朋友	嘅	。
ngo5	lai4	(hoeng1 gong2)	taam3	pang4 jau5	ge3	.
I	come	Hong Kong	visit	friend	SP

I come to Hong Kong to visit friends.