9.11 Vocabulary: Reasons for Knowing a Language

1.

我	阿爸	同	我	阿媽	係	香港人	嚟	。
ngo5	aa3 baa4	tung4	ngo5	aa3 maa1	hai6	hoeng1 gong2 jan4	lai4	.
my	dad	and	my	mum	be	Hong Kongers	SP

My mum and dad are Hong Kongers.

2.

我	以前	喺	學校	學	過	廣東話	。
ngo5	ji5 cin4	hai2	hok6 haau6	hok6	gwo3	gwong2 dung1 waa2	.
I	before	at	school	learn	AP	Cantonese

I learned Cantonese at school before.

3.

我	以前	喺	香港	住	過	。
ngo5	ji5 cin4	hai2	hoeng1 gong2	zyu6	gwo3	.
I	before	in	Hong Kong	live	AP

I lived in Hong Kong before.

4.

我	以前	喺	香港	做	過	嘢	。
ngo5	ji5 cin4	hai2	hoeng1 gong2	zou6	gwo3	je5	.
I	before	in	Hong Kong	work	AP	[work]

I worked in Hong Kong before.

5.

我	以前	喺	香港	讀	過	書	。
ngo5	ji5 cin4	hai2	hoeng1 gong2	duk6	gwo3	syu1	.
I	before	in	Hong Kong	study	AP	[study]

I studied in Hong Kong before.