Activities
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Activity 1
Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about the languages they know or are learning. Then, listen to the statements and decide if they are true or false.
Conversation 1
啱 ngaam1 Correct | 錯 co3 Wrong | 冇提過 mou5 tai4 gwo3 Not mentioned | ||
| 1. | ________ |  | | |
| 2. | ________ | | | |
| 3. | ________ | | | |
| Jack | |
| Tiffany | |
| Jack | |
| Tiffany | |
| Jack | |
| Tiffany | |
| Jack |
Conversation 2
啱 ngaam1 Correct | 錯 co3 Wrong | 冇提過 mou5 tai4 gwo3 Not mentioned | ||
| 4. | ________ | | | |
| 5. | ________ | | | |
| 6. | ________ | | | |
| Kyle | |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | |
| Kyle | |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | |
| Kyle | |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | |
| Kyle | |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | |
| Kyle | |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 |
Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| Jack | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? What languages do you know? |
| Tiffany | 我識英文啦，德文啦，同少少廣東話嘅。你呢？ ngo5 sik1 jing1 man2 laa1, dak1 man2 laa1, tung4 siu2 siu2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge3. nei5 ne1? I know English, German and a little Cantonese. How about you? |
| Jack | 我識英文啦，西班牙文啦，同少少廣東話嘅。你點解學廣東話嘅？ ngo5 sik1 jing1 man2 laa1, sai1 baan1 ngaa4 man2 laa1, tung4 siu2 siu2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge3. nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge2? I know English, Spanish and a little Cantonese. Why do you learn Cantonese? |
| Tiffany | 我老公係香港人嚟，我想學佢嘅語言。你呢？點解你學廣東話嘅？ ngo5 lou5 gung1 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 lai4, ngo5 soeng2 hok6 keoi5 ge3 jyu5 jin4. nei5 ne1? dim2 gaai2 nei5 hok6 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge2? My husband is a Hong Konger. I want to learn his language. How about you? Why do you learn Cantonese? |
| Jack | 因為我遲啲會去香港做嘢。 jan1 wai6 ngo5 ci4 di1 wui5 heoi3 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 je5. Because I will go to Hong Kong to work later. |
| Tiffany | 我哋之後一齊練廣東話吖。 ngo5 dei6 zi1 hau6 jat1 cai4 lin6 gwong2 dung1 waa2 aa1. Let’s practice Cantonese together later. |
| Jack | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Sure. |
- 想 soeng2 = to want to
Conversation 2
| Kyle | 哈佬，我叫Kyle，你呢？ haa1 lou2, ngo5 giu3 Kyle, nei5 ne1? Hello. My name is Kyle. How about you? |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | 我叫阿文。你識講廣東話㗎？ ngo5 giu3 aa3 man4. nei5 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 gaa4? My name is Man. You know how to speak Cantonese? |
| Kyle | 係呀，我阿媽係香港人嚟，所以我識講廣東話嘅。 hai6 aa3, ngo5 aa3 maa1 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 lai4, so2 ji5 ngo5 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge3. Yes. My mum is a Hong Konger, so I know how to speak Cantonese. |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | 你仲識邊啲語言㗎？ nei5 zung6 sik1 bin1 di1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? Which languages do you know in addition? |
| Kyle | 我嘅母語係英文，我仲識少少法文，而家學緊日文。 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 hai6 jing1 man2, ngo5 zung6 sik1 siu2 siu2 faat3 man2, ji4 gaa1 hok6 gan2 jat6 man2. My native language is English. I know a little French in addition. I am learning Japanese now. |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | 你點解學日文嘅？ nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 jat6 man2 ge2? Why do you learn Japanese? |
| Kyle | 因為我好鍾意日本嘅文化，同埋我好鍾意睇日本嘅動畫嘅。 jan1 wai6 ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 jat6 bun2 ge3 man4 faa3, tung4 maai4 ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 tai2 jat6 bun2 ge3 dung6 waa2 ge3. Because I like Japanese culture very much. And I like watching Japanese anime very much. |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | 我都勁鍾意睇日本啲動畫㗎！ ngo5 dou1 ging6 zung1 ji3 tai2 jat6 bun2 di1 dung6 waa2 gaa3! I strongly like watching Japanese anime too. |
| Kyle | 噉你識唔識日文㗎？ gam2 nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 jat6 man2 gaa3? Then, do you know Japanese? |
| 阿文 aa3 man4 | 我而家都學緊，不過淨係識少少咋。 ngo5 ji4 gaa1 dou1 hok6 gan2, bat1 gwo3 zing6 hai6 sik1 siu2 siu2 zaa3. I am learning it now, but I only know a little. We usually put 都 dou1 after time adverbs. |
- 不過 bat1 gwo3 = but
Activity 2
Form a pair. Use the notes below to make a conversation. Try to include the given words in each turn. Student A will start the conversation, and Student B will reply.
Sample Conversation
| A | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? |
| B | 我嘅母語係________，我仲識________同________，而家學緊________。 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 hai6 ________, ngo5 zung6 sik1 ________ tung4 ________, ji4 gaa1 hok6 gan2 ________. |
| A | 你點解學________嘅？ nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 ________ ge2? |
| B | 因為________。 jan1 wai6 ________. |
噉你識邊啲語言㗎？ gam2 nei5 sik1 bin1 di1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? | |
| A | 我嘅母語係________，我仲識________同________，而家學緊________。 ngo5 ge3 mou5 jyu5 hai6 ________, ngo5 zung6 sik1 ________ tung4 ________, ji4 gaa1 hok6 gan2 ________. |
| B | 你點解學________嘅？ nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 ________ ge2? |
| A | 因為________。 jan1 wai6 ________. |
Activity 3
Form a pair. Talk about:
- What languages do you know or are you learning?
- Why do you know or learn the languages?
Activity 4
Listen to a clip from a podcast about language. The hosts will discuss how speakers of different languages ask whether someone knows a language. Write down the four languages they mention. One of the languages is not covered in this lesson. Try to write it down in Romanized Cantonese.
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