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Step 1
Listen to the names of five languages. Guess which languages they are.
Hint:
日本 + 文 = 日文
jat6 bun2 + man2 = jat6 man2
Japan + language = Japanese
Step 2
Listen to a conversation. The speakers will talk about languages they know or are learning. Write down the languages each speaker knows or is learning.
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Step 3
Listen to the conversation again. Read the script while listening. Circle the correct words in the description below.
Answer
| Judy | 你識咩語言㗎？ nei5 sik1 me1 jyu5 jin4 gaa3? What languages do you know? |
| Marcus | 我識廣東話、英文同日文嘅，你呢？ ngo5 sik1 gwong2 dung1 waa2, jing1 man2 tung4 jat6 man2 ge3, nei5 ne1? I know Cantonese, English and Japanese. How about you? |
| Judy | 我識英文同廣東話嘅，而家學緊韓文。 ngo5 sik1 jing1 man2 tung4 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ge3, ji4 gaa1 hok6 gan2 hon4 man2. I know English and Cantonese. I am learning Korean now. |
| Marcus | 你點解學韓文嘅？ nei5 dim2 gaai2 hok6 hon4 man2 ge2? Why do you learn Korean? |
| Judy | 因為我遲啲會去韓國讀書。 jan1 wai6 ngo5 ci4 di1 wui5 heoi3 hon4 gwok3 duk6 syu1. Because I will go to Korea to study later. |
- 語言 jyu5 jin4 = language
- 識 sik1 = to know
- 而家 ji4 gaa1 = now
- 學 hok6 = to learn
- 點解 dim2 gaai2 = why
- 因為 jan1 wai6 = because
- 遲啲 ci4 di1 = later
- 會 wui5 = will
- 所以 so2 ji5 = so
Step 4
Listen and repeat the conversation.
Step 5
Replace the highlighted words in the script with the words below to make your conversations.