Exercises
Exercise 1
Are the following descriptions true or false? Correct the description if it is false.
1.
When we use the verb 住 zyu6, we can put a prepositional phrase with 喺 hai2 after it.
2.
We use the preposition 同 tung4 to indicate the companions who we do an activity with.
3.
We put the pronoun 自己 zi6 gei2 after an activity to indicate we do the activity alone or on our own.
4.
To mean ‘to not have’, we say 唔有 m4 jau5.
5.
We use the question word 幾多 gei2 do1 to form a question that elicits a quantity as the answer.
Exercise 2
Write another term we can use to refer to each person.
| Ex. | 姐姐 ze4 ze1 | 家姐 gaa1 ze1 |
| 1. | 哥哥 go4 go1 | ________ |
| 2. | 媽媽 maa4 maa1 | ________ |
| 3. | 妹妹 mui4 mui2 | ________ |
| 4. | 細路 sai3 lou6 | ________ |
| 5. | 爸爸 baa4 baa1 | ________ |
| 6. | 弟弟 dai4 dai2 | ________ |
Exercise 3
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
aa3 on1
屯門
tyun4 mun4
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | 你住喺邊度㗎？ nei5 zyu6 hai2 bin1 dou6 gaa3? Where do you live? |
| 阿安 aa3 on1 | 我住喺屯門嘅。 ngo5 zyu6 hai2 tyun4 mun4 ge3. I live in Tuen Mun. |
1.
aa3 jing4
馬鞍山
maa5 on1 saan1
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | ________ |
| 阿瑩 aa3 jing4 | ________ |
2.
aa3 lok6
深水埗
sam1 seoi2 bou2
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | ________ |
| 阿樂 aa3 lok6 | ________ |
3.
aa3 lam4
南丫島
naam4 aa1 dou2
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | ________ |
| 阿琳 aa3 lam4 | ________ |
4.
aa3 dung1
跑馬地
paau2 maa5 dei2
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | ________ |
| 阿東 aa3 dung1 | ________ |
5.
aa3 man5
九龍城
gau2 lung4 sing4
| 阿輝 aa3 fai1 | ________ |
| 阿敏 aa3 man5 | ________ |
Exercise 4
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | 你屋企有幾多個人㗎？ nei5 uk1 kei2 jau5 gei2 do1 go3 jan4 gaa3? How many people does your family have? |
| 阿婷 aa3 ting4 | 我屋企有三個人嘅，有我阿爸啦，我阿媽啦，同我。 ngo5 uk1 kei2 jau5 saam1 go3 jan4 ge3, jau5 ngo5 aa3 baa4 laa1, ngo5 aa3 maa1 laa1, tung4 ngo5. My family has three people. It has my father, my mother and me. |
1.
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
| 阿偉 aa3 wai5 | ________ |
2.
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
3.
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
| 阿琪 aa3 kei4 | ________ |
4.
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | ________ |
5.
| 阿詩 aa3 si1 | ________ |
| 阿雯 aa3 man4 | ________ |