Activities
Activity 1
Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about their age and birthday. 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. | ________ | | | |
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | |
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | |
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 |
Conversation 2
啱 ngaam1 Correct | 錯 co3 Wrong | 冇提過 mou5 tai4 gwo3 Not mentioned | ||
| 4. | ________ | | | |
| 5. | ________ | | | |
| 6. | ________ | | | |
| Cindy | |
| Natalie | |
| Cindy | |
| Natalie | |
| Cindy | |
| Natalie | |
| Cindy |
Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | 你今年幾多歲呀？ nei5 gam1 nin4 gei2 do1 seoi3 aa3? How old are you this year? |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | 我今年卅呀六歲，你呢？ ngo5 gam1 nin4 saa1 aa6 luk6 seoi3, nei5 ne1? I am 36 years old this year. How about you? |
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | 我今年六呀幾歲喇。 ngo5 gam1 nin4 luk6 aa6 gei2 seoi3 laa3. I am already 60 something years old this year. |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | 噉你幾時生日㗎？ gam2 nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? Then, when is your birthday? |
| 輝哥 fai1 go1 | 我八月十八號生日嘅，你呢？ ngo5 baat3 jyut6 sap6 baat3 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3, nei5 ne1? My birthday is the 18th of August. How about you? |
| 阿豪 aa3 hou4 | 我三月廿四號生日嘅。 ngo5 saam1 jyut6 jaa6 sei3 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3. My birthday is the 24th of March. |
Conversation 2
| Cindy | 你邊年出世㗎？ nei5 bin1 nin4 ceot1 sai3 gaa3? Which year were you born in? |
| Natalie | 我零二年出世嘅。 ngo5 ling4 ji6 nin4 ceot1 sai3 ge3. I was born in 2002. |
| Cindy | 哦，零零後。 o2, ling4 ling4 hau6. Oh, the post-00s generation. Refer to the culture section below. |
| Natalie | 你呢？你今年幾大呀？ nei5 ne1? nei5 gam1 nin4 gei2 daai6 aa3? How about you? How old are you this year? |
| Cindy | 秘密！唔講你知！噉你幾時生日㗎？ bei3 mat6! m4 gong2 nei5 zi1! gam2 nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? That’s a secret! I’m not going to tell you! Then, when is your birthday? |
| Natalie | 我十月三十號生日嘅。 ngo5 sap6 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3. My birthday is the 30th of October. |
| Cindy | 咁啱嘅！我十月三十一號生日㗎！ gam3 ngaam1 ge3! ngo5 sap6 jyut6 saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6 saang1 jat6 gaa3! What a coincidence! My birthday is the 31st of October. |
Culture
Like in any cultures, some Hong Kong people like grouping others by age and assigning different characteristics, sometimes negative, to these groups. Here are the terms used to refer to groups from different generations. The numbers indicate the decade in which the generation was born, and the word 後 hau6 means ‘after’.
Activity 2
Follow these steps to complete this activity:
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Form a group of ten. Each of you will get a role card. Don't show your role card to your group members.
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Line up in a row randomly. Talk only to the person right in front of or behind you. Arrange your row so that the first person is oldest, and the last person is youngest.
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The fastest group wins the game.
Sample Conversation
| A | 你今年幾多歲呀？ nei5 gam1 nin4 gei2 do1 seoi3 aa3? | 你邊年出世㗎？ nei5 bin1 nin4 ceot1 sai3 gaa3? |
| B | 我今年十六歲，你呢？ ngo5 gam1 nin4 sap6 luk6 seoi3, nei5 ne1? | 我零九年出世嘅，你呢？ ngo5 ling4 gau2 nin4 ceot1 sai3 ge3, nei5 ne1? |
| A | 我今年六十歲。 ngo5 gam1 nin4 luk6 sap6 seoi3. | 我六五年出世嘅。 ngo5 luk6 ng5 nin4 ceot1 sai3 ge3. |
| B | 噉你幾時生日㗎？ gam2 nei5 gei2 si4 saang1 jat6 gaa3? | |
| A | 我八月二號生日嘅，你呢？ ngo5 baat3 jyut6 ji6 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3, nei5 ne1? | |
| B | 我九月十七號生日嘅。 ngo5 gau2 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6 saang1 jat6 ge3. | |
Correct order: ________
Role Cards
Activity 3
Form a pair. Talk about:
- How old are you? Which year were you born in?
- When is your birthday?