Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
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We can contract 二十 ji6 sap6 to ________.
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For the year of a date, we read each digit one by one and then add ________.
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For the month of a date, we read its number form and then add ________.
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For the day of a date, we read the number and then add ________ or ________. ________ is usually only used in more formal contexts when the month of the date is mentioned at the same time.
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To indicate age, we say the number and then add ________.
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We can use ________ to form a question that elicits a date or time as the answer.
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We can use ________ and ________ to form a question that elicits an age as the answer.
Exercise 2
Unscramble the sentences. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
ngo5 gam1 nin4 ji6 sap6 baat3 seoi3.
I am 28 years old this year.
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Exercise 3
For each question, listen to what the first speaker asks and complete the conversation. The dates of birth below follow this order: year, month and day. The numbers in brackets are the age. Then, check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
🎂 1999-1-21 (26)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | 你今年幾多歲呀？ nei5 gam1 nin4 gei2 do1 seoi3 aa3? How old are you this year? |
| 阿傑 aa3 git6 | 我今年二十六歲。 ngo5 gam1 nin4 ji6 sap6 luk6 seoi3. I am 26 years old this year. |
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🎂 1951-8-29 (74)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| 麗姐 lai6 ze1 | ________ |
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🎂 2006-5-17 (19)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| Lillian | ________ |
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🎂 1988-2-24 (37)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| 阿敏 aa3 man5 | ________ |
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🎂 2021-6-1 (4)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| 謙謙 him1 him1 | ________ |
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🎂 1960-4-13 (65)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| 榮哥 wing4 go1 | ________ |
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🎂 1984-7-30 (41)
| 阿儀 aa3 ji4 | ________ |
| Mandy | ________ |