Listen to two conversations. The speakers will talk about their families. Complete the notes on the family photos. Each blank represents one syllable.

Conversation 1

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Conversation 2

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Transcripts with Translation

Conversation 1

A	你結咗婚未㗎？ nei5 git3 zo2 fan1 mei6 gaa3? Have you gotten married yet? [= Are you married yet?]
B	結咗喇。 git3 zo2 laa3. Yes already.
A	噉你有冇生小朋友㗎？ gam2 nei5 jau5 mou5 saang1 siu2 pang4 jau5 gaa3? Then, do you give birth to children? [= Do you have children?]
B	有呀，我有三個仔女嘅。 jau5 aa3, ngo5 jau5 saam1 go3 zai2 neoi2 ge3. Yes, I have three children.
A	佢哋幾多歲呀？ keoi5 dei6 gei2 do1 seoi3 aa3? How old are they?
B	我個仔就十二歲，我個大女就差唔多三歲，我個細女就六個月大。 ngo5 go3 zai2 zau6 sap6 ji6 seoi3, ngo5 go3 daai6 neoi2 zau6 caa1 m4 do1 saam1 seoi3, ngo5 go3 sai3 neoi2 zau6 luk6 go3 jyut6 daai6. My son is 12 years old. My older daughter is almost 3 years old. My younger daughter is 6 months old.
A	噉你哋有冇養寵物㗎？ gam2 nei5 dei6 jau5 mou5 joeng5 cung2 mat6 gaa3? Then, do you keep pets?
B	有呀，我哋有一隻狗嘅。 jau5 aa3, ngo5 dei6 jau5 jat1 zek3 gau2 ge3. Yes, we have one dog.
A	噉你哋隻狗係咩狗嚟㗎？ gam2 nei5 dei6 zek3 gau2 hai6 me1 gau2 lai4 gaa3? Then, what breed is your dog?
B	我哋隻狗係八哥嚟嘅。 ngo5 dei6 zek3 gau2 hai6 baat3 go1 lai4 ge3. Our dog is a Pug.
A	八哥？我隻狗都係八哥嚟㗎！ baat3 go1? ngo5 zek3 gau2 dou1 hai6 baat3 go1 lai4 gaa3! Pug? My dog is a Pug too!

Conversation 2

C	你結咗婚未㗎？ nei5 git3 zo2 fan1 mei6 gaa3? Have you gotten married yet? [= Are you married yet?]
D	結咗喇。你呢？你有冇結婚㗎？ git3 zo2 laa3. nei5 ne1? nei5 jau5 mou5 git3 fan1 gaa3? Yes already. How about you? Do you get married? [= Are you married?]
C	有呀，不過我太太二零年走咗喇。 jau5 aa3, bat1 gwo3 ngo5 taai3 taai2 ji6 ling4 nin4 zau2 zo2 laa3. Yes, but my wife already passed away in 2020. 走 zau2 usually means ‘to leave’, but it is used as a euphemism here to mean ‘to pass away’.
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C	噉你哋有冇生小朋友㗎？ gam2 nei5 dei6 jau5 mou5 saang1 siu2 pang4 jau5 gaa3? Then, do you give birth to children? [= Do you have children?]
D	有呀，我哋有三個細路嘅。 jau5 aa3, ngo5 dei6 jau5 saam1 go3 sai3 lou6 ge3. Yes, we have three children.
C	佢哋而家幾大呀？ keoi5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 gei2 daai6 aa3? How old are they now?
D	一個就讀緊中一，一個就讀緊小學三年班，一個就讀緊幼稚園高班。你呢？你有冇仔女㗎？ jat1 go3 zau6 duk6 gan2 zung1 jat1, jat1 go3 zau6 duk6 gan2 siu2 hok6 saam1 nin4 baan1, jat1 go3 zau6 duk6 gan2 jau3 zi6 jyun2 gou1 baan1. nei5 ne1? nei5 jau5 mou5 zai2 neoi2 gaa3? One of them is studying Secondary 1. One of them is studying Primary 3. One of them is studying Upper Class at kindergarten. How about you? Do you have children?
C	有呀，我有兩個仔同一個女嘅。 jau5 aa3, ngo5 jau5 loeng5 go3 zai2 tung4 jat1 go3 neoi2 ge3. Yes, I have two sons and one daughter.
D	佢哋做緊嘢定讀緊書㗎？ keoi5 dei6 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3? Are they working or studying?
C	我個女就仲讀緊大學，我兩個仔就做緊嘢喇。 ngo5 go3 neoi2 zau6 zung6 duk6 gan2 daai6 hok6, ngo5 loeng5 go3 zai2 zau6 zou6 gan2 je5 laa3. My daughter is still studying at university. My two sons are already working.
D	噉你兩個仔做咩㗎？ gam2 nei5 loeng5 go3 zai2 zou6 me1 gaa3? Then, what do your two sons do?
C	我兩個仔都係教練嚟嘅，一個就教籃球嘅，一個就教游水嘅。 ngo5 loeng5 go3 zai2 dou1 hai6 gaau3 lin6 lai4 ge3, jat1 go3 zau6 gaau3 laam4 kau4 ge3, jat1 go3 zau6 gaau3 jau4 seoi2 ge3. Both of my two sons are coaches. One of them teaches basketball. One of them teaches swimming.
D	噉你個女喺邊度讀㗎？ gam2 nei5 go3 neoi2 hai2 bin1 dou6 duk6 gaa3? Then, where does your daughter study? [= Which school does your daughter study at?]
C	佢讀港大嘅，讀緊工程。 keoi5 duk6 gong2 daai6 ge3, duk6 gan2 gung1 cing4. She studies at the University of Hong Kong. She is studying engineering.

Form a pair. Use the notes below to complete two conversations. Swap your roles after the first conversation.

Conversation 1

Conversation 2

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