Exercises
Exercise 1
Are the following descriptions true or false? Correct the description if it is false.
1.
We arrange time expressions from the smallest unit to the largest unit.
2.
We usually don’t need to add an adverb (the default adverb 好 hou2 or other degree words) between the subject and the predicative adjective when asking and answering yes-no questions formed with the X-not-X construction of a predicative adjective.
3.
We usually don’t need to add an adverb (the default adverb 好 hou2 or other degree words) between the subject and the predicative adjective when asking and answering questions formed with a question word (e.g., 幾時 gei2 si4 ‘when’, 邊度 bin1 dou6 ‘where’).
4.
When 得 dak1 means ‘okay’, we can use it without adding an adverb (the default adverb 好 hou2 or other degree words).
5.
When 得 dak1 means ‘okay’, we can add any degree words (e.g., 好 hou2 ‘very’, 勁 ging6 ‘strongly’, 超 ciu1 ‘super’) before 得 dak1.
6.
We use 或者 waak6 ze2 only in statements, never in questions.
7.
When indicating a decision, we often use both the adverb 就 zau6 and the sentence particle 啦 laa1 at the same time.
Exercise 2
Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form conversations. Identify the activity and the time of the gathering in each conversation. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Conversation 1
| a. | 做咩呀？ zou6 me1 aa3? |
| b. | 你呢排忙唔忙呀？ nei5 ni1 paai4 mong4 m4 mong4 aa3? |
| c. | 我後晚得呀。 ngo5 hau6 maan5 dak1 aa3. |
| d. | 好呀，你聽晚或者後晚得唔得呀？ hou2 aa3, nei5 ting1 maan5 waak6 ze2 hau6 maan5 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? |
| e. | 噉就後晚啦。 gam2 zau6 hau6 maan5 laa1. |
| f. | 有冇興趣今個禮拜一齊去睇戲呀？ jau5 mou5 hing3 ceoi3 gam1 go3 lai5 baai3 jat1 cai4 heoi3 tai2 hei3 aa3? |
| 做咩？ zou6 me1? | ________ |
| 幾時？ gei2 si4? | ________ |
Conversation 2
| a. | 我兩日都得呀。 ngo5 loeng5 jat6 dou1 dak1 aa3. |
| b. | 噉不如就星期六下晝啦。 gam2 bat1 jyu4 zau6 sing1 kei4 luk6 haa6 zau3 laa1. |
| c. | 我星期六下晝或者星期日朝早都得。 ngo5 sing1 kei4 luk6 haa6 zau3 waak6 ze2 sing1 kei4 jat6 ziu1 zou2 dou1 dak1. |
| d. | 不如揾日一齊打波吖。 bat1 jyu4 wan2 jat6 jat1 cai4 daa2 bo1 aa1. |
| e. | 好呀，你幾時得呀？ hou2 aa3, nei5 gei2 si4 dak1 aa3? |
| f. | 做咩呀？ zou6 me1 aa3? |
| g. | 你呢排得唔得閒呀？ nei5 ni1 paai4 dak1 m4 dak1 haan4 aa3? |
| 做咩？ zou6 me1? | ________ |
| 幾時？ gei2 si4? | ________ |
Conversation 3
| a. | 噉就二十號啦。 gam2 zau6 ji6 sap6 hou6 laa1. |
| b. | 我兩日都唔得呀。 ngo5 loeng5 jat6 dou1 m4 dak1 aa3. |
| c. | 唔忙呀，你今個月有冇時間一齊去行山呀？ m4 mong4 aa3, nei5 gam1 go3 jyut6 jau5 mou5 si4 gaan3 jat1 cai4 heoi3 haang4 saan1 aa3? |
| d. | 你呢排忙唔忙呀？ nei5 ni1 paai4 mong4 m4 mong4 aa3? |
| e. | 你今個月邊日得呀？ nei5 gam1 go3 jyut6 bin1 jat6 dak1 aa3? |
| f. | 不如廿六號或者廿七號吖。 bat1 jyu4 jaa6 luk6 hou6 waak6 ze2 jaa6 cat1 hou6 aa1. |
| g. | 噉你二十號得唔得呀？ gam2 nei5 ji6 sap6 hou6 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? |
| h. | 我二十號得呀。 ngo5 ji6 sap6 hou6 dak1 aa3. |
| 做咩？ zou6 me1? | ________ |
| 幾時？ gei2 si4? | ________ |
Exercise 3
Listen to A and complete B based on the information in the schedule. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 你聽日或者後日得唔得呀？ nei5 ting1 jat6 waak6 ze2 hau6 jat6 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? Are you okay tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? |
| B | 我後日得呀。 ngo5 hau6 jat6 dak1 aa3. I am okay the day after tomorrow. 我聽日唔得呀。 ngo5 ting1 jat6 m4 dak1 aa3. I am not okay tomorrow. |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ ________ |
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| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ ________ |
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| B | ________ ________ |
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| B | ________ |