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    • Lesson 18

      你想食咩呀?

      nei5 soeng2 sik6 me1 aa3?

      What do you want to eat?

      • Grammar and Vocabulary

      • 18.1 The Modal Verb 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’)

      • 18.2 Serial Verb Constructions III (Object)

      • 18.3 Yes-No Questions with the X-not-X Construction II (Action Verbs)

      • 18.4 Asking for Suggestions or Preferences with 好 hou2 (‘good’)

      • 18.5 Asking for Opinions on Suggestions with 好唔好 hou2 m4 hou2 (‘Is … good?’)

      • 18.6 The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) I

      • 18.7 Vocabulary List

      • 18.8 Vocabulary: Types of Cuisine

      • Communication

      • Deciding on the Type of Cuisine for a Meal

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Cantonese Life 1
Unit 4
Lesson 18

你想食咩呀?
nei5 soeng2 sik6 me1 aa3?

What do you want to eat?

In Lesson 18, you will learn to decide on the type of cuisine for a meal in Cantonese.

Table of Contents

  • Grammar and Vocabulary

  • 18.1 The Modal Verb 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’)

  • 18.2 Serial Verb Constructions III (Object)

  • 18.3 Yes-No Questions with the X-not-X Construction II (Action Verbs)

  • 18.4 Asking for Suggestions or Preferences with 好 hou2 (‘good’)

  • 18.5 Asking for Opinions on Suggestions with 好唔好 hou2 m4 hou2 (‘Is … good?’)

  • 18.6 The Noun 嘢 je5 (‘thing’) I

  • 18.7 Vocabulary List

  • 18.8 Vocabulary: Types of Cuisine

  • Communication

  • Deciding on the Type of Cuisine for a Meal

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