Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
1.
We can use the modal verb ________ to indicate we want to do an activity.
2.
When we use the X-not-X construction to form a yes-no question with an action verb to ask whether someone usually does an activity or not, we usually end the question with the sentence particle ________ or ________.
3.
We can use the adjective ________ with a question word (e.g., 乜嘢 mat1 je5 / 咩 me1 ‘what’, 邊度 bin1 dou6 ‘where’) to form a question that asks for suggestions or preferences.
4.
We can add the expression ________ after an option to suggest the option and ask for opinions on the option at the same time.
Exercise 2
Listen to the types of cuisine and complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 你想唔想食拉麵呀？ nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 sik6 laai1 min6 aa3? Do you want to eat ramen? |
| B | 好呀，我都想食拉麵呀。 hou2 aa3, ngo5 dou1 soeng2 sik6 laai1 min6 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] I want to eat ramen too. |
1.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
Exercise 3
Listen to the types of cuisine and complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 我哋食茶餐廳好唔好呀？ ngo5 dei6 sik6 caa4 caan1 teng1 hou2 m4 hou2 aa3? Is eating at cha chaan teng good? [= What do you think about eating at cha chaan teng?] |
| B | 我唔係好想食茶餐廳呀。 ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 soeng2 sik6 caa4 caan1 teng1 aa3. I don’t want to eat at cha chaan teng very much. |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |