Deciding on the Location for a Gathering
1.
| 你 | 禮拜五 | 想 | 去 | 邊度 | 打邊爐 | 呀 | ？ |
| nei5 | lai5 baai3 ng5 | soeng2 | heoi3 | bin1 dou6 | daa2 bin1 lou4 | aa3 | ? |
| you | Friday | want to | go | where | have hotpot | SP |
Where do you want to go to have hotpot on Friday?
2.
| 我哋 | 禮拜五 | 去 | 邊度 | 打邊爐 | 好 | 呀 | ？ |
| ngo5 dei6 | lai5 baai3 ng5 | heoi3 | bin1 dou6 | daa2 bin1 lou4 | hou2 | aa3 | ? |
| we | Friday | go | where | have hotpot | good | SP |
We go to where to have hotpot on Friday will be good?
[= Where should we go to have hotpot on Friday?]
3.
| 我 | 想 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 呀 | 。 |
| ngo5 | soeng2 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | aa3 | . |
| I | want to | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | SP |
I want to go to Mong Kok [a district in Hong Kong] to have hotpot.
4.
| 你 | 想 | 唔 | 想 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 呀 | ？ |
| nei5 | soeng2 | m4 | soeng2 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | aa3 | ? |
| you | want to | not | want to | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | SP |
Do you want to go to Mong Kok to have hotpot?
5.
| 我哋 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 好 | 唔 | 好 | 呀 | ？ |
| ngo5 dei6 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | hou2 | m4 | hou2 | aa3 | ? |
| we | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | good | not | good | SP |
Is going to Mong Kok to have hotpot good?
[= What do you think about going to Mong Kok to have hotpot?]
6.
| 我哋 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 好冇 | 呀 | ？ |
| ngo5 dei6 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | hou2 mou2 | aa3 | ? |
| we | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | good not good | SP |
Is going to Mong Kok to have hotpot good?
[= What do you think about going to Mong Kok to have hotpot?]
7.
| 不如 | 我哋 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 吖 | 。 |
| bat1 jyu4 | ngo5 dei6 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | aa1 | . |
| why not | we | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | SP |
Why don’t we go to Mong Kok to have hotpot?
Route A: Agree
8.
| 好 | 呀 | 。 |
| hou2 | aa3 | . |
| good | SP |
Good. [= Sure.]
9.
| 噉 | 就 | 去 | 旺角 | 啦 | 。 |
| gam2 | zau6 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | laa1 | . |
| then | [determination] | go | Mong Kok | SP |
We go to Mong Kok then.
[= Let’s just choose Mong Kok then.]
Route B: Disagree
10.
| 定係 | 出 | 銅鑼灣 | 打 | 呀 | ？ |
| ding6 hai6 | ceot1 | tung4 lo4 waan1 | daa2 | aa3 | ? |
| or | go out | Causeway Bay | have hotpot | SP |
Or we go out to Causeway Bay [a district in Hong Kong] to have hotpot?
11.
| 我 | 想 | 去 | 旺角 | 打 | 多啲 | 呀 | 。 |
| ngo5 | soeng2 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | daa2 | do1 di1 | aa3 | . |
| I | want to | go | Mong Kok | have hotpot | more | SP |
I want to go to Mong Kok to have hotpot more.
12.
| 噉 | 就 | 去 | 旺角 | 啦 | 。 |
| gam2 | zau6 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | laa1 | . |
| then | [determination] | go | Mong Kok | SP |
We go to Mong Kok then.
[= Let’s just choose Mong Kok then.]
13.
| 好 | 呀 | 。 |
| hou2 | aa3 | . |
| good | SP |
Good. [= Sure.]
If we want to suggest two options at once, we can say:
14.
| 不如 | 我哋 | 去 |
| bat1 jyu4 | ngo5 dei6 | heoi3 |
| why not | we | go |
| 旺角 | 或者 | 銅鑼灣 | 打 | 吖 | 。 |
| wong6 gok3 | waak6 ze2 | tung4 lo4 waan1 | daa2 | aa1 | . |
| Mong Kok | or | Causeway Bay | have hotpot | SP |
Why don’t we go to Mong Kok or Causeway Bay to have hotpot?
15.
| 好 | 呀 | 。 |
| hou2 | aa3 | . |
| good | SP |
Good. [= Sure.]
16.
| 噉 | 你 | 想 | 去 |
| gam2 | nei5 | soeng2 | heoi3 |
| then | you | want to | go |
| 旺角 | 定 | 銅鑼灣 | 多啲 | 呀 | ？ |
| wong6 gok3 | ding6 | tung4 lo4 waan1 | do1 di1 | aa3 | ? |
| Mong Kok | or | Causeway Bay | more | SP |
Do you want to go to Mong Kok or Causeway Bay more then?
17.
| 我 | 想 | 去 | 旺角 | 多啲 | 呀 | 。 |
| ngo5 | soeng2 | heoi3 | wong6 gok3 | do1 di1 | aa3 | . |
| I | want to | go | Mong Kok | more | SP |
I want to go to Mong Kok more.