In the Grammar and Vocabulary section, you will learn:

• Omission in Verb Phrases
• Verbs for Movement III
• Indicating Preferences with 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’) and 多啲 do1 di1 (‘more’)
• Suggesting New Options with 定 ding6 / 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’)
• Vocabulary List

If a verb phrase is obvious in the context, we can often omit part of it, instead of saying the entire verb phrase. For example, after we have mentioned a verb phrase in full the first time, we can often omit part of it when referring to it again. Here are two general rules for omitting part of a verb phrase after mentioning the verb phrase the first time:

1. We can often omit the object if there is one.

2. If the verb is a separable verb, we can often keep the first syllable (the verb part) and omit the other syllables (the object part). Note that for some separable verbs, the object part has more than one syllable (e.g., 邊爐 bin1 lou4 in 打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4). We will omit all the syllables of the object part.

We will learn one more common verb for movement below.

The verb 出 ceot1 means ‘to go out’. We can put it before an activity if we go out or go to another location to do the activity. When we use 出 ceot1, the destination is usually somewhere outside our immediate neighborhood but still within the same city, and it can be reached within one or two hours.

When discussing two or more options, we often need to indicate preferences. We can combine the modal verb 想 soeng2 (‘to want to’) and the adverb 多啲 do1 di1 (‘more’, in the sense of ‘to a greater degree’, as in I like pizza more) to indicate that we prefer one option to the other options. The meaning of the sentence will be ‘I want to … more’. We put 多啲 do1 di1 after the option.

To ask for preferences among two or more options, we can use the conjunction 定 ding6 / 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’). The meaning of the question will be ‘Do you want to … or … more?’.

If the two options have the same verb, we can optionally omit the verb in the second option.

Let’s look at the examples above in a context:

After discussing some options, we sometimes want to suggest a new option. We can use the conjunction 定 ding6 or 定係 ding6 hai6 (‘or’) to suggest a new option and ask for opinions. We put 定 ding6 or 定係 ding6 hai6 before the subject. We usually add the sentence particle 呀 aa3 at the same time.

We often omit the subject if it is obvious in the context.

In the Communication section, you will learn:

• Deciding on the Location for a Gathering