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Activity 1

Listen to four conversations. The speakers will talk about a meal. Then, listen to the questions and answer them in complete sentences.

1. ________
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2. ________
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3. ________
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4. ________
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5. ________
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6. ________
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Conversation 1

阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿偉 aa3 wai5
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿偉 aa3 wai5
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿偉 aa3 wai5
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿偉 aa3 wai5

Conversation 2

阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿豪 aa3 hou4

Conversation 3

阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6

Conversation 4

阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6
阿樂 aa3 lok6
阿傑 aa3 git6

Transcripts with Translation

Conversation 1

阿樂 aa3 lok6	我哋叫唔叫其他人呀？ ngo5 dei6 giu3 m4 giu3 kei4 taa1 jan4 aa3? Should we invite other people?
阿偉 aa3 wai5	好呀，你想叫邊個呀？ hou2 aa3, nei5 soeng2 giu3 bin1 go3 aa3? Good. [=Sure.] Who do you want to invite?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	不如叫埋阿豪同阿傑吖。 bat1 jyu4 giu3 maai4 aa3 hou4 tung4 aa3 git6 aa1. Why don’t we invite Ho and Kit as well?
阿偉 aa3 wai5	好呀，噉叫唔叫埋阿輝呀？ hou2 aa3, gam2 giu3 m4 giu3 maai4 aa3 fai1 aa3? Good. Should we invite Fai as well then?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	唔好喇，我唔係好想同阿輝食呀。 m4 hou2 laa3, ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 soeng2 tung4 aa3 fai1 sik6 aa3. Not good. [= I don’t think so.] I don’t want to eat with Fai very much.
阿偉 aa3 wai5	噉算啦。 gam2 syun3 laa1. Never mind then.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我晏啲問下阿豪同阿傑吖。 ngo5 aan3 di1 man6 haa5 aa3 hou4 tung4 aa3 git6 aa1. Let me ask Ho and Kit later.
阿偉 aa3 wai5	好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good.

Conversation 2

阿豪 aa3 hou4	喂？ wai2? Hello?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	喂？我哋下個月會一齊食飯呀，你去唔去呀？ wai2? ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 jyut6 wui5 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3? Hello? We will have a meal together next month. Do you want to go?
阿豪 aa3 hou4	下個月幾多號呀？ haa6 go3 jyut6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? What day next month?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	下個月十二號呀。 haa6 go3 jyut6 sap6 ji6 hou6 aa3. The 12th of next month.
阿豪 aa3 hou4	有邊個會去呀？ jau5 bin1 go3 wui5 heoi3 aa3? There will be who will go? [= Who will go?]
阿樂 aa3 lok6	有我同阿偉會去，我一陣會問埋阿傑。 jau5 ngo5 tung4 aa3 wai5 wui5 heoi3, ngo5 jat1 zan6 wui5 man6 maai4 aa3 git6. There will be me and Wai who will go. [= Wai and I will go.] I will ask Kit as well in a moment.
阿豪 aa3 hou4	噉會食咩呀？ gam2 wui5 sik6 me1 aa3? What will we eat then?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我哋會食意大利嘢。 ngo5 dei6 wui5 sik6 ji3 daai6 lei6 je5. We will eat Italian cuisine or food.
阿豪 aa3 hou4	好呀，我都想食意大利嘢呀。 hou2 aa3, ngo5 dou1 soeng2 sik6 ji3 daai6 lei6 je5 aa3. Good. I want to eat Italian cuisine or food too.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我哋食八點半，你O唔OK呀？ ngo5 dei6 sik6 baat3 dim2 bun3, nei5 ou1 m4 ou1 kei1 aa3? We will eat at 8:30. Are you okay?
阿豪 aa3 hou4	我要睇下我個schedule。 ngo5 jiu3 tai2 haa5 ngo5 go3 schedule. I need to have a look at my schedule.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.]
阿豪 aa3 hou4	哎吔！我嗰日要返學呀。 ai1 jaa3! ngo5 go2 jat6 jiu3 faan1 hok6 aa3. Oh no! I need to go to school that day. We use 哎吔 ai1 jaa3 when we suddenly realize something, usually something bad.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	噉下次啦。 gam2 haa6 ci3 laa1. Next time then.
阿豪 aa3 hou4	我好想去食意大利嘢呀！ ngo5 hou2 soeng2 heoi3 sik6 ji3 daai6 lei6 je5 aa3! I want to go to eat Italian cuisine or food very much!
阿樂 aa3 lok6	下次啦，下次啦，拜拜。 haa6 ci3 laa1, haa6 ci3 laa1, baai1 baai3. Next time. Next time. Bye.
阿豪 aa3 hou4	拜拜。 baai1 baai3. Bye.

Conversation 3

阿傑 aa3 git6	喂？ wai2? Hello?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	喂？我哋下個月會一齊去食意大利嘢呀，你去唔去呀？ wai2? ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 jyut6 wui5 jat1 cai4 heoi3 sik6 ji3 daai6 lei6 je5 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3? Hello? We will go to eat Italian cuisine or food together next month. Do you want to go?
阿傑 aa3 git6	下個月幾多號呀？ haa6 go3 jyut6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? What day next month?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	下個月十二號呀。 haa6 go3 jyut6 sap6 ji6 hou6 aa3. The 12th of next month.
阿傑 aa3 git6	我要睇下我個schedule，我一陣覆你吖。 ngo5 jiu3 tai2 haa5 ngo5 go3 schedule, ngo5 jat1 zan6 fuk1 nei5 aa1. I need to have a look at my schedule. Let me reply to you in a moment.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	好呀，拜拜。 hou2 aa3, baai1 baai3. Good. [= Sure.] Bye.
阿傑 aa3 git6	拜拜。 baai1 baai3. Bye.

Conversation 4

阿樂 aa3 lok6	喂？ wai2? Hello?
阿傑 aa3 git6	喂？我十二號得呀。仲有邊個會去呀？ wai2? ngo5 sap6 ji6 hou6 dak1 aa3. zung6 jau5 bin1 go3 wui5 heoi3 aa3? Hello? I am okay on the 12th. There will be who will go in addition? [= Who will go in addition?]
阿樂 aa3 lok6	仲有阿偉會去。 zung6 jau5 aa3 wai5 wui5 heoi3. There will be Wai who will go in addition. [= Wai will go in addition.]
阿傑 aa3 git6	叫唔叫埋阿豪呀？ giu3 m4 giu3 maai4 aa3 hou4 aa3? Should we invite Ho as well?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我問咗佢喇，佢嗰日唔得閒，佢要返學呀。 ngo5 man6 zo2 keoi5 laa3, keoi5 go2 jat6 m4 dak1 haan4, keoi5 jiu3 faan1 hok6 aa3. I have asked him. He is not free that day. He needs to go to school.
阿傑 aa3 git6	噉會去邊度食呀？ gam2 wui5 heoi3 bin1 dou6 sik6 aa3? Where will we go to eat then?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我哋會去尖沙咀食。 ngo5 dei6 wui5 heoi3 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 sik6. We will go to Tsim Sha Tsui to eat.
阿傑 aa3 git6	會去邊間意大利嘢食呀？ wui5 heoi3 bin1 gaan1 ji3 daai6 lei6 je5 sik6 aa3? Which Italian restaurant will we go to eat at?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	會去意粉叔食。 wui5 heoi3 ji3 fan2 suk1 sik6. We will eat at Spaghetti Uncle [a fictional restaurant].
阿傑 aa3 git6	會食幾點呀？ wui5 sik6 gei2 dim2 aa3? What time will we eat?
阿樂 aa3 lok6	我哋會食八點半，你O唔OK呀？ ngo5 dei6 wui5 sik6 baat3 dim2 bun3, nei5 ou1 m4 ou1 kei1 aa3? We will eat at 8:30. Are you okay?
阿傑 aa3 git6	OK呀，噉幾點喺邊度等呀？ ou1 kei1 aa3, gam2 gei2 dim2 hai2 bin1 dou6 dang2 aa3? Okay. [= Yes.] What time and where do we wait then? [= What time and where do we meet then?]
阿樂 aa3 lok6	八點三喺尖沙咀地鐵站等。 baat3 dim2 saam1 hai2 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 dei6 tit3 zaam6 dang2. We wait at Tsim Sha Tsui Subway/MTR Station at 8:15. [= We meet at Tsim Sha Tsui Subway/MTR Station at 8:15.]
阿傑 aa3 git6	好，噉到時見。 hou2, gam2 dou3 si4 gin3. Good. See you at that time.
阿樂 aa3 lok6	到時見，拜拜。 dou3 si4 gin3, baai1 baai3. See you at that time. Bye
阿傑 aa3 git6	拜拜。 baai1 baai3. Bye.

Activity 2

Form a group of four. Use the notes below to make conversations. There are four sets of information. Make the following three conversations with each set of information. Switch your roles after each set of information so that you can try different roles.

Conversation 1	A同B傾，A提議邀請C同D，B同意。 A tung4 B king1, A tai4 ji5 jiu1 cing2 C tung4 D, B tung4 ji3.
Conversation 2	A同C傾，A邀請C，C接受或者拒絕。 A tung4 C king1, A jiu1 cing2 C, C zip3 sau6 waak6 ze2 keoi5 zyut6.
Conversation 3	B同D傾，B邀請D，D接受或者拒絕。 B tung4 D king1, B jiu1 cing2 D, D zip3 sau6 waak6 ze2 keoi5 zyut6.

傾 king1 = to talk with each other
提議 tai4 ji5 = to suggest
邀請 jiu1 cing2 = to invite
同意 tung4 ji3 = to agree
接受 zip3 sau6 = to accept
拒絕 keoi5 zyut6 = to reject

Set 1	A同B下個月九號七點半會喺深水埗打冷， A tung4 B haa6 go3 jyut6 gau2 hou6 cat1 dim2 bun3 wui5 hai2 sam1 seoi2 bou2 daa2 laang1, 佢哋七點三喺深水埗地鐵站等， keoi5 dei6 cat1 dim2 saam1 hai2 sam1 seoi2 bou2 dei6 tit3 zaam6 dang2, C嗰日約咗其他人，D嗰日得閒。 C go2 jat6 joek3 zo2 kei4 taa1 jan4, D go2 jat6 dak1 haan4.
Set 2	A同B下個星期六九點會喺觀塘食越南嘢， A tung4 B haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 luk6 gau2 dim2 wui5 hai2 gun1 tong4 sik6 jyut6 naam4 je5, 佢哋八點九喺觀塘地鐵站等， keoi5 dei6 baat3 dim2 gau2 hai2 gun1 tong4 dei6 tit3 zaam6 dang2, C嗰日要返工，D嗰日得閒。 C go2 jat6 jiu3 faan1 gung1, D go2 jat6 dak1 haan4.
Set 3	A同B下個月二號八點半會喺油麻地食日本嘢， A tung4 B haa6 go3 jyut6 ji6 hou6 baat3 dim2 bun3 wui5 hai2 jau4 maa4 dei2 sik6 jat6 bun2 je5, 佢哋八點四喺油麻地地鐵站等， keoi5 dei6 baat3 dim2 sei3 hai2 jau4 maa4 dei2 dei6 tit3 zaam6 dang2, C要睇下佢個schedule，D嗰日得閒。 C jiu3 tai2 haa5 keoi5 go3 schedule, D go2 jat6 dak1 haan4.
Set 4	A同B今個星期日六點半會喺旺角打邊爐， A tung4 B gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 jat6 luk6 dim2 bun3 wui5 hai2 wong6 gok3 daa2 bin1 lou4, 佢哋六點喺朗豪坊等， keoi5 dei6 luk6 dim2 hai2 long5 hou4 fong1 dang2, C嗰日要同屋企人食飯，D嗰日得閒。 C go2 jat6 jiu3 tung4 uk1 kei2 jan4 sik6 faan6, D go2 jat6 dak1 haan4.

Sample Conversations

Conversation 1

A	我哋叫唔叫其他人呀？ ngo5 dei6 giu3 m4 giu3 kei4 taa1 jan4 aa3?
B	好呀，你想叫邊個呀？ hou2 aa3, nei5 soeng2 giu3 bin1 go3 aa3?
A	不如叫埋________同________吖。 bat1 jyu4 giu3 maai4 ________ tung4 ________ aa1.
B	好呀，叫埋________同________吖。 hou2 aa3, giu3 maai4 ________ tung4 ________ aa1.
A	噉我問下________吖，你問下________吖。 gam2 ngo5 man6 haa5 ________ aa1, nei5 man6 haa5 ________ aa1.
B	好呀。 hou2 aa3.

Conversations 2 & 3

A / B

我哋下個月會一齊食飯呀，你去唔去呀？

ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 jyut6 wui5 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3?

我哋今個星期會一齊食飯呀，你去唔去呀？

ngo5 dei6 gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 wui5 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3?

我哋下個星期會一齊食飯呀，你去唔去呀？

ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 wui5 jat1 cai4 sik6 faan6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3?

C / D

下個月幾多號呀？

haa6 go3 jyut6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3?

今個星期幾呀？

gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 gei2 aa3?

下個星期幾呀？

haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 gei2 aa3?

A / B

________。

________.

C / D

好呀，有邊個會去呀？

hou2 aa3, jau5 bin1 go3 wui5 heoi3 aa3?

我嗰日要________呀。

ngo5 go2 jat6 jiu3 ________ aa3.

我嗰日約咗人呀。

ngo5 go2 jat6 joek3 zo2 jan4 aa3.

我要睇下我個schedule，我遲啲覆你吖。

ngo5 jiu3 tai2 haa5 ngo5 go3 schedule, ngo5 ci4 di1 fuk1 nei5 aa1.

A / B

有________會去。

jau5 ________ wui5 heoi3.

噉下次啦。

gam2 haa6 ci3 laa1.

好呀。

hou2 aa3.

C / D

會去邊度食呀？

wui5 heoi3 bin1 dou6 sik6 aa3?

A / B

會去________食。

wui5 heoi3 ________ sik6.

C / D

會食咩呀？

wui5 sik6 me1 aa3?

A / B

會________。

wui5 ________.

C / D

會食幾點呀？

wui5 sik6 gei2 dim2 aa3?

A / B

會食________。

wui5 sik6 ________.

C / D

幾點喺邊度等？

gei2 dim2 hai2 bin1 dou6 dang2?

A / B

________喺________等。

________ hai2 ________ dang2.

C / D

好，噉到時見啦。

hou2, gam2 dou3 si4 gin3 laa1.

A / B

到時見。

dou3 si4 gin3.