Exercises

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Exercise 1

Complete the descriptions.

1.

To ask whether someone has completed an activity or not, we can put ________ before the verb phrase for the activity to form a yes-no question.

2.

We combine ni1 and go2 with ________ to mean ‘here’ and ‘there’ respectively.

3.

We combine ni1 and go2 with ________ or ________ to mean ‘this side, this way’ and ‘that side, this way’ respectively.

4.

Most location expressions end with ________ or ________.

5.

We can add ________ before a location expression to indicate the furthest of a side.

Exercise 2

Listen to what A says and choose the correct responses. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.

Conversation 1

a. 有呀。
jau5 aa3.
b. 九一二三,四五六七。
gau2 jat1 ji6 saam1, sei3 ng5 luk6 cat1.
c. 我哋訂咗七點半嘅。
ngo5 dei6 deng6 zo2 cat1 dim2 bun3 ge3.
d. 裏邊吖唔該。
leoi5 bin6 aa1 m4 goi1.
e. 留咗陳生,四位嘅。
lau4 zo2 can4 saang1, sei3 wai2 ge3.
f. 唔該晒。
m4 goi1 saai3.
A
歡迎光臨,請問先生有冇訂枱嘅?
fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, cing2 man6 sin1 saang1 jau5 mou5 deng6 toi2 ge2?
B
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A
請問訂咗幾多點嘅?
cing2 man6 deng6 zo2 gei2 do1 dim2 ge2?
B
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A
請問留咗乜嘢名嘅?
cing2 man6 lau4 zo2 mat1 je5 meng2 ge2?
B
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A
請問留咗幾多號電話嘅?
cing2 man6 lau4 zo2 gei2 do1 hou6 din6 waa2 ge2?
B
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A
請問想坐入邊定出邊嘅?
cing2 man6 soeng2 co5 jap6 bin6 ding6 ceot1 bin6 ge2?
B
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A
請跟我嚟。呢邊吖。請坐。
cing2 gan1 ngo5 lai4. ni1 bin6 aa1. cing2 co5.
B
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Answer

Conversation 2

a. 兩位嘅。
loeng5 wai2 ge3.
b. 我哋唔係好想搭枱呀。
ngo5 dei6 m4 hai6 hou2 soeng2 daap3 toi2 aa3.
c. 冇呀。
mou5 aa3.
d. 好,唔該晒。
hou2, m4 goi1 saai3.
e. 呢度,我哋係七十六號飛。
ni1 dou6, ngo5 dei6 hai6 cat1 sap6 luk6 hou6 fei1.
f. 請問要等幾多張枱嘅?
cing2 man6 jiu3 dang2 gei2 do1 zoeng1 toi2 ge2?
A
歡迎光臨,請問小姐有冇book位嘅?
fun1 jing4 gwong1 lam4, cing2 man6 siu2 ze2 jau5 mou5 buk1 wai2 ge2?
B
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A
請問幾多位嘅?
cing2 man6 gei2 do1 wai2 ge2?
B
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A
請問介唔介意搭枱嘅?
cing2 man6 gaai3 m4 gaai3 ji3 daap3 toi2 ge2?
B
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A
而家未有枱,俾張飛你哋吖。
ji4 gaa1 mei6 jau5 toi2, bei2 zoeng1 fei1 nei5 dei6 aa1.
B
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A
仲有十張枱。
zung6 jau5 sap6 zoeng1 toi2.
B
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1 hour later…
A
七十六號飛,有冇七十六號飛嘅?
cat1 sap6 luk6 hou6 fei1, jau5 mou5 cat1 sap6 luk6 hou6 fei1 ge2?
B
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Answer

Exercise 3

Listen and choose the correct tables. Then, repeat after the recordings.

Example

前邊呢張四人枱吖。
cin4 bin6 ni1 zoeng1 sei3 jan4 toi2 aa1.
This four-person table at the front, please.
Answer

1.

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Answer

2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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