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    • Lesson 27

      不如叫涼瓜炒蛋吖。

      bat1 jyu4 giu3 loeng4 gwaa1 caau2 daan2 aa1.

      Why don’t we order Scrambled Eggs with Bitter Melon?

      • Grammar and Vocabulary

      • 27.1 Indefinite Noun Phrases III

      • 27.2 Classifiers for Food and Drinks I (Food Containers)

      • 27.3 The Adverb 好似 hou2 ci5 (‘seem’) and the Pronoun 噉 / 咁 gam2 (‘seem’)

      • 27.4 Forming Comparative Adjectives with the Suffix 啲 di1 (‘more’)

      • 27.5 The Sentence Particle 喎 wo3 (Realization)

      • 27.6 The Sentence Particle 咋 zaa3 II

      • 27.7 The Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 III (Suggestion)

      • 27.8 The Verb 唔好 m4 hou2 (‘don’t’)

      • 27.9 Vocabulary List

      • 27.10 Vocabulary: Types of Food

      • 27.11 Vocabulary: Cooking Methods

      • 27.12 Vocabulary: Meat

      • 27.13 Vocabulary: Seafood

      • 27.14 Vocabulary: Vegetables

      • 27.15 Vocabulary: Commenting on Food I

      • Communication

      • Deciding on the Food for a Meal

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Cantonese Life 1
Unit 6
Lesson 27

不如叫涼瓜炒蛋吖。
bat1 jyu4 giu3 loeng4 gwaa1 caau2 daan2 aa1.

Why don’t we order Scrambled Eggs with Bitter Melon?

In Lesson 27, you will learn to decide on the food for a meal in Cantonese.

Table of Contents

  • Grammar and Vocabulary

  • 27.1 Indefinite Noun Phrases III

  • 27.2 Classifiers for Food and Drinks I (Food Containers)

  • 27.3 The Adverb 好似 hou2 ci5 (‘seem’) and the Pronoun 噉 / 咁 gam2 (‘seem’)

  • 27.4 Forming Comparative Adjectives with the Suffix 啲 di1 (‘more’)

  • 27.5 The Sentence Particle 喎 wo3 (Realization)

  • 27.6 The Sentence Particle 咋 zaa3 II

  • 27.7 The Sentence Particle 啦 laa1 III (Suggestion)

  • 27.8 The Verb 唔好 m4 hou2 (‘don’t’)

  • 27.9 Vocabulary List

  • 27.10 Vocabulary: Types of Food

  • 27.11 Vocabulary: Cooking Methods

  • 27.12 Vocabulary: Meat

  • 27.13 Vocabulary: Seafood

  • 27.14 Vocabulary: Vegetables

  • 27.15 Vocabulary: Commenting on Food I

  • Communication

  • Deciding on the Food for a Meal

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