Listen and Speak
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Step 1
Listen to a conversation. The speakers are at a restaurant. They are reading the menu and will decide on the food they will order. Circle the food they have chosen on the menu.
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- 推介 teoi1 gaai3 = recommendation
Step 2
Listen to the conversation again. Read the script while listening. Check your answers.
| A | 你想食乜嘢呀？ nei5 soeng2 sik6 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you want to eat? |
| B | 不如叫啫啫雞煲吖。 bat1 jyu4 giu3 zoe1 zoe1 gai1 bou1 aa1. Why don’t we order Sizzling Chicken Pot? |
| A | 好呀，叫吖。我想食菠蘿咕嚕肉呀。 hou2 aa3, giu3 aa1. ngo5 soeng2 sik6 bo1 lo4 gu1 lou1 juk6 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] Let’s order it. I want to eat Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple. |
| B | 我都想食呀，叫吖。豉椒炒蜆好似好好食噉喎。 ngo5 dou1 soeng2 sik6 aa3, giu3 aa1. si6 ziu1 caau2 hin2 hou2 ci5 hou2 hou2 sik6 gam2 wo3. I want to eat it too. Let’s order it. Stir‑Fried Clams with Fermented Black Bean and Chili seems very delicious. |
| A | 係喎，好似好好食噉喎，不如叫吖。 hai6 wo3, hou2 ci5 hou2 hou2 sik6 gam2 wo3, bat1 jyu4 giu3 aa1. Oh, it seems very delicious. Why don’t we order it? |
| B | 好呀，叫吖。 hou2 aa3, giu3 aa1. Good. [= Sure.] Let’s order it. |
| A | 噉就叫啫啫雞煲、菠蘿咕嚕肉同豉椒炒蜆啦。 gam2 zau6 giu3 zoe1 zoe1 gai1 bou1, bo1 lo4 gu1 lou1 juk6 tung4 si6 ziu1 caau2 hin2 laa1. Let’s just order Sizzling Chicken Pot, Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple, and Stir‑Fried Clams with Fermented Black Bean and Chili then. |
| B | 好呀，我哋落單啦。 hou2 aa3, ngo5 dei6 lok6 daan1 laa1. Good. [= Sure.] Let’s place an order. |
- 叫 giu3 = to order
- 好似 hou2 ci5 = seem
- 噉 gam2 = seem
- 喎 wo3 = (Used to indicate realization or help the listener realize something)
- 係喎 hai6 wo3 = Oh! (Used when realizing something)
- 落單 lok6 daan1 = to place an order
- 啦 laa1 = (Used to indicate a decision or form suggestions)
Step 3
Listen and repeat.
Step 4
Replace the highlighted words in the script with the food on the menu to make your conversations.