Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
1.
To form possessive pronouns, we add the possessive marker ________ after the personal pronouns.
2.
To form a definite noun phrase, we add ________ before a noun.
3.
The modal verb ________ means ‘to need to’. The modal verb ________ means ‘to not need to’.
4.
The prepositions ________ and ________ mean ‘for’ (as in I will refill the cups for you). ________ usually conveys a clearer sense of help.
5.
We can add the verb ________ before a verb phrase to emphasize something.
Exercise 2
Listen to A and complete B. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 小心呀吓，D餐。 siu2 sam1 aa3 haa2, D caan1. Be careful. Set D. ⭐ A will serve the food or drink incorrectly. |
| B | (B餐 B caan1) 我係要B餐，唔係要D餐呀。 ngo5 hai6 jiu3 B caan1, m4 hai6 jiu3 D caan1 aa3. What I want is Set B. What I want is not Set D. ⭐ The food or drink in the brackets is what B actually wants. |
1.
| A | ________ |
| B | (凍檸茶 dung3 ning2 caa4) ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | (炸雞髀配沙律 zaa3 gai1 bei2 pui3 saa1 leot2) ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | (凍檸水 dung3 ning2 seoi2) ________ |
4.
| A | ________ |
| B | (凍啡走甜 dung3 fe1 zau2 tim4) ________ |
5.
| A | ________ |
| B | (C餐跟意粉 C caan1 gan1 ji3 fan2) ________ |
Exercise 3
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
羊肉 joeng4 juk6
| A | 呢啲係乜嘢肉嚟㗎？ ni1 di1 hai6 mat1 je5 juk6 lai4 gaa3? What meat is this? |
| B | 呢啲係羊肉嚟嘅。 ni1 di1 hai6 joeng4 juk6 lai4 ge3. This is lamb. |
1.
九肚魚 gau2 tou5 jyu2
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
通菜 tung1 coi3
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
鵝肉 ngo2 juk6
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
油麵 jau4 min6
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
白飯魚 baak6 faan6 jyu2
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |