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Activity 1
Listen to three conversations. The guests will pay the check. After each conversation, listen and answer the questions.
Conversation 1
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💡 Circle the banknotes given out before the change is returned.
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💡 Circle the banknotes given out before the change is returned.
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Conversation 2
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Conversation 3
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| A | 埋單吖唔該。 maai4 daan1 aa1 m4 goi1. Pay the bill, please. [= I want to pay the bill, please.] |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 好，請等一等。 hou2, cing2 dang2 jat1 dang2. Good. [= Sure.] Please wait for a while. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 請問邊位俾嘅？ cing2 man6 bin1 wai2 bei2 ge2? May I ask who will pay? |
| A | 我俾吖唔該。 ngo5 bei2 aa1 m4 goi1. I will pay, please. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 多謝你一千四百零七蚊。 do1 ze6 nei5 jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ling4 cat1 man1. Thank you for $1407. |
| A | 請問收唔收卡嘅？ cing2 man6 sau1 m4 sau1 kaat1 ge2? May I ask if you accept credit cards? |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 唔好意思，我哋淨係收現金咋。 m4 hou2 ji3 si1, ngo5 dei6 zing6 hai6 sau1 jin6 gam1 zaa3. Sorry, we only accept cash. |
| A | 唔緊要，噉我俾現金啦。 m4 gan2 jiu3, gam2 ngo5 bei2 jin6 gam1 laa1. Never mind. Then, let me pay in cash. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 收你一千五百蚊嘅，請等一等。 sau1 nei5 jat1 cin1 ng5 baak3 man1 ge3, cing2 dang2 jat1 dang2. We receive $1500 from you. Please wait for a while. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 找返你九十三蚊嘅。 zaau2 faan1 nei5 gau2 sap6 saam1 man1 ge3. We give change of $93 back to you. |
| A | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 請問要唔要返張單嘅？ cing2 man6 jiu3 m4 jiu3 faan1 zoeng1 daan1 ge2? May I ask if you want the receipt back? |
| A | 唔使喇，唔該。 m4 sai2 laa3, m4 goi1. I don’t need it. Thank you. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 多謝晒。 do1 ze6 saai3. Thank you so much. |
A few moments later… | |
| B | 一個人俾幾多錢呀？ jat1 go3 jan4 bei2 gei2 do1 cin2 aa3? How much does one person pay? |
| A | 我計下先，一千四百零七蚊除四，一個人三百五十一個八，俾三百五十蚊我得喇。 ngo5 gai3 haa5 sin1, jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ling4 cat1 man1 ceoi4 sei3, jat1 go3 jan4 saam1 baak3 ng5 sap6 jat1 go3 baat3, bei2 saam1 baak3 ng5 sap6 man1 ngo5 dak1 laa3. Let me calculate it first. $1407 divided by 4. One person pays $351.8. Paying $350 to me is okay already. |
| B | 嗱，三百六十蚊。 naa4, saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 man1. Here you go. $360. |
| A | 嗱，找返十蚊俾你。 naa4, zaau2 faan1 sap6 man1 bei2 nei5. Here you go. I give change of $10 back to you. |
| B | 唔該。 m4 goi1. Thank you. |
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Conversation 2
| A | 埋單吖唔該。 maai4 daan1 aa1 m4 goi1. Pay the bill, please. [= I want to pay the bill, please.] |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 好，請等一等。 hou2, cing2 dang2 jat1 dang2. Good. [= Sure.] Please wait for a while. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 請問邊位埋嘅？ cing2 man6 bin1 wai2 maai4 ge2? May I ask who will pay the bill? |
| A | 我埋吖唔該。 ngo5 maai4 aa1 m4 goi1. I will pay the bill, please. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 多謝你八百四十七蚊，請問俾乜嘢嘅？ do1 ze6 nei5 baat3 baak3 sei3 sap6 cat1 man1, cing2 man6 bei2 mat1 je5 ge2? Thank you for $847. May I ask what you will pay by? |
| A | 俾卡吖唔該。 bei2 kaat1 aa1 m4 goi1. I will pay by credit card, please. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 收你Visa嘅，請等一等。 sau1 nei5 Visa ge3, cing2 dang2 jat1 dang2. We receive Visa from you. Please wait for a while. |
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| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 麻煩你簽一簽名吖。 maa4 faan4 nei5 cim1 jat1 cim1 meng2 aa1. Please sign. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 俾返張卡你先呀吓。 bei2 faan1 zoeng1 kaat1 nei5 sin1 aa3 haa2. I will give the card back to you first. |
| A | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 請問有冇揸車嚟嘅？ cing2 man6 jau5 mou5 zaa1 ce1 lai4 ge2? May I ask if you drive to come? |
| A | 有呀，唔該。 jau5 aa3, m4 goi1. Yes. Thank you. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 我俾張單你吖，請等一等。 ngo5 bei2 zoeng1 daan1 nei5 aa1, cing2 dang2 jat1 dang2. Let me give you a receipt. Please wait for a while. |
| A | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 嗱，多謝晒。 naa4, do1 ze6 saai3. Here you go. Thank you so much. |
| A | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
A few moments later… | |
| B | 俾返幾錢你呀？ bei2 faan1 gei2 cin2 nei5 aa3? How much do I pay back to you? |
| A | 唔使喇，我請你啦。 m4 sai2 laa3, ngo5 ceng2 nei5 laa1. You don’t need to. Let me treat you. |
| B | 唔好嘅。 m4 hou2 ge3. Not good. |
| A | 唔使啦，你下次請返我啦。 m4 sai2 laa1, nei5 haa6 ci3 ceng2 faan1 ngo5 laa1. You don’t need to. Why don’t you treat me back next time? |
| B | 噉好啦，多謝晒。 gam2 hou2 laa1, do1 ze6 saai3. Okay then. Thank you so much. |
Conversation 3
| A | 埋單吖唔該。 maai4 daan1 aa1 m4 goi1. Pay the bill, please. [= I want to pay the bill, please.] |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 拎張單出去埋吖。 ling1 zoeng1 daan1 ceot1 heoi3 maai4 aa1. Take the bill to go out to pay the bill. |
| A | 好，唔該。 hou2, m4 goi1. Good. [= Okay.] Thank you. |
A few moments later… | |
| A | 唔該埋單吖。 m4 goi1 maai4 daan1 aa1. Please pay the bill. [= I want to pay the bill, please.] |
A few moments later… | |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 九十五蚊。 gau2 sap6 ng5 man1. $95. |
| A | 嗱。 naa4. Here you go. |
| 職員 zik1 jyun4 | 收你一百蚊，找返五蚊。 sau1 nei5 jat1 baak3 man1, zaau2 faan1 ng5 man1. We receive $100 from you. We give change of $5 back. |
| A | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
A few moments later… | |
| B | 俾返幾錢你呀？ bei2 faan1 gei2 cin2 nei5 aa3? How much do I pay back to you? |
| A | 特餐四十蚊，凍飲加兩蚊，夾埋四十二蚊。 dak6 caan1 sei3 sap6 man1, dung3 jam2 gaa1 loeng5 man1, gaap3 maai4 sei3 sap6 ji6 man1. Special Meal is $40. For the iced drink, add $2. $42 in total. |
| B | 你有冇八蚊呀？ nei5 jau5 mou5 baat3 man1 aa3? Do you have $8? |
| A | 我睇下先。 (Coin sound) 有呀。 ngo5 tai2 haa5 sin1. (Coin sound) jau5 aa3. I will have a look first. (Coin sound) Yes. |
| B | 嗱，五十蚊。 naa4, ng5 sap6 man1. Here you go. $50. |
| A | 嗱，找返八蚊俾你。 naa4, zaau2 faan1 baat3 man1 bei2 nei5. Here you go. I give change of $8 back to you. |
| B | 唔該。 m4 goi1. Thank you. |
Activity 2
Form a group of three. Get a set of role cards. Make three conversations based on the role cards.
- 商場 soeng1 coeng4 = shopping mall
Role Cards
Role A
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Role B
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Role C
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3