Listen and Speak

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Step 1

Listen to the words for the following places. Write them down.

1.________library
2.________bank
3.________post office
4.________wet market
5.________cha chaan teng
6.________laundry store

Step 2

Listen to a conversation. One speaker will ask the other speaker to run an errand. They will mention two places. Write them down.

________
A
B
A
B

Step 3

Listen to the conversation again. Read the script while listening. Check your answers.

A
你今日會唔會出去呀?
nei5 gam1 jat6 wui5 m4 wui5 ceot1 heoi3 aa3?
Will you go out later today?
B
會呀,我一陣會落去銀行整啲嘢,做咩呀?
wui5 aa3, ngo5 jat1 zan6 wui5 lok6 heoi3 ngan4 hong4 zing2 di1 je5, zou6 me1 aa3?
Yes, I will go down to the bank to do some tasks. Why? [= Why are you asking?]
A
你落去嗰陣時,可唔可以幫我去茶餐廳買外賣呀?
nei5 lok6 heoi3 go2 zan6 si4, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 heoi3 caa4 caan1 teng1 maai5 ngoi6 maai6 aa3?
When you go down, can you go to cha chaan teng to buy afternoon tea for me?
B
好呀。
hou2 aa3.
Good. [= Sure.]
  • 出去 ceot1 heoi3 = to go out
  • 落去 lok6 heoi3 = to go down
  • 整啲嘢 zing2 di1 je5 = to do some tasks
  • 做咩呀? zou6 me1 aa3? = Why?
  • 嗰陣時 go2 zan6 si4 = when
  • maai5 = to buy

Step 4

Listen and repeat.

Step 5

Replace the highlighted words in the script with the words below to make your conversations.

PlaceActivity
 郵局
jau4 guk2
post office
 寄嘢
gei3 je5
to post things
 街市
gaai1 si5
wet market
 買啲蛋
maai5 di1 daan2
to buy some eggs
 洗衣舖
sai2 ji1 pou2
laundry store
 攞衫
lo2 saam1
to take clothes
 圖書館
tou4 syu1 gun2
library
 還書
waan4 syu1
to return books

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