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Activity 1
Listen to three conversations. In each conversation, the speakers are on the street, and one speaker wants to find a place to do an activity. Then, listen and choose the correct description for each conversation.
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| A | 我想買啲啤酒上去呀，呢度附近邊度有便利店呀？ ngo5 soeng2 maai5 di1 be1 zau2 soeng5 heoi3 aa3, ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau5 bin6 lei6 dim3 aa3? I want to buy some beer to go up. Is there a convenience store near here? |
| B | 後邊嗰條街應該有間便利店。 hau6 bin6 go2 tiu4 gaai1 jing1 goi1 jau5 gaan1 bin6 lei6 dim3. There should be one convenience store on that street behind. |
| A | 噉不如我哋而家去吖。 gam2 bat1 jyu4 ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 aa1. Then, why don’t we go now? |
| B | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] |
Conversation 2
| A | 呢度附近邊度有郵局呀？我要去郵局問啲嘢呀。 ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau5 jau4 guk2 aa3? ngo5 jiu3 heoi3 jau4 guk2 man6 di1 je5 aa3. Where is the post office near here? I need to go to the post office to ask something. |
| B | 郵局呀？商場附近有間呀。 jau4 guk2 aa4? soeng1 coeng4 fu6 gan6 jau5 gaan1 aa3. Post office? There is one near the shopping mall. |
| A | 我哋而家去得唔得呀？ ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 dak1 m4 dak1 aa3? Is it okay if we go now? |
| B | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] |
Conversation 3
| A | 呢頭有冇珍珠奶茶舖呀？我突然好想飲珍珠奶茶呀。 ni1 tau4 jau5 mou5 zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4 pou2 aa3? ngo5 dat6 jin4 hou2 soeng2 jam2 zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4 aa3. Is there a bubble tea shop in this area? I suddenly want to drink bubble tea very much. |
| B | 珍珠奶茶舖呀？球場隔籬個商場好似有一間。 zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4 pou2 aa4? kau4 coeng4 gaak3 lei4 go3 soeng1 coeng4 hou2 ci5 jau5 jat1 gaan1. Bubble tea shop? There seems to be one in the shopping mall next to the field for ball games. |
| A | 不如我哋而家去睇下吖。 bat1 jyu4 ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 tai2 haa5 aa1. Why don’t we go there to have a look now? |
| B | 好呀，我帶你去吖。 hou2 aa3, ngo5 daai3 nei5 heoi3 aa1. Good. [= Sure.] Let me take you there. |
- 珍珠奶茶 zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4 = bubble tea (literally ‘pearl + milk tea’)
- 突然 dat6 jin4 = suddenly
- 帶 daai3 + Person + 去 heoi3 / 嚟 lai4 + Location = to take someone to a location
Activity 2
Form a pair. Based on the map below, make four conversations like those in Activity 1. Begin your conversations with the sentences provided. Randomly choose your current location and the direction that you are facing for each conversation. You can put your fingers on the map to pretend that you are walking on the street. Swap your roles after each conversation.
Activity 3
Listen to three conversations. In each conversation, the speakers are on the street and are walking to a place. Choose the routes they use.
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| A | 呢度附近有冇公園呀？不如去公園坐下先吖。 ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 jau5 mou5 gung1 jyun2 aa3? bat1 jyu4 heoi3 gung1 jyun2 co5 haa5 sin1 aa1. Is there a park near here? Why don’t we go to a park to sit for a while first? |
| B | 好似有呀，不如用Google Map揾下吖。 hou2 ci5 jau5 aa3, bat1 jyu4 jung6 Google Map wan2 haa5 aa1. It seems there is. Why don’t we use Google Map to have a search? |
| A | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] |
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| A | 附近有喎，呢條係咩街嚟㗎？ fu6 gan6 jau5 wo3, ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1 lai4 gaa3? There is one nearby. What street is this one? |
| B | 呢條係奶路臣街嚟嘅。個公園喺邊條街呀？ ni1 tiu4 hai6 naai5 lou6 san4 gaai1 lai4 ge3. go3 gung1 jyun2 hai2 bin1 tiu4 gaai1 aa3? This one is Nelson Street. Which street is the park on? |
| A | 喺洗衣街呀。 hai2 sai2 ji1 gaai1 aa3. It is on Sai Yee Street. |
| B | 洗衣街應該即係左邊條街，應該向左邊行呀。 sai2 ji1 gaai1 jing1 goi1 zik1 hai6 zo2 bin6 tiu4 gaai1, jing1 goi1 hoeng3 zo2 bin6 haang4 aa3. Sai Yee Street should be equal to the street on the left. We should walk toward the left. |
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| A | 跟住應該轉左邊呀。呀，唔係，應該轉右邊呀。 gan1 zyu6 jing1 goi1 zyun3 zo2 bin6 aa3. aa3, m4 hai6, jing1 goi1 zyun3 jau6 bin6 aa3. And then we should turn left. Oh, no, we should turn right. |
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| B | 到喇，前邊呀。 dou3 laa3, cin4 bin6 aa3. We have arrived already. It’s in front. |
Conversation 2
| A | 呢度附近有冇書局呀？我想買本書呀。 ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 jau5 mou5 syu1 guk2 aa3? ngo5 soeng2 maai5 bun2 syu1 aa3. Is there a bookstore near here? I want to buy a book. |
| B | 你想買咩書呀？ nei5 soeng2 maai5 me1 syu1 aa3? What book do you want to buy? |
| A | 本書叫人生種種呀。 bun2 syu1 giu3 jan4 sang1 zung2 zung2 aa3. The book’s name is Sorts of Life. |
| B | 人生種種？個名好特別喎，呢頭好似有幾間獨立書店，我用Google Map揾下先。 jan4 sang1 zung2 zung2? go3 meng2 hou2 dak6 bit6 wo3, ni1 tau4 hou2 ci5 jau5 gei2 gaan1 duk6 laap6 syu1 dim3, ngo5 jung6 Google Map wan2 haa5 sin1. Sorts of Life? The name is very special. There seems to be several independent bookstores in this area. I will use Google Map to have a search first. 獨立書店 duk6 laap6 syu1 dim3 = independent bookstores |
| A | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] |
| B | 附近有幾間喎，就去呢間啦，呢條係咩街嚟㗎？ fu6 gan6 jau5 gei2 gaan1 wo3, zau6 heoi3 ni1 gaan1 laa1, ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1 lai4 gaa3? There are several nearby. Let’s just go to this one. What street is this one? |
| A | 呢條係……呢條係彌敦道呀。 ni1 tiu4 hai6… ni1 tiu4 hai6 nei4 deon1 dou6 aa3. This one is… This one is Nathan Road. |
| B | 呢條係彌敦道呀？間嘢喺西洋菜南街，西洋菜南街應該即係右邊嗰條街，應該向呢邊行呀。 ni1 tiu4 hai6 nei4 deon1 dou6 aa4? gaan1 je5 hai2 sai1 joeng4 coi3 naam4 gaai1, sai1 joeng4 coi3 naam4 gaai1 jing1 goi1 zik1 hai6 jau6 bin6 go2 tiu4 gaai1, jing1 goi1 hoeng3 ni1 bin6 haang4 aa3. This one is Nathan Road? The shop is on Sai Yeung Choi Street South. Sai Yeung Choi Street South should be equal to that street on the right. We should walk toward this side. |
| A | 間嘢叫咩名呀？ gaan1 je5 giu3 me1 meng2 aa3? What is the shop’s name? |
| B | 叫後記書室呀。 giu3 hau6 gei3 syu1 sat1 aa3. The shop’s name is Epilogue Bookstore. |
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| B | 呢度係幾多號呀？ ni1 dou6 hai6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? What number is here? |
| A | 呢度係四號，間嘢喺幾多號呀？ ni1 dou6 hai6 sei3 hou6, gaan1 je5 hai2 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? Here is No. 4. What number is the shop at? |
| B | 喺六十八號，即係應該向左邊行呀。 hai2 luk6 sap6 baat3 hou6, zik1 hai6 jing1 goi1 hoeng3 zo2 bin6 haang4 aa3. It is at No. 68. That means we should walk toward the left. |
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| B | 到喇，六十八號呀，我哋上去啦。 dou3 laa3, luk6 sap6 baat3 hou6 aa3, ngo5 dei6 soeng5 heoi3 laa1. We have arrived already. It’s No. 68. Let’s go up. |
Conversation 3
| A | 間cafe喺邊度呀？ gaan1 cafe hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3? Where is the cafe? |
| B | 我用Google Map揾下先。 ngo5 jung6 Google Map wan2 haa5 sin1. I will use Google Map to have a search first. |
| A | 好呀。 hou2 aa3. Good. [= Sure.] |
| B | 喺登打士街呀，呢條係咩街呀？ hai2 dang1 daa2 si6 gaai1 aa3, ni1 tiu4 hai6 me1 gaai1 aa3? It is on Dundas Street. What street is this one? |
| A | 呢條係……豉油街呀。 ni1 tiu4 hai6… si6 jau4 gaai1 aa3. This one is… Soy Street. |
| B | 噉應該向前邊行，跟住應該轉左邊。 gam2 jing1 goi1 hoeng3 cin4 bin6 haang4, gan1 zyu6 jing1 goi1 zyun3 zo2 bin6. Then, we should walk toward the front. And then we should turn left. |
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| A | 我哋係唔係要轉左邊呀？ ngo5 dei6 hai6 m4 hai6 jiu3 zyun3 zo2 bin6 aa3? Is it true that we need to turn left? |
| B | 未轉呀，要繼續向前邊行呀。 mei6 zyun3 aa3, jiu3 gai3 zuk6 hoeng3 cin4 bin6 haang4 aa3. Not yet. We need to continue to walk toward the front. |
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| B | 而家應該轉左邊，跟住要繼續向前邊行。 ji4 gaa1 jing1 goi1 zyun3 zo2 bin6, gan1 zyu6 jiu3 gai3 zuk6 hoeng3 cin4 bin6 haang4. We should turn left now. And then we need to continue to walk toward the front. |
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| A | 登打士街呀，我哋應該轉左邊定右邊呀？間嘢喺幾多號呀？ dang1 daa2 si6 gaai1 aa3, ngo5 dei6 jing1 goi1 zyun3 zo2 bin6 ding6 jau6 bin6 aa3? gaan1 je5 hai2 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? It’s Dundas Street. Should we turn left or right? What number is the shop at? |
| B | 間嘢喺四十三號，即係應該向左邊行呀。 gaan1 je5 hai2 sei3 sap6 saam1 hou6, zik1 hai6 jing1 goi1 hoeng3 zo2 bin6 haang4 aa3. The shop is at No. 43. That means we should walk toward the left. |
A few moments later… | |
| A | 到喇，呢度呀。嘩，好多人呀。 dou3 laa3, ni1 dou6 aa3. waa3, hou2 do1 jan4 aa3. We have arrived already. It’s here. Wow, a lot of people. |
Activity 4
Form a pair. Based on the routes below, make four conversations like those in Activity 3. Start your conversations with the sentences provided. You can put your fingers on the map to pretend that you are walking on the street. Swap your roles after each conversation.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Conversation 4
