Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
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We combine 呢 ni1 / nei1 and 嗰 go2 with ________ to mean ‘this area’ and ‘that area’.
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The preposition ________ means ‘toward’.
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The modal verb ________ means ‘should’.
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The word ________ means ‘to be equal to, to mean’ as a verb and ‘that means’ as a conjunction.
Exercise 2
In each question, you will hear a demonstrative expression or a location expression. Say the opposite expression. Use 邊 bin6 for expressions that can end with 邊 bin6 / bin1 or 面 min6.
Exercise 3
In each question, you will hear a sentence that includes a location. Identify the location and explain its meaning in English.
Example
地鐵站嗰頭應該有間。
dei6 tit3 zaam6 go2 tau4 jing1 goi1 jau5 gaan1.
There should be one in the subway station that area.
dei6 tit3 zaam6 go2 tau4
the subway station that area
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Exercise 4
Follow the examples to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings. Use 邊 bin6 for expressions that can end with 邊 bin6 / bin1 or 面 min6.
Example
| A | (to add value to the Octopus card) 我想增值呀，呢度附近有冇便利店呀？ ngo5 soeng2 zang1 zik6 aa3, ni1 dou6 fu6 gan6 jau5 mou5 bin6 lei6 dim3 aa3? I want to add value to the Octopus card. Is there a convenient store near here? |
| B | (this street in the front) 前邊呢條街應該有間呀。 cin4 bin6 ni1 tiu4 gaai1 jing1 goi1 jau5 gaan1 aa3. There should be one on this street in the front. ⭐ In this exercise, there may be more than one correct place for an activity. |
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| A | (to drink Chinese herbal tea) ________ |
| B | (that street behind) ________ |
2.
| A | (to post something) ________ |
| B | (the shopping mall next to the wet market) ________ |
3.
| A | (to get money from an ATM) ________ |
| B | (the subway station that area) ________ |
4.
| A | (to have a haircut) ________ |
| B | (this street on the left) ________ |
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| A | (to buy bread) ________ |
| B | (in the wet market) ________ |
6.
| A | (to have afternoon tea) ________ |
| B | (the shopping mall near the library) ________ |
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| A | (to buy cigarettes) ________ |
| B | (opposite the sports center) ________ |
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| A | (to stroll for a while) ________ |
| B | (the swimming pool that side) ________ |