Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
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We use the preposition ________ to indicate movement that follows a path. We usually add the aspect particle ________ after it.
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We use the verbal particle ________ to indicate that we are able to complete an action or have completed an action successfully.
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We add ________ after a verb of perception (e.g., 見 gin3 ‘to see’) to indicate that we are able to perceive something.
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We can use the verbal particle ________ to indicate that someone moves back to their original or previous location.
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We can add the adverb ________ before 係 hai6 to emphasize that something is exactly something, or before 喺 hai2 to emphasize that something is exactly in, on or at a specific location.
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We can use the adverb ________ to indicate an action or a state is continued further for a longer distance or period.
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We can use the conjunctions ________ and ________ to indicate the temporal sequence of two actions in a sentence.
Exercise 2
Add the words in brackets to each sentence. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
你沿彌敦道行。 (住)
nei5 jyun4 nei4 deon1 dou6 haang4. (zyu6)
nei5 jyun4 zyu6 nei4 deon1 dou6 haang4.
Walk along Nathan Road.
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對面係醫院。 (就)
deoi3 min6 hai6 ji1 jyun2. (zau6)
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你行去巴士站。 (返)
nei5 haang4 heoi3 baa1 si2 zaam6. (faan1)
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你行多一個街口。 (再)
nei5 haang4 do1 jat1 go3 gaai1 hau2. (zoi3)
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你沿左邊條街行兩個街口。 (住)
nei5 jyun4 zo2 bin6 tiu4 gaai1 haang4 loeng5 go3 gaai1 hau2. (zyu6)
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巴士站喺前邊。 (就)
baa1 si2 zaam6 hai2 cin4 bin6. (zau6)
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我見到消防局。 (唔)
ngo5 gin3 dou2 siu1 fong4 guk2. (m4)
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你行嚟火車站。 (返)
nei5 haang4 lai4 fo2 ce1 zaam6. (faan1)
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你行多三條街。 (再)
nei5 haang4 do1 saam1 tiu4 gaai1. (zoi3)
Exercise 3
Listen to A and complete B. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 你見唔見到個巴士站呀？ nei5 gin3 m4 gin3 dou2 go3 baa1 si2 zaam6 aa3? Do you see a bus stop? |
| B | 見到呀，我見到個巴士站呀。 gin3 dou2 aa3, ngo5 gin3 dou2 go3 baa1 si2 zaam6 aa3. Yes, I see a bus stop. ⭐ Give both long and short answers in this exercise. |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
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| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
Exercise 4
For each question, listen to the sentence and draw the route on the map. Then, repeat after the recordings.
Example
你沿住彌敦道行兩條街。
nei5 jyun4 zyu6 nei4 deon1 dou6 haang4 loeng5 tiu4 gaai1.
Walk along Nathan Road for two streets.
⭐ The star indicates your current location.
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Exercise 5
For each question, listen to the directions and write down the route. Then, repeat after the recordings.
Example
你首先向地鐵站嗰個方向行，
nei5 sau2 sin1 hoeng3 dei6 tit3 zaam6 go2 go3 fong1 hoeng3 haang4,
First, walk toward the subway station that direction.
行兩條街之後會見到條隧道，
haang4 loeng5 tiu4 gaai1 zi1 hau6 wui5 gin3 dou2 tiu4 seoi6 dou6,
After you walk for two streets, you will see a subway.
你行隧道過對面，過到對面之後直行轉左。
nei5 haang4 seoi6 dou6 gwo3 deoi3 min6, gwo3 dou3 deoi3 min6 zi1 hau6 zik6 haang4 zyun3 zo2.
Take the subway to go over to the opposite side. After you have gone over to the opposite side, walk straight and turn left.
hoeng3 dei6 tit3 zaam6 go2 go3 fong1 hoeng3 haang4 → haang4 loeng5 tiu4 gaai1 → haang4 seoi6 dou6 gwo3 deoi3 min6 → zik6 haang4 → zyun3 zo2
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