Finding a Place on the Street II

When we need to meet someone at a specific place, we may sometimes talk about directions for getting there over the phone.

喂	？
wai2	?
hello

Hello?

你	而家	去	到	邊度	呀	？
nei5	ji4 gaa1	heoi3	dou3	bin1 dou6	aa3	?
you	now	go	VP	where	SP

Where have you gone to now?

我	而家	喺	地鐵站	呀	，	我	唔	識路	呀	。
ngo5	ji4 gaa1	hai2	dei6 tit3 zaam6	aa3	,	ngo5	m4	sik1 lou6	aa3	.
I	now	be at	subway station	SP		I	not	know way	SP

I am at the subway station now. I don’t know the way.

我	啱啱	落	咗	車	，
ngo5	ngaam1 ngaam1	lok6	zo2	ce1	,
I	just now	get off vehicle	AP	[get off vehicle]

我	應該	點 / 點樣	行	呀	？
ngo5	jing1 goi1	dim2 / dim2 joeng2	haang4	aa3	?
I	should	how	walk	SP

I have got off the vehicle just now. How should I walk?

你	首先	向	銀行	嗰	個	方向	行	，
nei5	sau2 sin1	hoeng3	ngan4 hong4	go2	go3	fong1 hoeng3	haang4	,
you	first	toward	bank	that	CL	direction	walk

First, walk toward the bank that direction.

你	行	到	街尾	嗰陣時	，
nei5	haang4	dou3	gaai1 mei5	go2 zan6 si4	,
you	walk	VP	end of street	when

會	見	到	條	隧道	，
wui5	gin3	dou2	tiu4	seoi6 dou6	,
will	see	VP	CL	subway

When you have walked to the end of the street, you will see a subway.

你	落	隧道	，
nei5	lok6	seoi6 dou6	,
you	go down	subway

Go down the subway.

落	到	隧道	之後	轉	左	，
lok6	dou3	seoi6 dou6	zi1 hau6	zyun3	zo2	,
go down	VP	subway	after	turn	left

After you have gone down to the subway, turn left.

行	到	最尾	轉	右	，
haang4	dou3	zeoi3 mei5	zyun3	jau6	,
walk	VP	end	turn	right

Walk to the end and turn right.

上	返	嚟	轉	左	，
soeng5	faan1	lai4	zyun3	zo2	,
come up	VP	come	turn	left

Come back up [to the ground] and turn left.

跟住	直	行	就	到	。
gan1 zyu6	zik6	haang4	zau6	dou3	.
and then	straight	walk	then	arrive

And then, if you walk straight, then you arrive.

好	。
hou2	.
good

Good. [= Okay.]

你	去	到	信和中心	之前
nei5	heoi3	dou3	seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1	zi1 cin4
you	go	VP	Sino Centre	before

會	見	到	個	公園	。
wui5	gin3	dou2	go3	gung1 jyun2	.
will	see	VP	CL	park

你	見	到	公園	就	再	打	俾	我	啦	，
nei5	gin3	dou2	gung1 jyun2	zau6	zoi3	daa2	bei2	ngo5	laa1	,
you	see	VP	park	then	again	call	give	me	SP

我	落嚟	接	你	。
ngo5	lok6 lai4	zip3	nei5	.
I	come down	pick up	you

Before you have gone to the Sino Centre, you will see a park.

When you see the park, then give me a call again.

I will come down to pick you up.

好	，	一陣	見	。
hou2	,	jat1 zan6	gin3	.
good		later	see

Good. [= Okay.] See you later.

一陣	見	。
jat1 zan6	gin3	.
later	see

See you later.

Half an hour later… 😬

10.

喂	？
wai2	?
hello

Hello?

11.

你	喺	邊度	呀	？
nei5	hai2	bin1 dou6	aa3	?
you	be at	where	SP

Where are you at?

12.

死喇	，	我	好似	盪失路	呀	。
sei2 laa3	,	ngo5	hou2 ci5	dong6 sat1 lou6	aa3	.
oh no		I	seem	get lost	SP

Oh no. I seem to have got lost.

13.

死喇	，	我	好似	行錯路	呀	。
sei2 laa3	,	ngo5	hou2 ci5	haang4 co3 lou6	aa3	.
oh no		I	seem	take wrong way	SP

Oh no. I seem to have taken the wrong way.

14.

你	見	唔	見	到	個	公園	呀	？
nei5	gin3	m4	gin3	dou2	go3	gung1 jyun2	aa3	?
you	see	not	see	VP	CL	park	SP

Do you see a park?

Route A: Yes

15.

見	到	呀	。
gin3	dou2	aa3	.
see	VP	SP

Yes.

16.

噉	應該	啱	呀	，	你	繼續	行	啦	，
gam2	jing1 goi1	ngaam1	aa3	,	nei5	gai3 zuk6	haang4	laa1	,
then	should	correct	SP		you	continue	walk	SP

前邊	就	係	信和中心	。
cin4 bin6	zau6	hai6	seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1	.
front	exactly	be	Sino Centre

Then, it should be correct. Continue to walk.

The front is exactly the Sino Centre.

We can put a modal verb before a predicative adjective. In this sentence, we put 應該 jing1 goi1 (‘should’) before 啱 ngaam1 (‘correct’). We will learn more about this in later books.

Route B: No

17.

見	唔	到	呀	。
gin3	m4	dou2	aa3	.
see	not	VP	SP

No.

18.

噉	你	而家	見	到	咩	呀	？
gam2	nei5	ji4 gaa1	gin3	dou2	me1	aa3	?
then	you	now	see	VP	what	SP

Then, what do you see now?

19.

噉	你	附近	有	咩	呀	？
gam2	nei5	fu6 gan6	jau5	me1	aa3	?
then	you	near	have	what	SP

Then, what do you have near you?

20.

我	見	到	個	消防局	。
ngo5	gin3	dou2	go3	siu1 fong4 guk2	.
I	see	VP	CL	fire station

I see a fire station.

21.

前邊	有	個	消防局	。
cin4 bin6	jau5	go3	siu1 fong4 guk2	.
front	have	CL	fire station

There is a fire station in front.

22.

你	喺	咩	街	呀	？
nei5	hai2	me1	gaai1	aa3	?
you	be on	what	street	SP

Which street are you on?

23.

我	喺	太子道西	呀	。
ngo5	hai2	taai3 zi2 dou6 sai1	aa3	.
I	be on	Prince Edward Road West	SP

I am on Prince Edward Road West.

24.

我	都	唔	知	呀	。
ngo5	dou1	m4	zi1	aa3	.
I	too	not	know	SP

I don’t know either.

25.

你	行錯方向	呀	，
nei5	haang4 co3 fong1 hoeng3	aa3	,
you	walk to wrong direction	SP

你	行	返	去	地鐵站	啦	。
nei5	haang4	faan1	heoi3	dei6 tit3 zaam6	laa1	.
you	walk	VP	go	subway station	SP

You walk to the wrong direction.

Walk back to the subway station.

26.

你	行過龍	呀	，
nei5	haang4 gwo3 lung4	aa3	,
you	walk pass destination	SP

你	返	返	轉頭	啦	。
nei5	faan1	faan1	zyun3 tau4	laa1	.
you	go back	VP	[go back]	SP

You walk pass the destination. Go back.

27.

你	仲	未	到	呀	，
nei5	zung6	mei6	dou3	aa3	,
you	still	not yet	arrive	SP

你	要	再	行	多	兩	個	街口	。
nei5	jiu3	zoi3	haang4	do1	loeng5	go3	gaai1 hau2	.
you	need to	further	walk	more	two	CL	intersection

You still haven’t arrived yet.

You need to walk further for two more intersections.

28.

好	。
hou2	.
good

Good. [= Okay.]

29.

你	再	揾	唔	到	就	問	下	人	啦	。
nei5	zoi3	wan2	m4	dou2	zau6	man6	haa5	jan4	laa1	.
you	further	find	not	VP	then	ask	VP	person	SP

If you are not able to find it further, then ask people.

[= If you are still not able to find it, then ask people.]

To ask a passer-by for directions, we can say:

30.

唔該	，
m4 goi1	,
excuse me

請問	信和中心	點 / 點樣	去	呀	？
cing2 man6	seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1	dim2 / dim2 joeng2	heoi3	aa3	?
may I ask	Sino Centre	how	go	SP

Excuse me. May I ask how to go to the Sino Centre?

31.

唔該	，	我	想	去	信和中心	，
m4 goi1	,	ngo5	soeng2	heoi3	seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1	,
excuse me		I	want to	go	Sino Centre

請問	應該	點 / 點樣	行	呀	？
cing2 man6	jing1 goi1	dim2 / dim2 joeng2	haang4	aa3	?
may I ask	should	how	walk	SP

Excuse me. I want to go to the Sino Centre. May I ask how I should walk?

32.

你	向	呢邊	行	，
nei5	hoeng3	ni1 bin6	haang4	,
you	toward	this side	walk

信和中心	就	喺	前邊	。
seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1	zau6	hai2	cin4 bin6	.
Sino Centre	exactly	be at	front

Walk toward this side. The Sino Centre is exactly in front.