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Activity 1
Listen to two conversations. In each conversation, a customer will shop at a vegetable stall. Complete the tables.
Conversation 1
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Conversation 2
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Transcripts with Translation
Conversation 1
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 埋嚟睇下喇喂，今日啲芥蘭好靚呀。要啲咩呀？ maai4 lai4 tai2 haa5 la3 wei3, gam1 jat6 di1 gaai3 laan2 hou2 leng3 aa3. jiu3 di1 me1 aa3? Come close to have a look. Today’s gai lan [a type of vegetable] is of very good quality. What do you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 芥蘭幾錢斤呀？ gaai3 laan2 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3? How much is one catty of gai lan? |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 廿二蚊一斤，四呀二蚊兩斤，要幾斤呀？ jaa6 ji6 man1 jat1 gan1, sei3 aa6 ji6 man1 loeng5 gan1, jiu3 gei2 gan1 aa3? $22 for one catty and $42 for two catties. How many catties do you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 俾一斤我吖唔該。 bei2 jat1 gan1 ngo5 aa1 m4 goi1. Give one catty to me, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 買多斤啦，平啲俾你嘞，四呀蚊兩斤。 maai5 do1 gan1 laa1, peng4 di1 bei2 nei5 laak3, sei3 aa6 man1 loeng5 gan1. Buy one more catty. I can give it to you cheaper [= I can sell it to you at a lower price]. $40 for two catties. |
| 客 haak3 | 欸……噉俾多斤我啦。 e6… gam2 bei2 do1 gan1 ngo5 laa1. Hm… Then, give me one more catty. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 嗱，呢度兩斤，好靚呀。仲有冇其他嘢要呀？ naa4, ni1 dou6 loeng5 gan1, hou2 leng3 aa3. zung6 jau5 mou5 kei4 taa1 je5 jiu3 aa3? Look. Here are two catties. It is of very good quality. Are there still other things that you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 欸……薯仔幾錢斤呀？ e6… syu4 zai2 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3? Hm… How much is one catty of potatoes? |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 薯仔六蚊斤，今日啲薯仔都好靚呀。 syu4 zai2 luk6 man1 gan1, gam1 jat6 di1 syu4 zai2 dou1 hou2 leng3 aa3. $6 for one catty. Today’s potatoes are of very good quality too. |
| 客 haak3 | 欸……要呢個、呢個同呢個吖唔該。 e6… jiu3 ni1 go3, ni1 go3 tung4 ni1 go3 aa1 m4 goi1. Hm… I want this one, this one and this one, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 嗱，呢度兩斤，十二蚊，四十加十二，夾埋五呀二蚊吖。 naa4, ni1 dou6 loeng5 gan1, sap6 ji6 man1, sei3 sap6 gaa1 sap6 ji6, gaap3 maai4 ng5 aa6 ji6 man1 aa1. Look. Here are two catties. $12. 40 plus 12. $52 in total. |
| 客 haak3 | 嗱。 naa4. Here you go. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 收你一百蚊，有冇兩蚊呀？ sau1 nei5 jat1 baak3 man1, jau5 mou5 loeng5 man1 aa3? I receive $100 from you. Do you have two dollars? |
| 客 haak3 | 有呀，嗱。 jau5 aa3, naa4. Yes. Here you go. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 找返你五呀蚊，多謝晒。 zaau2 faan1 nei5 ng5 aa6 man1, do1 ze6 saai3. I give change of $50 back to you. Thank you so much. |
| 客 haak3 | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
Conversation 2
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 過嚟睇下喇喂，過嚟睇下喇喂。要啲咩嘅？今日啲菠菜好靚呀。 gwo3 lai4 tai2 haa5 la3 wei3, gwo3 lai4 tai2 haa5 la3 wei3. jiu3 di1 me1 ge3? gam1 jat6 di1 bo1 coi3 hou2 leng3 aa3. Come over to have a look. Come over to have a look. What do you want? Today’s spinach is of very good quality. |
| 客 haak3 | 蕃茄點賣呀？ faan1 ke2 dim2 maai6 aa3? How are the tomatoes sold? |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 十二蚊一斤。 sap6 ji6 man1 jat1 gan1. $12 for one catty. |
| 客 haak3 | 欸……噉菜心呢？菜心幾多錢一斤呀？ e6… gam2 coi3 sam1 ne1? coi3 sam1 gei2 do1 cin2 jat1 gan1 aa3? Hm… How about choy sum? How much is one catty of choy sum? |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 菜心二十蚊一斤，要幾多斤呀？ coi3 sam1 ji6 sap6 man1 jat1 gan1, jiu3 gei2 do1 gan1 aa3? $20 for one catty. How many catties do you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 噉俾一斤我吖唔該。 gam2 bei2 jat1 gan1 ngo5 aa1 m4 goi1. Then, give one catty to me, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 買多斤啦，平啲俾你嘞，三呀九蚊兩斤。 maai5 do1 gan1 laa1, peng4 di1 bei2 nei5 laak3, saa1 aa6 gau2 man1 loeng5 gan1. Buy one more catty. I can give it to you cheaper [= I can sell it to you at a lower price]. $39 for two catties. |
| 客 haak3 | 唔使喇，唔該。 m4 sai2 laa3, m4 goi1. I don’t need it. Thank you. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 嗱，呢度一斤，仲有冇其他嘢要呀？ naa4, ni1 dou6 jat1 gan1, zung6 jau5 mou5 kei4 taa1 je5 jiu3 aa3? Look. Here is one catty. Are there still other things that you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 南瓜幾錢斤呀？ naam4 gwaa1 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3? How much is one catty of pumpkin? |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 南瓜十蚊一斤。 naam4 gwaa1 sap6 man1 jat1 gan1. Pumpkin is $10 for one catty. |
| 客 haak3 | 噉俾個大嘅我吖唔該。 gam2 bei2 go3 daai6 ge3 ngo5 aa1 m4 goi1. Give me one big one, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 嗱，呢個好靚呀。 naa4, ni1 go3 hou2 leng3 aa3. Look. This one is of very good quality. |
| 客 haak3 | 欸……呢個好似大得滯，要呢個吖唔該。 e6… ni1 go3 hou2 ci5 daai6 dak1 zai6, jiu3 ni1 go3 aa1 m4 goi1. Hm… This one seems too big. I want this one, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 嗱，呢個斤半。 naa4, ni1 go3 gan1 bun3. Look. This one is one and a half catties. |
| 客 haak3 | 搭條蔥吖唔該。 daap3 tiu4 cung1 aa1 m4 goi1. Add a spring onion, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 好呀，嗱，二十加十五，總共三呀五蚊吖。 hou2 aa3, naa4, ji6 sap6 gaa1 sap6 ng5, zung2 gung6 saa1 aa6 ng5 man1 aa1. Good. [= Sure.] Look. 20 plus 15. $35 altogether. |
| 客 haak3 | 嗱。 naa4. Here you go. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 有冇散紙呀？ jau5 mou5 saan2 zi2 aa3? Do you have coins or small notes? |
| 客 haak3 | 冇呀，唔好意思。 mou5 aa3, m4 hou2 ji3 si1. I don’t have it. Sorry. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 找返六呀五蚊俾你，多謝晒。 zaau2 faan1 luk6 aa6 ng5 man1 bei2 nei5, do1 ze6 saai3. I give change of $65 back to you. Thank you so much. |
| 客 haak3 | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
Activity 2
Form a pair. One of you will run a vegetable stall, and one of you will run a fruit stall. Draw four items on a piece of paper. Decide the prices, but don’t show them on the paper. In turn, purchase at least two items from your partner’s stall. Then, swap your partner with another pair for another round of purchases.
If time is limited, you can use the following sets of pictures instead of drawing your own.
Vegetable Stall
For the owner
For the customer
Fruit Stall
For the owner
For the customer