Listen and Speak
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Step 1
Listen to the expressions for the vegetables below. Fill in the classifier in each expression.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
 |  |  |  |  |
| 一____椰菜 jat1 ____ je4 coi3 | 一____粟米 jat1 ____ suk1 mai5 | 兩____薯仔 loeng5 ____ syu4 zai2 | 兩____洋蔥 loeng5 ____ joeng4 cung1 | 半____蕃茄 bun3 ____ faan1 ke2 |
| $13 | $10 | $12 | $11 | $7 |
- 斤 gan1 = catty (a unit of weight used in East and Southeast Asia, about 0.6 kg)
Step 2
Listen to a conversation. A customer will buy an item at a vegetable stall. Write down the item the customer has bought.
________| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | |
| 客 haak3 | |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | |
| 客 haak3 | |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | |
| 客 haak3 |
Step 3
Listen to the conversation again. Read the script while listening. Check your answers.
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 要啲咩呀？ jiu3 di1 me1 aa3? What do you want? |
| 客 haak3 | 俾兩斤薯仔我吖唔該。 bei2 loeng5 gan1 syu4 zai2 ngo5 aa1 m4 goi1. Give two catties of potatoes to me, please. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 十二蚊吖。 sap6 ji6 man1 aa1. $12. |
| 客 haak3 | 嗱。 naa4. Here you go. |
| 老闆 lou5 baan2 | 收你廿蚊，找返你八蚊，多謝晒。 sau1 nei5 jaa6 man1, zaau2 faan1 nei5 baat3 man1, do1 ze6 saai3. I receive $20 from you. I give change of $8 back to you. Thank you so much. |
| 客 haak3 | 唔該晒。 m4 goi1 saai3. Thank you so much. |
- 老闆 lou5 baan2 = shopkeeper; owner
Step 4
Listen and repeat.
Step 5
Replace the highlighted words in the script with information about the other vegetables above to make your conversations.