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.
One cabbageOne ear of cornTwo catties of potatoesTwo onionsHalf a catty of tomatoes
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.

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