Oral Material   Volume  Lesson 14  ►

1

A:  你吃烟吗?

Do you smoke?

 

B:  多谢,多谢。我唔吃烟。

Thank you, thank you. No I do not spoke

2

A:  陈先生到该吗?

Is Mr. Chin here?

 

B:  到该,陈先生到该。

Yes, Mr. Chin is here.

3

A:  李小姐该时到该吗?

Is Miss Li here now?

 

B:  唔到该,李小姐该时唔到该。

No, Miss Li is not here now.

4

A:  黄先生个朋友到唔到该呀?

Is Mr. Wong's friend here (or not)?

 

B:  到该,黄先生个朋友到该。

She's here. Mr. Wong's friend is here.

5

A:  李夫人个父亲现在到唔到该呢?

Is Mrs. Li's father here (or not) now?

 

B:  唔到该,李夫人个父亲现在唔到该。

He's not here. Mrs. Li's father is not here now.

6

A:  黄小姐个母亲到呀?

Where is Ms. Wong's mother?

 

B:  黄小姐个母亲到咛。

Ms. Wong's mother is there.

7

A:  你个女该时到呀?

Where is your daughter now?

 

B:  我个女该时到该。

My daughter is here now.

8

A:  佢个仔几时到该呀?

When will his/her son be here?

 

B:  佢个仔今日到该。

His/Her son will be here today.

9

A:  你个女朋友今日几时到该呢?

When will your girlfriend be here?

 

B:  我个女朋友今日下午到该。

My girlfriend will be here this afternoon.

10

A:  到我该吃餐便饭,好吗?

Would you join me for a meal at my place?

 

B:  唔好啰。多谢啰。唔好客气啰。

There's no need. Thank you.

 
Reading Material
黄小姐系李先生个女朋友. 𠳞亦系美国陆军语言学校个学生. 𠳞亦好聪明. 𠳞今日亦到该. 𠳞该时读中文书. Miss Wong is Mr. Li's girlfriend. They also are students from the U.S. Army Language School. They are very intelligent too. They are here today too. They are studying Chinese.
黄小姐有父亲,有母亲. 佢个父亲几高,几肥,几大. 佢个母亲矮乃,细乃,廋乃. 𠳞现在唔到该,𠳞到中国. Miss Wong has a father and a mother. Her father is quite tall, quite chubby, and quite big. Her mother is shorter, smaller, and slenderer. They are not here now. They are in China.
李先生亦有父母; 𠳞亦唔系好高,唔系好肥,唔系好大. 该时𠳞亦唔到该. 𠳞现在到英国. Mr. Li has parents too. They also are not too tall, not too chubby, and not too big. They are not here also. They are in UK now.
   

1. 小姐 [ɬiau55 dia55] Miss, young lady

2. 朋友· [paŋ22 yiu21] friend

3. 女朋友 [nui55 paŋ22 yiu21] girlfriend

4. [tsin22] surname

5. 母亲 [mu21 tin33] mother

6. 父亲 [fu32 tin33] father

7. [dɔi55] son, boy

8. [nui55] daughter, girl

9. [tsui55]  place

10. 该时 [kɔi21 si215] now, at this time

11. 现在 [yian32 dɔi32]  lit. now, at this time

12. 下午 [ha32 m21] lit.  afternoon, p.m.

13. [tan33] meal, (classifier)

14. 便饭 [bein32 fan32(5)] meal (humble form)

15. [yian33/yian335] smoke / cigarette, tobacco

16. 多谢 [ɔ33 dia32]  thank you, thanks, many thanks

17. [ɔu33] at

18. [lɔ33] final particle

19. [ɬai33] verbb suffix, entirely, completely, all

20. 客气 [hak33 hi33 to stand on ceremony