Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呢個幾多錢呀？(ni1 go3 gei2 do1 cin2 aa3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'this one' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呢個 [Slow] 呢個 (ni1 go3 ) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'how much’ or ‘how many' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 幾多 [Slow] 幾多( gei2 do1) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'money' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 錢 [Slow] 錢(cin2) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呀 [Slow] 呀(aa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 呢個幾多錢呀？ [Normal] 呢個幾多錢呀？(ni1 go3 gei2 do1 cin2 aa3) |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a store clerk or market hawker. Here's the informal way to ask, 'How much does this cost?' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呢個點賣呀?(ni1 go3 dim2 maai6 aa3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'this one' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呢個 [Slow] 呢個 (ni1 go3 ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'how' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 點 [Slow] 點(dim2) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'sell' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 賣 [Slow] 賣(maai6) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呀 [Slow] 呀(aa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 呢個點賣呀? [Normal] 呢個點賣呀?(ni1 go3 dim2 maai6 aa3) |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好呀,我要呢個。(hou2 aa3, ngo5 jiu3 ni1 go3) |
| Eric: First is a convention meaning 'OK, Yes' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好呀 [Slow] 好呀(hou2 aa3) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to take’ or ‘to need' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 要 [Slow] 要(jiu3) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'this one' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呢個 [Slow] 呢個(ni1 go3 ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 好呀,我要呢個。 [Normal] 好呀,我要呢個。(hou2 aa3, ngo5 jiu3 ni1 go3) |
| Eric: Now let’s take a look at a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔要喇, 唔該。太貴喇。(m4 jiu3 laa3, m4 goi1. taai3 gwai3 laa3) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'not need’ or ‘not want’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔要喇 [Slow] 唔要喇(m4 jiu3 laa3) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'thank you' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 唔該 [Slow] 唔該(m4 goi1) |
| Eric: Next is the adjective meaning 'too expensive' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 太貴 [Slow] 太貴(taai3 gwai3) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 喇 [Slow] 喇(laa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 唔要喇, 唔該。太貴喇。 [Normal] 唔要喇, 唔該。太貴喇。(m4 jiu3 laa3, m4 goi1. taai3 gwai3 laa3) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: It’s quite common to bargain in markets. Other than saying the specific price you want, you can also ask “are there any discounts?” by saying 有冇折呀? (jau5 mou5 zit3 aa3?) |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Olivia: 拜拜! (baai1 baai3) |
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