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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn what to say to someone when you arrive and when you leave in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 哈囉。(ha1 lo3) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word, meaning 'Hi' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 哈囉 [Slow] 哈囉 (ha1 lo3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hi.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 哈囉。 [Normal] 哈囉。(ha1 lo3 |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你好。(nei5 hou2) |
| Eric: First we have a pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Last is the adjective meaning ‘good' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 好 [Slow] 好(hou2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你好。 [Normal] 你好。(nei5 hou2) |
| Eric: Next let’s look at the informal way to say 'See you.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 拜拜。(baai1 baai3) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word, meaning ‘See you.’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 拜拜 [Slow] 拜拜(baai1 baai3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal way to say 'See you.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 拜拜。 [Normal] 拜拜。(baai1 baai3) |
| Eric: Finally we have the way to say ‘See you later.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 遲啲見。(ci4 di1 gin3) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'later' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 遲啲 [Slow] 遲啲(ci4 di1) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'to see' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 見 [Slow] 見(gin3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning ‘See you later.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 遲啲見。 [Normal] 遲啲見。(ci4 di1 gin3) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: In formal situations, Cantonese speakers commonly greet each other by shaking hands. But if we meet someone with whom we are very close, we may sometimes pat each other on the arm or on the back. |
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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