Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: First we’ll see how to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 可唔可以睇吓個餐牌?(ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 tai2 haa5 go3 caan1 paai2) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning ‘can or cannot' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 可唔可以 [Slow] 可唔可以 (ho2 m4 ho2 ji5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to take a look' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 睇吓 [Slow] 睇吓(tai2 haa5) |
| Eric: Next is a measure word. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 個 [Slow] 個(go3) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'menu' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 餐牌 [Slow] 餐牌(caan1 paai2) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 可唔可以睇吓個餐牌? [Normal] 可唔可以睇吓個餐牌? (ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 tai2 haa5 go3 caan1 paai2) |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'What do you recommend?' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你有乜嘢推介?(nei5 jau5 mat1 je5 teoi1 gaai3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to have' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(jau5) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'what' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 乜 [Slow] 乜(mat1) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'thing' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 嘢 [Slow] 嘢(je5) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'to recommend' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 推介 [Slow] 推介(teoi1 gaai3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你有乜嘢推介? [Normal] 你有乜嘢推介?(nei5 jau5 mat1 je5 teoi1 gaai3) |
| Eric: Next, we have the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 俾杯咖啡我。(bei2 bui1 gaa3 fe1 ngo5) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to give' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 俾 [Slow] 俾(bei2) |
| Eric: Next is the measure word meaning ‘glass’ or ‘a cup of’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 杯 [Slow] 杯(bui1) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'coffee' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 咖啡 [Slow] 咖啡(gaa3 fe1) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'me’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 俾杯咖啡我。 [Normal] 俾杯咖啡我。(bei2 bui1 gaa3 fe1 ngo5) |
| Eric: Finally, we have a way to say 'I’d like a coffee.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我想要杯咖啡。(ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 bui1 gaa3 fe1) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'would like to’ or ’want to’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 想要 [Slow] 想要(soeng2 jiu3) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning ‘glass’ or ‘a cup of’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 杯 [Slow] 杯(bui1 ) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'coffee' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 咖啡 [Slow] 咖啡(gaa3 fe1) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I’d like a coffee.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 我想要杯咖啡。 [Normal] 我想要杯咖啡。(ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 bui1 gaa3 fe1) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: You can find a lot of international coffee brands in Hong Kong easily, for example, Starbucks. You can also find nice local restaurants, especially in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong island. If you’re in Hong Kong, try some coffee at a local coffee restaurant. Or the unique HK-style coffee milk tea! |
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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