Learn how to invite someone somewhere
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Cantonese Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Cantonese. |
| Body |
| Eric: First we’ll learn how to say 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' in Cantonese. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你星期五晚有咩做呀?(nei5 sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 jau5 me1 zou6 aa3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'Friday night' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 星期五晚 [Slow] 星期五晚(sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 ) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to have ' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(jau5) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'what ' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 咩 [Slow] 咩(me1) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to do’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 做 [Slow] 做(zou6) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呀 [Slow] 呀(aa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你星期五晚有咩做呀? [Normal] 你星期五晚有咩做呀?(nei5 sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 jau5 me1 zou6 aa3) |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see another way to say 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你星期五晚有咩節目呀?(nei5 sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 jau5 me1 zit3 muk6 aa3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'Friday night' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 星期五晚 [Slow] 星期五晚(sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 ) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to have ' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(jau5) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'what ' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 咩 [Slow] 咩(me1) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning ‘program’ |
| Olivia: [Normal] 節目 [Slow] 節目(zit3 muk6) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呀 [Slow] 呀(aa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你星期五晚有咩節目呀? [Normal] 你星期五晚有咩節目呀?(nei5 sing1 kei4 ng5 maan5 jau5 me1 zit3 muk6 aa3) |
| Eric: Next we have a phrase meaning 'I'm going to the movies.' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我會去睇戲。(ngo5 wui5 heoi3 tai2 hei3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(ngo5) |
| Eric: Next is the verb phrase meaning 'am going to' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 會去 [Slow] 會去(wui5 heoi3) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to watch' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 睇 [Slow] 睇(tai2) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'movie' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 戲 [Slow] 戲(hei3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm going to the movies.' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 我會去睇戲。 [Normal] 我會去睇戲。(ngo5 wui5 heoi3 tai2 hei3) |
| Eric: Finally, we’ll learn how to say 'Will you join?' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你一唔一齊去呀?(nei5 jat1 m4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 aa3) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你(nei5) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'together or not together' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 一唔一齊 [Slow] 一唔一齊(jat1 m4 jat1 cai4) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to go' |
| Olivia: [Normal] 去 [Slow] 去(heoi3) |
| Eric: Last is the final particle. |
| Olivia: [Normal] 呀 [Slow] 呀(aa3) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Will you join?' |
| Olivia: [Slow] 你一唔一齊去呀? [Normal] 你一唔一齊去呀?(nei5 jat1 m4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 aa3) |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Olivia: When you’re bored or looking for something interesting to do, simply say the phrase 有咩做呀? (jau5 me1 zou6 aa3), which means "is there anything to do?” |
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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