Learn 5 words about the dragon boat race
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| Hi guys! Welcome to Cantonese Top Words. Today we are at Central looking at the Dragon Boat Race. |
| So behind me... you can see the race. |
| 1. 扒 (paa4 ) is the verb "to row (a boat)" |
| So "to row a boat" is 扒艇 (paa4 teng5). |
| So 扒 (paa4 ) is the verb "to row (a boat)" |
| 扒龍舟 (paa4 lung4 zau1) "to row a dragonboat" |
| 2. And "dragon boat" is 龍舟 (lung4 zau1) |
| "dragon" is 龍(lung4), 舟(zau1) is "boat" |
| 今日有扒龍舟賽事。 (gam1 jat6 jau5 paa4 lung4 zau1 coi3 si6.) "Today there's a dragon boat competition." |
| And the next word is... |
| 3. 嘉年華 (gaa1 nin4 waa4) "carnival" |
| So over there, there are a lot of booths, they are having a carnival, with food trucks and artificial beach for the kids, and a lot of shows so people can enjoy this festival more. |
| And the next word is... |
| 4. 打鼓 (daa2 gu2) "to strike the drum" |
| Maybe you can hear the drums, maybe not? |
| So 打鼓 (daa2 gu2); 鼓(gu2) is "drum(s)", and 打(daa2) is "to hit", "to strike". |
| So, 打鼓 (daa2 gu2). |
| 扒龍舟要打鼓。 (paa4 lung4 zau1 jiu3 daa2 gu2.) "People strike the drums when they row the dragon boat." |
| 5. 添馬公園 (tim1 maa5 gung1 jyun2) "Tamar Park" |
| And that is the government buildings, 政府大樓 (zing3 fu2 daai6 lau4) "government general building (headquarters)". |
| That's it for today, thanks for watching! And I'm Olivia. See you next time! 下次見 (haa6 cie3 gin3). |
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