Learn how to ask how a word is pronounced
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| Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. |
| Welcome to Conversational Phrases! |
| We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to ask and answer the question, "How do you say this?" After watching this video, you’ll be able to ask someone how a word is pronounced. |
| Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
| Listen to the dialogue. |
| 呢個廣東話點講？ (ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2?) |
| 呢個係"停車場"。 (ni1 go3 hai6 "ting4 ce1 coeng4".) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| 呢個廣東話點講？ (ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2?) |
| “How do you say this?” |
| 呢個係"停車場"。 (ni1 go3 hai6 "ting4 ce1 coeng4".) |
| "It's 'parking lot.'” |
| First of all you'll need to learn how to say “How do you say this?” |
| That's: |
| 呢個廣東話點講？ (ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2?) |
| Listen to it again: |
| 呢個廣東話點講？, 呢個廣東話點講？ (ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2?, ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2?) |
| This Cantonese sentence means something like " This Cantonese how to say? ” But it means “How do you say this?” |
| Now, how do you answer this question? |
| The pattern is: |
| 呢個係[ ]。 (ni1 go3 hai6 [ ].) |
| “It's [ ].” |
| For example: |
| "It's 'parking lot.'” |
| 呢個係"停車場"。, 呢個係"停車場"。 (ni1 go3 hai6 "ting4 ce1 coeng4"., ni1 go3 hai6 "ting4 ce1 coeng4".) |
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