Learn about Hong Kong beverages
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. |
| Olivia: And I’m Olivia! |
| Gabriella: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Cantonese Vocabulary, Lesson 3! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five common Cantonese Beverages. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at CantoneseClass101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gabriella: Olivia, what’s our first word? |
| Olivia: 港式奶茶 |
| Gabriella: Hong Kong-style milk tea |
| Olivia: (slow) 港式奶茶 (regular) 港式奶茶 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 港式奶茶 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Hong Kong-style milk tea is made of a mix of several types of black tea, evaporated milk, and sugar. The key feature of Hong Kong-style milk tea is that a sackcloth bag is used to filter the tea leaves. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 港式奶茶亦都叫做「絲襪奶茶」。 |
| Gabriella: Hong Kong-style milk tea is also known as "silk stocking milk tea." |
| Olivia: (slow) 港式奶茶亦都叫做「絲襪奶茶」。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 鴛鴦 |
| Gabriella: Hong Kong-style coffee tea |
| Olivia: (slow) 鴛鴦 (regular) 鴛鴦 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 鴛鴦 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Coffee tea is a popular beverage in Hong Kong. It’s made of a mixture of three parts coffee and seven parts Hong Kong-style milk tea. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 鴛鴦即係咖啡溝奶茶。 |
| Gabriella: Hong Kong-style coffee tea is a mixture of coffee and milk tea. |
| Olivia: (slow) 鴛鴦即係咖啡溝奶茶。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 紅豆冰 |
| Gabriella: red bean icy drink |
| Olivia: (slow) 紅豆冰 (regular) 紅豆冰 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 紅豆冰 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: The standard ingredients in a red bean icy drink include azuki beans, light rock sugar syrup, and evaporated milk. It is often topped with ice cream and served as a dessert. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 唔該我要一杯紅豆冰。 |
| Gabriella: I'd like a glass of red bean icy drink please. |
| Olivia: (slow) 唔該我要一杯紅豆冰。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 維他奶 |
| Gabriella: Vitasoy |
| Olivia: (slow) 維他奶 (regular) 維他奶 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 維他奶 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Vitasoy is a brand of beverages which features protein and soy drinks. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 喺冬天飲一樽溫暖嘅維他奶係我最好嘅童年回憶。 |
| Gabriella: Drinking a bottle of warm Vitasoy in the winter is my best childhood memory. |
| Olivia: (slow) 喺冬天飲一樽溫暖嘅維他奶係我最好嘅童年回憶。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Olivia: 鹹檸七 |
| Gabriella: salty lemon soda |
| Olivia: (slow) 鹹檸七 (regular) 鹹檸七 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 鹹檸七 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Salty lemon soda is a mixture of salted pickled lime, sugar, and carbonated water. It is believed to be soothing for the throat. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 我媽媽有時喺屋企自己整鹹檸七。 |
| Gabriella: My mom often makes salty lemon soda at home. |
| Olivia: (slow) 我媽媽有時喺屋企自己整鹹檸七。 |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Olivia will give you the Cantonese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Olivia: 港式奶茶 |
| [pause]Gabriella: Hong Kong-style milk tea |
| Olivia: 鴛鴦 |
| [pause]Gabriella: Hong Kong-style coffee tea |
| Olivia: 紅豆冰 |
| [pause]Gabriella: red bean icy drink |
| Olivia: 維他奶 |
| [pause]Gabriella: Vitasoy |
| Olivia: 鹹檸七 |
| [pause]Gabriella: salty lemon soda |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five Beverages in Hong Kong! We have more vocab lists available at CantoneseClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Olivia: 拜拜! |
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