Learn a little bit about banking in Hong Kong and how to add emphasis to some of your statements
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Echo: Welcome to cantoneseclass101.com. I am Echo. |
| Oscar: 大家好, 我係 Echo, 好高興同大家見面！(daai6 gaa1 hou2 , ngo5 hai6 Echo , hou2 gou1 hing1 tung4 daai6 gaa1 gin3 min6!) |
| Echo: Right and we are here today with lower intermediate, season 1, Lesson 10. You Really Need a Chinese Bank Account. |
| Oscar: 你真係需要一個中國嘅銀行帳戶。(nei5 zan1 hai6 seoi1 jiu3 jat1 go3 zung1 gwok3 ge3 ngan4 hong4 zoeng3 wu6.) |
| Echo: That’s right. Our dialogue today takes place in a bank. |
| Oscar: 我哋嘅對話係發生喺 銀行職員同埋顧客之間。(ngo5 dei6 ge3 deoi3 waa6 hai6 faat3 sang1 hai2 ngan4 hong4 zik1 jyun4 tung4 maai4 gu3 haak3 zi1 gaan1.) |
| Echo: And both of them are speaking casual Cantonese as always. |
| Oscar: 咁我哋而家去聽下啦！ (gam3 ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 teng1 haa5 laa1!) |
| DIALOGUE |
| A: 歡迎嚟到滙豐銀行。有咩幫到你？ (fun1 jing4 lai4 dou3 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 。jau5 me1 bong1 dou3 nei5 ？) |
| B: 我想開個戶口。(ngo5 soeng2 hoi1 go3 wu6 hau2.) |
| A: 好啊，儲蓄定係支票戶口？ (hou2 aa1 ，cyu5 cuk1 ding6 hai6 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 ？) |
| B: 我係想存錢嘅。(ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| A: 開支票戶口有免費信用卡。(hoi1 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 jau5 min5 fai3 seon3 jung6 kaa1.) |
| B: 好啊，我就開呢隻。(hou2 aa1 ，ngo5 zau6 hoi1 ne1 zek3.) |
| David: One more time, a bit slower. |
| A: 歡迎嚟到滙豐銀行。有咩幫到你？ (fun1 jing4 lai4 dou3 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 。jau5 me1 bong1 dou3 nei5 ？) |
| B: 我想開個戶口。(ngo5 soeng2 hoi1 go3 wu6 hau2.) |
| A: 好啊，儲蓄定係支票戶口？ (hou2 aa1 ，cyu5 cuk1 ding6 hai6 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 ？) |
| B: 我係想存錢嘅。(ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| A: 開支票戶口有免費信用卡。(hoi1 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 jau5 min5 fai3 seon3 jung6 kaa1.) |
| B: 好啊，我就開呢隻。(hou2 aa1 ，ngo5 zau6 hoi1 ne1 zek3.) |
| David: And now with the English translation. |
| A: 歡迎嚟到滙豐銀行。有咩幫到你？ (fun1 jing4 lai4 dou3 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 。jau5 me1 bong1 dou3 nei5 ？) |
| A: Welcome to HSBC. How can I help? |
| B: 我想開個戶口。(ngo5 soeng2 hoi1 go3 wu6 hau2.) |
| B: I'd like to open an account. |
| A: 好啊，儲蓄定係支票戶口？ (hou2 aa1 ，cyu5 cuk1 ding6 hai6 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 ？) |
| A: Great. Savings or checking account? |
| B: 我係想存錢嘅。(ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| B: I want to save some money. |
| A: 開支票戶口有免費信用卡。(hoi1 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 jau5 min5 fai3 seon3 jung6 kaa1.) |
| A: With a checking account, you can get a free credit card. |
| B: 好啊，我就開呢隻。(hou2 aa1 ，ngo5 zau6 hoi1 ne1 zek3.) |
| B: Okay, I could use that too. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Echo: Opening a bank account in Hong Kong is really easy. |
| Oscar: 冇錯，你只需要帶身份証同地址証明去銀行就可以喇！(mou5 co3, nei5 zi2 seoi1 jiu3 daai3 san1 fan2 zing3 tung4 dei6 zi2 zing3 ming4 heoi3 ngan4 hong4 zau6 ho2 ji5 laa3!) |
| Echo: Right and if you speak Cantonese, it is even easier. |
| Oscar: 冇錯，當然，如果你識講廣東話肯定簡單好多。(mou5 co3, dong1 jin4, jyu4 gwo2 nei5 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 hang2 ding6 gaan2 daan1 hou2 do1.) |
| Echo: So our vocabulary today has a lot of words you will use in a bank. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Oscar: 冇錯，而家我哋一齊去睇下今日嘅單詞啦！ 歡 迎。 (mou5 co3, ji4 gaa1 ngo5 dei6 jat1 cai4 heoi3 tai2 haa5 gam1 jat6 ge3 daan1 ci4 laa1 ！ fun1 jing4.) |
| Echo: To welcome. |
| Oscar: 歡 迎, 歡迎, 銀行。(fun1 jing4 , fun1 jing4 , ngan4 hong4.) |
| Echo: Bank. |
| Oscar: 銀 行, 銀行, 戶口。(ngan4 hang4 , ngan4 hong4 , wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Account. |
| Oscar: 戶 口, 戶口, 儲蓄。(wu6 hau2 , wu6 hau2 , cyu5 cuk1.) |
| Echo: To save |
| Oscar: 儲 蓄, 儲蓄, 存錢。(cyu5 cuk1 , cyu5 cuk1 , cyun4 cin2.) |
| Echo: To save money. |
| Oscar: 存 錢, 存錢, 支票。(cyun4 cin2 , cyun4 cin2 , zi1 piu3.) |
| Echo: Check. |
| Oscar: 支 票, 支票, 信用咭。(zi1 piu3 , zi1 piu3 , seon3 jung6 kaat1.) |
| Echo: Credit card. |
| Oscar: 信 用 咭, 信用咭, 免費。(seon3 jung6 kaat1 , seon3 jung6 kaat1 , min5 fai3.) |
| Echo: Free. |
| Oscar: 免 費, 免費。(min5 fai3 , min5 fai3.) |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Echo: Let’s have a closer look at some of the words from this lesson. The first word is |
| Oscar: 戶口。(wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Account. |
| Oscar: 戶 口。(wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Account. |
| Oscar: 唔該幫我開一個新戶口。(m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 hoi1 jat1 go3 san1 wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Please open a new account for me. |
| Oscar: 唔該幫我開一個新戶口。(m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 hoi1 jat1 go3 san1 wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Please open a new account for me. |
| Oscar: 只有喺銀行可以用戶口之外呢，我哋平時都係用帳戶。(zi2 jau5 hai2 ngan4 hong4 ho2 ji5 jung6 wu6 hau2 zi1 ngoi6 ne1 ，ngo5 dei6 ping4 si4 dou1 hai6 jung6 zoeng3 wu6.) |
| Echo: Right. So you can say email account. |
| Oscar: e-mail 帳戶 。(zoeng3 wu6.) |
| Echo: Or Facebook account. |
| Oscar: Facebook 帳戶。(zoeng3 wu6.) |
| Echo: That’s right. |
| Oscar: 其實呢 主要係喺金錢上面有關係呢，先會用戶口，其實香港一般都係會用 帳戶或者直接講 account。(kei4 sat6 ne1 zyu2 jiu3 hai6 hai2 gam1 cin2 soeng5 min6 jau5 gwaan1 hai6 ne1 ，sin1 wui2 jung6 wu6 hau2 ，kei4 sat6 hoeng1 gong2 jat1 bun1 dou1 hai6 wui2 jung6 zoeng3 wu6 waak6 ze2 zik6 zip3 gong2 account.) |
| Echo: Right. Let’s take a look at our next word. |
| Oscar: 儲蓄。(cyu5 cuk1.) |
| Echo: To save. |
| Oscar: 儲蓄。(cyu5 cuk1.) |
| Echo: To save. So we can say |
| Oscar: 儲蓄戶口。(cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2.) |
| Echo: Savings account. |
| Oscar: 儲蓄戶口, 你可以用 儲蓄戶口存錢。(cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 , nei5 ho2 ji5 jung6 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 cyun4 cin2.) |
| Echo: You can use the savings account to save money. |
| Oscar: 你可以用 儲蓄戶口存錢。(nei5 ho2 ji5 jung6 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 cyun4 cin2.) |
| Echo: You can use the savings account to save money. |
| Oscar: 呢度其實有我哋下一個生詞 (ni1 dou6 kei4 sat6 jau5 ngo5 dei6 haa6 jat1 go3 saang1 ci4) |
| Echo: Right and our next word is |
| Oscar: 存錢。(cyun4 cin2.) |
| Echo: To save money. |
| Oscar: 存錢。(cyun4 cin2.) |
| Echo: To save money. Now when you go to the bank to deposit money, you may hear the teller say |
| Oscar: 存錢嘅話, 請先填表。(cyun4 cin2 ge3 waa2 , cing2 sin1 tin4 biu2.) |
| Echo: If you want to save money, please fill out this form first. |
| Oscar: 存錢嘅話, 請先填表。(cyun4 cin2 ge3 waa2 , cing2 sin1 tin4 biu2.) |
| Echo: If you want to save money, please fill out this form first. |
| Oscar: Echo, 你知道我冇錢，所以我去銀行呢就唔係存錢，而係用信用咭揾銀行借錢。(nei5 zi1 dou6 ngo5 mou5 cin2 ，so2 ji5 ngo5 heoi3 ngan4 hong4 ne1 zau6 m4 hai6 cyun4 cin2 ，ji4 hai6 jung6 seon3 jung6 kaat1 wan2 ngan4 hong4 ze3 cin2.) |
| Echo: That’s right. Sometimes cash isn’t very convenient. So you can use a credit card. |
| Oscar: 信用咭。(seon3 jung6 kaat1.) |
| Echo: Credit card. |
| Oscar: 信用咭, 冇錯，但係我每個月都要去還我張信用咭個噃。 (seon3 jung6 kaat1, mou5 co3, daan6 hai6 ngo5 mui5 go3 jyut6 dou1 jiu3 heoi3 waan4 ngo5 zoeng1 seon3 jung6 kaat1 go3 bo3.) |
| Echo: Right. If you use a credit card, you need to pay the money back every month. |
| Oscar: 我需要每個月去還我嘅信用咭。(ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 mui5 go3 jyut6 heoi3 waan4 ngo5 ge3 seon3 jung6 kaat1.) |
| Echo: So let’s do a quick review. |
| Oscar: 好，我哋嚟複習一下今日學嘅詞。(hou2 ，ngo5 dei6 lai4 fuk1 zaap6 jat1 haa5 gam1 jat6 hok6 ge3 ci4.) |
| Echo: Today we focused on a number of banking words. |
| Oscar: 戶 口, 儲 蓄, 存 錢, 信用咭。(wu6 hau2 , cyu5 cuk1 , cyun4 cin2 , seon3 jung6 kaat1.) |
| Echo: And with that, let’s go to our grammar section. |
Lesson focus |
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| Oscar: It’s grammar time. |
| Echo: Okay Echo what is today’s grammar point? |
| Oscar: 今日嘅語法係 呢個詞組, 「係乜乜乜嘅」 。(gam1 jat6 ge3 jyu5 faat3 hai6 ni1 go3 ci4 zou2 - “hai6 mat1 mat1 mat1 ge3”.) |
| Echo: Right. We see it in the dialogue here. |
| Oscar: 我係想存錢嘅 。( ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| Echo: I want to save some money. |
| Oscar: 我係想存錢嘅 。( ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| Echo: I want to save some money. |
| Oscar: 「係乜乜乜嘅」係用嚟強調呢個句子嘅 。(“hai6 mat1 mat1 mat1 ge3” hai6 jung6 lai4 koeng4 diu6 ni1 go3 geoi3 zi2 ge3.) |
| Echo: Right. This adds extra emphasis to the sentence. |
| Oscar: 我係想存錢嘅 。(ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| Echo: We translated this as I want to save some money but it really means something like the reason I come here is to save money. |
| Oscar: 我係想存錢嘅 。(ngo5 hai6 soeng2 cyun4 cin2 ge3.) |
| Echo: Let’s practice in some more examples. |
| Oscar: 我係嚟開儲蓄戶口嘅 。(ngo5 hai6 lai4 hoi1 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 ge3.) |
| Echo: I am here to open a saving account. |
| Oscar: 我係嚟開儲蓄戶口嘅 。(ngo5 hai6 lai4 hoi1 cyu5 cuk1 wu6 hau2 ge3.) |
| Echo: I am here to open a savings account. |
| Oscar: 開支票戶口係免費嘅 。(hoi1 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 hai6 min5 fai3 ge3.) |
| Echo: Opening a checking account is free. |
| Oscar: 開支票戶口係免費嘅 。(hoi1 zi1 piu3 wu6 hau2 hai6 min5 fai3 ge3.) |
| Echo: Opening a checking account is free. |
| Oscar: 我哋可以睇到呢個結構其實好容易用。(ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 tai2 dou3 ni1 go3 git3 kau3 kei4 sat6 hou2 jung4 ji6 jung6.) |
| Echo: Right. We can use this in negative sentences too. |
| Oscar: 冇錯，例如我唔係嚟開信用咭嘅。(mou5 co3, lai6 jyu4 ngo5 m4 hai6 lai4 hoi1 seon3 jung6 kaat1 ge3.) |
| Echo: I didn’t come to apply for a credit card. |
| Oscar: 我唔係嚟開信用咭嘅。(ngo5 m4 hai6 lai4 hoi1 seon3 jung6 kaat1 ge3.) |
| Echo: I didn’t come to apply for a credit card. |
| Oscar: 或者， 依個銀行戶口唔係我嘅。(waak6 ze2 ， ji1 go3 ngan4 hong4 wu6 hau2 m4 hai6 ngo5 ge3.) |
| Echo: This bank account isn’t mine. |
| Oscar: 依個銀行戶口唔係我嘅。(ji1 go3 ngan4 hong4 wu6 hau2 m4 hai6 ngo5 ge3.) |
| Echo: This bank account isn’t mine. |
| Oscar: 只需要將「唔」放喺「係」嘅前面就好喇！(zi2 seoi1 jiu3 zoeng3 “m4” fong3 hai2 “hai6” ge3 cin4 min6 zau6 hou2 laa3!) |
| Echo: Right but the main point is that we are really emphasizing this. |
| Oscar: 冇錯，我哋走之前 要提醒大家記得一件事。(mou5 co3, ngo5 dei6 zau2 zi1 cin4 jiu3 tai4 sing2 daai6 gaa1 gei3 dak1 jat1 gin6 si6.) |
Outro |
| Echo: Right. If you have any questions, don’t forget. |
| Oscar: 喺我哋個網站上面留言。(hai2 ngo5 dei6 go3 mong5 zaam6 soeng6 min6 lau4 jin4.) |
| Echo: That’s right. You can also send an email to us at |
| Oscar: Contact us at chineseclass101.com |
| Echo: For now though, thanks for listening and we will see you on the site. |
| Oscar: 我哋網上見。(ngo5 dei6 mong5 soeng6 gin3.) |
| Echo: Bye bye. |
| Oscar: 下次見。(haa6 ci3 gin3.) |
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