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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Cantonese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 8 - Feeling Exhausted. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Siuling: And I'm Siuling. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Cantonese about being exhausted. 嘉欣 (gaa1 jan1) feels exhausted after a long day at work, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment- |
| Siuling: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: Meaning - "Why are there endless things to do at work? I'm dead tired." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| 嘉欣: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| Maggie: 永遠十卜你！ (wing5 jyun5 sap6 buk1 nei5!) |
| 小儀: 加油！好快又放假㗎喇！ (gaa1 jau2! hou2 faai3 jau6 fong3 gaa3 gaa3 laa3!) |
| Lisa姐: 我煲咗啲湯俾你，好好補吓。 (ngo5 bou1 zo2 di1 tong1 bei2 nei5, hou2 hou2 bou2 haa5.) |
| Tommy: 做大人真係辛苦。 (zou6 daai6 jan4 zan1 hai6 san1 fu2.) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 嘉欣: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: "Why are there endless things to do at work? I'm dead tired." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Maggie: 永遠十卜你！ (wing5 jyun5 sap6 buk1 nei5!) |
| Eric: "I'm cheering for you!" |
| 小儀: 加油！好快又放假㗎喇！ (gaa1 jau2! hou2 faai3 jau6 fong3 gaa3 gaa3 laa3!) |
| Eric: "Hang in there! The holiday will be here again soon!" |
| Lisa姐: 我煲咗啲湯俾你，好好補吓。 (ngo5 bou1 zo2 di1 tong1 bei2 nei5, hou2 hou2 bou2 haa5.) |
| Eric: "I made you some soup, it‘ll help restore your energy." |
| Tommy: 做大人真係辛苦。 (zou6 daai6 jan4 zan1 hai6 san1 fu2.) |
| Eric: "It's so tough being an adult." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 嘉欣 (gaa1 jan1)'s post. |
| Siuling: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: "Why are there endless things to do at work? I'm dead tired." |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) (Regular) 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Why are the tasks endless?" |
| Siuling: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完， (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, ) |
| Eric: The sentence starts with the word… |
| Siuling: 典解 (din2 gaai2) |
| Eric: This is the playful version of the word.... |
| Siuling: 點解 (dim2 gaai2) |
| Eric: Which means "why". This word is often used by Hong Kong girls on social media. Listen again "Why are the tasks endless" is... |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完， (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, ) (REGULAR) 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完， (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, ) |
| Eric: Then comes a phrase that means "dead tired!" |
| Siuling: 攰死人咩！ (gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: When you say an adjective and the word.. |
| Siuling: 死人 (sei2 jan4) |
| Eric: which literally means “dead person,” so you are exaggerating the meaning. It’s commonly used in Hong Kong, so don’t be afraid to use it with your friends. Listen again- "dead tired!" is... |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 攰死人咩！ (gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) (REGULAR) 攰死人咩！ (gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| Eric: All together, "Why are there endless things to do at work? I'm dead tired." |
| Siuling: 典解啲嘢做極都做唔完，攰死人咩！ (din2 gaai2 di1 je5 zou6 gik6 dou1 zou6 m4 jyun4, gui6 sei2 jan4 me1!) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 嘉欣 (gaa1 jan1)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Maggie (MAGGIE), uses an expression meaning - "I'm cheering for you!" It literally means “Support you forever!” |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 永遠十卜你！ (wing5 jyun5 sap6 buk1 nei5!) (REGULAR) 永遠十卜你！ (wing5 jyun5 sap6 buk1 nei5!) |
| [Pause] |
| Siuling: 永遠十卜你！ (wing5 jyun5 sap6 buk1 nei5!) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny and supportive. |
| Eric: Her boyfriend's high school friend, 小儀 (siu2 ji4), uses an expression meaning - "Hang in there! The holiday will be here again soon!" |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 加油！好快又放假㗎喇！ (gaa1 jau2! hou2 faai3 jau6 fong3 gaa3 gaa3 laa3!) (REGULAR) 加油！好快又放假㗎喇！ (gaa1 jau2! hou2 faai3 jau6 fong3 gaa3 gaa3 laa3!) |
| [Pause] |
| Siuling: 加油！好快又放假㗎喇！ (gaa1 jau2! hou2 faai3 jau6 fong3 gaa3 gaa3 laa3!) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Lisa姐 (LISA ze2), uses an expression meaning - "I made you some soup, it‘ll help restore your energy." |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 我煲咗啲湯俾你，好好補吓。 (ngo5 bou1 zo2 di1 tong1 bei2 nei5, hou2 hou2 bou2 haa5.) (REGULAR) 我煲咗啲湯俾你，好好補吓。 (ngo5 bou1 zo2 di1 tong1 bei2 nei5, hou2 hou2 bou2 haa5.) |
| [Pause] |
| Siuling: 我煲咗啲湯俾你，好好補吓。 (ngo5 bou1 zo2 di1 tong1 bei2 nei5, hou2 hou2 bou2 haa5.) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her nephew, Tommy (TOMMY), uses an expression meaning - "It's so tough being an adult." |
| Siuling: (SLOW) 做大人真係辛苦。 (zou6 daai6 jan4 zan1 hai6 san1 fu2.) (REGULAR) 做大人真係辛苦。 (zou6 daai6 jan4 zan1 hai6 san1 fu2.) |
| [Pause] |
| Siuling: 做大人真係辛苦。 (zou6 daai6 jan4 zan1 hai6 san1 fu2.) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show sympathy. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being exhausted, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Siuling: 拜拜 (baai1 baai3) |
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