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| Cantonese Survival phrases, lesson 29. Where Can I Get? Have you ever been in the city you don’t know at all desperately looking for something you cannot find? Well don’t worry, thanks to our survival phrases, if you go to Hong Kong or other parts in the Cantonese world, you also know how to ask for help. Today, we will teach a phrase that will help you find whatever you are looking for. This is the question, where can I find 邊度有?(bin1 dou6 jau3) where can I find 邊度有?(bin1 dou6 jau3). In these sentences, we have the question 邊度?(bin1 dou6) where 邊度?(bin1 dou6) where. Then the verb 有(jau3) to have 有(jau3) to have. 邊度有?(bin1 dou6 jau3) where can I find. 邊度有?(bin1 dou6 jau3) where can I find. Just add the name of what you need at the end. Let’s imagine you are walking around one of Hong Kong’s many beautiful islands, it’s very hot and you need a drink. You want to ask where can I find a bar. 邊度有酒吧？(bin1 dou6 jau3 zau2 baa1) Where can I find a bar? 邊度有酒吧？(bin1 dou6 jau3 zau2 baa1) Now let’s imagine you are looking for a phone. 邊度有電話？(bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2) Where can I find a phone? 邊度有電話？(bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2) That’s, where can I find a phone. If you want to be more polite, you can say, excuse me first. 唔該, 邊度有電話？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2). Excuse me, where can I find a phone? 唔該, 邊度有電話？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2) Doesn’t this sound more polite? Of course, it does. We’ve added 唔該(m4 goi1) excuse me in the beginning. 唔該, 邊度有電話？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2). You can use this phrase to ask for anything. Let’s try with restaurant or 餐廳 (caan1 teng1) restaurant 餐廳 (caan1 teng1). Excuse me, where can I find a restaurant? 唔該, 邊度有餐廳？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng12) Excuse me, where can I find a restaurant 唔該, 邊度有餐廳？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1) What if you want to find something nearby, just add the word nearby to the beginning of the sentence. Nearby is 附近(fu6 gan6), 附近(fu6 gan6). 附近邊度有餐廳？(fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1) Where can I find a nearby restaurant? 附近邊度有餐廳？(fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1) Where can I find a nearby restaurant or 唔該, 附近邊度有餐廳？(m4 goi1 fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1). Excuse me, where can I find a nearby restaurant? 唔該, 附近邊度有餐廳？(m4 goi1 fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1). Use these phrases before you leave your hotel or when talking with taxi drivers or other people. Let’s practice with the quick test. I will give you the English and you give us the Cantonese. Where can I find? 邊度有?(bin1 dou6 jau3) Where can I find a bar? 邊度有酒吧？(bin1 dou6 jau3 zau2 baa1). Excuse me, where can I find a phone? 唔該, 邊度有電話？(m4 goi1, bin1 dou6 jau3 din6 waa2) Where can I find a restaurant nearby? 附近邊度有餐廳？(fu6 gan6 bin1 dou6 jau3 caan1 teng1). 好喇(hou2 laa1), that’s about does it for today. Remember to stop by cantoneseclass101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and if you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Bye bye. |
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