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| Cantonese Survival Phrases. Lesson 34. How Do You Say This in Cantonese? Today, we are going to learn how to ask what something is called in Cantonese. Let’s get started right away. Hong Kong is famous for its seafood. So let’s assume that you want to buy some but have no idea what to call it in Cantonese. What do you do now? Of course, you ask with survival phrases. How do you say seafood in Cantonese? Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2) Let’s hear it again. How do you say seafood in Cantonese? Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). Let’s break it down by syllable. Seafood 廣 東 話點 講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). One more time, seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). Seafood of course means seafood. Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). 廣東話(gwong2 dung1 waa2) means Cantonese, 廣東話(gwong2 dung1 waa2) Cantonese. Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). Now this 廣東話(gwong2 dung1 waa2) or Cantonese is followed by 點(dim2) which means how, 點(dim2) how. Finally we have 講(gong2) to say 講(gong2) to say. 點講？(dim2 gong2), how to say. Pay attention to the tones here. Both of the sounds use high rising tone. So say them like you are asking a question 點講？(dim2 gong2), 點講？(dim2 gong2). How to say. Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). How do you say seafood in Cantonese. The answer is 海鮮(hoi2 sin1). That’s seafood in Cantonese 海鮮(hoi2 sin1). You can also use this expression without using any English. You can ask, how do you say this in Cantonese. Do you remember we learned how to say this in an earlier lesson 呢個(ni1 go3), 呢個(ni1 go3). 呢個(ni1 go3) literally means this one, 呢個(ni1 go3) this one. How do you say this in Cantonese? 呢個廣東話點講？(ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2), 呢個廣東話點講？(ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). We’ve also learned how to say that 嗰個(go2 go3). So let’s ask how do you say that in Cantonese. 嗰個廣東話點講？(go2 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). It’s very easy. Just replace this with that. Replace 呢個(ni1 go3) with 嗰個(go2 go3). 嗰個廣東話點講？(go2 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). How do you say that in Cantonese but wait, it’s your Cantonese friend’s birthday and you want to wish him or her a happy birthday but you don’t know how to say it. Besides using the word 講(gong2) or to say, you can also use the word 翻譯(faan1 jik6) or translate. Happy birthday 廣東話點翻譯?("Happy birthday" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 faan1 jik6). How do you say happy birthday in Cantonese? Let’s hear it again. Happy birthday 廣東話點翻譯?("Happy birthday" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 faan1 jik6). How do you say happy birthday in Cantonese. But 翻譯(faan1 jik6) or to translate is more formal than 講(gong2) or to say. So if you can’t remember 翻譯(faan1 jik6), use 講(gong2) or to say. Happy birthday 廣東話點講?("Happy birthday" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). How do you say happy birthday in Cantonese and before we go, we will give you the answer. Happy birthday is 生日快樂(saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6), 生日快樂(saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6). So we’ve learned a lot today. To review, 呢個(ni1 go3) is this. 嗰個(go2 go3) is that. 廣東話(gwong2 dung1 waa2) is Cantonese. 點講？(dim2 gong2) is how to say. 翻譯(faan1 jik6) is to translate. Last but not least 海鮮(hoi2 sin1) is seafood and now it’s time for our regular test. |
| Try to translate these English sentences into Cantonese before I give you the answers. How do you say seafood in Cantonese? Seafood 廣東話點講？( "Seafood" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). How do you say this in Cantonese? 呢個廣東話點講？(ni1 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2). How do you say that in Cantonese? 嗰個廣東話點講？(go2 go3 gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 gong2) How do you translate happy birthday in Cantonese, happy birthday 廣東話點翻譯?("Happy birthday" gwong2 dung1 waa2 dim2 faan1 jik6). All right, 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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