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| Cantonese Survival phrases, Lesson 36. How Do You Read This? Today, we are going to cover how do you read this? In Cantonese, how do you read this is 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6). How do you read this? 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6) Let’s break it down by syllable 呢 個 點 讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6), 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6). The first phrase 呢個(ni1 go3) means this one, 呢個(ni1 go3), 呢個(ni1 go3). Next we have 點(dim2) which means how, 點(dim2), 點(dim2). We heard this in a question, how do you say this or 呢個點講?(ni1 go3 dim2 gong2). So we’ve learned to say 講(gong2) or to write 寫(se2). Today we are going to learn the verb to read 讀(duk6), 讀(duk6). Now let’s hear all of them together. 講(gong2) To say 寫(se2) to write 讀(duk6) to read. How do you read this? 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6) How do you read this? 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6). 讀(duk6) really means pronounce but you are pointing at something that’s written down like the character on the map. 讀(duk6), 讀(duk6) To read. 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6). How do you read this? If you are pointing in a sentence or a Cantonese character probably on a book, a newspaper or simply your street sign, you can ask, how do you read this 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6), 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6) or how do you read that 嗰個點讀?(go2 go3 dim2 duk6), 嗰個點讀?(go2 go3 dim2 duk6). Now let’s hear that again. How do you read that 嗰個點讀?(go2 go3 dim2 duk6). We’ve replaced this 呢(ni1) with that 嗰(go2). Let’s hear the phrase again 嗰個(go2 go3) that one, 嗰個(go2 go3) that one. 嗰個點讀?(go2 go3 dim2 duk6) How do you read that? |
| So now you’ve asked how to say something and your speaking partner has answered. The problem is, you don’t know what the word means. So now you can ask 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1), 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1) What does that mean or what does it mean? 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1) What does it mean? Now let’s hear it once again slowly. 咩 意 思?(me1 ji3 si1) The first word 咩(me1) means what. Let’s hear it one more time 咩(me1). Then we have 意思(ji3 si1) which means meaning 意思(ji3 si1), meaning. And you will hear people say 意思(ji3 si3) as well. Both of them are okay 意思(ji3 si3) or 意思(ji3 si1). So altogether we have 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1) or 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si3). Literally this means what meaning 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1). To review, in the previous lessons, we have to say 講(gong2) and to write 寫(se2). Today we learn to read 讀(duk6). We’ve learned how to ask, how to say something x 點講?(dim2 gong2) and then what it means 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si3). Now it’s time for our regular test. I will say it in English and you are trying to give us the Chinese before I do. |
| How do you read this? 呢個點讀?(ni1 go3 dim2 duk6) How do you read that? 嗰個點讀?(go2 go3 dim2 duk6). What does it mean? 咩意思?(me1 ji3 si1) 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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