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啱 correct 佢啱。 He’s right. 我啱。 I’m right. 我唔啱。 I’m not right. 啱嘞。 That’s right. 錯 wrong 我錯。 I’m wrong. 你錯。 You’re wrong. 你冇錯。 You’re not wrong. 錯嘞。 That’s wrong. Learn this vocabulary

你衝紅燈喎！ nei5 cung1 hung4 dang1 waa1 ！ You ran the red light! 阿sir，俾次機會吖…？ aa2 sir ， bei2 ci3 gei1 wui6 aa1 … ？ Sir, would you give me a chance? 你冇睇到紅燈咩？ nei5 mou5 tai2 dou2 gung1 dang1 me1 ？ Didn't you see the red light? 有… yau5 … Yes. 咁你點解唔停車？ gam2 nei5 dim2 gaai2 ng4 ting4 ce1 ？ So why didn't you stop the car? 因為..我冇睇到你囉！ yan1 wai4 ..ngo5 mou5 tai2 dou...

1. The word for hello is 你好. What is the tone on the character for 你? a) 1st tone b) 2nd tone c) 5th tone d) 6th tone 2. I can introduce myself by saying: 我係拉布布. What is the tone on the character 我? a) 1st tone b) 2nd tone c) 5th tone d) 6th tone 3. How about the tone on the word "to be" — 係? a) 2nd tone b) 4th tone c) 3rd tone d) 6th tone 4. The word goodbye is 再見. What are the tones...

呢個 This one. 嗰個 That one. 呢個，唔該。 This one, please. 嗰個，唔該。 That one, please. 我要呢個。 I want this one. 我要嗰個 。 I want that one. 我要水。 I want water. 我要啤酒。 I want beer. 有冇水？ Do you have water? 有冇啤酒？ Do you have beer? 有冇呢個？ Do you have this? 有冇嗰個？ Do you have that? 俾水我，唔該。 Give me water, please. 俾啲水我，唔該。 Give me some water, please. 俾呢個...

我唔明白。 I don't understand. 唔好意思，我唔明白。 Sorry, I don't understand. 我聽唔到。 I didn't hear. 你可唔可以講多次？ Could you say it again? 唔該講慢啲。 Please speak more slowly. Learn this vocabulary

多謝。 Thank you. 唔使客氣。 You’re welcome. 多謝晒，靚仔。 Thanks a lot, handsome. 多謝晒，靚女。 Thanks a lot, gorgeous. 唔該。 Please. 對唔住。 Sorry. 對唔住，我遲到。 Sorry, I’m late. Learn this vocabulary

你好。 Hello. 你好，你好嗎？ Hello, how are you？ 你好，我係拉布布。 Hello, I'm Labubu. 再見。 Goodbye. 再見。下次見。 Goodbye. See you next time. Learn this vocabulary Questions: 1. What does 你好嗎 mean? a) hello b) how are you? c) goodbye d) are you busy? 2. Which one below is “next time”? a) 下次 b) 再 c) 再次 d) 見 3. How do you introduce yourself? a) 你係... b) 我忙... c) 你好... d) 我係......

國產 gwok3 caan2 home-made 淩淩漆 ling4 ling4 cat1 homophone for 007 周星馳 zau1 sing1 ci4 Stephan Chow 星爺 sing1 je4 Grampa Sing 喜劇 hei2 kek6 comedy 諷刺 fung3 ci3 to satirize 監守自盜 gaam1 sau2 zi6 dou6 to steal what one’s guarding 賊喊捉賊 caak6 haam3 zuk1 caak6 a thief crying to catch a thief 荼毒 tou4 duk6 to poison 小李飛刀 siu2 lei5 fei1 dou1 Siu Lei’s Flying Dagger 豬肉刀 zyu1 juk6 dou...

喂，Melody，你本書寫成點啊？ Hey Melody, how is your book coming along? 差唔多啦，寫到個男仔要去魔法學校讀書。 It's OK, I've got to the point where the boy heads off to Magic School. 咁... 咁似哈利波特嘅？ That's just like Harry Potter. 邊度似啊？哈利波特入面得一個男仔咋嘛，我呢個入面有兩個佢嘅朋友喔！ Where's it like Harry Potter? Harry Potter only has one boy. Mine has two friends with him! 你睇...

呢件好唔好呀？ Is this one good? 顏色都可以，試下！ The colour is okay, try it on. 我覺得有啲窄囉. I think it's a little tight. 咁大一個碼呢？ How about a bigger size? 又有啲鬆喎. It's a little loose.

多慮 do1 leoi6 to worry too much 港⼥ gong2 neoi2 Hong Kong women 拜金⼥ baai3 gam1 neoi2 gold digger 物質主義 mat6 zat1 zyu2 ji6 materialism AA制 AA zai3 to split the bill 社会地位 se5 wui2 dei6 wai6 social status 唔情願 m4 cing4 jyun6 to be unwilling to 睇唔起 tai2 m4 hei2 to look down upon 暗示 am3 si6 to hint ⼆奶 ji6 naai1 mistress ⼊鄉隨俗 jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 when in Rome, do as the Roman...

唔該,我想叫外賣 Excuse me, I'd like to order take-out. 要啲咩? What would you like? 一個漢堡包餐 A hamburger meal 飲咩? Any drinks? 可樂 Coke 喺度食定拎走? For here or to go? 外賣梗係拎走啦 Take-out means to go! Learn this vocabulary

醫生，手術成功率有幾高呀？ Doctor, what's the success rate for this operation? 我有九十次經驗。 I've done it 90 times. 咁我就放心喇！ Oh, then I can relax. 嗯，我都希望成功一次。 And I hope to succeed one day.

今日好煩啊，我播咗六個鐘頭咸片俾海洋公園啲熊貓睇，佢哋郁都唔郁。 gam1 jat6 hou2 faan4 aa3 ， ngo5 bo3 zo2 luk6 go3 zung1 tau4 haam4 pin2 bei2 hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2 di1 hung4 maau1 tai2 ，keoi5 dei6 juk1 dou1 m4 juk1 Today was such a pain. I played pornography to the pandas in Ocean Park for six hours and they didn't even move! 你啲三仔梗係唔得啦，換四仔啦。 nei5 di1 saam1 zai2 gang2 hai6 m4 dak1...

經理，我屋企有急事，想請假。 Manager, I have something at home, and want to take time off. 公司好忙，咩事呀？ The office is very busy, what's the problem? 我老婆...叫我番去煮飯啊！ My wife asked me to go home and cook! 咩話？唔准！ What? No way! 多謝經理。 Thank you manager. Learn this vocabulary

醫生，救命啊，我隻手斷咗啊！ Doctor, help! My arm's broken! 你話斷就斷啊，影張X光片先啦 Am I supposed to take your word for it? Go take an X-ray first. 去邊度影啊 Where do I take one? 放射科啊 Radiology. 醫生，你快啲睇下我張片啦 Doctor, check out my film now! 哇，好嚴重喔 Wow, it's really serious. 啊，咩咁嚴重啊 Huh? What's so serious? 嚴重缺鈣啊 You're seriously lacking calcium. 咁點算啊 So what...

唔該晒你照顧我隻狗啊 Thank you so much for taking care of my dog. 唔使唔該，搞掂晒咖喇 You're welcome. It's all taken care of. 佢喺邊啊，我好掛住佢啊 Where is he? I miss him so much. 哈? 咩意思啊？你唔係要我幫你搞掂佢咩 Huh? What do you mean? Didn't you want me to take care of him? 咩話？ What did you say? 放心，佢以後都唔會再嚟煩你咖喇 Relax. He'll never bother you again. 照顧 to take care 搞掂 t...

豬豬，我哋唔好再蒲機鋪啦 Piggie, let's not hang out in this arcade anymore. 等等，玩埋呢鋪先 Hang on, I'll finish this round first. 你⼜話帶我去見證偉⼤愛情? But didn't you say you'd take me to experience a romance for the ages? 見證緊啦！ And you're experiencing it! Same lesson but in Mandarin Chinese Also check: Popup Chinese classics podcast with all possible additional features and subscribe t...

你覺得嗰個⼥仔靚唔靚啫? Do you think that girl's pretty? 眼⼜細，嘴⼜⼤，⼀啲都唔靚！ She's got squinty eyes and fat lips. Not pretty at all. 但係佢身材好好喔！ But she's got a good body. 腰⼜粗，腳⼜短，⼀啲都唔好！ She's got a thick waist and stubby legs. Not good at all. 咁起碼佢條裙靚。 Well at least she's got a nice dress. 咁你要佢條裙，我要佢個⼈。 Then you take her dress, I'll take her. Lea...

六佰同⼀仟邊個⼤啊？ 600 and 1000, which one is bigger? ⼀仟⼤啲！ 1000 is bigger! 廿三磅同廿三公斤邊個重啊？ 23 pounds and 23 kilograms, which one is heavier? 廿三公斤重啲！ 23 kilos is heavier! 伍蚊同十蚊邊個多啊？ 5 bucks and 10 bucks, which one is more? ⼀樣咁少！ They're both pretty small. Learn this vocabulary

1. What does 咩事 mean? a) what time is it b) what is it c) who is it d) why is it 2. If someone says 唱乜鬼歌啫 to you, he probably means a) don't sing b) please sing along c) what song do you want to sing d) please sing an English song 3. What does the character 乜 mean in the sentence 唱乜鬼歌啫 a) it means “what” b) it adds emphasis c) it softens the tone of the sentence d) it makes it a reque...

你係到睇緊咩 What are you reading? 睇緊一本書 I'm reading a book. 我知啊 I know. 咁你仲問咩 So why did you ask? 睇緊咩書 What book are you reading? Learn this vocabulary

八、九、十...... Eight, night, ten... 好，加油！ Good. Come on! 睇下，肌肉！ Look. Muscles! 哇，勁！等我嚟！ Wow. Impressive. Let me have a try. Questions: 1. What is 五(ng5) plus 三(saam1)? a) 七 b) 八 c) 九 d) 十 2. Which of the following means the opposite of “good”? a) 好 b) 正 c) 勁 d) 渣 3. Which word would you say when you're impressed? a) 好勁 b) 肌肉 c) 加油 d) 正好 4. Which of the follow...