Speak Cantonese Lesson 3 Getting Around New words

Speak Cantonese Lesson 3 Getting Around

New words: town centre market supermarket cheung 4 bank library MTR station hotel si 5 jung 1 sam 1 gaai 1 si 5 chiu 1 kap 1 si 5 ngan 4 hong 4 tou 4 syu 1 gun 2 dei 6 tit 3 jaam 6 jau 2 dim 3

New words: restaurant park museum post office hospital cinema pier university jau 2 lau 4/chaan 1 teng 1 gung 1 yuen 2 bok 3 mat 6 gun 2 yau 4 kuk 2 yi 1 yun 2 hei 3 yun 2 ma 5 tau 4 dai 6 hok 6

Gei 1 cheung 4 How do you get to the airport? Gei 1 cheung 4 dim 2 heui 3 a? Turn left. Jyun 3 jo 2.

Hong Kong Park Heung 1 gong 2 gung 1 yun 2 • How do you get to Hong Kong Park? • Heung 1 gong 2 gung 1 yun 2 dim 2 heui 3 a? • Go straight and turn left. • Jik 6 heui 3 joi 3 jyun 3 jo 2.

Asking how to get to places (dim 2 heui 3) Q: How do you get to the library? tou 4 syu 1 gun 2 dim 2 heui 3 a？

Jyun 3 jo 2 Jyun 3 yau 6

Giving directions: go straight turn left turn right traffic light street/road junction jik 6 heui 3/haang 4 jyun 3 jo 2 jyun 3 yau 6 hong 4 luk 6 deng 1 (deng 1 wai 1) gaai 1/lou 6 hau 2

How do you get to the library? • Go straight and turn right. • jik 6 heui 3/haang 4 joi 3 jyun 3 yau 6. • Turn left at the junction. • Gaai 1 hau 2 jyun 3 jo 2. • Turn right at the traffic lights. • Deng 1 wai 2 jyun 3 yau 6.

Taking transport (daap 3…) • Taxi dik 1 si 2 • Bus ba 1 si 2 • Minibus siu 2 ba 1 • MTR/subway dei 6 tit 3 • Train fo 2 che 1 • Tram din 6 che 1 • Ship/boat syun 4 Q: nei 5 daap 3 me 1 che 1 heui 3……a?

More transport • Drive a car ja 1 che 1 • Ride a bike chaai 2 dan 1 che 1 • Walk haang 4 lou 6 Q: nei 5 dim 2 heui 3……a?

Asking where places are Q: Where is the bank please ? M 4 goi 1. Ngan 4 hong 4 hai 2 bin 1 dou 6 a？

Where is the school? ____ hai 2 bin 1 dou 6 a? School. Hok 6 hau 6

Where is the restaurant? ____ hai 2 bin 1 dou 6 a? Resstaurant. Jau 2 lau 4

. • Where is Kowloon Hotel, please？ • M 4 goi 1. ______hai 2 bin 1 dou 6 a? Kowloon - Gau 2 Lung 4 Hotel - jau 2 dim 3

New words: on the left on the right next to opposite to at the front at the back inside jo 2 bin 1 yau 6 bin 1 gak 3 lei 4 deui 3 min 6 chin 4 min 6 hau 6 min 6 yup 6 min 6

Where is the bank? • The bank is next to the park. • Ngan 4 hong 4 hai 2 gung 1 yun 2 gak 3 lei 4. • The bank is in the university. • Ngan 4 hong 4 hai 2 dai 6 hok 6 yup 6 min 6. • The bank is opposite to the supermarket • Ngan 4 hong 4 hai 2 chiu 1 kap 1 si 5 cheung 4 deui 3 min 6.

Saying in Cantonese 1. The bank is next to the bus stop. 2. The supermarket is opposite to the park. 3. The hospital is on the left of the university. 4. The post office is in the town centre. 5. The restaurant is in the museum.