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Lesson 5
To Ask
| Chinese Writing | Cantnonese Pronunciation | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 問 | Mun | Ask |
| 請 | Tcheng | Please |
| 請問 | Tcheng Mun | May I ask |
| 小姐 | Siu Jze | Miss/Young Woman |
| 先生 | Sin San | Mr/Sir |
| 請問小姐... | Tcheng Mun Siu Jze... | May I ask Miss... |
| 請問小姐, 你識唔識講英語嗎? | Tcheng Mun Siu Jze, Lei Sik Mm Sik Gong Ying Mun Ah? | May I ask Miss, do you know how to speak English? |
| 一啲 | Yat Di | Some/A little (Spoken) |
| 一些 | Yat Seh | Some/A little (Written) |
| 一啲人 | Yat Di Yan | Some People |
| 我識講一啲廣東話. | Ngo Sik Gong Yat Di Guang Dong Hua. | I know how to speak a little Cantonese. |
| 多 | Doh | Much |
| 好多 | Ho Doh | Very much |
| 很多 | Han Doh | Very much (written) |
| 你識聽好多英語. | Lei Sik Teng Ho Doh Ying Mun. | You understand a lot of English. |
| 我講得唔好. | Ngo Gong Duk Mm Ho. | I don't speak well. (Like saying - I speak in a way not good.) |
| 得 | Duk | (A particle used after a verb) e.g. I speak [in a way] not good. |