Learn Cantonese : Lesson 14 "Have you eaten?" in Cantonese

[connie59do]

their cantonese is the pure/old time accent cantonese. Nowaday most cantonese in hk has a "lazy" accent and words are not pronounced as clearly.

[crazyhanyu]

@connie59do

True - but for beginners it's helpful. Very few, if any, published learning materials have dispensed with the distinctions between l/n, have dropped the -w after k, g etc etc. - and all romanization systems for Cantonese still reflect that standard.

Ideally, we could have authentic materials that reflect the linguistic reality of the average 打工仔 or high school student - but it would take a lot of work putting that together - and it would still not be the way that ALL HKers speak.

[tlaiful]

what song is it at hte begininng

[vintoe]

McCain is a dickhead

[h0wiew0wie]

what's a guk gai? or did he mean to say puk gai? LOL

[crazyhanyu]

鹽焗雞

A traditional Cantonese dish usually translated as Salt-baked Chicken or sth close.

If you Google Cantonese Salt-baked Chicken and maybe the characters 鹽焗雞, you'll be able to find a picture and a recipe

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[game2heart]

Haha this is more funny than educational.

[crazyhanyu]

I was hoping it would be both - but thanks for the comment.

[paulfrank96817]

I LOVE yim guk gai : )

[56macone56]

Great, love all your vids and the web site.

Thanks

[crazyhanyu]

The vocabulary list and characters for this and other dialogues can be found in Learn Cantonese Book 1. You can download the pdf at cantonesecourse(dot)com

[Siukonginhongkong]

食雞加芥蘭抄牛肉加湯 23文？？？？

[crazyhanyu]

芥蘭炒牛肉啦

再點個西洋菜湯

characters are at cantonesecourse. com

[crazyhanyu]

Mr. Wong: Waiter, we'd like a yihm guhk Chicken. Mm...Miss Lee, what other dishes do you want?

Miss Lee: Sauteed Chinese Broccoli with Beef, mm...a whole chicken is too much for the two of us. A half will do. Let's have some Water cress Soup, shall we?

Mr. Wong: Ok. You really know how to order dishes. Waiter, can you bring it as soon as possible, please.

Miss Lee: It's really good here. I'll have to bring my mother along some time.

(They finish eating)

[crazyhanyu]

鹽焗雞 yihm guhk Chicken = salt-baked Chicken

[crazyhanyu]

Wòhng Sàang:A, Léih Síujé. Heui bīndouh a?

Léih Síujé : O, Wòhng Sàang. Ngóh ngāamngāam fòng gùng. Néih nē?

Wòhng Sàang: Ngóh ngāamngāam hái ngàhnhòhng lò chín fàanlaih. Sihk faahn meih a?

Léih Síujé : Meih a! Néih nē?

Wòhng Sàang:Ngóh dōu meih a, ngóh chéng néih heui sihk faahn lā, hóu m̀hhóu a?

Léih Síujé:Hóu aak, heui bīn gàan nē?

[crazyhanyu]

Wòhng Sàang:Gwóngjàu Jáugā dī yihm guhk gāi hóu leng gà, néih sihkgwo meih a?

Léih Síujé: Meih sihkgwo.

Wòhng Sàang:Gám, ngóhdeih heui siháh lā.

(They arrive at the restaurant)

Wòhng Sàang: Fógei! Ngóhdeih séung yiu jek yihm guhk gāi, mm...Léih Síujé, juhng yiu mēyeh choi tìm nē?

Léih Síujé: Gaailáan chaau ngàuhyuhk lā, mm...yāt jek gāi táai dò, ngóhdeih sihk m̀hsaai, yiu bun jek jauh gau la, joi dim go sài yéuhng choi tòng. hou m̀hhóu a?

[crazyhanyu]

Wòhng Sàang:A. Hóu, Léih Síujé jànhaih sīk dím choi ge laak. Fógei m̀hgòi néih faai dī bo.

Léih Síujé: Nīdouh dī choi jànhaih m̀hcho, ngóh dōu yiu daai ngóh màhmā làih sihah.

(They finish eating)

Wòhng Sàang:Fógei, màaihdāan.

Fógei: Sīnsàang, yahsàam mān lā!

Wòhng Sàang:Nīdouh yah ńgh mān, m̀hsái jáau laak.

Léih Síujé : Wòhng sīnsàang, dòjehsaai bo.

Wòhng Sàang:M̀hsái haakhei.

[crazyhanyu]

Mr. Wong: Oh, Miss Lee. Where are you going?

Miss Lee : Oh, Mr. Wong. I just got off work. How about you?

Mr. Wong: I'm just on my way back from the bank to get some money. Did you eat yet?

Miss Lee : No. Did you?

Mr. Wong: I didn't either. I'd like to treat you, ok?

Miss Lee: Sounds good, where shall we go?

Mr. Wong: The yihm guhk Chicken at the Guangzhou Restaurant is good. Have you had it?

Miss Lee: No.

Mr. Wong: Well, let's go try it!.

(They arrive at the restaurant)

[crazyhanyu]

Mr. Wong: Waiter, the bill, please.

Waiter: That'll be 23 dollars, please!

Mr. Wong: Here's 25 dollars, keep the change.

Miss Lee : Thanks Mr. Wong, I really appreciate it.

Mr. Wong: You're welcome.

[crazyhanyu]

cantonesecourse . com