Learn Cantonese Lesson 7 "How much?" in Cantonese

[taiminkhagani]

the intro was longer than the video

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SAM HUI!!!

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wow the intro is so looooooooong D:

[Tex259]

whats the song called?

[crazyhanyu]

bun gàn baat léuhng

Sam Hui

[crazyhanyu]

買 máaih buy

乜嘢 mēyéh what

想 séuhng want, like to

啲 dī some, a little

牛肉 ngàuhyuhk beef

點賣? dím maaih, how do you sell it (how much)

呢啲 nī dī this, these

四 sei four

個 go classifier

八 baat eight

[crazyhanyu]

銀錢 ngàhn chín money, dollar 斤 gàn catty (weight) 俾 béi give 三 sàam three 嗰啲 gó dī those 廿二個半 yahyih go bun $22.50 都 dōu also 愛 oi want, like 兩 léuhng two, couple 呃 aak particle 九 gáu nine 六 luhk six 啦 lā particle 七 chāt seven

[crazyhanyu]

Clerk: Máaih mēyéh a?

Customer:Ngóh séuhng máaih dī ngàuhyuhk. Dím maaih nē?

Clerk: Nī dī sei go baat ngàhnchín gàn. Gó dī chāt go bun ngàhnchín gàn.

Customer:Béi sàam gàn gó dī ngóh lā.

Clerk: Sàam gàn yahyih go bun.

Customer:Ngóh dōu séung oi léuhng gàn nī dī.

Clerk: Hóu aak, gáu go luhk ngàhn chín lā.

[crazyhanyu]

Clerk: How may I help you?

Customer:I'd like to buy some beef. How much is it?

Clerk: This is $4.80 a catty. That is $7.50 a catty.

Customer:I'll take 3 catties of that.

Clerk: That'll be $22.50

Customer: I'd like 2 catties of this, too.

Clerk: Ok, that'll be $9.60.

[crazyhanyu]

Lesson transcripts in Yale Cantonese Romanization, traditional Chinese and English translation available

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[crazyhanyu]

Clerk: 買乜嘢呀﹖

Customer: 我想買啲牛肉.點賣?

Clerk: 呢啲四個八銀錢斤.

Customer: 俾三斤嗰啲我.

Clerk: 三斤廿二個半.

Customer: 我都想愛兩斤呢啲.

Clerk: 好呃。九個六銀錢啦。

[crazyhanyu]

嗰啲七個半銀錢斤.

[crazyhanyu]

半斤八兩 - 許冠傑

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whats the name of the song?