Learn Cantonese Lesson 4. Alice in CantoLand

[bweedin]

do you think you can post a translation into 書面／Mandarin?

[crazyhanyu]

@bweedin

Man: 我的手錶慢了一點。你的是不是?

Woman: 不是。我的很準。

Man: 那麼, 現在幾點鐘了?

Woman: 現在剛十二點了。

Man: 我的錶現在是十一點過十分。

Woman: 那麼, 你的慢了十分鐘了。

[crazyhanyu]

@bweedin

我的錶現在是十一點過十分。

should be

我的錶現在是十一點50分

Cantonese counts time in 5 minute intervals (字)

[tobeychiaki]

so funny!

[crazyhanyu]

@tobeychiaki

Thanks for stopping by - and your sense of humour ^^

[crazyhanyu]

Rabbit: Ngóh go bīu maahn sèsíu. Néih go haih mhhaih a?

Alice: Mhhaih. Ngóh go haih jéun ge.

Rabbit: Gám, yìhgā géidímjūng a?

Alice: Yìhgā ngāamngāam sahpyih dím.

Rabbit: Ngóh go bīu yìhgā haih sahpyāt dím daahp sahp.

Alice: Gám, néih go maahn léuhnggojìh.

[crazyhanyu]

Rabbit: 我個錶慢些少。你個係唔係呀?

Alice: 唔係。我個係準嘅。

Rabbit: 咁, 而家幾點鐘呀?

Alice: 而家啱啱十二點。

Rabbit: 我個錶而家係十一點 搭十。

Alice: 咁, 你個慢兩個字。

[crazyhanyu]

Rabbit: My watch is a bit slow. How about yours?

Alice: Mine's right.

Rabbit: So, what time is it?

Alice: It's 12 'o'clock right on the dot.

Rabbit: My watch says ten to twelve.

Alice: Yours is ten minutes slow, then.