Learn Cantonese: Lesson 8 Buying Socks in Cantonese

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Check out Learn Cantonese Book 1 for vocabulary list for this lessons and others. pdf is downloadable from cantonesecourse(dot)com

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Notes

點賣呀﹖ Dím maaih a?

is a common way of asking "how much?". Literally, how is it sold?

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Customer: 有冇襪呀﹖

Clerk: 有。你鐘唔鐘意呢﹖

Customer: 幾鐘意。點賣呀﹖

Clerk: 六個半銀錢對。你著幾號呀﹖

Customer: 我著六號美國鞋。

Clerk: 九號啦。你想買幾多對呀﹖

Customer: 俾三對我啦。

Clerk: 好呃。愛唔愛鞋呢﹖

Customer: 唔愛嘞。唔該。

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Customer: Yáuh móuh maht a?

Clerk: Yáuh. Nī dī néih jùng mhjùngyi nē?

Customer: Géi jùngyi. Dím maaih a?

Clerk: Luhk go bun ngàhnchin deui. Néih jeuk géi houh a?

Customer: Mhji - Ngóh jeuk luhk houh ge Méihgwok hàaih.

Clerk: Gám, gáu houh lā. Néih séung máaih géidò deui a?

Customer: Béi sàam deui ngóh lā.

Clerk: Hóu aak. Oi mhoi hàaih nē?

Customer: Mhoi laak. Mhgòi.

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Customer: Do you have any socks?

Clerk: Sure. How about these?

Customer: Not bad. How much are they?

Clerk: $6.50. What size do you take?

Customer: I don't know. I wear a US size 6 shoe.

Clerk: Well, that'll be a 9. How many pairs do you want?

Customer: Give me three pairs.

Clerk: Ok. Do you need any shoes?

Customer: No thanks.