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Learn Cantonese Lesson 4. Alice in CantoLand

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Learn Cantonese. Alice in CantoLand. In Learn Cantonese Lesson 4, Alice falls asleep and dreams about meeting a Cantonese-speaking White Rabbit who insists on talking about whether or not his watch is accurate in Cantonese.

Chinese characters

Man: 我個錶慢些少。你個係唔係呀?
Woman: 唔係。我個係準嘅。
Man: 咁, 而家幾點鐘呀?
Woman: 而家啱啱十二點。
Man: 我個錶而家係十一點 搭十。
Woman: 咁, 你個慢兩個字。

Cantonese Yale

Man: Ngóh go bīu maahn sèsíu. Néih go haih mhhaih a?
Woman: Mhhaih. Ngóh go haih jéun ge.
Man: Gám, yìhgā géidímjūng a?
Woman: Yìhgā ngāamngāam sahpyih dím.
Man: Ngóh go bīu yìhgā haih sahpyāt dím daahp sahp.
Woman: Gám, néih go maahn léuhnggojìh.

English translation

Man: My watch is a bit slow. How about yours?
Woman: Mine's right.
Man: So, what time is it?
Woman: It's 12 'o'clock right on the dot.
Man: My watch says ten to twelve.
Woman: Yours is ten minutes slow, then.

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

  • @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。

  • @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)

  • so funny!

  • @tobeychiaki

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

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • 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。

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