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本教材由「優質教育基金」贊助地利亞修女紀念學校 (百老匯) 編訂。 現經教育局課程發展處調適整理上載內聯網以供收取非華語學生的學校參考試用。 單元一:學校生活 UNIT ONE: SCHOOL LIFE

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本教材由「優質教育基金」贊助地利亞修女紀念學校 (百老匯) 編訂。現經教育局課程發展處調適整理,上載內聯網,以供收取非華語學生的學校參考試用。

單元一:學校生活UNIT ONE: SCHOOL LIFE

說  明

《中國語文課程補充指引(非華語學生)》已於二零零八年十一月公布,並於十二月連同各種配套教學參考資料派發學校。我們建議有收取非華語學生的學校採用補充指引。

考慮到學校需要更多適合非華語學生的中國語文教材,我們特別從經驗較豐富的學校選取校本教材,盡量保留原本教材特色,經調適和整理,例如補充圖文材料,調整教學策略,增訂注音資料等,編製成中小學各套學習材料,上載教育局學校內聯網 (經中國語文教育課程

發展網頁 http://www.edb.gov.hk/cd/chi 登入),供學校參考試用,修訂後派發學校。

這些教材在學校行之有效,使學生學得更好。我們期望收取非華語學生的學校,會因應學校條件和學生的學習需要,並配合教育局各種配套教學參考資料,從中斟酌取用。相信隨着各項支援措施陸續加強,香港非華語學生的中國語文學習成效將日漸提升。

本教材蒙優質教育基金秘書處與地利亞修女紀念學校 (百老匯)慨允刊印使用,謹此致謝。

教育局課程發展處二零零九年三月

1. Text: The First School Day

2. Chapter One: Who am I? Self Introduction and Vocabulary(1) The way to introduce oneself(2) Pronoun “doi6 ci4”(3) “si6”, “hai6” and “giu3”(4) Term of address(5) Summary of six tones in Cantonese (6) Pronunciation: Cantonese Finals 1 (aai – ai) and 2 (aam – am)

3. Chapter Two: What is your nationality? Dialogue and Vocabulary

(1) The way to say nationalities(2) Numbers to say your age(3) Noun: person(4) Say “Hello” (Greeting)(5) Tones: “high level” and “high rising”(6)Pronunciation:Cantonesefinals3(aan–an)and4(aap–ap)

4. Chapter Three: What subjects do you like? Dialogue and Vocabulary

(1) Subjects(2) Short Forms of Subjects and Countries(3) What do you like?(4) Particles have a grammatical purpose but often

has little or no meaning: “laa”(5) Tones: “high level” and ‘mid level”(6) Pronunciation:Cantonesefinals5(aat–at)

5. Chapter Four: Where is the tuck shop? Dialogue and Vocabulary

(1) Names of common snacks(2) Numbers:moneytermsandfloors(3) The use of “Thank you”(4) The question word “where” to ask about places(5) Names of different rooms at the school(6) Tones: “high rising” and “mid level”(7) Pronunciation:Cantonesefinals6(aau–au)

UNIT ONE: SCHOOL LIFE 1

UNIT ONE: SCHOOL LIFE

阿力是一個男孩,他今年十二歲,是巴基斯坦人。他在 Aa3 l ik6 s i6 j a t1 go3 naam4 ha i4 , t aa1 gam1 n in4 sap6 j i 6 seo i3 , s i4 baa1 ge i1 s i1 t aan2 j an4。 Taa1 zo i6

九 龍 區 一 所 中 學 就 讀 中 一 級。Gau2 lung4 keoi1 jat1 so2 zung1 hok6 zau6 duk6 zung1 jat1 kap1。

在開學的一天,阿力認識了同學阿文。阿文是個女孩, Zoi6 hoi1 hok6 dik1 jat1 tin1 , aa3 lik6 jing6 sik1 liu5 tung4 hok6 aa3 man4。 Aa3 man4 si6 go3 neoi5 haai4 ,

也是十二歲。她 在 印 度 出 生 。 jaa5 si6 sap6 ji6 seoi3。 Taa1 zoi6 jan3 dou6 ceot1 sang1。

當 上 堂 鐘 響 起 , 班 主 任 進 入 課 室 點 名 , 她是王老 Dong1 soeng5 tong4 zung1 hoeng2 hei2, baan1 zyu2 jam6 zeon3 jap6 fo3 sat1 dim2 meng2, t aa1s i6 wong4 lou5

師,教他們英文科。這天不用上課,王老師要同學自我 si1 , gaau3 taa1 mun4 jing1 man4 fo1。Ze2 tin1 bat1 jung6 soeng5 fo3, wong4 lou5 si1 jiu3 tung4 hok6 zi6 ngo5

介紹,還選了阿力和阿文做班長,並派發各科上課時間 gaai3 siu6, waan4 syun2 liu5 aa3 lik6 wo4 aa3 man4 zou6 baan1 zoeng2 , bing6 paai3 faat3 gok3 fo1 soeng5 fo3 si4 gaan3

表,科目有英文、中文、法文、數學、科學、社會、電腦biu2 , fo1 muk6 jau5 jing1 man4 , z u n g 1 m a n 4 , f a a t 3 m a n 4 , s o u 3 h o k 6 , f o 1 h o k 6 , s e 5 w u i 2 , d i n 6 n o u 5

、音樂、體育及美術。 , jam1 ngok6, tai2 juk6 kap6 mei5 seot6。

過了小息,王老師帶領同學遊覽校園,學校有圖書 Gwo3 l iu5 s iu2 s ik1 , wong4 lou5 si1 daai3 ling5 tung4 hok6 jau4 laam5 haau6 jyun4, hok6 haau6 jau5 tou4 syu1

館、禮堂、體育館、小食部、實驗室、音樂室、電腦室和課室。gun2, lai5 tong4, tai2 juk6 gun2, siu2 sik6 bou6, sat6 jim6 sat1, jam1 ngok6 sat1, din6 nou5 sat1 wo4 fo3 sat1。

當 響 過 下 課 鐘 , 王 老 師 和 學 生 說 再 見 ,阿 力 和 同 Dong1 haa6 fo3 zung1hoeng2 gwo3 , wong4 lou5 si1 wo4 hok6 saang1 syut3 zoi3 gin3 , aa3 lik6 wo4 tung4

學便放學回家。hok6 bin6 fong3 hok6 wui4 gaa1。

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開學了 Hoi1 hok6 liu5

課文 Fo3 man4單元一:學校生活

Daan1 jyun4 jat1: Hok6 haau6 sang1 wut6

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Text (English)

Ali is a boy. He is twelve years old. He is a Pakistani. He studies Secondary

one in a secondary school in Kowloon.

Ali meets Aman on the first school day. Aman is a girl.

She is twelve, too. She was born in India.

When the bell rings, the class teacher goes into the

classroom to take the roll call. She is Miss Wong. She

teaches the English Language. There is no lesson today.

Miss Wong asks students to introduce themselves. She

also selects Ali and Aman as monitors. She gives the

time-tables to each student in the class. There are

subjects of English Language, Chinese Language,

French, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,

Computer, Music, P.E. and Art.

After the first recess, Miss Wong leads the

students to walk around the school campus.

There are library, school hall, gymnasium,

tuck shop, laboratories, music room,

computer rooms and classrooms in

the school.

When the dismiss bell rings, Ali and the other students

say goodbye to the class teacher and go home.

The First School Day

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Learning objectives 學習目標In this chapter, you will learn:1. the way to introduce oneself;2. the formation of plural pronouns;3. the use of “hai6” and “giu3”; 4. the way to address teachers at school; 5. the six tones in Cantonese; and6. the Cantonese finals “aai – ai” and “aam – am”.

There are formal and informal Cantonese. Usually we have to use formal Cantonese in reading and writing, we use informal Cantonese only in dialogue, e.g., the formal Cantonese for “he” is “taa1” and “keoi5” in informal. Look at the table of pronoun below:

Formal Cantonese Informal Cantonese Englishtaa1 keoi5 He, she , it

taa1 mun4 keoi5 dei6 Theyngo5 ngo5 I

ngo5 mun4 ngo5 dei6 Wenei5 nei5 you

nei5 mun4 nei5 dei6 youWe can see that not all the Cantonese words have informal form (bold italics), sometimes, we use formal Cantonese in both speaking and writing.

Self introduction 自我介紹

Cantonese English Chinese

Nei5 hou2﹗Ngo5 si6 (hai6) aa3 lik6, gam1 nin4 sap6 ji6 seoi3,

Ngo5 si6 (hai6) baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 jan4,

Ngo5 dik1 (ge3) tung4 hok6 si6 (hai6) aa3 man4,Baan1 zyu2 jam6 si6 (hai6) wong4 lou5 si1。

Hello!I am Ali. I am twelve years old.

I am Pakistani.

My classmate is Aman.

My class teacher is Miss Wong.

你好!

我是阿力,今年十二歲,

我是巴基斯坦人,

我的同學是阿文,

班主任是王老師。

Colloquial 通俗語 Tung1 zuk6 jyu5

Chapter One - Who am I? 第一課 - 我是誰?

Dai6 jat1 fo3 - Ngo5 si6 seoi4

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Vocabulary 詞語 Ci4 jyu5

Classwork 1

Activity 活動 Wut6 dung6

Self introduction 自我介紹

Cantonese English Chinesenei5 hou2 Hello 你好

seoi3 Age 歲

hok6 haau6 School 學校

duk6 syu1 Study 讀書

tung4 hok6 Classmate 同學

baan1 zyu2 jam6 Class teacher 班主任

1. PresentationPlease introduce yourself to the class in Cantonese.Who are you? How old are you?What is your gender?Which school do you go?

Grammar 文法 Man4 faat31. Pronoun “doi6 ci4” 代詞

Cantonese English ChineseSingular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

ngo5ngo5 mun4ngo5 dei6 I, me We, us 我 我們

nei5nei5 mun4nei5 dei6 You, you You, you 你 你們

taa1 keoi5

Taa1 mun4keoi5 dei6 He, She, It They 他、她、它 他們

In Cantonese, there is no masculine and feminine gender for “taa1”“keoi5”; but for plural, we have to add “mun4”“dei6” after the pronoun, e.g., “ngo5 de6”, “nei5 dei6”, “keoi5 dei6”

Match the following English meaning with the Cantonese Romanization form.

He, She, It ngo5 mun4 (dei6) 我們

They nei5 你I, me taa1 (keoi5) 他、她、它

You, you (Plural) nei5 mun4 (dei6) 你們

You, you (Singular) ngo5 我

We, us taa1 mun4 (keoi5 dei6) 他們

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Classwork 2Circle the phrases and write their English meanings in the spaces provided:

English meaning 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Classwork 3Count the number of strokes for each character and write the answer in the spaces provided:

No. Chinese Character Number of strokes

1 我2 你3 他4 們5 是6 人

2. To be= “si6”,“hai6” and “giu3”I am Ali=Formal Cantonese: ngo5 si6 aa3 lik6。Informal Cantonese: ngo5 hai6 aa3 lik6, or ngo5 giu3 aa3 lik6

你 是 十 我 主

學 好 二 們 班

校 班 歲 主 讀

同 學 任 老 書

好 讀 我 們 師

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I. Common vocabulary

3. Term of address You may call Miss Wong “wong4 lou5 si1”, or you call her “Miss

wong2”. We call Mr. Wong “Wong4 lou5 si1” or “wong2 sir. “Miss” is called “siu2 ze2” (小姐); “Mr.” is called “sin1 saang1” (先生); we also call teacher “sin1 saang1” instead of “ lou5 si1” (老師). Besides teacher, “sin1 saang1” also means husband. When

a woman introduces her husband, she says, “他是我的先生。”

Cantonese tonesA tone is the pitch imposed on a syllable. Tones are very important in learning Cantonese because when the tone changes, the meaning will change accordingly. The small number at the right hand side of the word is the indication of the tone mark. For most of the Chinese words, there are

six tones and they are classified in the following ways.

Tones Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

High level 夫﹙丈夫﹚fu1 (husband)

雙 (雙倍)soeng1 (double)

詩﹙詩歌﹚si1 (poem)

一 one

yat1

High rising 苦﹙辛苦﹚ fu2 (hard)

想﹙想法﹚soeng2 (think)

史﹙歷史﹚si2 (history)

碗 bowl of

wun2

Mid level 富﹙富有﹚

fu3 (rich)相﹙長相﹚soeng3 (face)

試﹙嘗試﹚si3 (to try)

細 small

sai3

Low falling 扶﹙扶持﹚fu4 (support)

常﹙經常﹚soeng4 (always)

時﹙時間﹚si4 (time)

牛 beef

ngau4

Low rising 婦﹙婦人﹚fu5 (woman)

上﹙上學﹚soeng5 (go to school)

市﹙市場﹚si5 (market)

腩 tender beef

naam5

Low level 父﹙父親﹚

fu6 (father)尚﹙尚未﹚

soeng6 (not yet)事﹙事情﹚si6 (matter)

飯 rice

faan6

Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1Cantonese Finals 1 (aai – ai)

No.aai (long) ai (short)

Example English Example English

1. 太太taai3 taai2 Wife 太貴

taai3 gwai3 Too expensive

2. (拜拜)

baai1 baai3 Goodbye (計晒)

gai3 saai3 Calculate all

3. 買蟹maai5 haai5 Buy crabs (抵買)

dai2 maai5 Very cheap

4. (戒晒)

sai3 zai2 Quit all (細仔)sai3 zai2 The youngest boy in a family

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No. Example English Example English

1. 最佳zeoi3 gaai1 Best 醉雞

zeoi3 gai1 Liquor-saturated chicken

2. 買酒maai5 zau2 Buy wine (咪走)

mai5 zau2 Don’t go

3. (馬太)

maa5 taai2 Mrs. Ma 馬蹄maa5 tai2 Water chestnut

4. 怪人gwaai3 jan4 Strange man 貴人

gwai3 jan4 Noble man

5 泰山taai3 saan1 Tarzan 替身

tai3 san1 Stunt double

Cantonesefinals2(aam–am)

No. aam (long) English am (short) English

1. 探監taam3 gaam1 Visit a prisoner (擒青)

kam4 ceng1 In a hurry

2. 橄欖gaam3 laam2 Olive 森林

sam1 lam4 Forest

3. (啱啱)

ngaam1 ngaam1 Just 今年gam1 nin4 This year

4. (藍藍地)

laam4 laam2 dei2 A little bit blue in colour (琴日)

kam4 jat6 Yesterday

No. Example English Example English

1. (攬住我)

laam2 zyu6 ngo5 Hold me (諗住我)

lam2 zyu6 ngo5 Think of me

2. 三級saam1 kap1 Third rated category 心急

sam1 gap1 Impatient

3. 擔心daam1 sam1 Worried (揼心)

dam2 sam1 Feel sad

4. 斬頭zaam2 tau4 Cut a head off 枕頭

zam2 tau4 Pillow

I. Common vocabulary

II. Contrastive pairs

II. Contrastive pairs

Cantonese “aa” in “-aai” is a long vowel. Its sound is similar to “a” as in English father. However, “a” in “-ai” is a short vowel which resembles “u” as in English sun.

To differentiate “-aai” from “-ai”, “-aai” should be pronounced with your jaw more lowered and mouth more open than “-ai”.

Pronunciation hints:

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Both “-aam” and “-am” have a nasal ending “m”, which is pronounced with both lips closed, releasing the air from the nose.

Cantonese “aa” on “-aam” is a long vowel. Its sound is similar to “-a” as in English calm. However, “a”in “-am” is a short vowel which resembles English come.

To differentiate “-aam” from “-am”, “-aam” should be pronounced with your jaw more lowered and mouth more open than “-am”.

Note:In Cantonese, some syllables may end with “-p”, “-t”, or “-k”. These are called unreleased stops because your mouth and tongue form a closure in preparation for these sounds, finishing without releasing the air at the end of a syllable. In other words, they are made mute in the production of the sound.

Pronunciation hints:

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Informal Cantonese Formal Cantonese Englishhai6 si6 Is/am/aregiu3 giu3 Is/am/are

me1/ mat1 je3 sam6 mo1 Whathou2 han2 Very

meng2 ming4 namegei2 daai6 do1 daai6 How old

Colloquial 通俗語 Tung1 zuk6 jyu5

Learning objectives 學習目標In this chapter, you will learn:1. the way to say nationalities;2. numbers to say your age;3. the use of classifier “go3”;4. the common expressions for greeting people in general situation; 5. the Cantonese tones “high level” and “high rising”; and6. the Cantonese finals “aan – an” and “aap – ap”.

Dialogue 對話 Deoi3 waa6Cantonese English Chinese

Chapter Two - What is your nationality ?第二課 - 你是哪國人?

Dai6 ji6 fo3 – Nei5 si6 naa5 gwok3 jan4

Ali: Hello! I am Ali. What is your name?

Aman: I am Aman. I am pleased to meet you.

Ali: I am twelve years old thisyear. How old are you?

Aman: I am also twelve years old.

Ali: What is your nationality?

Aman: I am Indian, and you?

Ali: I am Pakistani.

阿力﹕你好! 我是阿力,

你叫什麼名字?

阿文﹕我叫阿文,很高興

認識你。

阿力﹕我今年十二歲,你

有多大?

阿文﹕我今年也是十二

歲。

阿力﹕你是哪國人?

阿文﹕我是印度人,你呢?

阿力﹕我是巴基斯坦人。

Aa3 lik6: Nei5 hou2!Ngo5 si6 (hai6) aa3 lik6,Nei5 giu3 sam6 mo1

(me1) ming4 zi6 (meng2)?Aa3 man4: Ngo5 giu3 aa3 man4,

han2 (hou2) gou1 hing3 (hoi1 sam1) jing6 sik1 (sik1) nei5。

Aa3 lik6: Ngo5 gam1 nin4 sap6 ji6 seoi3 ,Nei5 ne1?

Aa3 man4: Ngo5 gam1 nin4 jaa5 si6 (dou1 hai6) sap6 ji6 seoi3。

Aa3 lik6: Nei5 si6 (hai6) naa5 (bin1) gwok3 jan4?

Aa3 man4: Ngo5 si6 (hai6) jan3 dou6 jan4,Nei5 ne1?

Aa3 lik6: Ngo5 si6 (hai6) baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 jan4。

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Vocabulary 詞語 Ci4 jyu5 Country “gwok3 gaa1” 國家

We add “jan4” (人) at the end of each country to show the people of that country. e.g., “zung1 gwok3 jan4” (中國人) Chinese.

1. Getting to know peopleInstruction: -- Find out some classmates in the following nationalities. -- You have to use the following question pattern to ask one’s nationality.

Question pattern: Nei5 si6 naa5 (hai6 bin1) gwok3 jan4?

Nationality Name of classmate

中國zung1 gwok3

1. 2. 3.

印度jan3 dou6

1. 2. 3.

Cantonese English Chinesezung1 gwok3

jan3 dou6nei4 bok6 ji5

baa1 gei1 si1 taan2fei1 leot6 ban1

taai3 gwok3si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1

san1 gaa3 bo1jan3 nei4

faat3 gwok3jing1 gwok3

gaa1 naa4 daai6ji3 daai6 lei6mei5 gwok3

jat6 bun2ou3 zau1

ChinaIndiaNepal

PakistanThe Philippines

ThailandSri LankaSingaporeIndonesia

FranceThe United Kingdom

CanadaItaly

U.S.A.Japan

Australia

中國

印度

尼泊爾

巴基斯坦

菲律賓

泰國

斯里蘭卡

新加坡

印尼

法國

英國

加拿大

意大利

美國

日本

澳洲

Activity 活動 Wut6 dung6

“gwok3” literally means “country” (國家). Hence “faat3 gwok3” is France (法國) and “jing1 gwok3” is The United Kingdom (英國). However, the Cantonese names of some other countries in the table above are apparently the phonetic equivalents of the English sounds, for example: “gaa1 naa4 daai6” for Canada (加拿大), “baa1 gei1 si1 taan2” for Pakistan (巴基斯坦) and “ji3 daai6 lei6” for Italy (意大利).

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尼泊爾nei4 bok6 ji5

1. 2. 3.

巴基斯坦baa1 gei1 si1 taan2

1. 2. 3.

菲律賓fei1 leot6 ban1

1. 2. 3.

斯里蘭卡si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1

1. 2. 3.

英國jing1 gwok3

1. 2. 3.

2. PresentationTry to interview one of your classmates and give an introduction to the class about your classmate’s name, age and nationality.

Classwork 1Count the number of strokes for each character and write the answer in the spaces provided:

No. Chinese Character Number of strokes

1 有

2 個

3 在

4 香港

5 九龍

6 新界

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Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3

Noun “ming4 ci4”(名詞)There is no singular and plural form of the noun. To indicate a number of a noun, a classifier must be added in front of that noun. For example, 一個人“jat1 go3 jan4” means a person, 兩個人 “loeng5 go3 jan4” means two persons and so on.

Classwork 2Try to find out the number of students in your class living in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories:

2. Say “Hello” (Greeting) (問好)The Cantonese way of greeting is similar to that of the western:

Cantonese English Chinese

nei5 hou2 Hi or Hello 你好

zou2 san4 Good morning 早晨

zoi3 gin3 (baai1 baai3) Good bye 再見 (拜拜)

There is no “Good afternoon” and “Good evening” for Cantonese. We may say “你好” “nei5 ho2” instead.

Classwork 3Decide which greeting word you have to use in the following situations. Write the answers in Chinese, if difficult, you may also use some phonetic symbols to replace some characters.

Situation Greeting word

1. Ali goes home after school and meets Aman outside classroom.

2. Aman meets Miss Wong in the early morning in the MTR station.

3. Ali and Aman see each other on Sunday evening.

e.g.我班有五個同學住在九龍。

There are five classmates living in Kowloon.

1. 我班有______同學住在______________________。

2. 我班有____________________________________。

3. __________________________________________。

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TonesI. Contrastive pairs

No. High level (Tone1) English High rising (Tone2) English

1. 買鐘 maai5 zung1 Buy a clock 買糉

maai5 zung2Buy a rice dumpling

2. (刀仔) dou1 zai2 Small knife (賭仔)

dou2 zai2 Gambler

3. (食飽)sik6 baau1 Eat buns 食飽

sik6 baau2 Eat one’s full

4. 開心hoi1 sam1 Happy 海參

hoi2 sam1 Sea cucumber

Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1Cantonesefinals3(aan–an)

I. Common vocabularyNo. aan (long) English an (short) English

1. 巴基斯坦baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 Pakistan 雲吞

wan4 tan1 wonton

2. 慢慢maan6 maan2 Very slow 紛紛

fan1 fan1Numerous and

disorderly

3. 艱難gaan1 naan4 Difficult / hard (銀仔)

ngan2 zai2 Coins

II. Contrastive pairs No. Example English Example English

1. 炒飯caau2 faan6 Fired rice 炒粉

caau2 fan2 Fired noodles

2. 好玩hou2 waan2 Great fun (好搵)

hou2 wan2 Easy to find

3. 顏色ngaan4 sik1 Colour 銀色

ngan4 sik1 Silver colour

4. 十萬sap6 maan6 Hundred thousand (十蚊)

sap6 man1 Ten dollars

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Cantonesefinals4(aap–ap)

I. Common vocabularyNo. aap (long) English ap (short) English

1. 垃圾laap6 saap3 Rubbish 階級

gaai1 kap1 Ranks in society

2. 臘鴨laap6 ngaap3 Preserved duck 入閘

jap6 zaap6 Enter the gate

3. 夾雜gaap3 zaap6 Mix (執笠)

zap1 lap1 Go bust

4. (蠟遢)laap6 taat3 Dirty 吸收

kap1 sau1 Absorb

5. 插手caap3 sau2 To take part in 入口

jap6 hau2 Entrance

II. Contrastive pairsNo. Example English Example English

1. (烚隻蛋)saap6 zek3 daan2 Boil an egg 十隻蛋

sap6 zek3 daan2 Ten eggs

2. 夾住gaap3 zyu6 Clip (昅住)

gap6 zyu6 Stare at

3. 雜貨zaap6 fo3 Groceries (執貨)

zap1 fo3 Pack goods

4. (好夾)hou2 gaap3 Get on well (好急)

hou2 gap1 In a hurry

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Learning objectives 學習目標In this chapter, you will learn:

1. subject names;

2. short forms of subjects and countries

3. the sentence pattern to ask about “likes” in question form;

4. the use of particle “la”;

5. the Cantonese tones “high level” and ‘mid level”; and

6. the Cantonese finals “aat – at”.

Informal Cantonese Formal Cantonese Englishzung1 ji3 hei2 fun1 like

me1 / mat1 je5 sam6 mo1 Whattung4 wo4 And

zung1 man2 zung1 man4 Chinese Language

Dialogue 對話 Deoi3 waa6

Cantonese English ChineseAli: What subjects do you like?

Aman: I like Music, Art and Chinese. How about you?

Ali: I like P.E., Mathematics,Science and Computer.

Aman: I like Arts Subjects better.

Ali: I like Science Subjects better.

阿力﹕你喜歡什麼科目?

阿文﹕我喜歡音樂、美術

和中文。你呢?

阿力﹕我喜歡體育,數 學,

科學,還有電腦。

阿文﹕我喜歡文科多些。

阿力﹕我喜歡理科多些。

Aa3 lik6:Nei5 hei2 fun1(zung1 ji3) sam6 mo1 (me1) fo1 muk6 (aa3)?

Aa3 man4:Ngo5 hei2 fun1(zung1 ji3) jam1 ngok6、mei5 seot6 wo4 (tung4) zung1 man2。Nei5 ne1?

Aa3 Lik6: Ngo5 hei2 fun1(zung1 ji3) tai2 juk6 (laa1),sou3 hok6(laa1), fo1 hok6 (laa1), waan4 (zung6) jau5 din4 nou5。

Aa3 man4: Ngo5 hei2 fun1(zung1 ji3) man4 fo1 do1 se1(do1 dit1)。Aa3 lik6: Ngo5 hei2 fun1(zung1 ji3) lei5 fo1 do1 se1(do1 dit1)。

Colloquial 通俗語 Tung1 zuk6 jyu5

Chapter Three - What subjects do you like? 第三課 - 你喜歡什麼科?

Dai6 saam1 fo3 - Nei5 hei2 fun1 sam6 mo1 fo1?

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Subjects “ fo1 muk6” 科目

What lesson is he having?Activity 活動 Wut6 dung6

Vocabulary 詞語 Ci4 jyu5

1. Short Form “gan2 cing1” (簡稱) of Subjects and Countries Subject is “fo1 muk6” (科目) in Cantonese. We can still understand the meaning of “fo1” as subject even when we take away the “muk6” from “fo1 muk6”. Chinese short form is common in use, for example, “tai2 juk6 (體育)” is the short form of “tai2 nang4 gaau3 juk6” (P.E. is the short form of Physical Education). “gwok3” is the short form of “gwok3 gaa1”(country). “Zung1 gwok3” is the short form of “zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3” (China is the short form of “The People’s Republic of China”). “Mei5 gwok3” is the short form of “aa3 mei5 lei6 gin1 hap6 zung3 gwok3” (U.S.A. is the short form of “The United States of America”). “Hoeng1 gong2 dak6 keoi1 (香港特區)” is the short form of “hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 (香港特別行政區)” (HKSAR is the short form of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region).

Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3

Cantonese English Chinese

Chinese Language

English Language

French

Mathematics

History

Social Studies

Geography

Science

Computer

P. E. (Physical Education)

Music

Art

中文

英文

法文

數學

歷史

社會

地理

科學

電腦

體育

音樂

美術

zung1 man4 (man2)

jing1 man4 (man2)

faat3 man4 (man2)

sou3 hok6

lik6 si2

se5 wui2

dei6 lei5

fo1 hok6

din6 nou5

tai2 juk6

jam1 ngok6

mei5 seot6

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Classwork 2Please express as requested with the following question patterns: 1. What people do you like? 2. What countries do you like? 3. What food do you like? 4. What books do you like?

Two students in one group, one asks the above questions while the other answers. Question pattern: “Nei5 zung1 ji3 me1____________?” Answer pattern: “Ngo5 zung1 ji3_____________。”

Classwork 3Please interview three classmates in your class and find out the subjects that they like.You have to use Cantonese to ask the question and give answer.

Classmate 同學 Subject 科目

2. Particles have a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning We always use particles in Cantonese, such as the topic of Unit 1 “Hoi1 hok6 laa3”while the word

“laa3” while the word “laa3” is the particle which shows the manner of speaking or emphasizes the tone of exclamation.

We may add “laa1” at the end of the matter when there is more than one subject of the same nature. Make sure that you use the right tone because the tones of “laa3” and “laa1” are different and so that the feelings are different too.

Classwork 4Try to emphasize the tone with “laa1” for the following sentences:1. I like computer, science and mathematics.2. You like English Language, French and geography.3. She likes music, science and Chinese.4. We like history, Chinese and computer.5. They like P.E., art and social studies.

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Classwork 5Count the number of strokes for each character and write the answer in the spaces provided:

No. Chinese Character Number of strokes

1 喜2 歡3 科4 目5 中6 英7 文

Tones

I.Contrastive pairsNo. High level (Tone1) English Mid level (Tone3) English

1. 明星ming4 sing1 Movie star 名勝

ming4 sing3 Scenic spot

2. 歌星go1 sing1 Singer 個性

go3 sing3 personality

3. 留醫lau4 ji1 Stay in hospital 留意

lau4 ji3 Look out

4. 豬牙zyu1 ngaa4 Pig’s teeth 蛀牙

zyu3 ngaa4 cavity

Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1 Cantonesefinals5(aat–at)

I. Common vocabularyNo. aat (long ) English at (short) English

1. (蠟遢)

laap6 taat3 Dirty (核突)

wat6 dat6 Disgusting

2. (曱甴)

gaat6 zaat2 Cockroach 七彩cat1 coi2 Many colours

3. 刷牙caat3 ngaa4 Brush teeth (日日)

jat6 jat6 Every day

4. 八達通咭baat3 daat6 tung1 kaat1 Octopus card 骨骼

gwat1 gaak3 Frame of the body

5. 發夢faat3 mung6 Dreaming 疾病

zat6 beng6 Sickness

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II. Contrastive pairsNo. Example English Example English

1. 擦對鞋caat3 deoi3 haai6 Brush shoes 七對鞋

cat1 deoi3 haai6 7 pairs of shoes

2. (抹嘢)

maat3 je5 Wipe things (乜嘢)

mat1 je5 What

3. 煞車saat3 ce1 Stop the car 失車

sat1 ce1 Missing car

4. 發現faat3 jin6 Discover 忽然

fat1 jin4 Suddenly

Cantonese “-aat” is a long vowel. It is similar to “ar” as in British English cart. However, “-at” is a short vowel which resembles “u” as in English cut. To differentiate “-aat” from “-at”, “-aat” should be pronounced with your jaw more lowered and mouth more open than “-at”.

Chapter Four - Where is the tuck shop? 第四課 - 小食部在哪裡?

Dai6 sei3 fo3 – Siu2 sik6 bou6 zoi6 naa5 leoi5?

Pronunciation hints:

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In this chapter, you will learn:1. names of common snacks at the school tuck shop;2. numbers to talk about money terms and floors;3. the use of “thank you”;4. the question word “where” to ask about places;5. names of different rooms at the school; 6. the Cantonese tones “high rising” and “mid level”; and7. the Cantonese finals “aau – au”.

At recess time, Ali wants to go to the tuck shop to buy some snacks. He asks Miss Wong where the tuck shop is.

Chapter Four - Where is the tuck shop? 第四課 - 小食部在哪裡?

Dai6 sei3 fo3 – Siu2 sik6 bou6 zoi6 naa5 leoi5?

Dialogue 對話 Deoi3 waa6

Aa3 lik6:Wong4 lou5 si1, cing2 man6 siu2 sik6 bou6 zoi6 naa5 leoi5 (haai2 bin1 dou6) ?Wong4:Siu2 sik6 bou6 zoi6 dei6 min6 (hai2 dei6 haa2) 。Aa3 lik6:Naa5 leoi5 (go2 dou6)maai6 sam6 mo1 (me1)?Wong4:Jau5 saam1 man4 zi6 (laa1), hei3 seoi2 (laa1), haau2 hak1 lik6 (zyu1 gu1 lik1)( laa1)。 Nei5 soeng2 hek3 (sik6) sam6 mo1 (me1 aa3)?Aa3 lik6:Ngo5 soeng2 hek3 (sik6) min6。

Wong4:Aa3! Naa5 leoi5 (go2 dou6) jaa5 (dou1) jau5 zik1 sik6 min6 maai6 ne1!Aa3 lik6:Ze6 ze6 (m4 goi1) nei5, wong4 lou5 si1。

Cantonese English ChineseAli: Miss Wong, where the tuck shop is?

Ms Wong: The tuck shop is on the ground floor.?Ali: What is sold there?

Ms Wong: There are sandwiches, soft drinks and chocolates. What do you want to eat?

Ali: I want to eat noodles.

Ms Wong: Oh! They have instant noodles on sale there.

Ali: Thank you, Miss Wong.

Learning objectives 學習目標

阿力﹕王老師,請問小食部 在哪裡?

老師﹕小食部在地面。

阿力﹕那裡賣什麼?

老師﹕有三文治,汽水,巧 克力。你想吃什麼?

阿力﹕我想吃麵。

老師:啊﹗那裏也有即食麵

賣呢﹗

阿力:謝謝您,王老師。

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Informal Cantonese Formal Cantonese English

dei6 haa2 dei6 min6 Ground floor

go2 dou6 naa5 leoi5 There

Common snacks 小吃

Cantonese English Chinese

saam1 man4 zi6 Sandwich 三文治

haau2 hak1 lik6 (zyu1 gu1 lik1) Chocolate 巧克力

jyu4 daan2 Fish ball 魚旦

syu4 tiu2 French fries 薯條

tong2 Candies 糖

min6 Noodles 麵

syu4 beng2 Hash Browns 薯餅

hei3 seoi2 Soft drinks 汽水

seoi2 Water 水

The teacher is going to play a game with you. Some of you are shopkeepers and some of you are customers. See whether you can buy and sell successfully or not!

1. Number “sou muhk” (數目)Cantonese English Chinese

jat1 One 一

ji6 Two 二

saam1 Three 三

sei3 Four 四

ng5 Five 五

luk6 Six 六

cat1 Seven 七

baat3 Eight 八

gau2 Nine 九

sap6 Ten 十

The Chinese way of counting is very simple. We use “十一” “sap6 jat1” for “eleven”, “十二” “sap6 ji6” for “twelve”, “十三” “sap6 saam1” for “thirteen” and so on.

Activity 活動 Wut6 dung6

Grammar 語法 Jyu5 faat3

Vocabulary 詞語 Ci4 jyu5

Colloquial 通俗語 Tung1 zuk6 jyu5

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Please count from fourteen to twenty in Chinese, if difficult, you may also use some phonetic symbols to replace some characters

14: 18:

15: 19:

16: 20:

17:

2. Money terms

Cantonese English Chinese

jyun4 (man1) Dollar 元

gok3 (hou4 zi2) Ten cents 角

When we talk about the money terms in Cantonese, we have to apply the knowledge of number in order to express the price. The unit of “元” “jyun4” and “角” “hou4” (gok3”) have to be applied followed the number. For example, $1 = “jat1 jyun4” or “jat1 man1”;10 cents = “jat1 hou4”; 20 cents = “loeng5 hou4”instead of “ji6 hou4”; $2 is “loeng5 man1” instead of “ji6 jyun4”.The Cantonese for $1.5 is “go3 bun3” instead of “jat1 man1 ng5 hou4”

Classwork 2Tell the amount in Cantonese?(1) $3.4 (2) $5.2 (3) $18.5 (4) $17 (5) $6.7

3. How to say “Thank you” 謝謝 There are two ways of saying “Thank you” in Cantonese: When somebody gives us a gift or a prize, admires or praises us, we should say “do1 ze6” or “do1 ze6 nei5”(Thank you). When someone helps us to solve any problem, we should say “m4 goi1” or “m4 goi1 nei5” (Thank you).

Classwork 3Decide the way of using “Thank you” in Chinese.

Someone helps you to close the door

You receive a birthday gift from your friend

do1 ze6 Your classmates congratulate you after you win the first prize

Your friend picks up something for you

m4 goi1 What will the shopkeeper say when you pay money to buy

something? Your friend helps you to hand in the homework

A teacher gives a prize to you

Classwork 1 課堂作業 Fo3 tong4 zok3 jip6

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4. Sentence PatternWhen we ask “Where is the Tuck Shop?” “Where” is the first word in the sentence while “Tuck Shop” is at the end. But in Chinese, the positions of the two words are exchanged with each other. That means “where” (bin1 dou6) is put at the end while “tuck shop” (siu2 sik6 bou6) is put at the beginning of the sentence.The sentence pattern of “There” (go2 dou6) is just the same as “where”.

5.Differentwaysofindicatingfloors Cantonese British American Chinese

dei6 haa2 Ground floor Level one 地下

ji6 lau2 First floor Level two 二樓

saam1 lau2 Second floor Level three 三樓

sei3 lau2 Third floor Level four 四樓 We call second floor when the British say the first floor.(+/- one floor)  What shall we call the fourth floor in Cantonese? There is Chinese taboo on number four 四“sei3” because its sound is similar to 死“sei2” (death). That is why we find some buildings without level four.

Classwork 4Please tell the position of different rooms listed below in Cantonese:Example: Mei5 seot6 sat1 hai2 sei3 lau2。

Floor Cantonese English

Ground floordei6 haa2

地面

lai5 tong4 (禮堂) Hallsiu2 sik6 bou6 (小食部) Tuck shop

haau6 zoeng2 sat1 (校長室) Principal roomhaau6 mou6 cyu5 (校務處) General office

fo3 sat1 (課室) Classroomsci3 so2 (厠所) Toilets

cou1 coeng4 (操場) Playground

First floorji6 lau2二樓

mat6 lei5 sat1 (物理室) Physics Laboratorygaau3 jyun4 sat1 (教員室) Staff room

fo3 sat1 (課室) Classroomsci3 so2 (厠所) Toilets

Second floorsaam1 lau2

三樓

sang1 mat6 sat1 (生物室) Biology laboratorydo1 mui4 tai2 sat1 (多媒體室) MMLC

fo3 sat1 (課室) Classroomsci3 so2 (厠所) Toilets

Third floorsei3 lau2

四樓

faa3 hok6 sat1 (化學室) Chemistry laboratoryfo1 hok6 sat1 (科學室) Science laboratorydin6 nou5 sat1 (電腦室) Computer room

jam1 ngok6 sat1 (音樂室) Music roommei5 seot6 sat1 (美術室) Art room

fo3 sat1 (課室) Classroomsci3 so2 (厠所) Toilets

gaau3 jyun4 sat1 (教員室) Staff roomFourth floor

ng5 lau2五樓

tou4 syu1 gun2 (圖書館) Library

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Tones

I. Contrastive pairs

No. High rising (Tone2) English Mid level (Tone3) English

1. 火車fo2 ce1 Train 貨車

fo3 ce1 Truck

2.(睇相)

tai2 soeng2 See photos (睇相)

tai2 soeng3 See a fortune teller

3. (郭太)

gwok3 taai2 Mrs. Kwok 國泰gwok3 taai3 Cathy Pacific Airlines

4. 轉機zyun2 gei1 Favourable turn 轉機

zyun3 gei1 Change flights

Underline the phonetic symbols you hear. Each sentence will be read twice.1. Ngo5 daap3 (gwok3 taai2;gwok3 taai3) ge3 fei1 gei1.2. Keoi5 daap3 (fo2 ce1;fo3 ce1) heoi3 bin1 dou6 aa3?3. Ngo5 dei6 zung1 ji3 (tai2 soeng2;tai2 soeng3).4. Keoi5 wui5 hai2 hoeng1 gong2 (jyun2 gei1;jyun3 gei1) heoi3 baa1 gei1 si1 taan2.

Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1Cantonesefinals6(aau–au)

I. Common vocabulary

No. aau (long) English au (short) English

1. 爆炸baau3 zaa3 Explode 九樓

gau2 lau2 Ninth floor

2. 交通gaau1 tung1 Traffic 溝通

kau1 tung1 Communicate

3. 跑步paau2 bou6 To run 獸心

sau3 sam1 Beastliness

4. 稍後saau2 hau6 In a while 幼稚園

jau3 zi6 jyun4 Kindergarten

II. Contrastive pairs

No. Example English Example English

1. (搞掂)

gaau2 dim6 Finish / done 九點gau2 dim2 Nine o’clock

2. (貓係度)

maau1 hai2 dou6 Cat is here (痞係度)

mau1 hai2 dou6 Squatting here

3. (搞錯)

gaau2 co3 Get messed up 韭菜gau2 coi3 Chinese chives

4. 貓屎maau1 si2 Cat’s excrement 滑鼠

waat6 syu2 (mau1 si2) Computer mouse

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English CantoneseArt mei5 seot6 (美術)

Art room mei5 seot6 sat1 (美術室)

Australia ou3 zau1 (澳洲)

Be si6 (是) (hai6)

Biology laboratory sang1 mat6 sat1 (生物室)

Canada gaa1 naa4 daai6 (加拿大)

Chemistry laboratory faa3 hok6 sat1 (化學室)

China zung1 gwok3 (中國)

Chinese Language zung1 man4 (中文)

Chocolate haau2 hak1 lik6 (巧克力) (zyu1 gu1 lik1)

Class teacher baan1 zyu2 jam6 (班主任)

Classrooms fo3 sat1 (課室)

Computer din6 nou5 (電腦)

Computer room din6 nou5 sat1 (電腦室)

Country gwok3 gaa1 (國家)

Eat sik6 (食)

English Language jing1 man4 (英文)

Floor/ Ground floor lau2 (樓) / dei6 haa2 (地下)

France faat3 gwok3 (法國)

French faat3 man4 (法文)

General office haau6 mou6 cyu5 (校務處)

Geography dei6 lei5 (地理)

Hall lai5 tong4 (禮堂)

He, she, it taa1 (他、她、它) (keoi5)

History lik6 si2 (歷史)

I, me ngo5 (我)

India jan3 dou6 (印度)

Indonesia jan3 nei4 (印尼)

Italy ji3 daai6 lei6 (意大利)

Japan jat6 bun2 (日本)

English to Cantonese

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English to CantoneseKnow jing6 sik1 (認識)

Library tou4 syu1 gun2 (圖書館)

Like hei2 fun1 (喜歡) (zung1 ji3)

Mathematics sou3 hok6 (數學)

Miss siu2 ze2 (小姐)

MMLC do1 mui4 tai2 sat1 (多媒體室)

Mr. sin1 saang1 (先生)

Music jam1 ngok6 (音樂)

Music room jam1 ngok6 sat1 (音樂室)

Name meng4 zi6 (名字) (meng2)

Nepal nei4 bok6 ji5 (尼泊爾)

Noodles min6 (麵)

Noun ming4 ci4 (名詞)

On sale maai6 (賣)

P. E. (Physical Education) tai2 juk6 (體育)

Pakistan baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 (巴基斯坦)

Person/ people jan4 (人)

Philippines, the fei1 leot6 ban1 (菲律賓)

Physics Laboratory mat6 lei5 sat1 (物理室)

Playground cou1 coeng4 (操場)

Pleased gou1 hing3 (高興) (hoi1 sam1)

Principal room haau6 zoeng2 sat1 (校長室)

Pronoun doi6 ci4 (代詞)

Sandwiches saam1 man4 zi6 (三文治)

HKSARhoeng1 gong2 dak6 keoi1 (香港特區) / hoeng1 gong2

dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 (香港特別行政區)

School hok6 haau6 (學校)

Schoolmate tung4 hok6 (同學)

Science fo1 hok6 (科學)

Science laboratory fo1 hok6 sat1 (科學室)

Singapore san1 gaa3 bo1 (新加坡)

Social Studies se5 wui2 (社會)

Soft drink hei3 seoi2 (汽水)

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Sri Lanka si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1 (斯里蘭卡)

Staff room gaau3 jyun4 sat1 (教員室)

Study duk6 syu1 (讀書)

Subject (Art/ Science) fo1 muk6 (科目), man4 fo1 (文科) , lei5 fo1 (理科)

Teacher lou5 si1 (老師) , sin1 saang1 (先生)

Thailand taai3 gwok3 (泰國)

Thank you do1 ze6 (nei5)(多謝(你)) / m4 goi1 (nei5) (唔該(你))

They taa1 mun4 (他們) (keoi5 dei6)

This year gam1 nin4 (今年)

Toilets ci3 so2 (厠所)

Tuck shop siu2 sik6 bou6 (小食部)

United Kingdom, the jing1 gwok3 (英國)

U.S.A. mei5 gwok3 (美國)

We ngo5 mun4 (我們) (ngo5 dei6)

Where naa5 leoi5 (哪裡) (bin1 dou6)

Years of age seoi3 (歲)

You nei5 (你)/ nei5 mun4 (你們) (nei5 dei6)

Cantonese Englishbaa1 gei1 si1 taan2 (巴基斯坦) Pakistan

baan1 zyu2 jam6 (班主任) Class teacher

naa5 leoi5 (哪裡) (bin1 dou6) Where

ci3 so2 (厠所) Toilets

cou1 coeng4 (操場) Playground

dei6 lei5 (地理) Geography

din6 nou5 sat1 (電腦室) Computer room

din6 nou5 (電腦) Computer

do1 ze6 (nei5)(多謝(你)) / m4 goi1 (nei5) (唔該(你)) Thank you

do1 mui4 tai2 sat1 (多媒體室) MMLC

doi6 ci4 (代詞) Pronoun

duk6 syu1 (讀書) Study

Cantonese to English

English to Cantonese

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Cantonese to Englishfaa3 hok6 sat1 (化學室) Chemistry laboratory

faat3 gwok3 (法國) France

faat3 man4 (法文) French

fei1 leot6 ban1 (菲律賓) Philippines, the

fo1 hok6 (科學) Science

fo1 muk6 (科目), man4 fo1 (文科) , lei5 fo1 (理科) Subject (Art/ Science)

fo1 hok6 sat1 (科學室) Science laboratory

fo3 sat1 (課室) Classrooms

gaa1 naa4 daai6 (加拿大) Canada

gam1 nin4 (今年) This year

gaau3 jyun4 sat1 (教員室) Staff room

gwok3 gaa1 (國家) Country

si6 (是) (hai6) Be

haau6 zoeng2 sat1 (校長室) Principal room

haau6 mou6 cyu5 (校務處) General office

hei3 seoi2 (汽水) Soft drink

hoeng1 gong2 dak6 keoi1 (香港特區) / hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 (香港特別行政區)

HKSAR

hok6 haau6 (學校) School

gou1 hing3 (高興) (hoi1 sam1) Pleased

haau2 hak1 lik6 (巧克力) (zyu1 gu1 lik1) Chocolate

zung1 man4 (中文) Chinese Language

zung1 gwok3 (中國) China

hei2 fun1 (喜歡) (zung1 ji3) Like

taa1 (他、她、它) (keoi5) He, she, it

taa1 mun4 (他們) (keoi5 dei6) They

lai5 tong4 (禮堂) Hall

lau2 (樓) / dei6 haa2 (地下) Floor/ Ground floor

lik6 si2 (歷史) History

lou5 si1 (老師) sin1 saang1 (先生) Teacher

maai6 (賣) On sale

meng4 zi6 (名字) (meng2) Name

mei5 seot6 (美術) Art

mei5 seot6 sat1 (美術室) Art room

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mei5 gwok3 (美國) U.S.A.

min6 (麵) Noodles

ming4 ci4 (名詞) Noun

mat6 lei5 sat1 (物理室) Physics Laboratory

nei5 (你)/ nei5 mun4 (你們) (nei5 dei6) You

nei4 bok6 ji5 (尼泊爾) Nepal

ngo5 mun4 (我們) (ngo5 dei6) We

ngo5 (我) I, me

ou3 zau1 (澳洲) Australia

saam1 man4 zi6 (三文治) Sandwiches

sang1 mat6 sat1 (生物室) Biology laboratory

se5 wui2 (社會) Social Studies

seoi3 (歲) Years of age

si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1 (斯里蘭卡) Sri Lanka

sik6 (食) Eat

sin1 saang1 (先生) Mr.

siu2 ze2 (小姐) Miss

siu2 sik6 bou6 (小食部) Tuck shop

sou3 hok6 (數學) Mathematics

san1 gaa3 bo1 (新加坡) Singapore

taai3 gwok3 (泰國) Thailand

tai2 juk6 (體育) P. E. (Physical Education)

tou4 syu1 gun2 (圖書館) Library

tung4 hok6 (同學) Schoolmate

jan3 dou6 (印度) India

jan3 nei4 (印尼) Indonesia

jan4 (人) Person/ people

jam1 ngok6 sat1 (音樂室) Music room

jam1 ngok6 (音樂) Music

jat6 bun2 (日本) Japan

ji3 daai6 lei6 (意大利) Italy

jing1 gwok3 (英國) United Kingdom, the

jing1 man4 (英文) English Languagejing6 sik1 (認識) Know

Cantonese to English

Consultants: Dr. S.H. Cheung, Dr. K.C. Cheung Editors: K.M. Yung, W.S. Cheung, L.M. Chung, T.F. Lam, K.F. Kwok & K.C. Lau