Tsz Hin
你nei5咁gam3早zou2出ceot1門mun4口hau2呀aa3？
You're heading out so early?
Word meanings
- 你
- you · Addressing his adult son.
- 咁早
- so early · 咁 + 早: this early or so early.
- 出門口
- head out · 出 + 門口: leave home or head out.
- 呀
- Softens this question expressing mild surprise.
Chi Keung
係hai6呀aa3，返faan1工gung1。中zung1午ng5一jat1齊cai4食sik6飯faan6好hou2唔m4好hou2？
Yes, off to work. Shall we have lunch together?
Word meanings
- 係
- yes · Confirms his father's question.
- 呀
- Makes the confirmation conversational.
- 返工
- go to work · 返 + 工: go to work or be at work.
- 中午
- at noon · The middle of the day; sets the lunch time.
- 一齊
- together · Doing something together.
- 食飯
- have a meal · 食 + 飯: eat a meal, not necessarily just rice.
- 好唔好
- shall we · 好 + 唔 + 好: asks whether a suggestion is agreeable.
Tsz Hin
好hou2呀aa3，我ngo5朝ziu1早zou2去heoi3買maai5餸sung3。
Sure. I'm going grocery shopping this morning.
Word meanings
- 好
- sure · Accepts the invitation.
- 呀
- Adds a warm, willing tone.
- 我
- I · The father referring to himself.
- 朝早
- this morning · Colloquial Cantonese for morning.
- 去
- go · Introduces the activity he is going out to do.
- 買餸
- buy groceries · 買 + 餸: buy ingredients or food for meals.
Chi Keung
咁gam2十sap6二ji6點dim2，喺hai2樓lau4下haa6茶caa4餐caan1廳teng1等dang2？
Then at twelve, shall we meet at the café downstairs?
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · Introduces a plan based on what was just said.
- 十二點
- twelve o'clock · 十二 + 點: twelve o'clock, here at noon.
- 喺
- at · Marks the place where they will meet.
- 樓下
- downstairs · 樓 + 下: downstairs or below their building.
- 茶餐廳
- café · A Hong Kong-style café serving meals and drinks.
- 等
- meet · Wait for one another at the agreed meeting place.
Tsz Hin
十sap6二ji6點dim2太taai3早zou2，十sap6二ji6點dim2半bun3得dak1唔m4得dak1？
Twelve is too early. Would twelve thirty work?
Word meanings
- 十二點
- twelve o'clock · 十二 + 點: the proposed meeting time.
- 太早
- too early · 太 + 早: earlier than is suitable.
- 十二點半
- twelve thirty · 十二點 + 半: half past twelve.
- 得唔得
- would that work · 得 + 唔 + 得: asks whether something is possible or acceptable.
Chi Keung
得dak1，我ngo5留lau4張zoeng1枱toi2畀bei2你nei5。
Sure. I'll save you a table.
Word meanings
- 得
- sure · Confirms that the suggested time works.
- 我
- I · The son referring to himself.
- 留
- save · Keep something available for someone.
- 張
- Classifier used with tables.
- 枱
- table · Everyday Cantonese word for a table.
- 畀
- for · Introduces the person benefiting from the action.
- 你
- you · Refers to his father.
Tsz Hin
好hou2，我ngo5到dou3時si4打daa2畀bei2你nei5。
Okay. I'll call you then.
Word meanings
- 好
- okay · Accepts his son's arrangement.
- 我
- I · The father referring to himself.
- 到時
- then · 到 + 時: when that time comes.
- 打畀
- call · 打 + 畀: telephone someone, with 電話 understood.
- 你
- you · Refers to his son.
Chi Keung
爸baa4，你nei5部bou6電din6話waa2呢ne1？
Dad, where's your phone?
Word meanings
- 爸
- Dad · A familiar direct address to his father.
- 你
- your · Possessor before a classifier and noun; 的 is not needed.
- 部
- Classifier for phones and other machines.
- 電話
- phone · Here refers to his father's mobile phone.
- 呢
- Asks where the mentioned item is.
Tsz Hin
哎aai1呀jaa3，唔m4記gei3得dak1咗zo2，仲zung6喺hai2房fong2。
Oh, I forgot it. It's still in the bedroom.
Word meanings
- 哎呀
- oh · An exclamation on noticing a small mistake.
- 唔記得咗
- forgot · 唔記得 + 咗: forgot; the object is understood.
- 仲
- still · Indicates that the phone remains there.
- 喺
- in · Indicates location.
- 房
- bedroom · Room; here the bedroom in their flat.
Chi Keung
你nei5攞lo2埋maai4先sin1啦laa1，我ngo5喺hai2門mun4口hau2等dang2你nei5。
Get it before we go. I'll wait for you at the door.
Word meanings
- 你
- you · Addresses his father.
- 攞埋
- get it too · 攞 + 埋: take this along as well.
- 先
- first · Do this before leaving.
- 啦
- Softens the suggestion.
- 我
- I · The son referring to himself.
- 喺
- at · Introduces where he will wait.
- 門口
- the door · 門 + 口: doorway or entrance.
- 等
- wait for · Wait for someone to join him.
- 你
- you · Refers to his father.
Tsz Hin
攞lo2咗zo2喇laa3，十sap6二ji6點dim2半bun3樓lau4下haa6見gin3。
Got it. See you downstairs at twelve thirty.
Word meanings
- 攞咗
- got it · 攞 + 咗: has retrieved the phone.
- 喇
- Signals that the phone is now in hand.
- 十二點半
- twelve thirty · 十二點 + 半: the agreed lunch time.
- 樓下
- downstairs · Refers to the café downstairs already agreed on.
- 見
- see you · Used with a time or place to say when or where to meet.
Chi Keung
好hou2，咁gam2我ngo5返faan1工gung1先sin1喇laa3。
Okay, I'm off to work now.
Word meanings
- 好
- okay · Confirms their lunch plan.
- 咁
- then · Marks the next step after settling the arrangements.
- 我
- I · The son referring to himself.
- 返工
- go to work · 返 + 工: head to work.
- 先
- now · Marks leaving to do this first; common in farewells.
- 喇
- Signals that he is now leaving.
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