Dinner Shopping After Work

1. Tsz Hin

   咦ji2，你nei5都dou1嚟lai4買maai5餸sung3收sau1工gung1之zi1後hau6呀aa3？

   Oh, you're shopping for dinner after work?

   Word meanings

   咦

   oh · An interjection showing mild surprise on seeing someone.

   你

   you · Singular second-person pronoun.

   都

   too · Shows that the other person is doing the same thing.

   嚟

   come · Colloquial 'come'; introduces the purpose of coming here.

   買餸

   buy groceries · 買 'buy' + 餸 'meal dishes'; shop for ingredients for a meal.

   收工

   finish work · Everyday expression for finishing the working day.

   之後

   after · Follows an event to mean 'after that event'.

   呀

   Makes this friendly question sound light and conversational.

2. Chi Keung

   係hai6呀aa3。不bat1過gwo3條tiu4隊deoi6好hou2長coeng4喎wo3。

   Yes. But this queue is really long.

   Word meanings

   係

   yes · An affirmative answer agreeing with the question.

   呀

   Softens the affirmative reply.

   不過

   but · Introduces a contrast or reservation.

   條

   Classifier used for a queue.

   隊

   queue · Here, a line of people waiting to buy things.

   好

   really · Intensifies the following adjective.

   長

   long · Describes the length of the queue.

   喎

   Draws attention to something the speaker has noticed.

3. Tsz Hin

   排paai4隊deoi6先sin1啦laa1。你nei5買maai5咩me1呀aa3？

   Let's queue first. What are you buying?

   Word meanings

   排隊

   queue · 排 'line up' + 隊 'queue'; wait in line.

   先

   first · After an action, means to do that action first.

   啦

   Makes the suggestion friendly rather than forceful.

   你

   you · Singular second-person pronoun.

   買

   buy · Asks about the intended purchase.

   咩

   what · Colloquial question word for 'what'.

   呀

   Softens the question.

4. Chi Keung

   我ngo5買maai5番faan1茄ke2。屋uk1企kei2有jau5雞gai1蛋daan2。

   I'll buy tomatoes. I've got eggs at home.

   Word meanings

   我

   I · First-person singular pronoun.

   買

   buy · Here, states an intended purchase.

   番茄

   tomatoes · The everyday word for tomatoes.

   屋企

   at home · Colloquial word for home; here it gives the location.

   有

   have · Indicates that something is available.

   雞蛋

   eggs · 雞 'chicken' + 蛋 'egg'; chicken eggs.

5. Tsz Hin

   番faan1茄ke2炒caau2蛋daan2好hou2快faai3煮zyu2好hou2。

   Tomatoes with eggs are quick to make.

   Word meanings

   番茄

   tomatoes · Tomatoes, here paired with eggs as a dish.

   炒蛋

   with fried eggs · 炒 'stir-fry' + 蛋 'eggs'; together with 番茄, a tomato-and-egg dish.

   好

   very · Intensifies the following description.

   快

   quick · Describes how little time the cooking takes.

   煮好

   finish cooking · 煮 'cook' + 好 'finished'; cook something until it is ready.

6. Chi Keung

   我ngo5已ji5經ging1肚tou5餓ngo6喇laa3。你nei5呢ne1？

   I'm hungry already. What about you?

   Word meanings

   我

   I · First-person singular pronoun.

   已經

   already · Indicates that the state has already begun.

   肚餓

   hungry · 肚 'belly' + 餓 'hungry'; the usual spoken expression for being hungry.

   喇

   Marks the current or newly reached state.

   你

   you · Refers to the neighbour; returns the question about groceries.

   呢

   After a topic, asks 'what about ...?' using the earlier context.

7. Tsz Hin

   我ngo5買maai5菜coi3心sam1。睇tai2落lok6幾gei2新san1鮮sin1。

   I'll buy choy sum. It looks quite fresh.

   Word meanings

   我

   I · First-person singular pronoun.

   買

   buy · States the speaker's intended purchase.

   菜心

   choy sum · A leafy green vegetable commonly called choy sum in English.

   睇落

   looks · 睇 'look' + 落; describes an impression from appearance.

   幾

   quite · Before an adjective, means 'quite' or 'rather'.

   新鮮

   fresh · Describes food that looks fresh.

8. Chi Keung

   你nei5平ping4時si4點dim2煮zyu2呀aa3？

   How do you usually cook it?

   Word meanings

   你

   you · Singular second-person pronoun.

   平時

   usually · Refers to what someone normally does.

   點

   how · Colloquial question word asking about a method.

   煮

   cook · Cook; the vegetable is understood from the previous turn.

   呀

   Makes the question conversational.

9. Tsz Hin

   用jung6蒜syun3頭tau4炒caau2就zau6得dak1喇laa3。

   Just stir-fry it with garlic.

   Word meanings

   用

   use · Introduces the ingredient used in cooking.

   蒜頭

   garlic · The everyday word for garlic.

   炒

   stir-fry · Cook quickly in a pan; the vegetable is understood.

   就

   just · With 得, presents this method as sufficient.

   得

   will do · Means that this is enough or acceptable.

   喇

   Gives the suggestion a settled, reassuring ending.

10. Chi Keung

    咁gam2我ngo5都dou1買maai5啲di1菜coi3。咦ji2，條tiu4隊deoi6郁juk1喇laa3。

    Then I'll get some greens too. Oh, the queue's moving.

    Word meanings

    咁

    then · Links this decision to the neighbour's suggestion.

    我

    I · First-person singular pronoun.

    都

    too · Adds the speaker to the same choice.

    買

    buy · States an intended purchase.

    啲

    some · Indicates an unspecified amount.

    菜

    greens · Here, leafy vegetables for dinner.

    咦

    oh · Signals noticing something new.

    條

    Classifier for a queue.

    隊

    queue · The queue they have joined.

    郁

    move · Colloquial verb meaning to move.

    喇

    Marks the change: the queue has started moving.

11. Tsz Hin

    係hai6呀aa3，前cin4面min6得dak1返faan1兩loeng5個go3人jan4。

    Yes, there are only two people ahead now.

    Word meanings

    係

    yes · Agrees with the observation.

    呀

    Softens the agreement.

    前面

    ahead · The part of the queue in front of them.

    得返

    only left · 得 'only' + 返 'remaining'; only this amount is left.

    兩

    two · The form of 'two' used before a classifier.

    個

    Classifier for people.

    人

    people · The shoppers still ahead of them.

12. Chi Keung

    快faai3過gwo3我ngo5諗nam2喎wo3。到dou3你nei5喇laa3。

    That was quicker than I expected. It's your turn now.

    Word meanings

    快過

    quicker than · 快 'quick' + 過; makes a comparison of speed.

    我

    I · The person who had the expectation.

    諗

    expected · Colloquial 'think'; here, what the speaker had expected.

    喎

    Expresses mild surprise at this discovery.

    到

    turn for · With a person, indicates whose turn it is.

    你

    you · Refers to the neighbour ahead of him.

    喇

    Marks that the neighbour's turn has now arrived.

13. Tsz Hin

    我ngo5買maai5好hou2喇laa3。我ngo5喺hai2呢ni1度dou6等dang2你nei5。

    I've got mine. I'll wait for you here.

    Word meanings

    我

    I · First-person singular pronoun.

    買好

    finished buying · 買 'buy' + 好 'finished'; the shopping is completed.

    喇

    Marks the newly completed purchase.

    我

    I · First-person singular pronoun.

    喺

    at · Introduces the location of the action.

    呢度

    here · 呢 'this' + 度 'place'; here.

    等

    wait for · Wait for someone.

    你

    you · The neighbour who is buying his groceries next.

14. Chi Keung

    我ngo5都dou1買maai5好hou2喇laa3。一jat1齊cai4返faan1屋uk1企kei2啦laa1。

    I've got mine too. Let's head home together.

    Word meanings

    我

    I · First-person singular pronoun.

    都

    too · Shows that his shopping is also finished.

    買好

    finished buying · 買 'buy' + 好 'finished'; the purchase is complete.

    喇

    Marks the newly completed purchase.

    一齊

    together · Do an action together with another person.

    返屋企

    head home · 返 'return' + 屋企 'home'; go home.

    啦

    Ends a friendly suggestion.

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