Tsz Hin
師si1傅fu2，星sing1期kei4六luk6都dou1係hai6十sap6蚊man1？
Driver, is it ten dollars on Saturdays too?
Word meanings
- 師傅
- driver · A respectful way to address a driver or skilled worker.
- 星期六
- Saturday · 星期 means week; 六 specifies Saturday.
- 都係
- is also · 都 adds 'also'; 係 means 'is'.
- 十蚊
- ten dollars · 十 is ten; 蚊 is the colloquial word for dollars.
Chi Keung
係hai6，去heoi3街gaai1市si5都dou1係hai6十sap6蚊man1。
Yes, it's ten dollars to the market too.
Word meanings
- 係
- yes · 係 answers a question asking whether something is so.
- 去
- to · 去 means go; here it introduces the destination.
- 街市
- market · A market selling food and everyday groceries.
- 都係
- is also · 都 + 係 means 'is also' or 'is still'.
- 十蚊
- ten dollars · 十 is ten; 蚊 means dollars in everyday speech.
Tsz Hin
我ngo5有jau5散saan2紙zi2，等dang2我ngo5搵wan2吓haa5。
I have some coins. Let me look for them.
Word meanings
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 有
- have · Expresses possession.
- 散紙
- coins · Colloquial term for loose change.
- 等
- let · 等我 introduces 'let me' do something.
- 我
- me · First-person pronoun.
- 搵吓
- look · 搵 means look for; 吓 makes the action brief or tentative.
Chi Keung
好hou2，你nei5慢maan6慢maan6搵wan2。
Sure, take your time looking.
Word meanings
- 好
- sure · An affirmative response accepting the request.
- 你
- you · Second-person pronoun.
- 慢慢
- take your time · Repeating 慢 conveys doing something without rushing.
- 搵
- look · Look for something; the coins are understood here.
Tsz Hin
咦ji2，得dak1八baat3蚊man1，差caa1兩loeng5蚊man1。
Oh, I've only got eight dollars. I'm two dollars short.
Word meanings
- 咦
- oh · An interjection showing a small surprise.
- 得
- only have · 得 limits the amount available.
- 八蚊
- eight dollars · 八 is eight; 蚊 means dollars.
- 差
- short of · Indicates the amount still missing.
- 兩蚊
- two dollars · 兩 is used for two before units such as 蚊.
Chi Keung
有jau5冇mou5八baat3達daat6通tung1？呢ni1度dou6可ho2以ji5嘟du1卡kaat1。
Do you have an Octopus card? You can tap your card here.
Word meanings
- 有冇
- do you have · 有 + 冇 forms a yes-or-no question about possession.
- 八達通
- Octopus card · The name of the stored-value payment card.
- 呢度
- here · 呢 means this; 度 indicates a place.
- 可以
- can · Indicates that an action is possible or permitted.
- 嘟卡
- tap a card · 嘟 refers to using a card reader; 卡 means card.
Tsz Hin
有jau5，我ngo5以ji5為wai4自zi6己gei2帶daai3夠gau3散saan2紙zi2。
Yes. I thought I'd brought enough change.
Word meanings
- 有
- yes · Answers 有冇 by confirming possession.
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 以為
- thought · Introduces an assumption that turns out to be mistaken.
- 自己
- myself · Refers back to the speaker.
- 帶夠
- brought enough · 帶 means bring; 夠 indicates a sufficient amount.
- 散紙
- change · Loose change or coins.
Chi Keung
用jung6卡kaat1啦laa1，唔m4使sai2補bou2現jin6金gam1。
Use your card. No need to make up the difference in cash.
Word meanings
- 用
- use · Use a tool or payment method.
- 卡
- card · Refers to the passenger's Octopus card.
- 啦
- Softens a suggestion.
- 唔使
- no need · 唔 negates 使; together they mean 'need not'.
- 補
- make up · Supply the missing amount.
- 現金
- cash · Physical money, as opposed to card payment.
Tsz Hin
好hou2，我ngo5而ji4家gaa1嘟du1。
Okay, I'll tap it now.
Word meanings
- 好
- okay · Signals agreement with the suggestion.
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 而家
- now · Common colloquial word for the present time.
- 嘟
- tap it · Use the card reader; the card is understood.
Chi Keung
收sau1到dou2十sap6蚊man1，得dak1喇laa3。
Ten dollars received. You're all set.
Word meanings
- 收到
- received · 收 means receive; 到 indicates successful receipt.
- 十蚊
- ten dollars · 十 is ten; 蚊 means dollars.
- 得
- all set · Here 得 means the payment is okay.
- 喇
- Marks a newly settled situation.
Tsz Hin
唔m4該goi1，我ngo5坐co5低dai1先sin1。
Thanks. I'll sit down first.
Word meanings
- 唔該
- thanks · Used to thank someone for help or service.
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 坐低
- sit down · 坐 means sit; 低 gives the sense of settling down.
- 先
- first · After the action, 先 means do it first or for now.
Chi Keung
坐co5穩wan2先sin1，我ngo5開hoi1車ce1喇laa3。
Sit securely. We're setting off now.
Word meanings
- 坐穩
- sit securely · 坐 means sit; 穩 means steady or secure.
- 先
- first · Indicates this should happen before the next action.
- 我
- I · The driver refers to himself.
- 開車
- set off · 開 + 車 means drive or start the vehicle; here, depart.
- 喇
- Signals that the action is about to begin.
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