Tsz Hin
想soeng2買maai5啲di1嘢je5返faan1酒zau2店dim3食sik6，你nei5有jau5咩me1推teoi1介gaai3？
I'd like to buy something to eat back at the hotel. What do you recommend?
Word meanings
- 想買
- want to buy · 想 + 買 expresses wanting to buy something.
- 啲嘢
- something · 啲 + 嘢 refers to some things or something.
- 返
- back to · 返 means return to a place.
- 酒店
- hotel · 酒店 means hotel.
- 食
- eat · 食 here gives the purpose: to eat there.
- 你
- you · 你 addresses the local friend.
- 有
- have · 有 asks whether the listener has a recommendation.
- 咩
- what · 咩 asks what kind or which thing.
- 推介
- recommendation · 推介 means a recommendation or to recommend.
Chi Keung
你nei5鍾zung1意ji3甜tim4嘢je5定ding6鹹haam4嘢je5？
Do you prefer sweet or savoury snacks?
Word meanings
- 你
- you · 你 addresses the visitor.
- 鍾意
- like · 鍾意 means like or prefer.
- 甜嘢
- sweet snacks · 甜 + 嘢 means sweet things, here snacks.
- 定
- or · 定 offers alternatives in a question.
- 鹹嘢
- savoury snacks · 鹹 + 嘢 means salty or savoury things.
Tsz Hin
鹹haam4嘢je5啦la1，最zeoi3好hou2可ho2以ji5配pui3茶caa4。
Savoury, ideally something to have with tea.
Word meanings
- 鹹嘢
- savoury snacks · 鹹 + 嘢 refers to savoury food.
- 啦
- 啦 marks the speaker's choice.
- 最好
- ideally · 最 + 好 means best; here it introduces a preference.
- 可以
- can · 可以 expresses suitability or possibility.
- 配茶
- with tea · 配 + 茶 means pair with tea.
Chi Keung
呢ni1款fun2餅beng2乾gon1幾gei2好hou2，唔m4會wui5太taai3鹹haam4。
These crackers are quite good, not too salty.
Word meanings
- 呢
- these · 呢 points to something nearby.
- 款
- 款 counts types or varieties of products.
- 餅乾
- crackers · 餅乾 means biscuits or crackers; these are savoury.
- 幾好
- quite good · 幾 + 好 means quite good.
- 唔會
- won't be · 唔 + 會 negates an expected result.
- 太鹹
- too salty · 太 + 鹹 means excessively salty.
Tsz Hin
有jau5冇mou5細sai3包baau1啲di1嘅ge3？
Is there a smaller pack?
Word meanings
- 有冇
- is there · 有 + 冇 forms a question about availability.
- 細包啲
- smaller pack · 細 + 包 + 啲 asks for a comparatively smaller package.
- 嘅
- 嘅 stands for the item described by the preceding words.
Chi Keung
有jau5，下haa6面min6呢ni1包baau1。你nei5一jat1個go3人jan4食sik6啱ngaam1啱ngaam1好hou2。
Yes, this pack on the lower shelf. It's just right for you to eat on your own.
Word meanings
- 有
- yes · 有 confirms that one is available.
- 下面
- below · 下面 means below, here on the lower shelf.
- 呢
- this · 呢 indicates the nearby pack.
- 包
- 包 counts packaged items; the crackers are understood.
- 你
- you · 你 refers to the visitor.
- 一個人
- on your own · 一 + 個 + 人 means one person or alone.
- 食
- eat · 食 refers to eating the crackers.
- 啱啱好
- just right · 啱啱 + 好 means exactly suitable, here in quantity.
Tsz Hin
咁gam2我ngo5買maai5呢ni1包baau1。條tiu4隊deoi6好hou2長coeng4喎wo3。
Then I'll buy this pack. The queue is really long.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · 咁 links the decision to the recommendation.
- 我
- I · 我 refers to the visitor.
- 買
- buy · 買 states the purchase decision.
- 呢
- this · 呢 points to the smaller pack.
- 包
- 包 counts a package, with its contents understood.
- 條
- 條 is the classifier used for a queue.
- 隊
- queue · 隊 here means a queue of people.
- 好長
- really long · 好 + 長 means very long.
- 喎
- 喎 draws attention to something the speaker has noticed.
Chi Keung
係hai6呀aa3，你nei5趕gon2唔m4趕gon2時si4間gaan3？
Yes. Are you in a hurry?
Word meanings
- 係
- yes · 係 confirms the observation.
- 呀
- 呀 softens the agreement.
- 你
- you · 你 addresses the visitor.
- 趕唔趕
- in a hurry · 趕 + 唔 + 趕 forms a yes-or-no question about being rushed.
- 時間
- time · 趕時間 means to be pressed for time.
Tsz Hin
唔m4趕gon2，出ceot1面min6仲zung6落lok6緊gan2雨jyu5。
No hurry. It's still raining outside.
Word meanings
- 唔趕
- not rushed · 唔 + 趕 means not being in a hurry.
- 出面
- outside · 出面 means outside the supermarket.
- 仲
- still · 仲 indicates that the situation continues.
- 落緊雨
- is raining · 落雨 means rain; 緊 marks the action as ongoing.
Chi Keung
咁gam2慢maan6慢maan6排paai4啦la1，我ngo5都dou1買maai5包baau1餅beng2乾gon1。
Then let's take our time in the queue. I'll buy a pack of crackers too.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · 咁 introduces a response to there being no hurry.
- 慢慢
- take our time · Repeating 慢 conveys proceeding without rushing.
- 排
- queue · 排 here means wait in line.
- 啦
- 啦 makes this a relaxed suggestion.
- 我
- I · 我 refers to the local friend.
- 都
- too · 都 adds the speaker to the same action.
- 買
- buy · 買 states the local friend's purchase decision.
- 包
- 包 counts a package; 一 is commonly omitted here.
- 餅乾
- crackers · 餅乾 refers to the savoury crackers being discussed.
Tsz Hin
終zung1於jyu1畀bei2完jyun4錢cin2喇la3。多do1謝ze6你nei5推teoi1介gaai3。
Finally finished paying. Thanks for the recommendation.
Word meanings
- 終於
- finally · 終於 marks a result reached after waiting.
- 畀完
- finished paying · 畀 + 完 indicates that paying is completed.
- 錢
- money · 畀錢 means pay.
- 喇
- 喇 marks the newly completed situation.
- 多謝
- thanks · 多謝 expresses gratitude for help.
- 你
- you · 你 refers to the local friend.
- 推介
- recommending · 推介 here refers to recommending the crackers.
Chi Keung
唔m4使sai2客haak3氣hei3，放fong3入jap6袋doi2，唔m4好hou2淋lam4濕sap1。
You're welcome. Put them in your bag so they don't get wet.
Word meanings
- 唔使
- no need · 唔 + 使 means there is no need to do something.
- 客氣
- be polite · 唔使客氣 is a natural response to thanks.
- 放入
- put into · 放 + 入 expresses placing something inside.
- 袋
- bag · 袋 refers to the visitor's bag.
- 唔好
- don't · 唔好 introduces advice to avoid something.
- 淋濕
- get wet · 淋 + 濕 means become wet from rain or other falling water.
Scripts, translations and voices are AI-generated and may contain mistakes. Jyutping is generated with each script, reading every character in context, with colloquial readings and changed tones as Hong Kong speech uses them. Readings may occasionally differ from what you hear; they are a guide, not a pronunciation reference.