Tsz Hin
好hou2耐noi6冇mou5同tung4你nei5傾king1偈gai2，最zeoi3近gan6點dim2呀aa3？
We haven't chatted in ages. How've you been?
Word meanings
- 好耐
- ages · 好 + 耐: a very long time.
- 冇
- haven't · Negates an action or experience here.
- 同你
- with you · 同 + 你: with you.
- 傾偈
- chat · Everyday expression for having a chat.
- 最近
- recently · Refers to the recent period.
- 點
- how · Asks how things are going.
- 呀
- Makes the question friendly and conversational.
Chi Keung
我ngo5報bou3咗zo2個go3攝sip3影jing2班baan1，今gam1晚maan5第dai6一jat1堂tong4。
I've signed up for a photography class. The first lesson's tonight.
Word meanings
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 報咗
- signed up · 報 + 咗: registration is completed.
- 個
- Classifier for the class.
- 攝影班
- photography class · 攝影 + 班: a class teaching photography.
- 今晚
- tonight · This evening.
- 第一堂
- first lesson · 第 + 一 + 堂: the first class session.
Tsz Hin
幾gei2好hou2喎wo3！喺hai2邊bin1度dou6上soeng5堂tong4？
Sounds good! Where's the class?
Word meanings
- 幾好
- quite good · 幾 + 好: quite good; a positive reaction.
- 喎
- Adds an interested reaction to new information.
- 喺
- at · Introduces the location.
- 邊度
- where · Everyday question word for a place.
- 上堂
- attend class · Common expression for attending a lesson.
Chi Keung
喺hai2旺wong6角gok3。你nei5今gam1晚maan5有jau5咩me1節zit3目muk6？
In Mong Kok. What are your plans tonight?
Word meanings
- 喺
- in · Introduces the location.
- 旺角
- Mong Kok · A district in Hong Kong.
- 你
- you · Second-person pronoun.
- 今晚
- tonight · This evening.
- 有
- have · Introduces the plans someone has.
- 咩
- what · Colloquial question word meaning what.
- 節目
- plans · Here means planned activities, not a television programme.
Tsz Hin
我ngo5約joek3咗zo2細sai3佬lou2出ceot1去heoi3食sik6飯faan6。
I've arranged to meet my younger brother for a meal out.
Word meanings
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 約咗
- arranged to meet · 約 + 咗: an arrangement has been made.
- 細佬
- younger brother · Colloquial term for a younger brother.
- 出去
- go out · 出 + 去: go outside or away from the current place.
- 食飯
- have a meal · 食 + 飯: eat a meal, not necessarily rice.
Chi Keung
八baat3號hou6風fung1球kau4啱ngaam1啱ngaam1掛gwaa3咗zo2，睇tai2嚟lai4要jiu3改goi2計gai3劃waak6。
Signal Eight has just gone up. Looks like we'll need to change our plans.
Word meanings
- 八號風球
- Signal Eight · 八號 + 風球: the number eight typhoon signal.
- 啱啱
- just now · Indicates something happened very recently.
- 掛咗
- went up · 掛 + 咗: the typhoon signal has been raised.
- 睇嚟
- looks like · 睇 + 嚟: introduces an inference from what is happening.
- 要
- need to · Expresses necessity.
- 改
- change · Alter an existing arrangement.
- 計劃
- plans · An intended course of action.
Tsz Hin
咁gam2我ngo5問man6下haa5佢keoi5，不bat1如jyu4改goi2日jat6先sin1食sik6。
Then I'll ask him. Maybe we should eat out another day.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · Links the next action to the situation just mentioned.
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 問下
- ask · 問 + 下: ask briefly or casually.
- 佢
- him · Refers to the speaker's younger brother.
- 不如
- maybe we should · Introduces a suggestion or alternative.
- 改日
- another day · Move an activity to a different day.
- 先
- then · Indicates waiting until the proposed later time.
- 食
- eat · Refers to their planned meal.
Chi Keung
我ngo5都dou1睇tai2下haa5老lou5師si1有jau5冇mou5消siu1息sik1。
I'll also check whether there's any news from the teacher.
Word meanings
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 都
- also · Adds a similar action by this speaker.
- 睇下
- check · 睇 + 下: take a look or check briefly.
- 老師
- teacher · The teacher of the photography class.
- 有冇
- whether there's · 有 + 冇: asks whether something is available or exists.
- 消息
- news · An update or message.
Tsz Hin
細sai3佬lou2話waa6好hou2，改goi2星sing1期kei4六luk6。你nei5嗰go2邊bin1呢ne1？
My brother says okay; we've moved it to Saturday. What about your class?
Word meanings
- 細佬
- younger brother · Refers to the younger brother already mentioned.
- 話
- says · Introduces what someone said.
- 好
- okay · Here expresses agreement.
- 改
- move to · Reschedule the meal to the following day named.
- 星期六
- Saturday · 星期 + 六: Saturday.
- 你
- your · Addresses the colleague.
- 嗰邊
- side · 嗰 + 邊: your side of things, here the class arrangement.
- 呢
- Asks for the corresponding update.
Chi Keung
改goi2咗zo2網mong5上soeng6上soeng5堂tong4，唔m4使sai2出ceot1街gaai1。
It's switched to an online class. No need to go out.
Word meanings
- 改咗
- switched to · 改 + 咗: the arrangement has changed.
- 網上
- online · On the internet.
- 上堂
- attend class · Attend a lesson; here remotely.
- 唔使
- no need · 唔 + 使: there is no need to do something.
- 出街
- go out · 出 + 街: go out, rather than stay at home.
Tsz Hin
咁gam2幾gei2方fong1便bin6。我ngo5返faan1屋uk1企kei2煮zyu2麵min6算syun3喇laa3。
That's quite convenient. I'll just go home and cook noodles.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · Responds to the changed class arrangement.
- 幾
- quite · Expresses a moderate positive degree.
- 方便
- convenient · Easy to manage or arrange.
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 返
- return to · Go back to a place.
- 屋企
- home · Colloquial word for home.
- 煮麵
- cook noodles · 煮 + 麵: prepare noodles by cooking them.
- 算
- just do that · Marks settling on this simple option.
- 喇
- Signals a newly settled decision.
Chi Keung
我ngo5都dou1準zeon2備bei6走zau2，一jat1齊cai4去heoi3搭daap3車ce1啦laa1。
I'm getting ready to leave too. Let's go catch a ride together.
Word meanings
- 我
- I · First-person pronoun.
- 都
- too · Indicates a similar intention.
- 準備
- getting ready · Prepare to do something.
- 走
- leave · Leave the current place.
- 一齊
- together · Do something with another person.
- 去
- go · Move somewhere to do the following action.
- 搭車
- take transport · 搭 + 車: travel by a vehicle or public transport.
- 啦
- Softens a friendly suggestion.
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