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Chi Keung
細佬，咁啱嘅！嚟買月餅呀？
Hey, little brother, fancy seeing you! Buying mooncakes?
Word meanings
- 細佬
- little brother · A familiar way to address a younger brother.
- 咁啱嘅
- what a coincidence · 咁啱 means such a coincidence; 嘅 adds a surprised reaction.
- 嚟
- come · Come; here introduces the purpose of coming.
- 買
- buy · Buy something.
- 月餅
- mooncakes · Cakes commonly eaten around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 呀
- Makes this question casual and friendly.
Chun Wai
係呀，不過我遲咗喇。約咗朋友。
Yeah, but I'm late. I'm meeting a friend.
Word meanings
- 係呀
- yes · 係 means yes; 呀 softens the reply.
- 不過
- but · Introduces a contrast or qualification.
- 我
- I · The speaker.
- 遲咗
- am late · 遲 means late; 咗 marks that this is now the situation.
- 喇
- Highlights a new or current situation.
- 約咗
- arranged to meet · 約 means arrange to meet; 咗 marks an arrangement already made.
- 朋友
- a friend · Someone the speaker knows socially.
Chi Keung
咁邊行邊傾啦。你份新工點呀？
Let's chat as we walk. How's your new job?
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · Links this suggestion to what was just said.
- 邊行邊傾
- walk and chat · 邊 + action + 邊 + action means doing both at the same time.
- 啦
- Softens a suggestion.
- 你
- your · Before a noun phrase, can indicate possession without 嘅.
- 份
- Classifier used for jobs and some documents.
- 新工
- new job · 新 means new; 工 here means a job.
- 點呀
- how is it · 點 asks how something is; 呀 makes the question conversational.
Chun Wai
幾好呀，同事都好肯幫手。
Pretty good. My colleagues are all really helpful.
Word meanings
- 幾好
- pretty good · 幾 before an adjective means fairly or quite.
- 呀
- Adds a relaxed, friendly tone.
- 同事
- colleagues · People who work with you.
- 都
- all · Here includes all the colleagues.
- 好
- really · Before an adjective, means very.
- 肯
- willing · Expresses willingness to do something.
- 幫手
- help · A common Cantonese expression for helping out.
Chi Keung
返工仲係咁遠呀？
Is your commute still that far?
Word meanings
- 返工
- going to work · Go to work; here refers to the journey to work.
- 仲係
- still is · 仲 means still; 係 links it to the description that follows.
- 咁遠
- that far · 咁 before an adjective means that or so.
- 呀
- Gives the question a casual tone.
Chun Wai
唔係，而家搭車廿分鐘就到。
No, now it's only a twenty-minute ride.
Word meanings
- 唔係
- no · 唔 negates 係; here rejects the description in the question.
- 而家
- now · The current time or situation.
- 搭車
- take transport · Travel by a vehicle such as a bus or train.
- 廿
- twenty · Common spoken Cantonese form of twenty.
- 分鐘
- minutes · A unit of time.
- 就到
- get there · 就 before 到 emphasizes how little time reaching the destination takes.
Chi Keung
咁輕鬆好多喎。
That's much easier.
Word meanings
- 咁
- then · Refers to the shorter journey just described.
- 輕鬆
- easy · Relaxed or less demanding.
- 好多
- much more · After an adjective, indicates a large difference.
- 喎
- Expresses a reaction to the news.
Chun Wai
哥，你呢？最近忙唔忙呀？
What about you, big brother? Have you been busy lately?
Word meanings
- 哥
- big brother · A familiar form of address for an older brother.
- 你呢
- what about you · 你 means you; 呢 returns the topic or question to the other person.
- 最近
- lately · Recently or in the last little while.
- 忙唔忙
- busy · 忙 + 唔 + 忙 forms a yes-or-no question about being busy.
- 呀
- Softens the question.
Chi Keung
有啲，我搬屋下個月。
A little. I'm moving next month.
Word meanings
- 有啲
- a little · Indicates a small degree; here means a little busy.
- 我
- I · The speaker.
- 搬屋
- move home · 搬 means move; 搬屋 means move to a different home.
- 下個月
- next month · 下 means next; 個月 forms the expression for a month.
Chun Wai
搬去邊度呀？
Where are you moving to?
Word meanings
- 搬去
- move to · 搬 means move; 去 introduces the destination.
- 邊度
- where · Common Cantonese question word for a place.
- 呀
- Makes the question friendly.
Chi Keung
阿爸屋企附近。探佢方便啲。
Near Dad's place. It'll be easier to visit him.
Word meanings
- 阿爸
- Dad · A familiar Cantonese term for one's father.
- 屋企
- home · Home; after 阿爸, means Dad's home.
- 附近
- nearby · After a place, means in its surrounding area.
- 探佢
- visit him · 探 means visit someone; 佢 refers to their father.
- 方便
- convenient · Easy or convenient to do.
- 啲
- more · After an adjective, gives a comparative meaning.
Chun Wai
好喎！我買呢盒啦。中秋食飯再傾。
Great! I'll take this box. Let's talk more at the Mid-Autumn gathering.
Word meanings
- 好喎
- great · 好 means good; 喎 adds a positive reaction to the news.
- 我
- I · The speaker.
- 買
- buy · Buy something.
- 呢盒
- this box · 呢 means this; 盒 identifies a box of mooncakes.
- 啦
- Signals that the speaker has made a choice.
- 中秋
- Mid-Autumn · Short for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 食飯
- have a meal · Eat a meal; here refers to eating together for the festival.
- 再傾
- talk more · 再 means again or later; 傾 means chat.
Chi Keung
好呀，嗰邊唔使排隊。快啲去畀錢啦。
Sure. There's no queue over there. Go and pay.
Word meanings
- 好呀
- sure · 好 expresses agreement; 呀 adds warmth.
- 嗰邊
- over there · Points to a place away from the speaker.
- 唔使
- no need · 唔 + 使 means do not need to.
- 排隊
- queue · Wait in a line; here for a supermarket checkout.
- 快啲
- hurry · 快 means quick; 啲 makes this a request to act sooner.
- 去
- go · Go to do the following action.
- 畀錢
- pay · 畀 means give; 畀錢 means pay money.
- 啦
- Softens the encouragement.
Chun Wai
唔該哥，我走先喇。中秋見！
Thanks, big brother. I'll get going. See you at Mid-Autumn!
Word meanings
- 唔該
- thanks · Used to thank someone for help or a service.
- 哥
- big brother · Addresses the speaker's older brother.
- 我
- I · The speaker.
- 走先
- leave now · 走 means leave; 先 indicates leaving first or now.
- 喇
- Signals that the speaker is about to leave.
- 中秋
- Mid-Autumn · Refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 見
- see you · After a time expression, forms a casual farewell meaning see you then.
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