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1h eg | WO eee To indicate possession with the verb “jus” & “méus” . To connect two items with “tiing* (and)” . To express one’s wish or desire to do something using “séeng?” }. To do money exchange (refer to Unit 2 Section 4) . To ask “how much” or “how many” oe Gi Zing-Zing and Amy chat in the room. _ y v Zing-Zing: Amy, n€i® ju’ mus Gong? Bai® i? Amy. te HT 7 (Amy, have you got any Hong kong tant) Amy: mBu? aa*, ngd® mu’ Géng? Bai*. Cn (No, haven't got any Hong Kong dollars.) ngé® zing? hai® jéu* Méi* Gam’ tiing* seon? inn kat’. a 8 KH & Mm ff Be (only have US dollars and a credit card) ng&* séeng? wiin’ jat' di* Géng? Bai®. x f #8 — oo em (1 would like to change for some Hong Kong dollars) Zing-Zing: n8i° song? wiin® gi? do" cin? 3a? cc s mh eS HH RP (How much would you like 10 change?) Amy: jat" baak? man’ Mai? Gam’. a k RR BR (One hundred US dollars.) Zing-Zing: méu® man? tai, ngd? ju. ; fi Awe RL 7 ea (No problem. Ea naat, ni‘ dou" cat’ baak? baat? s&p* man‘ Gong? Bai. Re we bk HA + ht ie Fe (Here's seven hundred and eighty Hong Kong dollars.®) Amy: tht gai" ih H- (Thank you) © The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar at about 7.8 HKD to 1 USD. 78 UNIT3: ARRIVAL to have, to possess V: | not to have, have not (the negation of “j&u**) 3. | ju® mbuF (+ Object) a°? QW: | Have you got... BHF? Do you have...? 4. | Gong? Bai? 24% PN: | Hong Kong dollars; Hong Kong currency {also “Gong? Jyunt 38 %”) 5. | Zing® hai 9 4% (+ verb) Adv: | only 6. | M&i® Gam! & a PN: | US. dollars {also “MBH Jjunt % 4") 7. | tling* 19 (1, + tingt +N) ‘Conj: | and (the shortened form of “tung* maai* F]3” 8. | séon® jling® kaat’ 43 os N: | credit card 9. | wiin® V: _ | to change; exchange; convert (currency) 10. | jat' dit —9 Nu: | some, small quantities (can be shortened as “dT*” 11. | cin? 4 N: | money 12. | géi? do" cin? 8 $ 8 Pn: | how much (money) (can be shortened as “géi? cfn?”) 13. | baak? & Nu: | hundred 14, | main® 3& (vie + main'y M: | dollars fa measure unit for money] 15. | man® tai* A328 question; problem; trouble 16, | mu? man’ tai* 7 8B SE: | no problem 17. | nat of Intj: | (in 4) Here it is! [an indicator of things within a close proximity} 18. | mht goit ae SE: | (in 4) thank you [for a small favor} Lisson 4 79 opens wie 1, To indicate possession with the verb “ju” & “mous” a) To possess c.g. ngd*zing® hai? ut M&i® Gam’, (only have US dollars) Subject + ~~ fue + Object. (Possessor) (have) (Possessed) 1. 86 sit (key) 2. Géng? Bai® (HK dollars) 3. séon?jling® kdat' (credit card) 1. ng8 dBi? (ive) 2. Zing' Zing* Zing-Zing) 3. Amy (Amy) b) Negation of “j&u*” (not have ~ *mdu*”) e.g. ngd? mdu* Géng? Bai*. (haven't got any Hong Kong dollars.) Subject + = mbus + Oy (Possessor) (not have) (Possessed) cin? (money) naam* pangs jéu® (boyfriend) néoi* pangs jau® (girlfriend) san’ fan? zing? §—(/.D. card) 1. kéoi* (he; she) 2. Wéng* su? 26? (Miss Wong) 3. LBi® sin* sang’ (Mr: Lee) 4. Amy (Amy) Ree ©) To ask “Have you got...?” or “Do you have... e.g. néi? jSu* mSu* Géng? Bai? aa°? (Have you got any Hong Kong dollars?) mou (have not have) Subject 1. nie (vou) 1. s&n’ fn? zing? (LD. card) 2. kéoi* (he; she) 2. pangs jéu® (friend) 3. kBoi® dBi® (shey) 3. sdu? tdi din® waa? (mobile phone) ‘Your example(s): ngé* jaué ngo* mous 80 UNIT3: ARRIVAL 2. To connect two items “A and B” e.g. ngd* zing® hai? ut Mi Gam* tng! séon? jing’ kaat’. (only have US dollars and a credit card.) tiing* (tung! maai*) 1. Géng? Bai? (HK dollar) 2. di? tout (map) 3. cdat (tea) 1, M8? Gam" (US dollar) 2. fn? (money) 3. gaa? fe" (coffee) ‘Your example(s): ngé jau* tingt 3. To express one’s wish or desire to do something eg. 1. ng&® sdeng? win’ jat' di* Géng? Bai®. (d would lke o change for some Hong Kong dollars) cg. 2. ngd® sdeng? jiu* ngd® gé* fong? gé* sé? sit. (want 10 have the key to my room.) Subject + séeng? + Verbal phrase. (want 10) (th, that you want to do) ng&® gé* baat baat (my futher) ng&® gé* maa‘ maa" (my mother) kéoi* dai* (they) ng’? @ Ree héoi* Zing' Gwok* (to go to China) 1. 2. Iéit Hdeng* Géng? (10 come to Hong Kong) 3. zyu® zu? dim? (to live in a hotel) 4. jiu? si? sau? gaan‘ gé* sd? si* (10 have the key to the washroom) ‘Your examples) ngé* s6eng? Lesson 4 81 4. To do money exchange e.g. ngd* s6eng? wiin® jat’ dT? Géng? Bai. (would like to change for some Hong Kong dollars) Tht gol" + ngd* + sédeng? + win? + Quantity + Currency 1, Jatt baak man* (100 dollars) 2. jf cint man* (2,000 dollars) 3. s&am* m&an® man‘ (30,000 dollars) . Jing! Bong® (British Pound Sterling) . Aut Jyun* = (Euro) |. Jat® Jyun* = (Japanese Yen) Your example(s) ngé* s6eng? win* (currency) 5. To ask “how much” or “how many” eg. 1. m8 séeng? win’ géF do* cin? aa°? (How much would you like 10 change?) géP do' + Noun + aa*? 1, g6i? d6* cin? aa°? (How much (money)?) 2. géi? do" jan* aa*?_— (How many people?) 3. g6i? d6* séoi* aa*?_ (How many years old?) c.g. 2. n&it hut g6?* dot cin? aa? (How much money do you have?) cg. 3. Hoeng' Géng? jau’ géi# do" jant da? (Chow many people are there in Hong Kong?) eg. 4. Wéng! Zing' Zing’ géi# do" séoi* aa*? (How old is Zing-Zing Wong?) ‘our example(s): néi zyu® hai? fong? aa*? (what number?) 82 UNIT3: ARRIVAL Prvi= 1. Currencies } 1) Hong Kong Curreney (refer 0 Unit 2 Section 4 on p 34-36) ‘The legal tender is the Hong Kong dollar (HK$). 1 dollar is worth 100 cents. Coins, issued by the government, are bronze-coloured for 10 cents, 20 cents and 50 cents, silver-coloured for $1, $2 and $5, nickel and bronze for $10. Banknotes issued by HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000. The Bank of China issues the same denominations with the exception of $10, while the Government only issues the denomination of $10. These notes vary in design and colour according to denomination and issuer. ( Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, 2020) Find out more about Hong Kong’s coins and banknotes at https://www:hkma.gov.hk a) Coins in circulation (coins: san? ngdn? #4; ng&ang® bal? HE) (coins not shown to scale) c 108 20¢ 50¢ \ jat'hout —% — Weng*hdut HE =n hdut HE sio jat maint —8 — WengFmant kt ng man ZH ssBp> ant +.3k b) Banknotes in circulation (banknotes: 2f? bai 4%) $10 = sép?mant 3k $20 = ji®sBp°mant = +3t $50 = n@s&p°mant 2+3t $100 = jat' baak* man? — ast $500 = ng®baak*man* #2 +t $1000 = jat'cintmant —+3t Lisson 4 83 2) Other currencies C Heng’ Géng? sant fan? zing? © AGE (HKID card) 84 a wil ziu? 38 88 cimt zing? 2 (pakport) (visa) s6u® géoi? sim' kdat” 44 SIM (Data SIM card) bo UNIT 3: ARRIVAL, 1. | M&is Gam' 4 / M&i® Jyunt % % United States Dollars | (USD) USS 2. | Gaat Jjunt te Canadian Dollars (CAD) Cans 3. | Aut L6* ek fi /Aut Jyunt ek 2 Euros (EUR) € 4. | Jing’ Bong? / Jing’ Bong? 3845 British Pounds Sterling | (GBP) £ 5. | Séoi® S1$ Faat* Long’ #3 +3 Bf Swiss Francs (CHF) SwF 6. | Ou? Jyunt if Australian Dollars (AUD) AS 7. | Nau? Jyunt 42% New Zealand Dollars. | (NZD) NZS 8. | Jat? Jyun* a Japanese Yen (PY) ¥ 9. | Naam Hon* Jyun* / Waan’ #93 2/ IR] | Sous Korean Won (won) 10. | San" Gaa® BO" Jyunt #7 pase 7. Singapore Dollars (SGD) ss 11. | Taai? Zyu* 44% Thai Baht (THB) Bht or Bt 12. | Jan* Man* Bai A. Chinese Yuan/Renminbi | (CNY\(RMB)¥ 13, | Sant Toit Bai? #4 oF Taiwan Dollars (rw) NTS GimewGessiicy 0: n’i* jaut mou* aa°? séon* jung® kat’ (2 “5 (credit card) \2 sau? tai* din® wae? +48 ©25 (mobile phone) baat? daat® tung’ kat" A3#38°5 (Octopus card) cin? 5% (money) eae 1. Write the following prices in Arabic numerals. (8 * 2% = 16%) eg. jat' baak man'___$100 baak% loo 1) s&p® baat? man* : A 2) jf sp® jT® man* 4 QQ) 3) 9° s&p* ng? mant oc 4 35 T° baak? cat’ s&p* man* séi? baak® nd® szip® 10k" man* 6). baat? baak* géu? s&p® 10k® man? 7) nghout 9 8) eng man @- _ a 2. Use the given words and “jéu® méus” to form a question first and then give a positive and negative answer to each question, (12 = 2% = 24%) e.g. Gong? Bai® QO: —_n@i? ju mu’ Géng? Bai® 4a? A (yes): JAu®, ng’ ju? Gong? Bai’, Ao): mbuP, ngé® méu® Géng? Bar. 1) cin? o Ct ob j £ uM o NW" Jau’ Mow CIR aa, A (es): Jou, n9o5 JOuaT eine A (no): Mout, pact Wows an’. ‘séon? jting® kaat* 0 has jos qwud coon? jung’ baat! ad? A (yes) A (no). = Q: A (jes): A (no): ("Jats gue oO: A (ves): A (no): Lisson 485 go Want > Sreng> @, fp have > Jin? $. 3. Translate the following into Cantonese. (8 * 7.5% = 60%) . » fori), boyfriend ? og 9 RU" jack mou” — Nag Pang jan’ ga)! 15) Fonts mc onc han Hog Kd oe a t] gos zingt hai? out [jot beaks man| gona Pes Qe woul ke z a ny Kong P card, Qari (a? Sra a fanz Zin sud S ) How much US oo fate tangs?) wane hi Sooty 2 want 922 ob} mors gor |. ©) Here’re two veel nt fifty dollars, Sint S0aKy S)ud 2e2 is /am fave (lock (Noone = lous Si]. cans ti Sonn Wonay siu 2¢ 7) My father would like to have some tea. “ye 3 (ous Sra. nqot_qo3 ban’ boa| Soenga [ius Cand . = My fiend wants to come to Hong KAY rine tea MoS Yes Panty gus rend lend wens) pepe J ~ Uv 86 UNIT 3: ARRIVAL

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