Cantonese II
Lesson 1
Food order

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Types of Cantonese restaurants:

酒樓 zau 2 lau4/ 茶樓 caa4 lau4/ 海鮮酒家 hoi2 sin1 zau2 gaa1 - 點心 dim2 sam1, 小菜 siu2 coi3
“alcohol building” “tea building” “seafood restaurant”
燒味 siu1 mei6*2, roasted meat
茶餐廳 caa4 caan1 teng1 “diner”
潮州打冷 ciu4 zau1 daa2 laang5*1 “Chiu-Chow style meal”
大排檔 daai6 paai4 dong3, street food stall
打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4, hotpot
街邊小食 gaai1 bin1 siu2 sik6 (street food snack), 掃街 sou3 gaai1 “sweep the street”
雲吞麵 wan4 tan1 min6 (wonton noodle)
麵包鋪 min6 baau1 pou3*2 (bread shop, bakery)
糖水鋪 tong4 seoi2 pou3*2 ( 甜品店 tim4 ban2 dim3) (dessert bistro)

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茶餐廳 caa4 caan1 teng1 “diner”

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潮州打冷 ciu4 zau1 daa2 laang5*1 “Chiu-Chow style meal”

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打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4, hotpot

大排檔 daai6 paai4 dong3, street food stall

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街邊小食 gaai1 bin1 siu2 sik6 (street food snack), 掃街 sou3
gaai1 “sweep the street”

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雲吞麵 wan4 tan1 min6

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wonton noodle

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麵包舖 min6 baau1 pou2/3

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糖水舖 tong4 seoi2 pou2 or 3

sweet soup shop

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我要一個火腿蛋三文治
佢要一個蛋撻同一個菠蘿包
即係 (actually mean)
多謝 . 一共四十蚊

要 (want)
一個 (one piece)
定係 (or)
請 (please)

喺度食定係拎走呀 ?

喺度食 , 唔該

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唔該兩杯鴛鴦

鴛鴦即係咖啡加奶茶

我要一個火腿蛋三文治
即係
週末
兄弟
姊妹
父母

我要一個蛋撻同一個菠蘿包
星期六同星期日
哥哥同弟弟
姐姐同妹妹
爸爸同媽媽

奶茶
炒飯
T裇
鞋

一
兩
三
四

杯
碟
對

件

唔該 , 我要
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我鍾意試下新嘢嘅

奶茶
咖啡
老師
朋友

熱
凍
新
好

我鍾意

嘅

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Conversation Practice
Waiter/Waitress: 你想食乜嘢 ?

(what do you want to eat?)

nei5 soeng5 sik6 mat1 je5?

Client: 我要一個 XX 同 YY◦

(I want one piece of XX and YY.)

ngo5 jiu3 jat1 go3 XX tung4 YY.

Waiter/Waitress: 你想飲乜嘢 ?

(What do you want to drink?)

nei5 soeng5 jam2 mat1 je5?

Client: 我要一杯 ZZ◦

(I want one cup of ZZ)

ngo5 jiu3 jat1 bui1 ZZ.

Waiter/Waitress: 要凍定係熱 ?

(Want cold or hot?)

jiu3 dung3 ding6 hai6 jit6?

Client: 要凍嘅◦

(want cold’s)

jiu3 dung3 ge3

Waiter/Waitress: 想要多糖定少糖 ?

(want more sugar or less sugar?)

soeng5 jiu3 do1 tong4 ding6 siu2 tong4?

Client: 少糖 ˒ 唔該◦

(less sugar please)

siu2 tong4, m4 goi1
Waiter/Waitress: 請等一等◦
ceng2 dang2 jat1 dang2

(please wait one wait)
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蛋 (egg) daang2
多士 (toast) do1 si2
通粉 (macaroni) tung1 fan2
啫喱 (jelly) ze1 lei2
叉燒 (barbecued pork) caa1 siu1
火腿 (ham) fo2 teoi2
文治 (sandwich) man4 zi6
凍 (cold) dung3
熱 (hot) jit6
檸檬茶 (lemon tea) ning4 mung1 caa4
咖啡 (coffee) gaa3 fe1
多糖 (more sugar) do1 tong4
少糖 (less sugar) siu2 tong4

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