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🔎 Handling Everyday Problems
Explain a lost item, describe when it went missing and ask where to get help.
Dialogue
Yo
You
唔該，我唔見咗個銀包。
m4 goi1, ngo5 m4 gin3 zo2 go3 ngan4 baau1.Excuse me, I've lost my wallet.
St
Staff
你最後喺邊度見到佢呀？
nei5 zeoi3 hau6 hai2 bin1 dou6 gin3 dou2 keoi5 aa3?Where did you last see it?
Yo
You
頭先喺巴士上面。
tau4 sin1 hai2 baa1 si2 soeng6 min6.On the bus just now.
St
Staff
個銀包係咩顏色㗎？
go3 ngan4 baau1 hai6 me1 ngaan4 sik1 gaa3?What colour is the wallet?
Yo
You
黑色，入面有張身份證。
hak1 sik1, jap6 min6 jau5 zoeng1 san1 fan6 zing3.Black, with an identity card inside.
St
Staff
你可以去警署報失。
nei5 ho2 ji5 heoi3 ging2 cyu5 bou3 sat1.You can report the loss at a police station.
Yo
You
最近嘅警署喺邊度呀？
zeoi3 gan6 ge3 ging2 cyu5 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3?Where is the nearest police station?
St
Staff
沿住呢條街行，喺左邊。
jyun4 zyu6 ni1 tiu4 gaai1 haang4, hai2 zo2 bin1.Walk along this street; it's on the left.
Vocabulary
唔見咗m4 gin3 zo2lost / gone missing
銀包ngan4 baau1wallet
頭先tau4 sin1just now
身份證san1 fan6 zing3identity card
報失bou3 sat1report a loss
警署ging2 cyu5police station
Quiz
1. Where was the wallet last seen?
2. Which phrase means “report a loss”?
3. What was inside the wallet?