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🙋 Introducing Yourself in More Detail
Share where you're from, your job, hobbies and how long you've studied.
Dialogue
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你係邊度人呀？
nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 aa3?Where are you from?
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我係英國人，而家住喺香港。
ngo5 hai6 jing1 gwok3 jan4, ji4 gaa1 zyu6 hai2 hoeng1 gong2.I'm British, and I live in Hong Kong now.
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你做邊行㗎？
nei5 zou6 bin1 hong4 gaa3?What line of work are you in?
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我係工程師。得閒鍾意行山同睇戲。
ngo5 hai6 gung1 cing4 si1. dak1 haan4 zung1 ji3 haang4 saan1 tung4 tai2 hei3.I'm an engineer. In my free time I like hiking and watching films.
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你學咗廣東話幾耐？
nei5 hok6 zo2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 gei2 noi6?How long have you studied Cantonese?
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學咗半年，仲講得唔係好好。
hok6 zo2 bun3 nin4, zung6 gong2 dak1 m4 hai6 hou2 hou2.Half a year — I still don't speak very well.
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你講得好好呀！
nei5 gong2 dak1 hou2 hou2 aa3!You speak really well!
Vocabulary
邊度人bin1 dou6 jan4where (someone) is from
住zyu6to live
做邊行zou6 bin1 hong4what line of work
得閒dak1 haan4free time
鍾意zung1 ji3to like
行山haang4 saan1to hike
學hok6to study / learn
幾耐gei2 noi6how long
Quiz
1. 你係邊度人呀？ asks…
2. 鍾意 means…
3. 幾耐 asks about…