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Learning about the mid autumn festival, so late, but whatever 🌑

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Cantonese

So I will probably tell some stories about what happening today, I was getting my flu vaccine, and then the doctor actually asked me what language that I prefer to speak, but I spoke it in Cantonese

👩‍⚕️: Do I speak to you in english or chinese

🥑:講gong2英jing1文man2得dak1

👩‍⚕️:哦o2你nei5識sik1講gong2廣gwong2東dung1話waa2

🥑: 係hai6識sik1講gong2少siu2少siu2

👩‍⚕️:幾gei2好hou2㗎gaa3, What's your HKID number

And then my brain goes short circuit right...

🥑: three 九gau2 three 八baat3八baat3零ling4四sei3

stupid 🤦🤦🤦🤦


Ok anyway let's start with some cantonese lesson

萬maan6般bun1皆gaai1下haa6品ban2,惟wai4有jau5讀duk6書syu1高gou1

"All trades are low-class; only studying is high-class."

My friend just sent me this proverb.... kinda true nowadays


輪leon4流lau2: Bergiliran, take turns

輪leon4到dou3你nei5喇laa3 , sometimes in teochew we will say baai4? baai5? 排?

出ceot1現jin6: to appear

先sin1至zi3: not until

雞gai1啼tai4: kokokan ayam? 🐔

猛maang5: haunted, as in haunted house, bisa artinya liar, ganas, juga

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