Sunday 8 January 2012

I Understand

Pimsleur have a great Cantonese course, although there are only 30 lessons (unlike their Mandarin which runs to 90 or so). A while ago I started drawing up for myself transcripts of the dialogues which precede each lesson.
Here's the first:


請問小姐,你識唔識聽英文呀?
ceng2 man6 siu2 ze2, nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 teng1 jing1 man2 aa3?
Excuse me miss, do you understand English? 
唔識聽.我唔識聽英文.
m4 sik1 teng1. ngo5 m4 sik1 teng1 jing1 man2.
No, I don't understand English.
我識聽一啲廣東話.
ngo5 sik1 teng1 yat1 di1 gwong2 dung1 waa2.
I understand a little Cantonese.
你係唔係美國人呀?
nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4 aa3?
Are you American?
係.我係美國人.
hai6. ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4.
Yes, I am American.

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