Exercise - Daily Conversation - Chinese New Year

Listen to the conversation and complete the following exercise.

*Hints: If it gets difficult, the English translation is in white. Highlight the line below the Cantonese sentence to see the English translation.

*Answers are at the bottom.

Listen to the Cantonese Conversation and answer the following questions. (highlight to see English meanings)

1. Dummy 喺邊度攞到呢啲揮春?

Dummy 喺[hai2]邊[bin1]度[dou6]攞[lo2]到[dou2]呢[ni1]啲[di1]揮[fai1]春[cheun1]?

Where did Dummy acquire the Fai Chuns?

A. 屋企 - 屋[uk1]企[kei2] Home

B. 鄉下 - 鄉[heung1]下[ha2] Hometown

C. 樓下 - 樓[lau4]下[ha6] Downstairs

2. 通常啲人會唔會去威哥屋企拜年?

通[tung1]常[seung4]啲[di1]人[yan4]會[wui5]唔[m4]會[wui5]去[heui3]威[wai1]哥[go1]屋[uk1]企[kei2]拜[baai3]年[nin4]?

Do people usually visit Brother Way in Chinese New Year?

A. 會 - 會[wui5] Yes

B. 唔會 - 唔[m4]會[wui5] No

3. 榴槤帶咗啲咩俾Dummy? (Circle all correct answers)

榴[lau4]槤[lin4]帶[daai3]咗[jo2]啲[di1]咩[me1]俾[bei2] Dummy? (Circle all correct answers)

What did Durian bring for Dummy? (Circle all correct answers)

A. 蛋糕 - 蛋[daan6]糕[gou1] Cake

B. 芋頭糕 - 芋[wu6]頭[tau2]糕[gou1] Taro cake

C. 年糕 - 年[nin4]糕[gou1] Chinese New Year Cake

D. 蘿蔔糕 - 蘿[lo4]蔔[baak6]糕[gou1] Turnip cake

4. 威哥有冇帶嘢嚟送俾Dummy?

威[wai1]哥[go1]有[yau5]冇[mou5]帶[daai3]嘢[ye5]嚟[lai4]送[sung3]俾[bei2]Dummy?

Did Brother Way bring any gifts for Dummy?

A. 有 - 有[yau5] Yes

B. 冇 - 冇[mou5] No

5. 嗰隻有白兔仔嘅糖叫咩名啊？

嗰[go2]隻[jek3]有[yau5]白[baak6]兔[tou3]仔[jai2]嘅[ge3]糖[tong4/tong2]叫[giu3]咩[me1]名[meng2]啊[a1]？

What is the candy with the white rabbit on it called?

A. 兔仔糖 - 兔[tou3]仔[jai2]糖[tong2]

B. 白兔仔糖 - 白[baak6]兔[tou3]仔[jai2]糖[tong2]

C. 白兔糖 - 白[baak6]兔[tou3]糖[tong2]

6. 糖 “Candy/sweets” 正確嘅讀法係?

糖[tong4/tong2] “Candy/sweets” 正[jing3]確[kok3]嘅[ge3]讀[duk6]法[faat3]係[hai6]?

What is the correct pronunciation in Cantonese for the word “Candy/ sweets”?

A. 糖[tong4]

B. 糖[tong2]

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