Everyday Cantonese

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1. Numbers are useful to know, otherwise you might get more than you bargained for. How do you say the number one in Cantonese? Yat Ichi Nung Isa

2. One of the most famous kinds of foods of the Cantonese is "Dim Sum". What does it mean? Tasty morsels Small savouries Delicate dumplings Touch the heart

3. Early in the morning you will see many old people exercising. What is the Cantonese name of the exercise? Qi gong Tai chi Kung fu Karate

4. Upon meeting each other in the morning, local people will greet each other in Cantonese by saying__________? Mei goh Nei hou Jo san Lei sun

5. People usually find Cantonese food delicious and they state this by saying _______? Ho sik Ho san Ho bao Ho long

6. Walking along the fruit market, your nostrils are assailed by a pungent smell. It can only be that delicious fruit, the durian. How would you ask for this fruit in Cantonese? Saporot Than long Ananas Lau lin

7. You have taken a journey by local transport, the ubiquitous minibus. Since these minibuses don't have a bell, you need to tell the driver in Cantonese to stop at the next bus stop. What do you say? Ba si chow Ba si jai Ba si jam Stoppee

8. Sometimes you enter a shop which has not displayed any prices or you are not sure of the price. How do you ask the price in Cantonese? Ho mafan? Ma ma day? Gay door chin? Ho sun fou?

9. Still at the market, you see something that you would like to buy but after asking the price you think it is too expensive. How do you say this in Cantonese? Ho gwai Sik fan Ho sik Sik woo

10. What do the people of Hong Kong say to each other when they part company? Bye bye Leng lui Hoy bin doha Bak choi