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Everyday Cantonese

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Introduction:
"Many of the Chinese people who have left their country have come from Canton or Hong Kong. Let's see if you could survive in these places with your knowledge of the local language. All answers are in Cantonese unless otherwise stated."


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


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


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


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


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?
    Lau lin
    Ananas
    Saporot
    Than long


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 jam
    Stoppee
    Ba si jai
    Ba si chow


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?
    Ma ma day?
    Ho mafan?
    Ho sun fou?
    Gay door chin?


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 sik
    Sik woo
    Sik fan
    Ho gwai


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


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