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----Traditional Cantonese----

星球

地球係一個星球。

星球係一個圍住恆星轉嘅巨型物體。

地球圍住太陽轉。

太陽係一粒大恆星。

另外仲有七個星球圍住太陽轉。

我哋睇下佢哋係乜！

水星最接近太陽。

水星係最細嘅星球。

佢好似月亮咁樣。

水星之後嘅星球係金星。

無雲嘅夜晚你可以睇到金星。

佢係一個好光嘅星球。

金星之後嘅星球係地球。

以我哋所知，地球係唯一有生命嘅星球。

地球之後嘅星球係火星。

火星係一個紅色星球。

因為佢嘅紅色岩石。

火星之後嘅星球係木星。

佢係最大嘅星球。

木星嘅條紋係由強風吹成嘅。

木星之後嘅星球係土星。

土星有好靚嘅光環。

光環由岩石同冰組成。

土星之後嘅星球係天王星。

天王星係藍綠色。

因為佢嘅藍綠色氣體。

海王星係藍色嘅，而且非常光。

海王星係離太陽最遠嘅星球。

呢架太空船要飛十二年先去得到！

----English----

THE PLANETS

Earth is a planet.

A planet is a huge object that travels around a star.

Earth travels around the sun.

The sun is a big star.

Seven other planets also travel around the sun.

Let's learn about them!

Mercury is closest to the sun.

Mercury is the smallest planet.

It looks like the moon.

Venus is the planet after Mercury.

You can see Venus on clear nights.

Ιt is a very bright planet.

Earth is the planet after Venus.

Earth is the only planet we know of with life.

Mars is the planet after Earth.

Mars is a red planet.

The color comes from rocks.

Jupiter is the planet after Mars.

It is the biggest planet.

Jupiter's stripes are made by strong winds.

Saturn is the planet after Jupiter.

Saturn has beautiful rings.

The rings are made of rocks and ice.

Uranus is the planet after Saturn.

Uranus is blue-green in color.

The color comes from a gas.

Neptune is blue and very bright.

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

It took this spaceship twelve years to get there!

----Jyutping----

sing1 kau4

dei6 kau4 hai6 jat1 go3 sing1 kau4.

sing1 kau4 hai6 jat1 go3 wai4 zyu6 hang4 sing1 zyun3 ge3 geoi6 jing4 mat6 tai2.

dei6 kau4 wai4 zyu6 taai3 joeng4 zyun3.

taai3 joeng4 hai6 jat1 lap1 daai6 hang4 sing1.

ling6 ngoi6 zung6 jau5 cat1 go3 sing1 kau4 wai4 zyu6 taai3 joeng4 zyun3.

ngo5 dei6 tai2 haa5 keoi5 dei6 hai6 mat1!

seoi2 sing1 zeoi3 zip3 gan6 taai3 joeng4.

seoi2 sing1 hai6 zeoi3 sai3 ge3 sing1 kau4.

keoi5 hou2 ci5 jyut6 loeng6 gam2 joeng2.

seoi2 sing1 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 gam1 sing1.

mou5 wan4 ge3 je6 maan5 nei5 ho2 ji3 tai2 dou2 gam1 sing1.

keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 gwong1 ge3 sing1 kau4.

gam1 sing1 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 dei6 kau4.

ji5 ngo5 dei6 so2 zi1, dei6 kau4 hai6 wai4 jat1 jau5 sang1 ming6 ge3 sing1 kau4.

dei6 kau4 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 fo2 sing1.

fo2 sing1 hai6 jat1 go3 hung4 sik1 sing1 kau4.

jan1 wai6 keoi5 ge3 hung4 sik1 ngaam4 sek6.

fo2 sing1 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 muk6 sing1.

keoi5 hai6 zeoi3 daai6 ge3 sing1 kau4.

muk6 sing1 ge3 tiu4 man4 hai6 jau4 koeng4 fung1 ceoi1 sing4 ge3.

muk6 sing1 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 tou2 sing1.

tou2 sing1 jau5 hou2 leng3 ge3 gwong1 waan4.

gwong1 waan4 jau4 ngaam4 sek6 tung4 bing1 zou2 sing4.

tou2 sing1 zi1 hau6 ge3 sing1 kau4 hai6 tin1 wong4 sing1.

tin1 wong4 sing1 hai6 laam4 luk6 sik1.

jan1 wai6 keoi5 ge3 laam4 luk6 sik1 hei3 tai2.

hoi2 wong4 sing1 hai6 laam4 sik1 ge3, ji4 ce2 fei1 soeng4 gwong1.

hoi2 wong4 sing1 hai6 lei4 taai3 joeng4 zeoi3 jyun5 ge3 sing1 kau4.

ni1 gaa3 taai3 hung1 syun4 jiu3 fei1 sap6 ji6 nin4 sin1 heoi3 dak1 dou3!

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