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喂，Melody，你本書寫成點啊？

Hey Melody, how is your book coming along?

差唔多啦，寫到個男仔要去魔法學校讀書。

It's OK, I've got to the point where the boy heads off to Magic School.

咁... 咁似哈利波特嘅？

That's just like Harry Potter.

邊度似啊？哈利波特入面得一個男仔咋嘛，我呢個入面有兩個佢嘅朋友喔！

Where's it like Harry Potter? Harry Potter only has one boy. Mine has two friends with him!

你睇過哈利波特未咖？你講嘅明明就係哈利波特。

Have you even read Harry Potter? What you're describing is clearly Harry Potter.

一啲都唔似，哈利波特入面有冇飛天掃把啊？有冇狼人啊？有冇三隻狗保護地下室啊？

Not at all. Does Harry Potter have flying broomsticks? Does it have werewolves? Does it have three dogs guarding an underground dungeon?

大佬，咪玩啦，你緊嘅明明就係哈利波特。

Dude, stop kidding around. What you're describing is exactly Harry Potter.

我都話唔係咯，你究竟知唔知道咩係哈利波特啊？你睇過哈利波特未啊？

I told you it's not Harry Potter. Do you even know what Harry Potter is like? Have you even read the book?

唔該,我想叫外賣

Excuse me, I'd like to order take-out.

要啲咩?

What would you like?

一個漢堡包餐

A hamburger meal

飲咩?

Any drinks?

可樂

Coke

喺度食定拎走?

For here or to go?

外賣梗係拎走啦

Take-out means to go!

醫生，手術成功率有幾高呀？

Doctor, what's the success rate for this operation?

我有九十次經驗。

I've done it 90 times.

咁我就放心喇！

Oh, then I can relax.

嗯，我都希望成功一次。

And I hope to succeed one day.

今日好煩啊，我播咗六個鐘頭咸片俾海洋公園啲熊貓睇，佢哋郁都唔郁。

gam1 jat6 hou2 faan4 aa3 ， ngo5 bo3 zo2 luk6 go3 zung1 tau4 haam4 pin2 bei2 hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2 di1 hung4 maau1 tai2 ，keoi5 dei6 juk1 dou1 m4 juk1

Today was such a pain. I played pornography to the pandas in Ocean Park for six hours and they didn't even move!

你啲三仔梗係唔得啦，換四仔啦。

nei5 di1 saam1 zai2 gang2 hai6 m4 dak1 laa1 ，wun6sei3zai2laa1。

Your Category Three films are definitely not going to work. Try switching to Category Four.

熊貓啫，使唔使四仔啊！

hung4 maau1 ze1 ， sai2 m4 sai2 sei3 zai2 aa3 ！

They're only pandas. Do they need Category Four?

而家啲熊貓好揀擇咖。

ji4 gaa1 di1 hung4 maau1 hou2 gaan2 zaak6 gaa3

I’m telling you, pandas these days are really picky.

咁你話步兵好定騎兵好呢？

gam2 nei5 waa6 bou6 bing1 hou2 ding6 ke4 bing1 hou2 ne1 ？

Then would you suggest censored or uncensored?

雙管齊下啦。

soeng1 gun2 cai4 haa6 laa1 。

Try both.

經理，我屋企有急事，想請假。

Manager, I have something at home, and want to take time off.

公司好忙，咩事呀？

The office is very busy, what's the problem?

我老婆...叫我番去煮飯啊！

My wife asked me to go home and cook!

咩話？唔准！

What? No way!

多謝經理。

Thank you manager.

醫生，救命啊，我隻手斷咗啊！

Doctor, help! My arm's broken!

你話斷就斷啊，影張X光片先啦

Am I supposed to take your word for it? Go take an X-ray first.

去邊度影啊

Where do I take one?

放射科啊

Radiology.

醫生，你快啲睇下我張片啦

Doctor, check out my film now!

哇，好嚴重喔

Wow, it's really serious.

啊，咩咁嚴重啊

Huh? What's so serious?

嚴重缺鈣啊

You're seriously lacking calcium.

咁點算啊

So what can I do?

飲多啲牛奶咯

Drink more milk.

咁究竟我隻手有冇事啊

So, is there a problem with my arm after all?

冇事，粉碎性骨折啫

No problem. Just a compound fracture.

咁大镬？有冇得醫啊？

That bad? Is there any treatment?

有。飲多啲牛奶咯！

Yes. Go drink more milk!

唔該晒你照顧我隻狗啊

Thank you so much for taking care of my dog.

唔使唔該，搞掂晒咖喇

You're welcome. It's all taken care of.

佢喺邊啊，我好掛住佢啊

Where is he? I miss him so much.

哈? 咩意思啊？你唔係要我幫你搞掂佢咩

Huh? What do you mean? Didn't you want me to take care of him?

咩話？

What did you say?

放心，佢以後都唔會再嚟煩你咖喇

Relax. He'll never bother you again.

照顧 to take care

搞掂 to finish, to get done

掛住 to miss

放心 to relax

幫 to help

煩 to bother

唔會 will not

話 speech

狗 dog

以後 in the future

咖喇 final particle

咩 final particle

你覺得嗰個⼥仔靚唔靚啫?

Do you think that girl's pretty?

眼⼜細，嘴⼜⼤，⼀啲都唔靚！

She's got squinty eyes and fat lips. Not pretty at all.

但係佢身材好好喔！

But she's got a good body.

腰⼜粗，腳⼜短，⼀啲都唔好！

She's got a thick waist and stubby legs. Not good at all.

咁起碼佢條裙靚。

Well at least she's got a nice dress.

咁你要佢條裙，我要佢個⼈。

Then you take her dress, I'll take her.

六佰同⼀仟邊個⼤啊？

600 and 1000, which one is bigger?

⼀仟⼤啲！

1000 is bigger!

廿三磅同廿三公斤邊個重啊？

23 pounds and 23 kilograms, which one is heavier?

廿三公斤重啲！

23 kilos is heavier!

伍蚊同十蚊邊個多啊？

5 bucks and 10 bucks, which one is more?

⼀樣咁少！

They're both pretty small.

八、九、十......

Eight, night, ten...

好，加油！

Good. Come on!

睇下，肌肉！

Look. Muscles!

哇，勁！等我嚟！

Wow. Impressive. Let me have a try.

1. What is 五(ng5) plus 三(saam1)?

a) 七

b) 八

c) 九

d) 十

2. Which of the following means the opposite of “good”?

a) 好

b) 正

c) 勁

d) 渣

3. Which word would you say when you're impressed?

a) 好勁

b) 肌肉

c) 加油

d) 正好

4. Which of the following places are not designed for physical exercises?

a) 健身房(gin6 san1 fong4)

b) 運動場(wan6 dung6 ceong4)

c) 泳池(wing6 ci4)

d) K房(kei1 fong2)

Answers: 1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - d.