Unit 12 Classroom Language 　

Objectives

1. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the initials [l], [j], [h], [t], [y];
2. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the finals [u], [ai], [an], [aak], [in];
3. To use simple Cantonese vocabulary and expressions in classroom language.

Warm up 　　Work together.

• What would you do if you felt sick in a lesson?
• What would you do if you lost your wallet?

Vocabularies

Sentence structure

We have to keep quiet and pay attention to the lesson.

我哋要快啲安靜，留心上堂。

[ngo5 dei6 yiu3 faai3 di1 on1 jing6, lau4 sam1 seung5 tong4.]

I want to get an excellent result.

我想攞優異成績。

[ngo5 seung2 lo2 yau1 yi6 sing4 jik1.]

We have to listen more and speak more.

我哋要聽多啲、講多啲。

[ngo5 dei6 yiu3 teng1 do1 di1, gong2 do1 di1.]

Conversation 　　Practice with a partner.

Scene: Sally and Linda are going to have Cantonese lesson.

Sally: I wonder if we have to follow the teacher to read out the words.

　　　唔知我哋駛唔駛跟老師一齊讀詞語呢？

　　　[ng4 ji1 ngo5 dei6 sai2 ng4 sai2 gan1 lou5 si1 yat1 chai4 duk6 chi4 yu5 ne1?]

Linda: Of course we do. We also have to do the exercise, discussion and role-play.

　　　 實要啦，好似仲要做練習，討論同角色扮演。

　　　 [sat6 yiu3 la1, hou2 chi5 jung6 yiu3 jou6 lin6 jaap6, tou2 leun6 tung4 gok3 sik1 baan3 yin5.]

Sally: Oh, We have to keep quiet and pay attention to the lesson.

　　　 嘩！我哋要快啲安靜，留心上堂喇！

　　　 [wa3! ngo5 dei6 yiu3 faai3 di1 on1 jing6, lau4 sam1 seung5 tong4 la3!]

Linda: Yes, I want to get an excellent result. I do not want to fail.

　　　 係呀！我想攞優異成績，唔想唔合格呀！

　　　[hai6 a3! ngo5 seung2 lo2 yau1 yi6 sing4 jik1, m4 seung2 m4 hap6 gaak3 a3!]

Sally: Then we have to listen more and speak more.

　　　 咁我哋要聽多啲、講多啲喎！

　　　[gam2 ngo5 dei6 yiu3 teng1 do1 di1, gong2 do1 di1 wo3!]

Quiz

1. Can you give me some examples of proper classroom behaviour?


2. Do you know how to say ‘I don’t know’ in Cantonese?


3. If you want to improve your spoken Cantonese, what should you do?