Unit 13 Invitation and Social Skills　

Objectives

1. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the initials [h], [d], [g], [w], [ch];
2. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the finals [i], [ei], [a], [aan], [ou];
3. To use simple Cantonese vocabulary and expressions in invitation and social skills.

Warm up　　 Work together.

• What would say if your classmates chat loudly in the lesson?
• What result do you want to get in the exam?

Vocabularies

Sentence structure

What are you going to do on the coming Saturday?

你今個星期六有咩節目呀？

[nei5 gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 luk6 yau5 me1 jit3 muk6 a3?]

Where are you going?

你去邊度呀？

[nei5 heui3 bin1 dou6 a3?]

Conversation Practice with a partner.

Scene: Linda is inviting Sally to have dinner with her on the coming Saturday.

Linda: Sally, what are you going to do on the coming Saturday?

　　　 Sally, 你今個星期六有咩節目呀？

　　　[Sally, nei5 gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 luk6 yau5 me1 jit3 muk6 a3?]

Sally: I’ve got nothing to do. How about you then?

　　　暫時未有，你呢？

　　　 [jaam6 si4 mei6 yau5, nei5 ne1?]

Linda: How about going out to have dinner together?

　　　不如我哋一齊去食飯?？

　　　 [bat1 yu4 ngo5 dei6 yat1 chai4 heui3 sik6 faan6 a1?]

Sally: Good. Where shall we go?

　　　 好呀，去邊度食呀？

　　　 [hou2 a3, heui3 bin1 dou6 sik6 a3?]

Linda: No idea. Maybe I ‘ll meet you at seven o’clock outside the school entrance.

　　　未諗倒，但係我約你夜晚七點鐘喺學校門口等吖。

　　　[mei6 nam2 dou2, daan6 hai6 ngo5 yeuk3 nei5 ye6 maan5 chat1 dim2 jung1 hai2 hok6 haau6 mun4 hau2 dang2 a1.]

Sally: Good. See you then.

　　　好呀，到時見。

　　　[hou2 a3, dou3 si4 gin3.]

Quiz

1. Can you say the following word in Cantonese – ‘late’?


2. What will you reply if someone says sorry to you?


3. Have you tried to invite your classmate to go out with you? What was his or her response?