Hong Kong Trip - Meeting New Friends (Simplified)

You

你 (nei5)

this year

今年 (gam1 nin4)

how many

幾多 (gei2 do1)

years of age

歲 (seoi3)

Question word

呀 (aa3)

How old are you this year?

你今年幾多歲呀？
nei5 gam1 nin4 gei2 do1 seoi3 aa3

I

我 (ngo5)

This year

今年 (gam1 nin4)

Seven years old

七歲 (cat1 seoi3)

I am seven years old.

我今年七歲。
(ngo5 gam1 nin4 cat1 seoi3)

Study

讀 (duk6)

Which grade/year

幾年班 (gei2 nin4 baan1)

What year of school are you in this year?

你今年讀幾年班呀？
nei5 gam1 nin4 duk6 gei2 nin4 baan1 aa3

second grade/year 2

二年班 (ji6 nin4 baan1)

I am in second grade.

我讀二年班。
ngo5 duk6 ji6 nin4 baan1

what time/o'clock

幾點 (gei2 dim2)

wake up/get up

起身 (hei2 san1)

What time did you get up?

你幾點起身呀？
nei5 gei2 dim2 hei2 san1 aa3

Eight o'clock

八點 (baat3 dim2)

I got up at 8 o'clock.

我八點起身。
ngo5 baat3 dim2 hei2 san1

We

我哋 (ngo5 dei6)

come

嚟 (lai4)

come from…

喺…嚟 (hai2… lai4)

United States

美國 (mei5 gwok3)

We come from America.

我哋喺美國嚟。
ngo5 dei6 hai2 mei5 gwok3 lai4

This

呢個 (ni1 go3)

is

係 (hai6)

first time

第一次 (dai6 jat1 ci3)

Hong Kong

香港 (hoeng1 gong2)

This is my first time coming to Hong Kong.

呢個係我第一次嚟香港。
ni1 go3 hai6 ngo5 dai6 jat1 ci3 lai4 hoeng1 gong2

favorite/like the most

最鍾意 (zeoi3 zung1 ji3)

which subject

邊一科 (bin1 jat1 fo1)

What is your favorite subject in school?

你最鍾意邊一科呀？
nei5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 bin1 jat1 fo1 aa3

Mathematics

數學 (sou3 hok6)

My favorite subject is Math.

我最鍾意數學。
ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 sou3 hok6

music

音樂 (jam1 ngok6)

My favorite subject is music.

我最鍾意音樂。
ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 jam1 ngok6

art and crafts

美勞 (mei5 lou4)

My favorite subject is arts

我最鍾意美勞。
ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 mei5 lou4

which (classifier for shows/movies)

邊套 (bin1 tou3)

cartoon

卡通片 (kaa1 tung1 pin2)

What is your favorite cartoon?

你最鍾意邊套卡通片呀？
nei5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 bin1 tou3 kaa1 tung1 pin2 aa3

Minions (literally "mini army")

迷你兵團 (mai4 nei4 bing1 tyun4)

My favorite cartoon is Minions.

我最鍾意迷你兵團。
ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 mai4 nei4 bing1 tyun4

usually / normally

平時 (ping4 si4)

play / hang out / do hobbies

玩 (waan2)

some / plural

啲 (di1)

what

咩 (me1)

What do you like to play usually?

你平時鍾意玩啲咩呀？
nei5 ping4 si4 zung1 ji3 waan2 di1 me1 aa3?

play video games

打機 (daa2 gei1)

I like playing video games.

我鍾意打機
ngo5 zung1 ji3 daa2 gei1

eat

食 (sik6)

what kind of things

啲咩 (di1 me1)

What do you like to eat?

你鍾意食啲咩呀？
nei5 zung1 ji3 sik6 di1 me1 aa3

dim sum

點心 (dim2 sam1)

I like dim sum.

我鍾意食點心。
ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 dim2 sam1

chocolate

朱古力 (zyu1 gu1 lik1)

I like chocolate.

我鍾意食朱古力。
ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 zyu1 gu1 lik1

桃 (tou2)

peach

I like peaches.

我鍾意食桃
ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 tou2