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Sunday, July 15th, 2007
I speak Cantonese, You speak English
I went to Delifrance with an overseas-born Chinese guy. He ordered and spoke only English with an Australian accent, and was replied back in Cantonese.
When I ordered in Cantonese “呢個朱古力酥唔該 - ni1 go3 zyu1 gu2*1 lik6*1 sou1 m4 goi1 - this chocolate croissant please”, I was replied back in English “fourteen dollars”. I […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Hong Kong by 馬先生
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Steve Kaufmann - Enjoy the experience and you will learn
I sent an email to Steve Kaufmann mentioning how I enjoyed him speaking in different languages and then posting the podcasts onto his blog. I asked him if he could make more podcasts in different languages as he speaks 9 languages fluently. Steve continues to motivate me each day as the once impossible seems […]
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Sunday, July 1st, 2007
Monologue: Education
Download - 00:34min
今時今日嘅小朋友, 如果唔係琴棋書畫, 樣樣皆精, 最起碼都要有一技旁身, 以爭取入讀名校或者為前途著想.
Gam1 si4 gam1 jat6 ge3 siu2 pang4 jau5, jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6*2, joeng6*2 joeng6*2 gaai1 zing1, zeoi3 hei2 maa5 dou1 jiu3 jau5 jat1 gei6 pong4 san1, ji5 zang1 ceoi4 jap6 duk6 ming4 haau6 waak6 ze2 wai6 cin4 tou4 zoek6 soeng2.
Children these days, if they aren’t […]
3 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Inspiration
I can’t wait until the day I can speak as fluent as Ho Kwok Wing. I seem to be speaking better day by day, though reaching Ho Kwok Wing’s level of fluency and vocabulary seem so unreachable.
I have come to realise that having a native-like accent and intonation would be unachievable. […]
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Cantonese in Singapore
I recently spent 1 week in Singapore for work. However, to my surprise the taxi drivers were all excited to practice their Cantonese with me. For the first time since studying, I was much more fluent in Cantonese than my Chinese counterpart. Respecting the local people I began my conversations in English, but […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Monologue: Hong Kong School Life
Download - 01:33min
Sent to me by Marcelo. Thanks.
喺香港嘅校園生活好大壓力. 每日學生都要做好多功課.
hai2 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 haau6 jyun4*2 sang1 wut6 hou2 daai6 aat3 lik6. mui5 jat6 hok6 sang1 dou1 jiu3 zou6 hou2 do1 gung1 fo3.
The school life in Hong Kong is very stressful. Students have loads of homework to do everyday.
如果佢哋唔做,老師會鬧佢哋. 而且屋企人都會畀壓力學生, 因為除非佢哋有好成績, 否則就唔可以入大學.
jyu4 gwo2 keoi5 dei6 m4 […]
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
Monologue: Bike Ride
Download - 01:17min
Here’s a new monologue which Chris J. sent me last week, however, the original MP3 had problems. My wife helped me to record a new version. Thanks all.
尋日我地去咗大埔墟附近踹單車。我地租左兩架山地單車﹐一日大概係70蚊。
cam4 jat6, ngo5 dei6 heoi3 zo2 daai6 bou3 heoi1 fu6 gan6 jaai2 daan1 ce1. ngo5 dei6 zou1 zo2 loeng5 gaa3 saan1 dei6 daan1 ce1, jat1 jat6 […]
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Monologue: Beijing Trip
Download - 01:27min
Marcelo sent me one of his own monologues that he uses to learn Cantonese.
北京旅行
bak1 ging1 leoi5 hang4
Beijing trip
呢個復活節假期我同其他留學生去左北京.
ni1 go3 fuk6 wut6 zit3 gaa3 kei4 ngo5 tung4 kei4 taa1 lau4 hok6 saang1 heoi3 zo2 bak1 ging1
This easter holiday I went to Beijing with other foreign-exchange students.
我哋要好早起身, 因為我哋個班機係好早, 所以我喺飛機入便大多數時間瞓覺.
ngo5 dei6 jiu3 hou2 zou2 hei2 […]
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