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Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Transcript: Chinese New Year
I decided to have a go at writing a transcript of a video clip I found on Youtube. I thought there were lots of useful vocabulary and structure that I should remember for next year.
Video: 3:28min
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3 Comments » - Posted in Transcripts by 馬先生
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
Monologue: The Office
Download - 1:01min
Produced by: 馬太太
Transcribed by: 鄺慧明
好多喺辦公室返工嘅人都會有頭痛.
hou2 do1 hai2 baan6 gung1 sat1 faan1 gung1 ge3 jan4 dou1 wui5 jau5 tau4 tung3.
Many people who work in offices will (suffer) headaches.
腰酸背痛嘅問題出現, 其實原因都好明顯, 好似話頭痛噉呀.
jiu1 syun1 bui3 tung3 ge3 man6 tai4 ceot1 jin6, kei4 sat6 jyun4 jan1 dou1 hou2 ming4 hin2, hou2 ci3 waa6 tau4 tung3 gam2 aa3.
(Regarding the) […]
5 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Finally got a real job in Hong Kong
For months now I have been in Hong Kong teaching English at the same time「騎牛搵馬 ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5」. After being constantly rejected due to non-perfect Cantonese in dozens of interviews (including American MNC); I successfully secured a position with a MNC where English is valued more than Cantonese and the job duties match […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Learning by 馬先生
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Monologue: Hairdressing salon
Download - 1:12min
Produced by: 馬太太
Transcribed by: 鄺慧明
今日我同我細佬一齊去咗髮型屋.
Gam1 jat6 ngo5 tung4 ngo5 sai3 lou2 jat1 cai4 heoi3 zo2 faat3 jing4 uk1.
Today I went to a hairdressing salon with my younger brother.
我原本係直頭髮, 但係想改變髮型.
Ngo5 jyun4 bun2 hai6 zik6 tau4 faat3, daan6 hai6 soeng2 goi2 bin3 faat3 jing4.
I originally had straight(ened) hair, but I wanted to change my hairstyle.
所以今日試吓電孿髮.
So2 […]
2 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Monologue: Shopping
Download - 0:37min
Produced by: 馬太太
Transcribed by: 鄺慧明
最近好多百貨公司都進行盤點大清貨.
Zeoi3 gan6 hou2 do1 baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 dou1 zoen3 hang4 pun4 dim2 daai6 cing1 fo3.
Recently, many department stores have been undertaking stocktake clearance sales.
上個星期六, 我都去睇吓有乜平嘅可以買.
Soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4 luk6, ngo5 dou1 heoi3 tai2 haa5 jau5 mat1 peng4 ge3 ho2 ji5 maai5.
Last Saturday, I also went to have a […]
7 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生
Monday, March 5th, 2007
Non-Chinese, Immigrants and Discrimination
Found a video from RTHK featuring several non-Chinese speaking Cantonese. I think my Cantonese is getting much better now, I can listen and understand 80% of the entire program. The program talks about immigrants and discrimination in Hong Kong.
PART 1: 10:23min
PART 2: 10:55min
5 Comments » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生
Monday, February 26th, 2007
The importance of Cantonese in Hong Kong
Yesterday someone told me that I was obsessed with Cantonese, and consequently I took this comment as being quite negative and discouraging. The person thought that I would only be living in Hong Kong for a short period of time. He told me Cantonese shouldn’t be as important in comparison to English in […]
17 Comments » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Transcript: Little Librarian
Download - 09:38min
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