The Rooftop Garden — Cantonese.hk

阿玲住喺舊樓嘅頂層。天台本來好殘舊，堆滿雜物。

aa3 ling4 zyu6 hai2 gau6 lau2 ge3 deng2 cang4. tin1 toi4 bun2 loi4 hou2 caan4 gau6, deoi1 mun5 zaap6 mat6.

Ah Ling lives on the top floor of an old building. The rooftop was originally run-down and full of junk.

有一日，佢決定清走所有垃圾，開始種嘢。佢種咗番茄、青瓜同幾盆花。

jau5 jat1 jat6, keoi5 kyut3 ding6 cing1 zau2 so2 jau5 laap6 saap3, hoi1 ci2 zung3 je5. keoi5 zung3 zo2 faan1 ke2, ceng1 gwaa1 tung4 gei2 pun4 faa1.

One day, she decided to clear all the rubbish and start growing things. She planted tomatoes, cucumbers and some flowers.

鄰居起初覺得佢傻，但係幾個月之後，天台變成咗一個綠色小花園。

leon4 geoi1 hei2 co1 gok3 dak1 keoi5 so4, daan6 hai6 gei2 go3 jyut6 zi1 hau6, tin1 toi4 bin3 seng4 zo2 jat1 go3 luk6 sik1 siu2 faa1 jyun2.

Neighbours thought she was silly at first, but months later the rooftop became a small green garden.

依家成棟樓嘅街坊都會上嚟幫手淋水，大家變得好熟絡。阿玲話：「一個花園可以改變一棟樓嘅關係。」

ji1 gaa1 seng4 dung6 lau2 ge3 gaai1 fong1 dou1 wui5 soeng5 lai4 bong1 sau2 lam4 seoi2, daai6 gaa1 bin3 dak1 hou2 suk6 lok3. aa3 ling4 waa6: jat1 go3 faa1 jyun2 ho2 ji5 goi2 bin3 jat1 dung6 lau2 ge3 gwaan1 hai6.

Now the whole building comes up to help water the plants, and everyone has become close. Ah Ling says: A garden can change a whole building community.