Getting Around

Speak Cantonese

Lesson 3

New words:

town centre si5 jung1 sam1market gaai1 si5supermarket chiu1 kap1 si5

cheung4bankngan4 hong4library tou4 syu1 gun2MTR station dei6 tit3 jaam6hotel jau2 dim3

New words:

restaurantjau2 lau4/chaan1 teng1park gung1 yuen2museum bok3 mat6 gun2post office yau4 kuk2hospital yi1 yun2cinema hei3 yun2pier ma5 tau4university dai6 hok6

Gei1 cheung4 How do you get to the airport?

Gei1 cheung4 dim2 heui3 a?

Turn left.Jyun3 jo2.

Hong Kong Park Heung1 gong2 gung1 yun2

•How do you get to Hong Kong Park?•Heung1 gong2 gung1 yun2 dim2 heui3 a?

•Go straight and turn left.•Jik6 heui3 joi3 jyun3 jo2.

Asking how to get to places (dim2 heui3)

Q: How do you get to the library? tou4 syu1 gun2 dim2 heui3 a？

Jyun3 jo2 Jyun3 yau6

Giving directions:

go straight jik6 heui3/haang4 turn left jyun3 jo2 turn right jyun3 yau6 traffic light hong4 luk6 deng1

(deng1 wai1) street/road junction gaai1/lou6 hau2

How do you get to the library?• Go straight and turn right.• jik6 heui3/haang4 joi3 jyun3 yau6.

• Turn left at the junction.• Gaai1 hau2 jyun3 jo2.

• Turn right at the traffic lights.• Deng1 wai2 jyun3 yau6.

Taking transport (daap3…)

• Taxi dik1 si2• Bus ba1 si2• Minibus siu2 ba1• MTR/subway dei6 tit3• Train fo2 che1• Tram din6 che1• Ship/boat syun4Q: nei5 daap3 me1 che1 heui3……a?

More transport

• Drive a car ja1 che1

• Ride a bike chaai2 dan1 che1

• Walk haang4 lou6

Q: nei5 dim2 heui3……a?

Asking where places are

Q: Where is the bank please ? M4 goi1. Ngan4 hong4 hai2 bin1 dou6 a？

School-Hok6 hau6

Where is the school?________ hai2 bin1 dou6 a?

Where is the restaurant?________ hai2 bin1 dou6 a?

Resstaurant-Jau2 lau4

.

•Where is Kowloon Hotel, please？•M4 goi1. ____________hai2 bin1 dou6 a?

Kowloon - Gau2 Lung4 Hotel - jau2 dim3

New words:

on the left jo2 bin1 on the right yau6 bin1 next to gak3 lei4 opposite to deui3 min6 at the front chin4 min6 at the back hau6 min6 inside yup6 min6

Where is the bank?• The bank is next to the park.• Ngan4 hong4 hai2 gung1 yun2 gak3 lei4.

• The bank is in the university.• Ngan4 hong4 hai2 dai6 hok6 yup6 min6.

• The bank is opposite to the supermarket• Ngan4 hong4 hai2 chiu1 kap1 si5 cheung4 deui3

min6.

Saying in Cantonese

1. The bank is next to the bus stop.2. The supermarket is opposite to the

park.3. The hospital is on the left of the

university.4. The post office is in the town centre.5. The restaurant is in the museum.