Unit 9 Transportation　

Objectives

1. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the initials [b], [d], [t], [y], [ch];
2. To recognize and pronounce Cantonese words with the finals [e], [eui], [o], [aat], [ei];
3. To use simple Cantonese vocabulary and expressions to describe transportation.

Warm up 　　Work together.

• How do you call the waiter who works in a Chinese restaurant?
• Have you been to the Chinese restaurant? What did you order?

Vocabularies

Sentence structure

You can take the No.271 bus.

你可以搭二七一號巴士。

[nei5 ho2 yi5 daap3 yi6 chat1 yat1 hou6 ba1 si6.]

I want to go to Taipo Centre.

我想去大埔中心。

[ngo5 seung2 heui3 daai6 bou3 jung1 sam1.]

You can pay by Octopus card.

你可以用八達通俾錢。

[nei5 ho2 yi5 yung6 baat3 daat6 tung1 bei2 chin2.]

Conversation　　 Practice with a partner.

Scene: Sally is teaching Linda how to go to Taipo Centre.

Linda: I want to go to Taipo Centre. Do you know which number bus can I take?

　　　 我想去大埔中心，你知唔知搭幾多號巴士呀？

　　　[ngo5 seung2 heui3 daai6 bou3 jung1 sam1, nei5 ji1 ng4 ji1 daap3 gei2 do1 hou6 ba1 si6 a3?]

Sally: You can take the No.271 bus.

　　　 你可以搭二七一號巴士。

　　　 [nei5 ho2 yi5 daap3 yi6 chat1 yat1 hou6 ba1 si2.]

Linda: Where do I get off?

　　　 我可以喺邊度落車？

　　　 [ngo5 ho2 yi5 hai2 bin1 dou6 lok6 che1?]

Sally: You can get off at the fifth stop.

　　　 你可以喺第五個站落車。

　　　 [nei5 ho2 yi5 hai2 dai6 ng5 go3 jaam6 lok6 che1.]

Linda: How should I pay?

　　　點樣買飛㗎？

　　　[dim2 yeung6 maai5 fei1 ga3?]

Sally: You can pay by Octopus card.

　　　你可以用八達通俾錢。

　　　[nei5 ho2 yi5 yung6 baat3 daat6 tung1 bei2 chin2.]

Quiz

1. Can you say the following words in Cantonese – ‘stop, please’?


2. Do you know which transport you can take in order to go to Taipo center?


3. Do you need to ‘maai5 fei1’ if you want to take the school bus?



4. Make Cantonese sentences with your own choice of words following the pattern:

   I go to ___________ by ___________.

   e.g. I go to Mongkok by train.

   [ngo5 daap3 fo2 che1 heui3 Wong6 Gok3.]