Daily 5-minute Cantonese LESSON

TEXT

A: 一杯凍檸茶同奶茶。
jat1 bui1 dung3 ning2 caa4 tung4 naai5 caa4.

B: 好。
hou2.

A: 總共幾多錢?
zung2 gung6 gei2 do1 cin2?

B: 總共三十蚊。
zung2 gung6 saam1 sap6 man1.

TRANSLATION

A: One iced lemon tea and milk tea.

B: Okay.

A: Total how much?

B: Total thirty bucks.

BREAKDOWN

A: 一杯凍檸茶同奶茶。
一杯 (jat1 bui1): one cup; 凍檸茶 (dung3 ning2 caa4): iced lemon tea; 同 (tung4): and; 奶茶 (naai5 caa4): milk tea.

B: 好。
好 (hou2): good/okay

A: 總共幾多錢?
總共 (zung2 gung6): total; 幾多錢 (gei2 do1 cin2): how much money

B: 總共三十蚊。
總共 (zung2 gung6): total; 三十蚊 (saam1 sap6 man1): thirty HKD

NOTES

■ 凍檸茶 Iced lemon tea classic HK cafe drink, sweet refreshing choice

■ Here’s how to express numbers in Cantonese

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