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Causeway Bay Shopping

TEXT

上晝喺銅鑼灣行街買嘢。
soeng6 zau3 hai2 tung4 lo4 waan1 haang4 gaai1 maai5 je5.

時代廣場靚衫好抵買!
si4 doi6 gwong2 coeng4 leng3 saam1 hou2 dai2 maai5!

之後飲奶茶休息,好chill!
zi1 hau6 jam2 naai5 caa4 jau1 sik1, hou2 chill!

TRANSLATION

Morning in Causeway Bay strolling shopping.

Times Square nice clothes great deals!

Later sip milk tea rest, relaxing!

BREAKDOWN

上晝喺銅鑼灣行街買嘢。
上晝 (soeng6 zau3): morning; 喺 (hai2): at/in; 銅鑼灣 (tung4 lo4 waan1): Causeway Bay; 行街 (haang4 gaai1): window shopping/stroll shops; 買嘢 (maai5 je5): buy stuff.

時代廣場靚衫好抵買!
時代廣場 (si4 doi6 gwong2 coeng4): Times Square; 靚衫 (leng3 saam1): nice clothes; 好抵買 (hou2 dai2 maai5): great value buy

之後飲奶茶休息,好chill!
之後 (zi1 hau6): later/afterwards; 飲 (jam2): drink; 奶茶 (naai5 caa4): milk tea; 休息 (jau1 sik1): rest; 好chill (hou2 chill): very relaxing

NOTES

■ Causeway Bay is a shopping hub and Times Square is an iconic mall – Causeway Bay Shopping

行街 is typical Hong Kong expression for “walk around shopping areas”, literally means “walk street”

■ English words in Cantonese like “chill” common in HK casual talk – English Loanwords in Cantonese

■ Here’s how to tell time in Cantonese for schedule and for words like 上晝