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Clinic 2-Hour Wait

TEXT

診所排隊要兩個鐘!
can2 so2 paai4 deoi2 jiu3 loeng5 go3 zung1!

個個病人坐到瞓著。
go3 go3 beng6 jan4 co5 dou3 fan3 zoek6.

醫生得一個。
ji1 saang1 dak1 jat1 go3.

TRANSLATION

Clinic need to wait for 2 hours!

Patients sitting until asleep.

One doctor only.

BREAKDOWN

診所排隊要兩個鐘!
診所 (can2 so2): clinic; 排隊 (paai4 deoi2): queue; (jiu3): need; 兩個 (loeng5 go3): two; (zung1): hour

個個病人坐到瞓著。
個個 (go3 go3): every; 病人 (beng6 jan4): patient; (co5): sit; (dou3): until; 瞓著 (fan3 zoek6): fall asleep

醫生得一個。
醫生 (ji1 saang1): doctor; (dak1): have/only; (jat1): one; (go3): classifier/measure word

NOTES

■ 個 is the measure word/classifier for people/things