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Dim Sum Lunch

TEXT

A: 食點心叫咩?
sik6 dim2 sam1 giu3 me1?

B: 燒賣叉燒包最抵!
siu1 maai2 caa1 siu1 baau1 zeoi3 dai2!

A: 好,每樣一份!
hou2, mui5 joeng6 jat1 fan6!

TRANSLATION

A: Dim sum order what?

B: Siu mai char siu bao best value!

A: Good, one each!

BREAKDOWN

A: 食點心叫咩?
(sik6): eat; 點心 (dim2 sam1): dim sum; 叫咩 (giu3 me1): order what

B: 燒賣叉燒包最抵!
燒賣 (siu1 maai2): siu mai; 叉燒包 (caa1 siu1 baau1): char siu bao; 最抵 (zeoi3 dai2): best value

A: 好,每樣一份!
(hou2): good; 每樣 (mui5 joeng6): each kind; 一份 (jat1 fan6): one portion

NOTES

■ HK dim sum classics like 燒賣 siu mai & 叉燒包 char siu bao – read more in Cantonese food guide.