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Movie Marathon Day

TEXT

今日淨係睇戲。
gam1 jat6 zing6 hai6 tai2 hei3.

由朝到晚睇咗四套戲,淨係得兩個鐘休息。
jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5 tai2 zo2 sei3 tou3 hei3, zing6 hai6 dak1 loeng5 go3 zung1 jau1 sik1.

隻眼好攰,腰都硬埋。
zek3 gaan2 hou2 gui6, jiu1 dou1 ngaang6 maai4.

TRANSLATION

Spent the whole day just watching movies.

Watched four movies from morning to night with only two hours break.

My eyes are tired, my back is stiff.

BREAKDOWN

今日淨係睇戲。
今日 (gam1 jat6): today;淨係 (zing6 hai6): only/just; (tai2): watch; (hei3): movies

由朝到晚睇咗四套戲,淨係得兩個鐘休息。
(jau4): from; (ziu1): morning; (dou3): until; (maan5): evening; (tai2): watch; (zo2): completed;四套 (sei3 tou3): four (套 = classifier for movies); (hei3): movies;淨係 (zing6 hai6): only; (dak1): have;兩個鐘 (loeng5 go3 zung1): two hours;休息 (jau1 sik1): rest

隻眼好攰,腰都硬埋。
隻眼 (zek3 gaan2): eyes;好攰 (hou2 gui6): very tired; (jiu1): back; (dou1): all/also;硬埋 (ngaang6 maai4): stiff/tight

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