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Office Tea Break

TEXT

A: 朝早飲咩茶?
ziu1 zou2 jam2 me1 caa4?

B: 飲鴛鴦最正!
jam2 jyun1 joeng1 zeoi3 zeng3!

A: 好,我都要!
hou2, ngo5 dou1 jiu3!

TRANSLATION

A: Morning tea what?

B: Yuen yeung is the best!

A: Good, I want too!

BREAKDOWN

A: 朝早飲咩茶?
朝早 (ziu1 zou2): morning; (jam2): drink; (me1): what; (caa4): tea

B: 飲鴛鴦最正!
(jam2): drink; 鴛鴦 (jyun1 joeng1): yuen yeung; 最正 (zeoi3 zeng3): most perfect

A: 好,我都要!
(hou2): good; (ngo5): I; (dou1): also; (jiu3): want

NOTES

鴛鴦 (jyun1 joeng1): HK cha chaan teng mix of 3 parts coffee + 7 parts milk tea – South China Morning Post (SCMP) on yuen yeung.

茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1): Cha chaan teng is Hong Kong traditional tea cafes.