This podcast is for intermediate learners of English, with explanations in Spanish for Spanish speakers.

Idiom of the Week: Aprenda inglés con Cary


When you meet each other the first time. You'll be ask 'What's your name?

Teacher : Nei5 hou2! 
                     你   好！
                       Hi! 

David:    Nei5 hou2!
                 你    好！
                  Hi!

Teacher:    Nei5 giu3 mat1je3 meng2?
                      你    叫     乜     嘢     名？
                  What's your name?

David:       Ngo5 giu3 Daai6wai6.
                     我     叫     大卫。
                  My name is David.

Teacher:    Nei5 hou2, Daai6wai6. Ngo5 hai6 Lei5 lou3 si1.
                       你    好，   大卫。         我     系        李     老 师。
                   Hi, David. I'm Ms. Li.

David:      Lei5 lou3 si1, nei5 hou2.
                      李    老  师，   您    好。
                   Hello, Ms. Li.
   

Words: 
           1.lou3 si1 老师 teacher        
           2.  hok6 saang1 学生 student  
           3. ngo5 我 I/me    
           4.nei5 你 you
           5.hou2  好 good                
           6.giu  叫 call/to be called   
           7. mat1 je3 乜嘢   what           
           8. meng2 名 name
           9. hai6 系 to be  
          10. lei5 李 surname


Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Lesson 1 你叫乜嘢名？ （Nei5 giu3 mat1 je3 meng2? )  What's your name?

Books are there to give you concepts and sentence structures, as well as ideas but I always caution students that overdoing textbook English will make you sound robotic during a normal conversation. You can memorize all the advanced vocabulary but when you talk to people in a social setting, it is a different matter. You will sound like someone reading something.

FLO TALKS 

HOW TO SPEAK NATURALLY? (NOT TEXTBOOK ENGLISH)

wánɡ yánɡ bǔ láo 
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cónɡ qián yǒu ɡè rén yǎnɡ le jǐ zhǐ yánɡ。 
从前有个人养了几只羊。
yì tiān zǎo shànɡ，tā qù fànɡ yánɡ，
一天早上，他去放羊，
fā xiàn yánɡ shǎo le yì zhī。
发现羊少了一只。
yuán lái yánɡ juàn pò le ɡè kū lónɡ， 
原来羊圈破了个窟窿，
yè li lánɡ cónɡ kū lónɡ zuān jìn qù， 
夜里狼从窟窿钻进去，
bǎ yánɡ diāo zǒu le。 
把羊叼走了。
lín jū quàn tā shuō: 
邻居劝他说:
“ɡǎn jǐn bǎ yánɡ juàn xiū yì xiū， 
“赶紧把羊圈修一修，
dǔ shànɡ nà ɡe kū lónɡ bɑ!” 
堵上那个窟窿吧!”
tā shuō:“yánɡ yǐ jīnɡ diū le， 
他说:“羊已经丢了，
hái xiū yánɡ juàn ɡàn shén me?” 
还修羊圈干什么?”
dì èr tiān zǎo shànɡ，tā qù fànɡ yánɡ， 
第二天早上，他去放羊，
fā xiàn yánɡ yòu shǎo le yì zhī。 
发现羊又少了一只。
yuán lái lánɡ yòu cónɡ kū lónɡ zuān jìn qù， 
原来狼又从窟窿钻进去，
bǎ yánɡ diāo zǒu le。 
把羊叼走了。
tā hěn hòu huǐ méi yǒu tīnɡ lín jū de quàn ɡào，
他很后悔没有听邻居的劝告，
xīn xiǎnɡ，xiàn zài xiū hái bù wǎn。
心想，现在修还不晚。
tā ɡǎn jǐn dǔ shànɡ nà ɡe kū lónɡ，
他赶紧堵上那个窟窿，
bǎ yánɡ juàn xiū dé jiē jiē shí shí de。
把羊圈修得结结实实的。
cónɡ cǐ，tā de yánɡ zài yě méi diū ɡuò。
从此，他的羊再也没丢过。

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