The Spanish have a saying: Your life is complete when you have written a book, planted a tree and had a child. Do you agree?

The Social Evolutionary

Your Life is Complete When...

Dialogue:
Maa4 maa1: Can4 Lai6, faai3 di1 hei2 san1 laa1 !
妈         妈：     陈      丽， 快     啲     起     身    啦！
                         Chen Lai， hurry to get up!

Can4 Lai6: Maa4 maa1, ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2?
  陈    丽：    妈       妈,       而   家    几      点 ？ 
                      Mum, what time is it now?

Maa4 maa1: ji4 gaa1 cat1 dim2 bun3 laa5.
  妈      妈：     而  家      七     点     半       啦。
                        Now is 7:30am.

Can4 Lai6:   o5, o5. Ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hei2 san1 laa3!
   陈     丽：   哦，哦。 我     而     家   起     身    啦！
                        Ok, ok, I’m getting up.

 Maa4 maa1: Sik6 di1 zou2 caan1 zoi3 faan1 gung1.
    妈         妈：   食    啲   早       餐      再     返      工。
                           Eat some breakfast, and then go to work.

Can4 Lai6:   Ngo5 sik6 baau2 laa3. Maa4 maa1, baai1 baai3!
    陈      丽：   我    食       饱       啦。      妈   妈，       拜      拜！
                          I’m full. Mum, good-bye.

Words:
1.	 ji4 gaa1:    宜家      now 
2.	 gei2 dim2:   几点     what time
3.	 dim2:       点       o’clock, whole hour
4.	 bun5:       半       half, 30 minutes
5.	hei2 san1:     起身    get up/stand up
6.	sik6:          食      eat/have 
7.	zou2 can1:    早餐    breakfast
8.	zoi3          再      after and then
9.	faan1 gung1:  返工    go to work
10.	sou3 zi6 :    数 字   number:

(from 0 to 10)
ling4        0
 ja1          1                       luk6       6
 ji6           2                       cat1        7
saam1    3                        baat3      8
sei3         4                        gau2       9
ng5         5                        sap6       10


Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2？   而家几点？ What time is it now?

Keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1
佢  係   我  妈妈

Dialogue:
Can4 lai6: Daai6 wai6, zou2 san4!  Keoi5 hai6 bin1 go3?
陈丽：    大   卫， 早   晨！   佢  係  边   个？
          Good morning, David! Who is she?

Daai6 wai6: Zou2 san4, keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1.
大  卫： 早     晨，佢   係  我   妈妈。
         Good morning. She is my mother.

Can4 lai6: keoi5 hai6 bin1 go3?
陈丽：    佢   係 边   个？
         Who is he?

Daai6 wi6: keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ba4ba1.
大卫：     佢  係   我   爸爸。
           He is my father.

Can4 lai6: Nei5 ba4ba1 tung4 ma4ma1 dou1 hai6 ji1sang1?
陈丽：     你  爸爸   同    妈妈    都   係  医生？
           Both your father and mother are doctors?

Daai6 wai6: Ngo5 ba4ba1 hai6 ji1sang1, ngo5 ma4ma1 hai6 wu6 si6.
大卫：      我   爸爸   係 医生，   我    妈妈   係   护 士。
            My father is a doctor, and my mother is a nurse.

Words:
1.	 keoi5:      佢      indicate the third party (he/she/it)
2.	 bin1 go3:   边个    who
3.	 ji1 sang1:   医生    doctor
4.	 tung4:      同      and; with
5.	 dou1:       都      also；too
6.	 wu6 si6:     护士    nurse
7.	lou5 si1:      老师    teacher
8.	hok6 sang1:   学生    student 
9.	fuk6 mou6 jyun4: 服务员  waiter/waitress/attendant
10.	ging1 lei5:    经理     manager



Keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1  佢  係   我  妈妈 She is my mother

Can4 Lai6: Nei5 hou2! Ngo5 giu3 Can4 Lai6. Nei5 giu5 mat1 je3 meng2?
陈丽：          你好！我叫陈丽。你叫乜嘢名？
Can Lai:  Hi! My name is Can Lai. What is your name?

Daai6 Wai6: Ngo5 giu3 Daai6 Wai6.
大卫：           你好！我叫大卫。
David: Hi! My name is David.

Can4 Lai6: Daai6 Wai6, nei5 hai6 m4 hai6 Mei5 gwo3 jan4 aa3?
陈丽：             大卫，你係唔係美国人呀？
Can Lai: David, are you American?

Daai6 Wai6: Ngo5 m4 hai6 Mei5 gwo3 jan4. Ngo3 hai6 Jing1 gwo3 jan4. Nei5 ne1?
大卫：           我唔係美国人。 我係英国人，你呢？
David: No, I’m not American. I am British. What about you?

Can4 Lai6: Ngo5 hai6 Zung1 gwo3 jan4.
陈丽：       我係中国人
Can Lai: I am Chinese.

Words:
1．	hai6 係  to be 
2．	m4 hai6 唔係 to be not
3．	jan4 人 people, person
4．	Mei5 gwo3美国 America
5．	Mei5 gwo3 jan4 美国人 American
6．	Jing1 gwo3 英国 Britian
7．	Jing1 gwo3 jan4 英国人 British
8．	Zung1 gwo3 中国 China
9．	Zung1 gwo3 jan4 中国人 Chinese
10．Hoeng1 gong2 香港 Hong Kong
11．Jat6 bun2 日本 Japan
12．Hon4 gwo3 韩国 Korea
13.  ne1 呢 particle follow the pronoun indicate asking the previous question
