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​Do you know what to say?

Cantonese is often referred to as nine sounds and six tones (because 7, 8, and 9 end with p, t, k,)  

  

Brief self-introduction:

** In Singaporeans familiar pinyin instead of the Cantonese pinyin  

 

Hi, my name is (XXX). I am (X) years old. I like (XX) the most. 

Da Ga Ho, Ngo Kiu (name). Ngo Gam Nin (age) soi. Ngo Joi zhong yi (favorite person, thing, item).  

 

I don't know Cantonese, can we speak Mandarin? (I don't speak Cantonese, can we speak Mandarin (Chinese)?) 

Ngo Ng Sek Gong Gung Dong Wa, Ngo Dei Hoa Ng Hoa Yi Gong Pou Tong Wa? 

Simple common phrases 

Greetings

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Numbers

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Addressing someone

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Daily expressions

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© Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic Chinese Studies Year 2 (AY2020)

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