Summary: Learn Cantonese with CantoneseClass101! Don't forget to stop by CantoneseClass101.com for more great Cantonese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Traditional ---- A：你間屋裝修成點呀？之前鋪緊個大理石地磚，係咪？ B：本來係，後來個承建商話，連電線都要全部換埋。 A：成個工程要使唔少錢喎。 B：不過個師傅話材料費可以收我平啲。但成個施工隊嘅人工都夠攞命啦。 A：佢一個人搞唔掂咩？ B：太多嘢要攪啦，而且成個工程要搞兩個月。 A：鋪地磚同換電線要兩個月？ B：最嘥時間嘅係前期嘅隔熱同防水。 A：廚房點解要防水呀？ B：個師傅話，費事影響啲水管水渠喎。 ----English---- A: How are your home renovations coming? Before, you were laying marble floor, right? B: Originally I was. Then the contractor said we needed to replace the electrical wiring too. A: The whole project must cost a lot. B: The guy said he'd give us a discount on a materials fee. But the pay for the construction team is quite a lot. A: He can't do it himself? B: It's too much for just one man, and the whole project will take two months. A: Two months for laying tiles and replacing electrical wires? B: The most time-consuming part is insulating and waterproofing the room in advance. A: You have to waterproof your kitchen? B: They say it's best to be safe before messing with plumbing. ----Pinyin---- A：nei5 gaan1 uk1 zong1 sau1 seng4 dim2 aa6? zi1 cin4 pou1 gan2 go3 daai6 lei5 sek6 dei6 zyun1, hai6 mai6? B：bun2 loi4 hai6, hau6 loi4 go3 sing4 gin3 soeng1 waa6, lin4 din6 sin3 dou1 jiu3 cyun4 bou6 wun6 maai4. A：seng4 go3 gung1 cing4 jiu3 sai2 m4 siu2 cin2 wo3. B：bat1 gwo3 go3 si1 fu2 waa6 coi4 liu2 fai3 ho2 ji5 sau1 ngo5 peng4 di1. daan6 seng4 go3 si1 gung1 deoi2 ge3 jan4 gung1 dou1 gau3 lo2 meng6 laa1. A：keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 gaau2 m4 dim6 me1? B：taai3 do1 je5 jiu3 gaau2 laa6, ji4 ce2 seng4 go3 gung1 cing4 jiu3 gaau2 loeng5 go3 jyut6. A：pou1 dei6 zyun1 tung4 wun6 din6 sin3 jiu3 loeng5 go3 jyut6? B：zeoi3 saai1 si4 gaan3 ge3 hai6 cin4 kei4 ge3 gaak3 jit6 tung4 fong4 seoi2. A：cyu4 fong1 dim2 gaai2 jiu3 fong4 seoi2 aa6? B：go3 si1 fu2 waa6, fai3 si6 jing2 hoeng2 di1 seoi2 gun2 seoi2 keoi4 wo2. --------------------------- Learn Cantonese with CantoneseClass101! Don't forget to stop by CantoneseClass101.com for more great Cantonese Language Learning Resources!
