Summary: Learn Cantonese with CantoneseClass101! Don't forget to stop by CantoneseClass101.com for more great Cantonese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Traditional ---- A：第四季度嘅GDP下滑咗喎。 B：係呀，經濟危機搞到一鑊泡。 A：失業率又升，通脹率又降，總之好弊。 B：唔使驚！我哋個市場好樂觀，今年銷售額仲升緊。 A：你唔知㗎喇，我老細根據市場經濟表現嚟定我哋嘅獎金呀！ B：即係點呀？ A：即係如果市場通縮，我哋唔單止冇冬至獎金，仲要扣錢添！ B：咁都得？犯法嗰喎！ A：宏觀經濟規律喎... 冇人明。 ----English---- A: GDP growth slipped in the fourth quarter. B: Yeah, the financial crisis has really caused a mess. A: Unemployment is up, and inflation is down. This is bad news. B: Don't worry! Our market is doing well, and sales are going up this year. A: You don't understand. The boss pegs our bonus to overall economic performance! B: What does that mean? A: If the economy deflates, not only isn't there any Christmas bonus, but we also have to pay money back! B: Does that work? This is illegal! A: It's macroeconomics... No one understands it. ----Pinyin---- A: dai6 sei3 gwai3 dou6 ge3 GDP haa6 waat6 zo2 wo3. B: hai6 aa3, ging1 zai3 ngai4 gei1 gaau2 dou3 jat1 wok6 pou5. A: sat1 jip6 leot2 jau6 sing1, tung1 zoeng3 leot2 jau6 gong3, zung2 zi1 hou2 bai6. B: m4 sai2 geng1! ngo5 dei6 go3 si5 coeng4 hou2 lok6 gun1, gam1 nin4 siu1 sau6 ngaak2 zung6 sing1 gan2. A: nei5 m4 zi1 gaa3 laa6, ngo5 lou5 sai3 gan1 geoi3 si5 coeng4 ging1 zai3 biu2 jin6 lei4 ding6 ngo5 dei6 ge3 zoeng2 gam1 aa6! B: zik1 hai6 dim2 aa6? A: zik1 hai6 jyu4 gwo2 si5 coeng4 tung1 suk1, ngo5 dei6 m4 daan1 zi2 mou5 dung1 zi3 zoeng2 gam1, zung6 jiu3 kau3 cin2 tim1! B: gam2 dou1 dak1? faan6 faat3 go3 wo3! A: wang4 gun1 ging1 zai3 kwai1 leot wo2... mou5 jan4 ming4. --------------------------- Learn Cantonese with CantoneseClass101! Don't forget to stop by CantoneseClass101.com for more great Cantonese Language Learning Resources!
