Lesson 6, character version

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6. 天气

（罗安妮和陈杰明在课室外边聊天。）

罗安妮：外面很¹ 很
Read as *han*. Written equivalent of the spoken *hou* 'very.'
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凉，杰明，广州的² 的
Read as *dik*. Written equivalent of the spoken *ge* 's.
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冬天冷³ 冷
Read as *leuhng*. Written equivalent of the spoken *dung* 'cold.'
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不冷啊？
陈杰明：广州不是⁴ 不是
Read as *bat*. Written equivalent of the spoken *mh* 'not.'
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太冷。北京冷点。气温通常⁵ 通常
Read as *tuhngseuhng*. This word is a rough equivalent of *pihngsih* 'usually.' *Tuhngseuhng* can be a spoken Cantonese form as well as a written form, although *pihngsih* is more common in spoken language.
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在
零下四度左右。
罗：摄氏还是⁶ 还是
Read as *waahnsih*. Written equivalent of the spoken *waahkje* 'or.'
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华氏啊？
陈：摄氏。中国人通常不用华氏。
罗：夏天，广州会不会很热啊？
陈：又湿又热⁷ 又湿又热
Read as *yauh*. This is a common structure in written Chinese and takes the form: 又 *yauh* stative 又 *yauh*　stative 'both x and y.'
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，还⁸ 还
Read as *waahn*. Written equivalent of spoken *dou* where it means 'and.'
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经常下雨⁹ 下雨
Read as *hahyuh*. Written equivalent of spoken *lohkyuh* 'to rain' (lit. 'descend rain'). Both *hah* and *lohk* mean 'to descend', but *hah* is not used in this context in spoken Cantonese.
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。法国气侯怎么样¹⁰ 怎么样
Read as *jammoyeung*. This expression is the written equivalent of the spoken *dim* 'how,what about.'
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罗：冬天有时下雪，夏天比较¹¹ 比较
Read as *beigaau*. This comparative construction can also be used in spoken Cantonese, where it precedes an adjectival. However, the construction adjectival+ *di* is more common in speech.
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热，春天和¹² 和
Read as *woh*. This expression links nouns and is the written equivalent of the spoken *tuhngmaaih* 'and.'
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秋天最舒服。
陈：你跟¹³ 跟
Read as *gan*. This is a coverbial/preposition and is the written equivalent of the spoken *tuhng* 'with, and.'
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林阳子去过东京吧¹⁴ 吧
Read as *ba*. This particle is the rough written equivalent of the spoken *gwa*, which indicates supposition.
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。那边¹⁵ 那边
Read as *nahbihn*. This word is the written equivalent of the spoken *gobihn* 'there'(lit. 'that-place').
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的天气舒不舒服啊？
罗：那边冬天大概摄氏五度左右¹⁶ 左右
Read as *joyauh*. This expression is the written equivalent of the spoken *daaihyeuk* 'approximately.' A more literal translation would be 'left-right.'
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。东京的春天特别漂亮，
樱花都全开了。
陈：是吗？我很喜欢¹⁷ 喜欢
Read as *heifun*. This word is a rough equivalent of *jungyi* 'to like.' *Heifun* can be a spoken Cantonese form as well as a written form, although *jungyi* is more common in the spoken language.
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旅行。你什么时候回去法国啊？等
那天¹⁸ 那天
Read as *nahtin*. This word is the written equivalent of the spoken *yatyaht* 'one day, some day.'
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我存够了钱，一定要去法国玩玩，欢不欢迎啊？
罗：当然欢迎啦！

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很
Read as *han*. Written equivalent of the spoken *hou* 'very.'
的
Read as *dik*. Written equivalent of the spoken *ge* 's.
冷
Read as *leuhng*. Written equivalent of the spoken *dung* 'cold.'
不是
Read as *bat*. Written equivalent of the spoken *mh* 'not.'
通常
Read as *tuhngseuhng*. This word is a rough equivalent of *pihngsih* 'usually.' *Tuhngseuhng* can be a spoken Cantonese form as well as a written form, although *pihngsih* is more common in spoken language.
还是
Read as *waahnsih*. Written equivalent of the spoken *waahkje* 'or.'
又湿又热
Read as *yauh*. This is a common structure in written Chinese and takes the form: 又 *yauh* stative 又 *yauh*　stative 'both x and y.'
还
Read as *waahn*. Written equivalent of spoken *dou* where it means 'and.'
下雨
Read as *hahyuh*. Written equivalent of spoken *lohkyuh* 'to rain' (lit. 'descend rain'). Both *hah* and *lohk* mean 'to descend', but *hah* is not used in this context in spoken Cantonese.
怎么样
Read as *jammoyeung*. This expression is the written equivalent of the spoken *dim* 'how,what about.'
比较
Read as *beigaau*. This comparative construction can also be used in spoken Cantonese, where it precedes an adjectival. However, the construction adjectival+ *di* is more common in speech.
和
Read as *woh*. This expression links nouns and is the written equivalent of the spoken *tuhngmaaih* 'and.'
跟
Read as *gan*. This is a coverbial/preposition and is the written equivalent of the spoken *tuhng* 'with, and.'
吧
Read as *ba*. This particle is the rough written equivalent of the spoken *gwa*, which indicates supposition.
那边
Read as *nahbihn*. This word is the written equivalent of the spoken *gobihn* 'there'(lit. 'that-place').
左右
Read as *joyauh*. This expression is the written equivalent of the spoken *daaihyeuk* 'approximately.' A more literal translation would be 'left-right.'
喜欢
Read as *heifun*. This word is a rough equivalent of *jungyi* 'to like.' *Heifun* can be a spoken Cantonese form as well as a written form, although *jungyi* is more common in the spoken language.
那天
Read as *nahtin*. This word is the written equivalent of the spoken *yatyaht* 'one day, some day.'

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6. 天气

（罗安妮和陈杰明在课室外边聊天。）

罗安妮：外面很凉，杰明，广州的冬天冷不冷啊？
陈杰明：广州不是太冷。北京冷点。气温通常在
 零下四度左右。
罗：摄氏还是华氏啊？
陈：摄氏。中国人通常不用华氏。
罗：夏天，广州会不会很热啊？
陈：又湿又热，还经常下雨。法国气侯怎么样？
罗：冬天有时下雪，夏天比较热，春天和秋天最舒服。
陈：你跟林阳子去过东京吧。那边的天气舒不舒服啊？
罗：那边冬天大概摄氏五度左右。东京的春天特别漂亮，
樱花都全开了。
陈：是吗？我很喜欢旅行。你什么时候回去法国啊？等
 那天我存够了钱，一定要去法国玩玩，欢不欢迎啊？
罗：当然欢迎啦！

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6. 天气

（罗安妮和陈杰明在课室外边聊天。）

罗安妮：外面很凉，杰明，广州的冬天冷不冷啊？
陈杰明：广州不是太冷。北京冷点。气温通常在零下四度左右。
罗：摄氏还是华氏啊？
陈：摄氏。中国人通常不用华氏。
罗：夏天，广州会不会很热啊？
陈：又湿又热，还经常下雨。法国气侯怎么样？
罗：冬天有时下雪，夏天比较热，春天和秋天最舒服。
陈：你跟林阳子去过东京吧。那边的天气舒不舒服啊？
罗：那边冬天大概摄氏五度左右。东京的春天特别漂亮，樱花都全开了。
陈：是吗？我很喜欢旅行。你什么时候回去法国啊？等那天我存够了钱，一定要去法国玩玩，欢不欢迎啊？
罗：当然欢迎啦！

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6. 天气

（罗安妮和陈杰明在课室外边聊天。）

罗安妮：外面很凉，杰明，广州的冬天冷不冷啊？
陈杰明：广州不是太冷。北京冷点。气温通常在
 零下四度左右。
罗：摄氏还是华氏啊？
陈：摄氏。中国人通常不用华氏。
罗：夏天，广州会不会很热啊？
陈：又湿又热，还经常下雨。法国气侯怎么样？
罗：冬天有时下雪，夏天比较热，春天和秋天最舒服。
陈：你跟林阳子去过东京吧。那边的天气舒不舒服啊？
罗：那边冬天大概摄氏五度左右。东京的春天特别漂亮，
樱花都全开了。
陈：是吗？我很喜欢旅行。你什么时候回去法国啊？等
 那天我存够了钱，一定要去法国玩玩，欢不欢迎啊？
罗：当然欢迎啦！

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6. 天气

（罗安妮和陈杰明在课室外边聊天。）

罗安妮：外面很凉，杰明，广州的冬天冷不冷啊？
陈杰明：广州不是太冷。北京冷点。气温通常在零下四度左右。
罗：摄氏还是华氏啊？
陈：摄氏。中国人通常不用华氏。
罗：夏天，广州会不会很热啊？
陈：又湿又热，还经常下雨。法国气侯怎么样？
罗：冬天有时下雪，夏天比较热，春天和秋天最舒服。
陈：你跟林阳子去过东京吧。那边的天气舒不舒服啊？
罗：那边冬天大概摄氏五度左右。东京的春天特别漂亮，樱花都全开了。
陈：是吗？我很喜欢旅行。你什么时候回去法国啊？等那天我存够了钱，一定要去法国玩玩，欢不欢迎啊？
罗：当然欢迎啦！