Cantonese/Lesson 5

Introduction to measuring words
Unlike English, measuring words are needed when you need to say an object. For example we only need to say a book in English, but in Cantonese, when have to put a measuring word in front of the object, like 一本書. Here is a table of some measuring words:

Practice
Imagine you are doing shopping and need to get some grocery from a shopkeeper. Study the following dialogues and make your own version with the above examples of measuring words:

店員：你想買乜嘢？

我：我想買一隻雞.

Translation:

Shopkeeper: What would you like?

Me: I want to buy a chicken.