Cantonese Chinese · Cantonese Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 33
你去過澳門未呀？Have you ever been to Macau?
Ever done it (過); can do it (識 + verb); Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Chinese; do you understand? Pronunciation: ng- and the nasal syllables.
Dialogue
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
你去過澳門未呀？— Have you ever been to Macau?
- KaYanMike，你去過澳門未呀？Mike, have you ever been to Macau?
- Mike未去過。你呢？Never. And you?
- KaYan我去過好多次。搭船去，好近。I've been lots of times. You go by boat; it's close.
- Mike澳門好唔好玩呀？Is Macau fun?
- KaYan好好玩！我哋一齊去啦！It's great fun! Let's go together!
- Mike好呀！第一次去澳門！Great! My first time in Macau!
- KaYan三月去，好唔好？How about going in March?
- Mike好！Done!
Dialogue
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
你識唔識講英文？— Can you speak English?
- Mike阿明，你識唔識講英文呀？Ah Ming, can you speak English?
- AhMing識呀。我喺學校學過英文。Yes. I learned English at school.
- Mike普通話呢？And Mandarin?
- AhMing識少少。你都識講廣東話！A little. And you can speak Cantonese!
- Mike少少啦。我同何老師學廣東話。Just a little. I'm learning Cantonese with Ms Ho.
- AhMing你識唔識讀中文呀？Can you read Chinese?
- Mike識讀少少。I can read a little.
- AhMing你明唔明我講乜嘢呀？Do you understand what I'm saying?
- Mike明！I do!
Vocabulary
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
- 過
particleever (after a verb: 去過 "have been to")
- 識
verbto know how to; to know (a person)
- 學
verbto learn
- 廣東話
nounCantonese (the language)
- 英文
nounEnglish (the language)
- 中文
nounChinese (the language, especially written)
- 普通話
nounMandarin
- 明
verbto understand (明唔明？ "do you understand?")
- 讀
verbto read; to study
New characters
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
- 過
to pass; ever (after a verb)
- 澳
bay (in 澳門 "Macau")
- 明
bright; to understand
- 識
to know (how to)
- 英
hero; England (in 英文 "English")
- 文
writing, language (man2 in 英文, 中文)
- 普
general, common (in 普通話)
- 廣
wide (in 廣東 "Guangdong")
- 東
east
- 讀
to read; to study
Grammar
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
Ever done it: verb + 過
Explanation
過 after a verb means you have done it at some time, once or more: 我去過澳門 "I've been to Macau". Ask with verb + 過 + … + 未呀？: 你去過澳門未呀？ "have you ever been to Macau?". Answer 去過 "I have", or 未去過 "never yet". Like 咗 and 緊, 過 goes straight after the verb.
Examples
- 我食過叉燒包。I've had barbecued pork buns.
- 你飲過奶茶未呀？Have you ever had milk tea?
- 佢未搭過船。She's never been on a boat.
Grammar
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
"Can" (know how to): 識 + verb
Explanation
識 + a verb means you have learned how, so you can: 我識講廣東話 "I can speak Cantonese", 佢識讀中文 "she can read Chinese". Ask with 識唔識 + verb: 你識唔識講英文呀？ "can you speak English?". The answer is 識 or 唔識. 識 also means knowing a person: 我識阿明 "I know Ah Ming".
Examples
- 你識唔識講普通話呀？Can you speak Mandarin?
- 佢識講英文。He can speak English.
- 我唔識寫中文。I can't write Chinese.
pronunciation
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →