EP11 : Practice Sentence Structure Part 1

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Hi everyone, welcome back to Fluent with Nicole, the series that takes you from absolute beginner to fluent in Cantonese. This is lesson 11. In today's lesson, we are going to practice what we have learned about basic sentence structure. This is part 1. First, let's start with the most basic sentence structure. Do you remember how to form a simple sentence?

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It is subject, verb, object.

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At this stage, we are only focusing on Cantonese sentence structure, not verb tenses. We have not learned tense markers yet, so I'll use the base form of the English verb to keep the focus on the Cantonese word order. How do we say I eat ice cream in Cantonese?

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No sick shoot go let's break it down.

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Na means I that's the subject. Sick means to eat, that's the verb. Shoot go means ice cream, that's the object. Repeat after me.

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No sick shoot go I eat ice cream. Let's try another one. How do we say you learn Cantonese in Cantonese? Ne ha guang wa let's break it down.

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Neans you that's the subject. Ha means to learn, that's the verb. Guangdong wa means Cantonese. That's the object. Repeat after me.

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Ne ha guang waarn Cantonese. Now let's add time into the sentence. Do you remember the sentence structure? Subject time verb object. How do we say I ate ice cream yesterday? No yet. Sick should go.

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Let's break it down. No means I that's the subject. That's the time. Sick means to eat. That's the verb. Should go means ice cream. That's the object. Please repeat after me.

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No tshum yet sick should go. I ate ice cream yesterday. Let's try another example. How do we say I go to the supermarket today? We learned the word supermarket in lesson six. Do you remember how to say it? Choo si supermarket. Now how do we say I go to the supermarket today?

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No gum yut ho choo si I go to the supermarket today. Let's break it down. No means I that's the subject. Gum yet means today. That's the time. Ho means to go. That's the verb. Chu see means supermarket. That's the object. Please repeat after me.

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No gum yet. Ho choo si I go to the supermarket today. Next let's talk about location. Do you remember the sentence structure? Subject location verb object. How do we say I eat ice cream at home? No hi okay.

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Sick should go. Let's break it down. No means I that's the subject. Hi okay means at home, that's the location. Sick means to eat, that's the verb. Should go means ice cream. That's the object. Please repeat after me.

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No hai okay sick should go. I eat ice cream at home. Let's try another one. How do we say I buy books at school? Do you remember what is Chubai Book? We learned that in lesson six. Mai is Chubai. Shu is book. How do we say I buy books at school? No hai ho.

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Mai sho let's break it down. No means I that's the subject. Hai ho means at school. That's the location. Mai means chubai. That's the verb. Sho means book. That's the object. Please repeat after me.

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No hai ho my should I buy book at school.

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Now let's take it a step further and combine both time and location.

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Do you remember the sentence structure?

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It is subject time location verb object. How do we say she bought ice cream at a restaurant yesterday? Kout Hi should go. Let's break it down. Ko means she that's the subject. Means yesterday. That's the time. Hi Chan Tang means at a restaurant. That's the location. Mai means chubai. That's the verb. Sho means ice cream. That's the object. Please repeat after me. Ko tang Mai Sho Go She bought ice cream at a restaurant yesterday.

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Let's try another example. How do we say he eat breakfast at home today? Do you remember how to say breakfast? We learned it in the last lesson. Jotzhan Breakfast. Now how do we say he eat breakfast at home today? Koi gum yat Hi O Kzhan Let's break it down.

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Koi means he that's the subject. Gum yet means today that's the time. Hi okay means at home. That's the location. Sick means to eat. That's the verb. Cho tzhan means breakfast. That's the object. Please repeat after me.

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Ko gum yen Hai Okei Sik Cho Zhan He eat breakfast at home today. Now let's recap the sentences we learned today. Please repeat after me. No sick shooto. I eat ice cream. Ne ho you learn Cantonese. God hum yet siko. I ate ice cream yesterday. No gum yet housey. I go to the supermarket today. No hi okay sexu I eat ice cream at home. No hi ho my sho I buy books at school. Ko tum yetang my shoot go. She bought ice cream at a restaurant yesterday. Ko gum yet hai okay say cho than. He ate breakfast at home today.

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That's a wrap for lesson 11 of Florent Nicole. I have prepared downloadable notes that includes everything from this lesson to help you review and test yourself. You can find it in the description. Thanks for tuning in. I'll see you next time. Bye bye!