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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. I was just thinking how nice it is to have these little chats. Lucas: Yeah, totally. And you know what makes chats even better? Luna: What's that? Lucas: Actually knowing who you're talking to. So today, we're going super practical. Luna: Oh, wait — what? Lucas: Introducing yourself. Just two phrases. 'My name is...' and 'What is your name?' Luna: Oh that's so good. That's exactly what I need. Lucas: Right? Let's start with 'My name is...' In Cantonese, that's 我個名叫. Luna: Okay, say that slowly for me. Lucas: Sure. 我個名叫. It literally means 'my name is called.' Luna: 我個名叫. Lucas: Exactly. There it is. Now you'd add your name after it. Like 我個名叫 Luna. Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. Oh, that feels nice. Lucas: Yeah. Now the other side: asking someone's name. 'What is your name?' is 你叫咩名. Luna: 你叫咩名. Let me try... 你叫咩名? Lucas: Perfect. That's it. So you've got 我個名叫 for telling, and 你叫咩名 for asking. Luna: Okay, so if I meet someone, I could say... 你好, then 你叫咩名? Lucas: Absolutely. Using 你好 from our first episode. Good callback. Luna: Yeah yeah yeah. Let's do a tiny scene. Pretend we just met. Lucas: Okay. 你好. Luna: 你好. 你叫咩名? Lucas: 我個名叫 Lucas. 你叫咩名? Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. Ahh, yes! That worked. Lucas: Totally. Now try it one more time, but a bit faster. Luna: 你叫咩名? Lucas: 我個名叫 Lucas. 你叫咩名? Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. Nailed it. Lucas: You did it. Let's imagine another scenario. Say you're at a coffee shop and someone smiles at you. Luna: Oof. Okay, I'm brave. 早晨. Lucas: 早晨. 你叫咩名? Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. 你叫咩名? Lucas: 我個名叫 Alex. Nice to meet you. Luna: Oh, I love that. It feels so real. Lucas: Right? Because it is. These are the building blocks. Luna: Let me practice just the phrases alone. 我個名叫. Lucas: 我個名叫. Luna: 你叫咩名? Lucas: 你叫咩名? Exactly. Luna: What if I mess up the tone on 咩? Lucas: Ooh, almost. It's a high flat tone. 咩. Like 'what' in a curious way. Luna: 咩. 你叫咩名? Lucas: There you go. Tiny tweak, big difference. Luna: Okay, quiz me. How do I say 'My name is Luna'? Lucas: Go for it. Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to ask my name? Luna: 你叫咩名? Lucas: Exactly. You've got both down. Luna: This is so much more useful than I expected. Like, I could use this tomorrow. Lucas: For sure. That's the goal with Fexingo — little things you can actually use. Luna: Let's do one more role-play, but mix in something from last time. Lucas: Oh, good idea. How about we use 多謝 from episode six? Luna: Yes. Okay, I'm meeting a new neighbor. Lucas: 你好. 你叫咩名? Luna: 我個名叫 Luna. 你叫咩名? Lucas: 我個名叫 Sam. Nice to meet you. Luna: 多謝. Wait, does that work? Lucas: Yeah, 'thanks' for telling me your name. It's friendly. Luna: Oh, right. 多謝. Lucas: So to recap: 我個名叫 for 'my name is,' and 你叫咩名 for 'what is your name?' Luna: 我個名叫. 你叫咩名? Got it. Lucas: Practice those, maybe with a friend or even just saying them out loud. Luna: I will. This was really helpful, Lucas. Lucas: Glad to hear it. Thanks for learning with us on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time. Lucas: Practice these till we chat again. Bye for now.