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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo? Luna: Yes! I've been practicing the verbs from last time — 睇, 聽, 講. But I'm wondering, how do I say I did something yesterday? Lucas: Great question! Today we'll learn a new word: 琴日. That means 'yesterday.' Repeat after me: 琴日. Luna: 琴日. Lucas: Good! Now, to say you did something yesterday, we add 咗 after the verb. For example, 我食咗 means 'I ate.' 食 is 'eat,' 咗 shows it's done. So 我食咗. Luna: 我食咗. So 琴日我食咗 means 'Yesterday I ate'? Lucas: Exactly! Let's practice that. Repeat: 琴日我食咗. Luna: 琴日我食咗. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what about drinks? We learned 飲. So 'I drank' is 我飲咗. Say it with me: 我飲咗. Luna: 我飲咗. And 'Yesterday I drank tea' would be 琴日我飲咗茶? Lucas: Yes! 茶 is tea. So 琴日我飲咗茶. Try it. Luna: 琴日我飲咗茶. Oh, that's nice. But what if I want to ask someone where they went? We learned 去. Lucas: Right! To ask 'Where did you go yesterday?' we say 你琴日去咗邊度？ 邊度 means 'where.' So repeat: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Luna: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Lucas: Excellent! And for 'I saw' we say 我睇咗. 睇 is 'see.' So 琴日我睇咗一部電影 — Yesterday I watched a movie. Luna: 琴日我睇咗一部電影. That's a lot of new phrases! Let me try a few. 琴日我食咗蘋果. Yesterday I ate an apple. Lucas: Perfect! And 蘋果 we learned before. Nice callback. Now let's do a little conversation. I'll ask you: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Luna: Uhh... 我琴日去咗街. I went out? Is that right? Lucas: Almost! We say 行街 for 'go shopping or stroll.' But 去咗街 works for 'went out.' So yes! Good job. Now you ask me. Luna: Lucas, 你琴日去咗邊度？ Lucas: 我琴日去咗咖啡店. I went to a coffee shop. And 我飲咗咖啡. So I drank coffee. Luna: Ooh, nice. So 咗 is like adding '-ed' in English? Lucas: Exactly! It marks completion. And remember, we put it after the verb. So practice with other verbs we know: 聽咗, 講咗. For example, 我聽咗音樂. Luna: 我聽咗音樂. I listened to music. That's easy! But what about 'I didn't go'? How do I say that? Lucas: We'll cover negation another time. For now, focus on positive past. So let's review today's phrases. First: 琴日. Luna: 琴日. Lucas: 我食咗. Luna: 我食咗. Lucas: 我飲咗. Luna: 我飲咗. Lucas: 我睇咗. Luna: 我睇咗. Lucas: And the question: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Luna: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Lucas: Wonderful. Now, imagine you're telling a friend about your weekend. Say: 'Yesterday I ate an apple and watched a movie.' Luna: 琴日我食咗蘋果同睇咗電影. Wow, I did it! Lucas: You nailed it! And remember, 同 means 'and.' So 琴日我食咗蘋果同飲咗茶. Luna: 琴日我食咗蘋果同飲咗茶. That's a healthy breakfast! Lucas: Exactly. Now, one more time: all phrases together. Repeat after me: 琴日我食咗. Luna: 琴日我食咗. Lucas: 我飲咗. Luna: 我飲咗. Lucas: 我睇咗. Luna: 我睇咗. Lucas: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Luna: 你琴日去咗邊度？ Lucas: Great work today! You can now talk about things you did yesterday in Cantonese. Keep practicing with friends, and don't forget to subscribe to Fexingo for more. See you next time! Luna: Thanks, Lucas! 琴日我學咗好多嘢 — Yesterday I learned a lot! Bye everyone!