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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny lesson? Today we're learning question words. Lucas: Exactly. Two super common words: 咩 and 邊. Luna: 咩 and 邊. Okay, what do they mean? Lucas: 咩 means 'what'. And 邊 means 'which'. They're used to ask questions. Luna: Oh, like 'what is this?' or 'which one?'. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with 咩. Repeat after me: 咩. Luna: 咩. Lucas: Good. Now, a phrase: 呢個係咩. That means 'what is this?'. Luna: 呢個係咩. So 呢個 means 'this'? Lucas: Right. So 呢個係咩 is 'what is this?'. Luna: 呢個係咩. Let me try. 呢個係咩. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's practice with 邊. 邊 means 'which'. Luna: 邊. Got it. Lucas: A common phrase: 你想要邊個. That's 'which one do you want?'. Luna: 你想要邊個. So 你 is 'you', 想要 is 'want', and 邊個 is 'which one'. Lucas: Exactly. 邊個 literally means 'which one'. Luna: Okay, let me say it: 你想要邊個. Lucas: Great. Now let's imagine a little scene. Say we're at a fruit stall. Luna: Ooh, I love fruit. Lucas: So I point to an apple and ask: 呢個係咩? Luna: That would be 'what is this?'. Lucas: Right. And you reply: 呢個係蘋果. Apple is 蘋果. Luna: 呢個係蘋果. Nice. Lucas: Then I ask: 你想要邊個? Which one do you want? Luna: Hmm, I want the red one. So I'd say: 我想要紅色嗰個. Lucas: 嗰個 means 'that one'. So 我想要紅色嗰個 is 'I want that red one'. Good. Luna: So we used 咩 and 邊 in a real conversation. That's cool. Lucas: Let's practice more. Repeat after me: 呢個係咩. Luna: 呢個係咩. Lucas: 你想要邊個. Luna: 你想要邊個. Lucas: Now, let's switch roles. I'll hold up an imaginary object. You ask me 'what is this?'. Luna: Okay. 呢個係咩? Lucas: 呢個係筆. It's a pen. Luna: Oh, so 筆 is pen. Got it. Lucas: Now you ask 'which one do you want?' between two pens. Luna: 你想要邊個? Lucas: 我想要藍色嗰個. The blue one. Luna: So 藍色嗰個 is 'that blue one'. Perfect. Lucas: Let's practice the phrases one more time. Repeat: 咩. Luna: 咩. Lucas: 邊. Luna: 邊. Lucas: 呢個係咩. Luna: 呢個係咩. Lucas: 你想要邊個. Luna: 你想要邊個. Lucas: Excellent. Now you can ask 'what' and 'which' in Cantonese. Use them at the market, at a store, anywhere. Luna: I'm going to try this with my friend later. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. Keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Bye bye! 拜拜!