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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas, and as always, I'm here with Luna. Luna: Hi hi! Ready for another tiny lesson. Lucas: Today we're going to learn some animal names in Cantonese. Super useful for everyday chat. Luna: Ooh, I love animals! Okay, let's start. Lucas: First up: cat. In Cantonese, cat is 貓. Let me say it slowly: 貓. Luna: 貓. Lucas: Great! The tone is high level, like a flat pitch. 貓. Luna: 貓. That's cute. Lucas: Now dog is 狗. Say it with me: 狗. Luna: 狗. Lucas: Perfect. 狗 is a rising tone, like asking a question. 狗. Luna: 狗. I think I got it. Lucas: Next: bird. In Cantonese, bird is 雀. Let's try: 雀. Luna: 雀. Lucas: That's it! 雀 is a short, sharp tone. Imagine a little bird pecking. Luna: 雀. Yeah, that helps. Lucas: And fish is 魚. Say it: 魚. Luna: 魚. Lucas: Nice. 魚 is a rising tone, like 狗. So we have four animals: 貓, 狗, 雀, 魚. Luna: Let me practice: 貓, 狗, 雀, 魚. Oh, that's fun. Lucas: Now let's put them into a simple sentence. 'This is a cat' — in Cantonese: 呢隻係貓. Luna: 呢隻係貓. Lucas: Great! 呢隻 means 'this one', 係 means 'is'. So 呢隻係貓. Luna: 呢隻係貓. So for dog: 呢隻係狗? Lucas: Exactly! 呢隻係狗. You're a natural. Luna: Aww, thanks. So 呢隻係雀, and 呢隻係魚? Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice all four. Repeat after me: 呢隻係貓. Luna: 呢隻係貓. Lucas: 呢隻係狗. Luna: 呢隻係狗. Lucas: 呢隻係雀. Luna: 呢隻係雀. Lucas: 呢隻係魚. Luna: 呢隻係魚. I love that! Lucas: Now imagine you're at a pet shop. You see a cat and you want to say 'This is a cat' in Cantonese. Luna: Um... 呢隻係貓! Got it. Lucas: Beautiful. And if you see a dog? Luna: 呢隻係狗. Lucas: You're rocking this. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Cantonese. Luna: Okay! Lucas: Cat. Luna: 貓. Lucas: Dog. Luna: 狗. Lucas: Bird. Luna: 雀. Lucas: Fish. Luna: 魚. Lucas: This is a cat. Luna: 呢隻係貓. Lucas: This is a dog. Luna: 呢隻係狗. Lucas: This is a bird. Luna: 呢隻係雀. Lucas: This is a fish. Luna: 呢隻係魚. Wow, I feel like I can go to a pet shop and show off! Lucas: You definitely can. And hey, if you ever go to a pet shop, remember to use these phrases. Luna: Right. So what's next? Maybe we can learn more animals? Lucas: We'll save that for another episode. For now, practice these four: 貓, 狗, 雀, 魚, and the sentence pattern 呢隻係... Luna: I will. Thanks Lucas! And thanks to all our listeners. You can practice anytime with Fexingo. Lucas: That's right. See you next time for another tiny Cantonese lesson. Keep up the great work! Luna: Bye bye!