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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to episode 88 of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! So glad to be here. I'm starving just thinking about today's topic. Lucas: Oh yeah? What are we talking about? Luna: Night market snacks! I love Hong Kong's street food. Lucas: Perfect choice. Tonight we're learning how to order two classic snacks: fish balls and egg waffles. Luna: Fish balls! I always get those. What's the word? Lucas: Fish balls in Cantonese is 魚蛋. Let me say it slowly: 魚蛋. Luna: 魚蛋. Lucas: Good. And egg waffles are 雞蛋仔. Say it with me: 雞蛋仔. Luna: 雞蛋仔. That's so fun to say. Lucas: Now if you want to order them, you say 我要魚蛋 — I want fish balls. Or 我要雞蛋仔 — I want egg waffles. Luna: 我要魚蛋. 我要雞蛋仔. I love how direct that is. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice: repeat after me — 我要魚蛋. Luna: 我要魚蛋. Lucas: And 我要雞蛋仔. Luna: 我要雞蛋仔. Lucas: Now at the night market, they might ask if you want it spicy. The question is 辣唔辣？ — is it spicy or not? Luna: 辣唔辣？ So that's 'spicy not spicy'? I like that pattern. Lucas: Yeah. And if you don't want spicy, you say 唔辣 — not spicy. Luna: 唔辣. Got it. I'll stick with 唔辣 for now. Lucas: So let's imagine we're at a stall. I'm the vendor. You say: 我要魚蛋. Luna: 我要魚蛋. Lucas: Then I ask: 辣唔辣？ Luna: 唔辣. Lucas: Perfect! You just ordered fish balls with no spice. Let's do it again, this time with egg waffles. Luna: Okay. 我要雞蛋仔. Lucas: 辣唔辣？ Luna: Wait, egg waffles aren't spicy usually, right? Lucas: Right, but the question is the same. You can just say 唔辣. Luna: 唔辣. Alright. Lucas: You got it. Now let's do a full scene. I'm the vendor, you're the customer. Luna: Okay, go ahead. Lucas: 你好！想要咩？ Luna: Uhh, 我要魚蛋. Lucas: 辣唔辣？ Luna: 唔辣. Lucas: 好，廿蚊。唔該。 Luna: Did I just successfully order fish balls in Cantonese? Lucas: You did! That was awesome. And you even understood '廿蚊' — twenty dollars. Nice. Luna: Okay but let me try the egg waffle one too. You be the vendor. Lucas: Sure. 你好！ Luna: 我要雞蛋仔. Lucas: 辣唔辣？ Luna: 唔辣. Lucas: 好，三十蚊。 Luna: Thirty dollars for egg waffles? Worth it. Oh, this is making me so hungry. Lucas: Me too. You know, it's great that Fexingo lets us explore these real-life scenarios. If you're enjoying learning with us, a few listeners help keep this going by supporting at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's what lets us make these episodes ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group that makes a big difference. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Exactly. So back to the night market — let's review all our phrases one more time. Luna: Yes, please. I want to lock them in. Lucas: First, fish balls: 魚蛋. Luna: 魚蛋. Lucas: Egg waffles: 雞蛋仔. Luna: 雞蛋仔. Lucas: I want fish balls: 我要魚蛋. Luna: 我要魚蛋. Lucas: I want egg waffles: 我要雞蛋仔. Luna: 我要雞蛋仔. Lucas: Is it spicy: 辣唔辣？ Luna: 辣唔辣？ Lucas: Not spicy: 唔辣. Luna: 唔辣. I think I've got it! Lucas: You do. Now imagine: you're at a night market in Hong Kong, you walk up to a stall, and you say 我要魚蛋. How do you feel? Luna: Like a local! I'd be so proud. Lucas: That's the goal. Practice these phrases, and next time you're at a night market, you'll be ready to order like a pro. Luna: Thanks Lucas. This was deliciously fun. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Keep practicing! Luna: Bye bye!