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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo? Luna: I'm so ready! Last time we were at the night market, we learned about snacks. Today I want to learn about drinks! Lucas: Perfect timing. Let's go back to the night market and order some refreshing drinks. First up: sugarcane juice. In Cantonese, it's 蔗汁. Luna: 蔗汁. Lucas: Good. 蔗汁. Now, if you want one glass, you say 一杯蔗汁. 一杯蔗汁. Luna: 一杯蔗汁. That sounds like 'one cup sugarcane juice.' Lucas: Exactly. 一杯蔗汁. And another popular drink is coconut water, but they serve the whole coconut. That's 椰青. Luna: 椰青. Lucas: 椰青. And if you want one, you say 一個椰青. 一個椰青. Luna: 一個椰青. So 一個 is for the whole coconut, and 一杯 is for a glass. Lucas: You got it. Now, how do you ask the price? Remember from before? Luna: Uhh... 幾多錢? Lucas: Yes! 幾多錢. So let's put it together. You walk up to the stall and say: 我要一杯蔗汁. 幾多錢? Luna: 我要一杯蔗汁. 幾多錢? I want one sugarcane juice. How much? Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice once more. 一杯蔗汁. Luna: 一杯蔗汁. Lucas: 一個椰青. Luna: 一個椰青. Lucas: 我要一杯蔗汁. Luna: 我要一杯蔗汁. Lucas: 幾多錢? Luna: 幾多錢? Lucas: Great. Now imagine you're at the stall. The vendor asks you what you want. You say 我要一杯蔗汁. They say okay, and then you ask 幾多錢? They say 十五蚊. That's fifteen dollars. Luna: Oh nice. So I can order and pay. Let me try a full line: 我要一杯蔗汁. 幾多錢? Lucas: Excellent! You sound like a local already. Luna: Now what if I want a coconut instead? 我要一個椰青. 幾多錢? Lucas: Perfect. You're ready for the night market. Luna: Hey Lucas, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free and helps us make more episodes like this. Lucas: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep going. And we really appreciate it. Luna: So let's wrap up with a quick review. 蔗汁. Lucas: 蔗汁. Luna: 椰青. Lucas: 椰青. Luna: 一杯蔗汁. Lucas: 一杯蔗汁. Luna: 一個椰青. Lucas: 一個椰青. Luna: 我要一杯蔗汁. Lucas: 我要一杯蔗汁. Luna: 幾多錢? Lucas: 幾多錢? Great job today, Luna. Practice these phrases before you go to the night market. See you next time! Luna: See you! Bye bye!