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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, glad to be here. What are we learning today? Lucas: We're going back to the night market, but this time we'll focus on food. Luna: Oh, I love night market food. I remember we learned about drinks in episode 114. Lucas: Right, sugarcane juice and coconut. Today we'll learn how to ask for a menu and order a dish. Luna: Perfect. So first phrase? Lucas: 餐牌. That's the menu. Luna: 餐牌. Can I try? Lucas: Sure. Say it slowly. Luna: 餐牌. Lucas: Yes. 餐牌. Luna: So if I want to ask for a menu, I just say that? Lucas: You can say 唔該, 餐牌. That means 'Excuse me, menu please.' Luna: 唔該, 餐牌. Got it. Lucas: And if you see something you want, you can point and say 我要呢個. Luna: 我要呢個. That sounds like 'I want this one.' Lucas: Exactly. 我 means I, 要 means want, 呢個 means this one. Luna: 我要呢個. That's easy. Lucas: And when you taste it and it's delicious, you say 好好食. Luna: 好好食. So 'good good eat'? That's cute. Lucas: Yeah, 好 means good, so 好好 is very good, and 食 is eat. So very tasty. Luna: Okay let me practice all three. 餐牌, 我要呢個, 好好食. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. Let's imagine a scene. Luna: Okay, I'm at the stall. Lucas: You walk up and say 唔該, 餐牌. Luna: 唔該, 餐牌. Lucas: The vendor shows you the menu. You point at a picture and say 我要呢個. Luna: 我要呢個. Lucas: They give you the food. You take a bite and say 好好食. Luna: 好好食. I love it. Lucas: You're a natural. Now let's practice them a few more times. Luna: Sure. Repeat after you? Lucas: Yes. 餐牌. Luna: 餐牌. Lucas: 我要呢個. Luna: 我要呢個. Lucas: 好好食. Luna: 好好食. Lucas: Now say them in a sentence. Imagine you're ordering. Luna: 唔該, 餐牌. 我要呢個. 好好食. Lucas: Flawless. See, you can already order food at the night market. Luna: This is so useful. I'm definitely using these next time I go. Lucas: And if you want to support us making more episodes like this, a few listeners help out at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. We appreciate it. Lucas: So to wrap up, let's review: 餐牌 is menu, 我要呢個 is I want this one, and 好好食 is delicious. Luna: I'll remember those. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: Thanks Luna. Keep practicing, and see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo.