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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! So last time we talked about rice and noodles, and I've been craving them ever since. Lucas: Oh I know, right? But today we're shifting gears a little. We're going to talk about stationery. Luna: Stationery? Like pens and paper? Lucas: Exactly! Very useful if you're at a shop or need to borrow something. So let's start with the word for 'pen'. Lucas: In Cantonese, pen is 筆. Say it with me: 筆. Luna: 筆. Lucas: Good! Now let's try 'pencil' — that's 鉛筆. 鉛筆. Luna: 鉛筆. Lucas: Perfect. And 'book' is 書. 書. Luna: 書. Lucas: And 'paper' is 紙. 紙. Luna: 紙. Lucas: Great! Now let's put them together. If you want to say 'I want a pen', you say 我想要筆. Repeat: 我想要筆. Luna: 我想要筆. Lucas: And 'I want a book' is 我想要書. 我想要書. Luna: 我想要書. Lucas: Excellent! Let's try a little scene. Imagine you're in a stationary shop. You need a pencil. Lucas: You say to the shopkeeper: 我想要鉛筆. Luna: 我想要鉛筆. Lucas: And the shopkeeper gives you a pencil. Perfect! Now let's do another one. You need some paper for a note. Lucas: 你想講咩呀？What do you say? Luna: 我想要紙. Lucas: Exactly! 我想要紙. Well done. Lucas: Let's review all four items quickly. Pen is 筆. Luna: 筆. Lucas: Pencil is 鉛筆. Luna: 鉛筆. Lucas: Book is 書. Luna: 書. Lucas: Paper is 紙. Luna: 紙. Lucas: And to say 'I want', it's 我想要. So 我想要筆, 我想要鉛筆, 我想要書, 我想要紙. Luna: Right, 我想要筆, 我想要鉛筆, 我想要書, 我想要紙. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's try a quick exchange. I'll be the shopkeeper, you be the customer. You want a book. Luna: 我想要書. Lucas: Here you go! 比本書你. And if you wanted a pen? Luna: 我想要筆. Lucas: Perfect! You've got it. Luna: These are so handy. I can already imagine using them at a bookstore. Lucas: Totally. And remember, you can mix it with other phrases we've learned. Like how to ask 'how much?' — 幾多錢呀? Luna: Oh yeah! 幾多錢呀 for the price. Lucas: Exactly. So you could say: 我想要書，幾多錢呀? Luna: Right, 我想要書，幾多錢呀? Lucas: Great connection. Alright, let's wrap up. Today we learned: 筆, 鉛筆, 書, 紙, and how to say 我想要. Luna: Super useful. I'm going to practice this at the stationary shop tomorrow. Lucas: Love it. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! Luna: Bye bye! Lucas: 拜拜!