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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Feels good to be here again. Lucas: Last time we were at the park, we talked about trees being tall and big. Luna: Right, we learned 棵樹好高 and 呢棵樹好大. Lucas: Exactly. But a tree has more parts than just height and size. Luna: Like what? I know leaves — we did 樹葉好靚. Lucas: Good memory. Today we'll get into the trunk, branches, and roots. Let's start with 樹幹. That means tree trunk. Luna: 樹幹. Lucas: Perfect. 樹幹. Now if it's thick, you can say 呢條樹幹好粗. That means this trunk is thick. Luna: 呢條樹幹好粗. Lucas: Nice. 粗 means thick. For branches, it's 樹枝. Luna: 樹枝. Lucas: You can say 呢條樹枝好長 — this branch is long. Luna: 呢條樹枝好長. Lucas: And roots: 樹根. Luna: 樹根. Lucas: The roots of this tree are big: 呢棵樹嘅樹根好大. Luna: 呢棵樹嘅樹根好大. That's a bit longer. Lucas: You got it. And leaves: we already know 樹葉. But let's say 樹葉好綠 — the leaves are very green. Luna: 樹葉好綠. Lucas: Let's imagine we're at a park. I see an old banyan tree. Luna: Oh I love those. They have those hanging roots. Lucas: Yes. So I could say: 呢棵榕樹嘅樹幹好粗, 樹枝好長, 樹根好大, 樹葉好綠. Luna: Wow, that's a lot. 榕樹 — is that banyan? Lucas: Yes. Let's break it down: 呢棵榕樹嘅樹幹好粗. Luna: 呢棵榕樹嘅樹幹好粗. Lucas: 樹枝好長. Luna: 樹枝好長. Lucas: 樹根好大. Luna: 樹根好大. Lucas: 樹葉好綠. Luna: 樹葉好綠. Okay, I think I can say that whole thing. Lucas: Go for it. Luna: 呢棵榕樹嘅樹幹好粗, 樹枝好長, 樹根好大, 樹葉好綠. Lucas: Perfect. You sound like a local tree expert. Luna: Aww, thanks. I love how descriptive Cantonese can be. Lucas: It really is. Now, let's practice a quick scene. You're at the park and see a tree with thick roots. Luna: Uh, 呢棵樹嘅樹根好粗. Lucas: Yes, you can also use 粗 for roots. Good. Now if you see a tree with long branches: 呢條樹枝好長. Luna: 呢條樹枝好長. Lucas: And if the leaves are so green they almost glow: 樹葉好綠. Luna: 樹葉好綠. So pretty. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese like these tree phrases, it's because we keep the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, that's really nice. No interruptions. Lucas: If you'd like to support us and keep it that way, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Every little bit helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: And speaking of nature, let's go back to the park. So we have 樹幹, 樹枝, 樹根. Luna: Let me try describing a different tree. 呢棵橡樹嘅樹幹好粗. Lucas: 橡樹 — oak tree. Nice. And the branches? Luna: 樹枝好長. Lucas: Leaves? Luna: 樹葉好綠. Lucas: Perfect. You've got it. Let's do one more round: I say the part, you say the Cantonese. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Trunk. Luna: 樹幹. Lucas: Branch. Luna: 樹枝. Lucas: Root. Luna: 樹根. Lucas: Leaves are green. Luna: 樹葉好綠. Lucas: This tree is thick. Luna: 呢棵樹好粗. Lucas: Excellent. You're ready to describe any tree you see. Luna: I'll definitely use these on my next hike. Lucas: Great. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye bye!