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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny lesson? Lucas: Last time we talked about going to the beach. Today we'll focus on two key activities there. Luna: Ooh, I love the beach! Let me guess — swimming and sunbathing? Lucas: Exactly. First up: 游水. That means 'swim'. Luna: 游水. yau4 seoi2? Lucas: Close! 游水. 游水. Try again. Luna: 游水. 游水. Lucas: There you go. Now if you want to say 'I go to the beach to swim', it's 我去沙灘游水. Luna: 我去沙灘游水. I go to the beach swim. Lucas: Yep. 我去沙灘游水. Let's break it down: 我去沙灘 — I go to beach, then 游水. Luna: So 我去沙灘游水. I go to the beach to swim. Lucas: Right. Now the other activity: 曬太陽. 'Sunbathe' or literally 'bask in the sun'. Luna: 曬太陽. saai3 taai3 joeng4? Lucas: Good try! It's 曬太陽. 曬太陽. Luna: 曬太陽. 曬太陽. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let me ask you a question in Cantonese: 你鍾唔鍾意曬太陽？ Luna: Ooh, I know that pattern from before. 'Do you like to sunbathe?' Hmm. I think I like it sometimes. So — 我鍾意曬太陽. Lucas: Great answer. 我鍾意曬太陽. You can also say 我唔鍾意曬太陽 if you don't like it. Luna: Right. So if someone asks 你鍾唔鍾意曬太陽？, I can say 我鍾意 or 我唔鍾意. Lucas: Exactly. Now, quick honest thing — a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many episodes. Luna: Yeah, if Fexingo has helped you make progress with Cantonese, it's a nice way to keep it ad-free. Lucas: Totally. Anyway, back to the beach. Let's practice a mini conversation. I'll ask: 你聽日去沙灘游水嗎？ Luna: That's 'Are you going to the beach to swim tomorrow?' Hmm. 我聽日去沙灘游水. Lucas: Nice. Now ask me the same thing. Luna: 你聽日去沙灘游水嗎？ Lucas: 我聽日去沙灘曬太陽，唔游水. Luna: Oh, so you're going to sunbathe, not swim. I got it. 曬太陽 is 'sunbathe'. Lucas: Right. Let's do one more round. Repeat after me: 游水. Luna: 游水. Lucas: 曬太陽. Luna: 曬太陽. Lucas: 我去沙灘游水. Luna: 我去沙灘游水. Lucas: 你鍾唔鍾意曬太陽？ Luna: 你鍾唔鍾意曬太陽？ Lucas: Perfect. So today we learned 游水 and 曬太陽. Try using them next time you're at the beach or planning a trip. Luna: And don't forget, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo if you're finding it useful. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Practice these until we chat again. Bye! Luna: Bye!