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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas. Yeah, I'm ready to go. Lucas: Perfect. So last time, in episode 7, we learned how to introduce ourselves with names. Luna: Right. 我個名叫 Luna. And asking 你叫咩名. Lucas: Exactly. Today, we're adding the natural next step. After someone tells you their name, what do you say? Luna: Oh, like 'nice to meet you'? Lucas: Yeah. That's our tiny topic for today. Just two phrases. 'Nice to meet you' and a common polite response. Luna: Okay, I'm excited. Let's do it. Lucas: So the first phrase: 'nice to meet you' in Cantonese is 好高興認識你. Luna: Whoa, that's a mouthful. Lucas: It's longer, but we'll break it down. Let's say it slowly. 好高興認識你. Luna: 好高興認識你. Lucas: Good start. Meaning: 'very happy to know you' or 'nice to meet you.' Now at normal speed: 好高興認識你. Luna: Okay, let me try. 好高興認識你. Lucas: Yeah, that's it. The tone on 識 is important—it's high and flat. 認識你. Luna: 認識你. Got it. Lucas: Perfect. So after you say that, the other person might reply with something like 'nice to meet you too.' A common way is 我都係. Luna: 我都係. What does that mean exactly? Lucas: Literally 'I also am'—like 'me too' or 'same here.' In this context, it's 'nice to meet you too.' Luna: Oh, that's simple. 我都係. Lucas: Right. Say it slowly: 我都係. Luna: 我都係. Lucas: Good. Normal speed: 我都係. Luna: 我都係. Lucas: Exactly. So our two phrases: 好高興認識你 and 我都係. Luna: Okay, let me practice them together. 好高興認識你. 我都係. Lucas: There you go. Nice and clear. Luna: So how do we use this in a real chat? Lucas: Let's do a tiny role-play. Imagine we just met. I'll start with my name from episode 7. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: 你好. 我個名叫 Lucas. Luna: Oh, right. 你好. 我個名叫 Luna. And then... 好高興認識你. Lucas: Yeah! 我都係. Luna: Oh that's so good. It flows naturally. Lucas: Totally. Let's swap. You start. Luna: Okay. 你好. 我個名叫 Luna. Lucas: 你好. 我個名叫 Lucas. 好高興認識你. Luna: 我都係. Ahh, yes! That feels right. Lucas: Nailed it. Now, let's reinforce with another quick scene. Maybe at a casual meet-up, like a friend introducing you to someone new. Luna: Oh, like if we're at a park or something. Lucas: Yeah. So I'll be the friend. 'Luna, this is my friend Alex.' And you respond. Luna: Got it. Lucas: Luna, 呢個係我朋友 Alex. Luna: Alex, 你好. 我個名叫 Luna. 好高興認識你. Lucas: As Alex: 我都係. 好高興認識你. Luna: Wait, hold on. Alex said it back too? Lucas: Right, sometimes people echo it. But you could just say 我都係 as a shorter reply. Luna: Oh, okay. So 我都係 covers it. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's do a little recap quiz. I'll say a phrase in English, you give the Cantonese. Luna: Okay, I'm nervous but let's go. Lucas: First one: 'nice to meet you.' Luna: 好高興認識你. Lucas: Perfect. Second: 'me too' or 'nice to meet you too.' Luna: 我都係. Lucas: Yeah. Now put them in order. After someone says their name, you say... Luna: 好高興認識你. Lucas: And they might reply... Luna: 我都係. Lucas: Absolutely. You did it. Luna: This is fun. It builds on what we already know. Lucas: For sure. That's the Fexingo way—small steps, lots of repetition. Luna: So to wrap up, we learned 好高興認識你 and 我都係. Lucas: Right. Practice these with the greetings and name introductions from earlier episodes. Luna: Will do. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: Thanks for learning with us. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo.