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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 46. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. Time flies. Today we're going to learn something very practical. Luna: Ooh, I love practical. What is it? Lucas: Body parts in Cantonese. Just a few to start. Luna: Oh, like head, shoulders, knees, and toes? Lucas: Exactly. Well, we'll start with head, eye, mouth, and hand. Luna: Perfect. Let's begin. Lucas: First word: 頭. That means head. Listen: 頭. Luna: 頭. Lucas: Good. 頭. Luna: 頭. So like, 我個頭? My head? Lucas: Exactly. Next: 眼. Eye. 眼. Luna: 眼. Lucas: Yes. 眼. Luna: 眼. Like, 我對眼? My eyes? Lucas: Right. Now: 口. Mouth. 口. Luna: 口. Lucas: Perfect. 口. Luna: 口. So 我個口 is my mouth. Lucas: And finally: 手. Hand. 手. Luna: 手. Lucas: Great. 手. Luna: 手. So 我隻手 is my hand. Lucas: Now let's put them together. We can say: 呢個係頭. This is a head. Luna: 呢個係頭. Lucas: Good. 呢個係眼. This is an eye. Luna: 呢個係眼. Lucas: 呢個係口. This is a mouth. Luna: 呢個係口. Lucas: 呢個係手. This is a hand. Luna: 呢個係手. So if I point to my head, I say 呢個係頭? Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine we're at a doctor's office. Luna: Okay. Lucas: The doctor points to your head and asks: 呢個係咩? What is this? Luna: 呢個係頭. Lucas: Perfect. Then points to your eye: 呢個係咩? Luna: 呢個係眼. Lucas: Great. Mouth: 呢個係咩? Luna: 呢個係口. Lucas: And hand: 呢個係咩? Luna: 呢個係手. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Cantonese. Luna: Bring it on. Lucas: Head. Luna: 頭. Lucas: Eye. Luna: 眼. Lucas: Mouth. Luna: 口. Lucas: Hand. Luna: 手. Lucas: And if you want to say 'this is a hand'? Luna: 呢個係手. Lucas: Perfect. That's the end of today's episode. Remember to practice pointing to things and saying 呢個係... Luna: And thanks to Fexingo for making this possible! Lucas: Practice these and we'll see you next time. Bye! Luna: Bye!