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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo? Luna: Always ready, Lucas. I've been practicing my market phrases from before, but I want to learn more. Lucas: Great idea. Today we're going to a wet market to buy vegetables. We'll learn some key phrases for weighing and pricing. Luna: Oh, I love wet markets. So much to see and smell. Let's do it. Lucas: First up, two common vegetables: 菜心 and 白菜. These are bok choy and Chinese cabbage. Try saying them. Luna: 菜心... 白菜. That felt okay. Lucas: Nailed it. Now, to ask for the price, you say 呢個幾多錢. That's 'how much is this?' Say it with me: 呢個幾多錢. Luna: 呢個幾多錢. 呢個幾多錢. Got it. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to buy a specific weight, like a catty, you say 我要一斤. A catty is about 600 grams. So 'I want one catty.' Say it. Luna: 我要一斤. Yeah, that's straightforward. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's put it together. Imagine you're at a stall. You see 菜心. You say 呢個幾多錢? The seller says ten dollars a catty. You say 我要一斤. Easy. Luna: Right, so 呢個幾多錢 for the price, then 我要一斤 to buy one catty. What if it's too expensive? Lucas: Good question. You can say 太貴, which means 'too expensive.' Try it. Luna: 太貴. Yeah, that might come in handy. Lucas: Oh for sure. So you've got 菜心, 白菜, 呢個幾多錢, 我要一斤, and 太貴. That's a solid market toolkit. Luna: I love it. I can already imagine myself at the market confidently asking prices. Lucas: And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, the way these episodes stay ad-free is through listener support. Just a small thing: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Keeps the lessons coming. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to say thanks if you're finding it useful. Lucas: Anyway, back to the market. Let's practice a mini scenario. I'm the seller, you're the customer. You see 白菜. Go. Luna: Um... 呢個幾多錢? Lucas: 八蚊一斤. That's eight dollars a catty. Luna: 我要一斤... and then I'd say 唔該. Lucas: Exactly. You did it. That's a perfect interaction. Luna: Ahh, feels good. Let me try one more with 菜心. Lucas: Sure, go for it. Luna: 呢個幾多錢? Oh wait, I want to ask about 菜心 specifically. So I point and say 呢個幾多錢. Lucas: Perfect. And if it's too expensive, you say... Luna: 太貴! But maybe I'll buy it anyway. Lucas: Fair enough. Now let's do a quick recall. What are the two vegetables we learned? Luna: 菜心 and 白菜. Lucas: How do you ask the price? Luna: 呢個幾多錢. Lucas: How do you say you want one catty? Luna: 我要一斤. Lucas: And if it's too expensive? Luna: 太貴. Lucas: You've got it all. Great job today, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Now I'm ready for the wet market. Lucas: That's it for episode 127. Keep practicing these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo.