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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 117, can you believe it? We've been to the night market a couple times, but we never actually ordered snacks there. Lucas: That's true! We covered drinks and some food, but today we're diving into the classic street snacks — the ones everyone queues for. Luna: Oh, I love those. I'm thinking of fish balls and stuffed tofu, those are my favorites. Lucas: Perfect. So let's start with the name of a very famous snack: 煎釀三寶. Repeat after me: 煎釀三寶. Luna: 煎釀三寶. That's a mouthful. What is it exactly? Lucas: It's actually three stuffed items — often peppers, eggplant, and tofu, deep-fried. Delicious. And the other classic is 魚蛋, which are fish balls. Luna: 魚蛋. I've had those. So how do I order them? Lucas: Simple. Say 我要煎釀三寶 — I want stuffed three treasures. Or 我要魚蛋 — I want fish balls. Let's practice: 我要煎釀三寶. Luna: 我要煎釀三寶. Lucas: Good! And 我要魚蛋. Luna: 我要魚蛋. Lucas: Then you'll need to ask the price: 幾多錢. How much? Luna: 幾多錢. Lucas: And after you taste it, you can say 好食 — delicious. Luna: 好食. Okay, let me try a full order. 我要煎釀三寶. 幾多錢? Then I get it and say 好食. Lucas: Exactly! You're ready for the night market. Let's do a quick scene. I'm the vendor. You come up. Luna: Okay. 我要魚蛋. 幾多錢? Lucas: 二十蚊. Here you go. Luna: 好食! Oh wait, that was after tasting. But it works. Lucas: It does. And speaking of things that are worth it — if today's episode helped you, and you feel like it was worth a coffee, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps keep the show going and ad-free. We appreciate every bit. Lucas: So back to snacks. Another phrase you might need is 我要多啲 — I want more. If you love it, you can ask for extra. Luna: 我要多啲. That's easy. I think I'd use that a lot. Lucas: Me too. So let's run through all four phrases one more time. First, the snacks: 煎釀三寶 and 魚蛋. Luna: 煎釀三寶, 魚蛋. Lucas: Then ordering: 我要煎釀三寶, 我要魚蛋. Luna: 我要煎釀三寶, 我要魚蛋. Lucas: Asking the price: 幾多錢. Luna: 幾多錢. Lucas: And saying it's delicious: 好食. Luna: 好食. Lucas: You've got this. Next time you're at a night market in Hong Kong, you can order like a pro. Luna: I can't wait to try. Thanks Lucas, and thanks everyone for listening. Keep practicing! Lucas: And if you enjoyed today, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. See you next time!