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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 125. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And today we're talking about birthdays. Luna: Oh! Like 'Happy Birthday'? That's a good one. Lucas: Exactly. So if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Cantonese, and you want to support us so we can keep making episodes ad-free, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit helps. Luna: Yeah, and it keeps the show going. Alright, let's get into birthday phrases. Lucas: First one: 生日快樂. Say it with me, 生日快樂. Luna: 生日快樂. Lucas: Good. That's 'Happy Birthday.' 生日 means 'birthday,' 快樂 means 'happy.' Luna: So 生日快樂 is literally 'birthday happy.' I like it. Lucas: Now, if you want to ask someone how old they are, you say 你幾多歲. Luna: 你幾多歲. Lucas: Great. 你 means 'you,' 幾多 means 'how many,' 歲 means 'years old.' Luna: So 你幾多歲 is 'How old are you?' Lucas: Exactly. And to answer, you say 我二十歲 for 'I am 20 years old.' Luna: 我二十歲. So 我 is 'I,' 二十 is 'twenty,' 歲 is 'years old.' Lucas: Perfect. Now, two more phrases. Birthday cake is 生日蛋糕. Luna: 生日蛋糕. Lucas: And birthday gift is 生日禮物. Luna: 生日禮物. So 禮物 is 'gift' or 'present.' Lucas: Right. Let's put them in a little scene. Imagine it's your friend's birthday. You can say 生日快樂! This is your 生日禮物. Luna: Oh, that's nice. 生日快樂! 呢個係你嘅生日禮物. Wait, can I say that? Lucas: Yes! 呢個係你嘅生日禮物. That's 'This is your birthday gift.' Very good. Luna: I love it. Let's practice all five phrases again. Lucas: Sure. Repeat after me: 生日快樂. Luna: 生日快樂. Lucas: 你幾多歲. Luna: 你幾多歲. Lucas: 我二十歲. Luna: 我二十歲. Lucas: 生日蛋糕. Luna: 生日蛋糕. Lucas: 生日禮物. Luna: 生日禮物. Lucas: Now let's do a quick dialogue. I'll be the friend, you be me. I say 今日係我生日. Luna: Oh, today is my birthday! So I say 生日快樂! 你幾多歲? Lucas: 我三十歲. And I give you a gift: 呢個係你嘅生日禮物. Luna: 多謝! And I can say 我鍾意生日蛋糕! Wait, is that right? Lucas: Yeah, 我鍾意生日蛋糕 means 'I like birthday cake.' Perfect. Luna: Awesome. So today we learned 生日快樂, 你幾多歲, 我二十歲, 生日蛋糕, and 生日禮物. Lucas: That's right. Practice these before your next birthday party. Thanks for listening to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time!