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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 41. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And today we're going to talk about getting around. Luna: Oh, like transport? I've been wanting to learn that. Lucas: Exactly. We'll start with three very common words. First one: car. In Cantonese, it's 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: Yes. 車. That's a car. Luna: 車. Okay. Lucas: Now, bus. In Cantonese, it's 巴士. Luna: 巴士. Lucas: Good. And taxi is 的士. Luna: 的士. Lucas: Yes. So we have 車, 巴士, 的士. Let's say them together. 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: 巴士. Luna: 巴士. Lucas: 的士. Luna: 的士. Lucas: Great. Now let's use them in a sentence. To say 'I take the bus' or 'I ride the bus', you say 我搭巴士. Luna: 我搭巴士. Lucas: Perfect. 搭 means 'to take' or 'to ride' a vehicle. So 我搭巴士. Luna: 我搭巴士. And for taxi? 我搭的士? Lucas: Exactly. 我搭的士. Luna: 我搭的士. Lucas: And for car, you can say 我搭車. Luna: 我搭車. So easy. Lucas: Yes. Let's practice all three. Repeat after me. 我搭車. Luna: 我搭車. Lucas: 我搭巴士. Luna: 我搭巴士. Lucas: 我搭的士. Luna: 我搭的士. Lucas: You got it. Now let's imagine a little scenario. Say you're going to work. You could say, 'Today I take the bus.' In Cantonese: 今日我搭巴士. Luna: 今日我搭巴士. So 今日 is 'today', right? Lucas: Yes, from last episode. So 今日我搭巴士. Luna: 今日我搭巴士. What if I take a taxi? 今日我搭的士. Lucas: Perfect. Or if you take a car: 今日我搭車. Luna: Today I take a car. 今日我搭車. Lucas: Excellent. Let's do a quick question. How would you ask someone 'Do you take the bus?' In Cantonese, you can say 你搭唔搭巴士? Luna: 你搭唔搭巴士? That's like, 'you take not take bus'? Lucas: Exactly. 搭唔搭 is the a not a question form. So 你搭唔搭巴士? Luna: 你搭唔搭巴士? Hmm. I would answer 我搭巴士. Lucas: Yes. Or 我唔搭巴士 if you don't. Luna: 我唔搭巴士. Good. So today's phrases are really useful. Lucas: They are. Let's do a final review. Repeat after me. 車. Luna: 車. Lucas: 巴士. Luna: 巴士. Lucas: 的士. Luna: 的士. Lucas: 我搭車. Luna: 我搭車. Lucas: 我搭巴士. Luna: 我搭巴士. Lucas: 我搭的士. Luna: 我搭的士. Lucas: Fantastic. That's it for today's episode of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Thanks for joining us. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Lucas: Bye bye! Luna: Bye bye!