Unit 7.4 - Hospital  

Scenario:

A man is telling a taxi driver where he wants to go. 

    

Transcripts:

Chinese

的士司機: 先生,去邊度呀? 

乘客: 去沙田威爾斯醫院吖。呢個時間行大老山隧道塞唔塞車呀? 

的士司機: 等我問吓行家先。……3487,3487,宜家大老山交通點呀? 

行家: 3487,大老山交通正常,大老山交通正常。 

的士司機: 收到,唔該。先生,正常喎,行大老山去威爾斯醫院,係咪呀? 

乘客: 好吖,唔該。要幾耐到㗎? 

的士司機: 呀!唔塞車,唔駛半個鐘就到㗎喇。 

English

Taxi-driver: Sir, where to? 

Passenger: To Shatin, The Prince of Wales Hospital. Around this time, is there any traffic jam around Tate Caine Tunnel? 

Taxi-driver: Let me check with other drivers? 3487, 3487, what's the traffic at Tate Caine Tunnel like? 

Another driver: 3487, Tate Caine traffic normal, Tate Caine traffic normal. 

Taxi-driver: I got it. Thanks. Sir, the traffic is ok, still want to go to the Prince of Wales Hospital via Tate Caine. 

Passenger: Sure, thanks. How long does it take? 

Taxi-driver: Well, no traffic jam; we should be there in half an hour. 

Romanization

Taxi-driver: sīn sāang, heui bīn douh a? 

Passenger: heui Sā Tìhn Wāi Yíh Sī Yī Yún ā. nī go sìh gaan hàahng Daaih Lóuh Sāan Seuih Douh sāk m̀h sāk chē a? 

Taxi-driver: dáng ngóh mahn háh hòhng gā sīn …… sāam sei baat chāt, sāam sei baat chāt, yìh gā Daaih Lóuh Sāan gāau tūng dím a? 

Another driver: sāam sei baat chāt. Daaih Lóuh Sāan gāau tūng jing sèuhng, Daaih Lóuh Sāan gāau tūng jing sèuhng. 

Taxi-driver: sāu dóu, m̀h gōi. sīn sāang, jing sèuhng wo, hàahng Daaih Lóuh Sāan heui Wāi Yíh Sī Yī Yún, haih mái a? 

Passenger: hóu ā, m̀h gōi. yiu géi noih dou a? 

Taxi-driver: a, m̀h sāk chē, m̀h sái bun go jūng jauh dou ga la. 

     

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