Culture Class - Essential Cantonese Vocabulary S1 #22 - Shops or services in town

Oct 1, 2026

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Lesson notes for Culture Class: Essential Cantonese Vocabulary S1 #22 focus on shops and services in town, specifically five common places in Hong Kong. The material provides Traditional Chinese characters, Jyutping romanization, and English meanings for each vocabulary item: convenience store, drugstore, shopping mall, supermarket, and coffee shop/cafe. It also includes sample Cantonese sentences with translations and a cultural insight explaining how these venues operate, including 24-hour convenience stores and major local chains.

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LESSON NOTES Culture Class: Essential Cantonese Vocabulary S1 \#22 Shops or services in town CONTENTS 2 Traditional Chinese 2 Jyutping 2 English 3 Vocabulary 3 Sample Sentences 5 Cultural Insight \# 22 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TRADITIONAL CHINESE 1. What are the five most popular shops and services in Hong Kong? 2. 1.便利店 3. 2.藥房 4. 3.商場 5. 4.超市 6. 5.咖啡室 JYUTPING 1. What are the five most popular shops and services in Hong Kong? 2. 1. bin6 lei6 dim3 3. 2. joek6 fong4 4. 3. soeng1 coeng4 5. 4. ciu1 si5 6. 5. gaa3 fe1 sat1 ENGLISH CONT'D OVER CANTONES ECLASS 101 . COM CULTURE CLASS : ESS ENTIAL CANTONES E VOCABULARY S 1 \#22-S HOPS OR S ERVICES IN TOWN 2 1. What are the five most popular shops and services in Hong Kong? 2. 1. Convenience store 3. 2. Drugstore 4. 3. Shopping mall 5. 4. Supermarket 6. 5. Coffee shop; cafe VOCABULARY | Traditional | Romanization | English | Class | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 咖啡室 | gaa3 fe1 sat1 | coffee shop; cafe | | | 藥房 | joek6 fong4 | pharmacy | noun | | 便利店 | bin6 lei6 dim3 | convenience store | noun | | 商場 | soeng1 coeng4 | shopping mall | noun | | 超市 | ciu1 si5 | supermarket | noun | SAMPLE SENTENCES CANTONES ECLASS 101 . COM CULTURE CLASS : ESS ENTIAL CANTONES E VOCABULARY S 1 \#22-S HOPS OR S ERVICES IN TOWN 3 | 而家多咗好多上樓咖啡室，好有特色。
ji4 gaa1 do1 zo2 hou2 do1 soeng5 lau2 gaa3 fe1 sat1, hou2 jau5 dak6 sik1 .
There are many upstairs cafes now, and each one of them is unique. | 因為好多大陸遊客嚟香港買藥同奶粉，所以啲藥房越開越多。
jan1 wai6 hou2 do1 daai6 luk6 jau4 haak3 lei4 hoeng1 gong2 maai5 joek6 tung4 naai5 fan2, so2 ji5 di1 joek6 fong4 jyut6 hoi1 jyut6 do1 .
Many mainland tourists come to buy medicine and milk powder in Hong Kong. Therefore, more and more drugstoreshave opened up. | | --- | --- | | 呢度有冇藥房？
ni1 dou6 jau5 mou5 joek6 fong4?
Is there a pharmacy here? | 話明係便利店，梗係24小時營業啦！
waa6 ming4 hai6 bin6 lei6 dim3, gang2 hai6 ji6 sap6 sei3 siu2 si4 jing4 jip6 laa1!
It's a convenience store, so of course it's open 24 hours. | | 便利店是二十四小時營業。 bin6 lei6 dim3 si6 ji6 sap6 sei3 siu2 si4 jing4 jip6。
The convenience store is open 24 hours. | 而家啲商場入面好多都係連鎖店，度度都差唔多。
ji4 gaa1 di1 soeng1 coeng4 jap6 min6 hou2 do1 dou1 hai6 lin4 so2 dim3, dou6 dou6 dou1 caa1 m4 do1 .
Nowadays the shops in shopping malls are mostly chain stores, so everywhere looks similar. | | 呢個商場好大，你想買咩基本上都有齊。
ni1 go3 soeng1 coeng4 hou2 daai6, nei5 soeng2 maai5 me1 gei1 bun2 soeng6 dou1 jau5 caai4 .
This shopping mall is very big, whatever you want to buy, they basically have. | 去超市買嘢記得帶環保袋，用膠袋要俾錢㗎。
heoi3 ciu1 si5 maai5 je5 gei3 dak1 daai3 waan4 bou2 doi2, jung6 gaau1 doi2 jiu3 bei2 cin2 gaa3 .
Remember to bring your own bag when going grocery shopping. It costs money to use the plastic bags. | CANTONES ECLASS 101 . COM CULTURE CLASS : ESS ENTIAL CANTONES E VOCABULARY S 1 \#22-S HOPS OR S ERVICES IN TOWN 4 呢度有冇超市？ ni1 dou6 jau5 mou5 ciu1 si5 ？ Is there a supermarket near here? CULTURAL INSIGHT 1. Convenience store Convenience stores in Hong Kong are open 24 hours a day and can be found on almost every street. They have all sorts of things for sale. 2. Drugstore Watsons and Manning's are the two major drugstores in Hong Kong. They offer healthcare items, food and beverages, skin care products, and baby care products, as well as cosmetics. 3. Shopping mall | In Hong Kong, shopping malls are plentiful, with most of them being in the New Territories and attached to large residential developments or transit hubs. Malls in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island are found below office towers.
4. Supermarket | | --- | | ParknShop and Wellcome are the two major supermarket chains in Hong Kong. They both offer generic brands.
5. Coffee shop; cafe | Hong Kong has a lot of chains as well as independent coffee shops. Recently, Hong Kong's coffee culture has expanded to an international stand

FAQs

What five shop or service places are taught in this lesson?

The lesson covers a convenience store, a drugstore, a shopping mall, a supermarket, and a coffee shop/cafe in Hong Kong.

How are convenience stores described in the cultural insight?

Convenience stores are open 24 hours a day and can be found on almost every street, with many different items for sale.

Which drugstore chains are mentioned as major in Hong Kong?

Watsons and Manning's are described as the two major drugstores in Hong Kong.

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