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What would you like for Christmas? 
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This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 2 |
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nei5 - you 想要 soeng2 jiu3 - want; desire; wish 咩 me1 - Cantonese question particle 聖誕禮物 sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 - Christmas present 呀 aa3 aa4 aa5 aa1 - final particle for softening abruptness |
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| This sentence was added by sheik and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:06 | |
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