買餸、煮飯、做家務都可以係一個挑戰!
其實英語運用無處不在,買餸煮飯做家務都可以學到英文,但需要用到英文時,有時真係會被考起!一於認識吓以下嘅英文講法啦!

1. 買餸篇

叫工人 (domestic helper) 幫手買餸都可以有好多種表達方式~
坊間成日聽到嘅中英直譯 ‘Can you go to buy vegetable?’,但咁淨係指買蔬菜,唔係指買餸!
睇吓以下講法,咁工人姐姐就唔會淨係買棵菜返黎!

  • Can you help me to do some grocery shopping please?
    你可唔可以去超市/雜貨店幫我買嘢?
  • Please go to food market/ supermarket and buy…
    麻煩你去街市/超市買…
  • Here is the shopping list for today’s dinner!
    依一張係預備今日晚餐嘅買餸清單!
  • Please get some…..for the dinner tonight.
    唔該去買…俾今日晚餐。

學埋以下嘅生果英文名詞,叫工人姐姐買生果都萬無一失啦!
Avocado 牛油果
Mandarin 柑橘
Kiwi 奇異果
Papaya 木瓜
Grapes 葡萄
Raspberry 紅莓/覆盆子
Passion fruit 熱情果/百香果
Blackcurrant 黑加侖子

 

2. 講價篇

講價 (Bargain) 唔單止會嚮街市出現,就連買樓、去旅行都有機會用到!
以下係經典嘅討價還價對話:
Buyer: How much is this necklace? (依條頸鏈幾多錢?)
Seller: It’s $200.($200蚊)
Buyer: That seems a little high. Can you do better on the price? (有啲貴. 有無好啲嘅價錢?)
Seller: $180 ?($180蚊啦!)
Buyer: I’ll give $150.(我會出價$150。)
Seller: $160 is my final offer.($160 係我最後報價。)
Buyer: Let’s make it $155.(就$155啦!)

3. 煮飯篇

要做一個入得廚房出得廳堂嘅人唔容易,要學識所有嘅廚具英文更難!
以下列出 10 個常用廚具英文名俾大家認識下~
Kettle 電熱水壺
Toaster 多士爐
Refrigerator 冰箱
Frying Pan/ Fry Pan/ Skillet 平底鍋
Oven Mitt 焗爐手套
Potato Peeler 馬鈴薯削皮器
Cooking Pot 鍋
Wok 鑊
Cutting Board/ Chopping Board 砧板
Spatula/ Turner 鑊鏟/刮勺

P.S. Turner 係 Spatula 嘅一種,係精於將烹調食物反轉,係例如煮 Pancake 時用

4. 家居篇

要屋企嘅工人姐姐幫手執床、掉垃圾、洗車等等嘅英文好似好難講咁?原來話咁易!
Wash the dishes 洗碗
Vacuum the floor 吸塵
Take out the trash 掉垃圾
Make the bed 執床
Do the laundry 洗衫
Wash the car 洗車
記得開頭加句 “Could you please help me ……” (請你幫我……)
感覺有禮貌啲,人哋都做得開心啲!

同菲傭姐姐講清潔用品時指手劃腳,指到眼花撩亂⋯⋯
下次指嘅時候,可以講埋以下清潔用品英文名出黎!
Rubber Gloves 膠手套
Sponge 海綿
Rag 抹布
Broom 掃把
Vacuum Cleaner 吸塵機
Ironing Board 熨衫板
Mop 地拖
Bucket 桶

同場加映:

清潔常用句子:

  1. Have you swept the floor today?
    你今日抹咗地未?
  2. Could you do the hoovering?
    你可唔可以幫手吸塵?