Handle a Client–Meeting Clash · FREE LESSON
Confirm your handoff plan
Assign reception and notification explicitly while keeping the agreed timing visible.
Match pairs
Words and phrases in this lesson
- 麻煩你先招呼佢，我同經理講聲就過嚟。maa4 faan4 nei5 sin1 ziu1 fu1 keoi5 ngo5 tung4 ging1 lei5 gong2 seng1 zau6 gwo3 lai4
Please receive them first. I'll come over as soon as I tell the manager.
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- 客人已經到咗haak3 jan4 ji5 ging1 dou3 zo2
The client has already arrived
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- 我三點有個客到，可唔可以遲十五分鐘入會？ngo5 saam1 dim2 jau5 go3 haak3 dou3 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ci4 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1 jap6 wui2
I have a client arriving at three. Can I join the meeting fifteen minutes late?
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- 改到下晝三點goi2 dou3 haa6 zau3 saam1 dim2
It’s been moved to three this afternoon
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- 好，我而家通知經理，十五分鐘後入會。hou2 ngo5 ji4 gaa1 tung1 zi1 ging1 lei5 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1 hau6 jap6 wui2
Okay, I'll notify the manager now and join the meeting in fifteen minutes.
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- 冇問題，我幫你頂住mou5 man6 tai4 ngo5 bong1 nei5 ding2 zyu6
No problem, I’ll cover for you
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- 今日邊個當值呀gam1 jat6 bin1 go3 dong1 zik6 aa3
Who’s on duty today?
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- 麻煩你先招呼佢，我十五分鐘後入會。maa4 faan4 nei5 sin1 ziu1 fu1 keoi5 ngo5 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1 hau6 jap6 wui2
Please receive them first. I will join the meeting in fifteen minutes.
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- 客人haak3 jan4
client / visitor
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- 已經ji5 ging1
already
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- 到咗dou3 zo2
arrived
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- 麻煩maa4 faan4
please / trouble you
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- 你nei5
you
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- 先sin1
first
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- 招呼ziu1 fu1
receive / greet
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- 佢keoi5
that person / they (singular)
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- 我ngo5
I
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- 同tung4
with
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- 經理ging1 lei5
manager
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- 講聲gong2 seng1
let someone know
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- 就zau6
then / just (a result)
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- 過嚟gwo3 lai4
come over
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- 三saam1
3
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- 點dim2
o'clock
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- 有jau5
have
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- 客haak3
client
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- 到dou3
arrive
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- 可唔可以ho2 m4 ho2 ji5
can you…?
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- 遲ci4
late
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- 十sap6
ten
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- 五ng5
5
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- 分鐘fan1 zung1
minutes
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- 入會jap6 wui2
join the meeting
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- 好hou2
okay
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- 而家ji4 gaa1
now
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- 通知tung1 zi1
notify
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- 後hau6
after
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- 改到goi2 dou3
moved to (a time)
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- 下晝haa6 zau3
afternoon
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- 冇問題mou5 man6 tai4
no problem
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- 幫bong1
help
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- 頂住ding2 zyu6
cover / hold things for someone
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- 今日gam1 jat6
today
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- 邊個bin1 go3
who?
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- 當值dong1 zik6
on duty
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