Classwork 課堂作業

Classwork 3

Topic 2. Terms of address

You may call Miss Wong “wong4 lou5 si1”, or you call her “Miss wong2”. We call Mr. Wong “Wong4 lou5 si1” or “Wong2 sir. “Miss” is called “siu2 ze2” (小姐); “Mr.” is called “sin1 saang1” (先生); we also call teacher “sin1 saang1” instead of “ lou5 si1” (老師). Besides teacher, “sin1 saang1” also means husband. When a woman introduces her husband, she says, “他是我的先生。”