淥 麪 Lu|Noodles 渌面 Noodle

「又 搞 咗 成日 ……」我 望 咗 望 手機 ，又 試 搞 到 凌晨 ，已經 係 兩點 幾 。 again|to mess around|past tense marker|all day|I|to look|past tense marker|to look|phone|again|to try|to mess around|until|early morning|already|is|two o'clock|something like "I've been working all day..." I looked at my phone, and it was already past two in the morning. 出到 公司 門口 ，咁啱 有 架 的士 ，我 嗱嗱聲 截車 返 屋企 。 arrived at|company|entrance|just right|there is|classifier for vehicles|taxi|I|quickly|hailed the taxi|return|home As I stepped out of the company, a taxi happened to be passing by, so I quickly hailed it to go home.

我 租 咗 九龍城 嘅 一 間 劏房 。 I|rent|past tense marker|Kowloon City|possessive particle|one|measure word for rooms|subdivided flat I rent a subdivided flat in Kowloon City. 我 本身 同 父母 一齊 住 元朗 ， 但 揾 到 依家 份 工 之後 ， 就 搬 咗 出 嚟 住 。 ||||||Yuen Long||||||||||||| I originally lived with my parents in Yuen Long, but after finding this job, I moved out. 揀 九龍城 ，係 因為 方便 返工 ：我 依家 喺 九龍灣 做 緊 一 間 電視台 嘅 助導 。 choose|Kowloon City|is|because|convenient|commuting|I|now|at|Kowloon Bay|work|currently|a|measure word for buildings|television station|possessive particle|assistant director I chose Kowloon City because it's convenient for work: I am currently working as an assistant director at a television station in Kowloon Bay. 「助導 」全名 係 助理 導演 ，即係 導演 嘅 助手 ，但 實際上 只 係 一 個 打雜 ：拍 節目 嗰陣 ，現場 所有 嘅 嘢 都 關 我 事 ，導演 、演員 、攝影師 ……所有 人 問 嘅 問題 ，我 冚唪唥 都 要 識 答 。 assistant director|full name|is|assistant|director|that is|director|possessive particle|assistant|but|actually|only|is|one|measure word|errand runner|filming|program|during|on-site|all|possessive particle|things|all|related|I|matter|director|actor|cameraman|all|people|ask|possessive particle|questions|I|without exception|all|have to|know|answer 'Assistant director' is the full name, which means the director's assistant, but in reality, it's just a jack-of-all-trades: during the filming of a program, everything on site is my responsibility, and I have to know the answers to all the questions asked by the director, actors, cameramen... everyone. 我 連 大家 每 日 食 邊 間 餐廳 嘅 乜嘢 飯盒 都 要 顧 埋 一 份 。 I|including|everyone|every|day|eat|which|measure word for restaurants|restaurant|possessive particle|what|lunch box|all|need|take care of|also|one|portion I even have to keep track of what lunch boxes everyone orders from the restaurant every day.

我 間 劏房 喺 一 棟 舊樓 嘅 七 樓 ，租金 唔 貴 ，對 我 嘅 經濟 負擔 唔 算 大 。 I|measure word for rooms|subdivided flat|at|one|measure word for buildings|old building|possessive particle|seven|floor|rent|not|expensive|to|my|possessive particle|financial|burden|not|count|large My subdivided flat is on the seventh floor of an old building, the rent is not expensive, so it doesn't put a big financial burden on me. 而且 好彩 嗰度 有 𨋢 ，唔使 我 行 樓梯 。 and|luckily|there|has|elevator|doesn't need|I|walk|stairs And luckily, there's a lift there, so I don't have to walk up the stairs. 不過 凌晨 一 個 人 返 屋企 都 有 少少 恐怖 ，所以 我 全程 都 會 戴 耳機 聽歌 。 but|early morning|one|measure word|person|return|home|all|has|a little|scary|so|I|whole journey|all|will|wear|headphones|listen to music However, it's a bit scary to go home alone at dawn, so I will wear headphones and listen to music the whole time. 今晚 我 返到 屋企 都 已經 三點 零 ，入 門口 嗰 下 個 肚 響 咗 一 響 。 tonight|I|return to|home|already|already|three o'clock|zero|enter|door|that|moment|the|stomach|ring|past tense marker|one|ring Tonight, I got home at three o'clock, and when I entered the door, my stomach made a sound. 「唉 ，肚餓 添 ……」做 電視台 嘅 人 個個 都 食 無 定時 ，我 上 一 餐 係 夜晚 八點 ，求求其其 食咗 盒 燒鴨飯 。 sigh|hungry|additional|work|television station|possessive particle|people|everyone|all|eat|no|regular schedule|I|last|one|meal|at|evening|8 o'clock|casually|ate|box|roast duck rice "Sigh, I'm hungry..." Everyone who works at the TV station eats at irregular times; my last meal was at eight in the evening, and I just casually ate a box of roast duck rice.

我 打開 櫥櫃 ，入面 放 咗 十幾 包 公仔麪 ，全部 都 係 辣味 。 I|opened|cabinet|inside|put|past tense marker|more than ten|packets|instant noodles|all|also|are|spicy flavor I opened the cupboard, and inside were more than ten packs of instant noodles, all spicy flavor. 我 好 少 煮飯 食 ，屋企 連 電飯煲 都 冇 ，淨係 得 一 個 電磁爐 同 一 個 電熱水壺 。 I|very|rarely|cook rice|eat|home|including|rice cooker|also|don't have|only|have|one|measure word|induction cooker|and|one|measure word|electric kettle I rarely cook; my home doesn't even have a rice cooker, just an induction cooker and an electric kettle. 平時 我 肚餓 都 係 淥麪 食 就算 ，但 當 我 返 完 十幾 個 鐘頭 工 ：「唔想 淥麪 ……好 麻煩 。」 usually|I|hungry|also|am|instant noodles|eat|even if|but|when|I|work|finish|more than ten|measure word for hours|hours|work|don't want|instant noodles|very|troublesome Usually when I'm hungry, I just eat instant noodles, but after working for more than ten hours, I think: "I don't want instant noodles... it's too troublesome." 於是 我 閂 返 櫃門 ， 開 另 一 個 櫃桶 ， 拎 咗 杯 辣味 杯 麪 出 嚟 放 上 枱 —— 我 屋企 除 咗 一 包包 公仔 麪 之外 ， 就 淨 返 一 杯 杯 杯 麪 。 So I close the cabinet door, open another drawer, take out a cup of spicy cup noodles and place it on the table — at home, besides a pack of instant noodles, I only have one cup of cup noodles left. 我 開 住 電熱水壺 就 撻 上 床 （我 張 床 就 喺 正 我 張 枱 隔籬 ）。 I|turn on|continuous aspect marker|electric kettle|then|hit|on|bed|I|measure word for bed|bed|then|at|right|I|measure word for table|table|next to I turn on the electric kettle and lie down on the bed (my bed is right next to my table).

「叮 ！ ding "Ding!" 」啲 水 一 煲 滾 ，我 就 爬 起身 坐 近 張 枱 ，搣 開 杯麪 個 蓋 ，斟 啲 滾水 落去 。 the|water|one|kettle|boil|I|then|crawl|get up|sit|close to|measure word for table|table|take off|open|cup of noodles|measure word for lid|lid|pour|a little|boiling water|into it When the water boils, I get up and sit close to the table, open the lid of the cup noodles, and pour some boiling water into it. 「計時 三 分鐘 ……」我 開 着 手機 ，揾 返 我 最 鍾意 嗰 首 日文 歌 出嚟 播 ，首 歌 唱 完 啱啱好 三 分鐘 ，於是 我 再 攤 返 上 床 聽 住 等 。 timer|three|minutes|I|turn on|past tense marker|phone|find|back|I|most|like|that|song|Japanese|song|out|play|first|song|sing|finish|just right|three|minutes|so|I|again|lie down|back|on|bed|listening|while|waiting "Timing for three minutes..." I turned on my phone and found my favorite Japanese song to play. The song finished just as the three minutes were up, so I lay back down on the bed and listened while waiting. 佢 第一 句 歌詞 就 係 ：「你 淥 緊 杯麪 ，你 斟 緊 滾水 落去 ……」 He|first|sentence|lyrics|just|is|you|eating|continuous action particle|bowl of noodles|you|pouring|continuous action particle|boiling water|into it The first line of the lyrics was: "You're pouring the noodles, you're pouring boiling water in..."

「吖 ！ ah "Ah!" 吖 ！ ah "Ah!" 吖 ！ ah "Ah!" 」窗口 出面 有 一 樖 好 高 嘅 樹 ，夏天 朝早 一定 有 雀仔 喺 上面 叫 ，仲要 叫 得 好 難聽 。 window|outside|has|a|measure word for trees|very|tall|possessive particle|tree|summer|in the morning|definitely|has|little bird|at|on it|chirp|and also|chirp|to be|very|unpleasant to hear There is a very tall tree outside the window, and in the summer mornings, there are definitely birds chirping on it, and they chirp very unpleasantly. 「嘈 夠 未 啊 ……使唔使 朝朝 七點 都 準時 嘈 醒 我 ——」七點 ？ noisy|enough|not yet|ah|do I have to|every morning|7 o'clock|all|on time|noisy|wake|me|7 o'clock "Have they stopped making noise yet... Do they have to wake me up at exactly seven every morning?" Seven o'clock? 我 即時 爬 起 身 ，捽 一 捽 眼 ，望 一 望 出面 ——個 天 已經 光 晒 。 I|immediately|crawl|get|up|rub|one|rub|eye|look|one|look|outside|the|sky|already|bright|shining I immediately got up, rubbed my eyes, and looked outside—the sky was already bright. 「大鑊 ……」我 杯 杯麪 已經 浸 咗 幾 個 鐘 ，杯身 摸 落 仲 有 少少 暖 ，但 啲 麪 已經 浸 到 腍 晒 ，成 擗 漿糊 噉 好 核突 …… big trouble|I|cup|cup of noodles|already|soaked|past tense marker|several|measure word for hours|hours|cup body|touch|down|still|has|a little|warm|but|the|noodles|already|soaked|to|mushy|completely|whole|mess|paste|like|very|unappetizing "Oh no..." My bowl of noodles had already soaked for a few hours, the bowl still felt a little warm, but the noodles had turned completely mushy, like a lump of paste, which was really disgusting...

「……都係 落 樓下 買 個 早餐 食 算 啦 ……」 just|go down|downstairs|buy|a|breakfast|eat|consider|particle "...I might as well go downstairs and buy some breakfast to eat..."