種子 銀行 seed|bank Samenbank Zaadbanken fröbank Seed bank

「媽媽 ，點解 呢 次 啲 菜 好食 咗 咁 多 嘅 ？」 mom|why|this|time|plural marker|vegetables|tasty|past tense marker|so|much|question particle mamá|por qué|esta|esta vez||verduras|deliciosas|||mucho| "Mom, why do the vegetables taste so much better this time?" 阿樂 喺度 夾 緊 條 菜 。 Ah Lok|is here|picking up|continuous action particle|measure word for long objects|vegetable Ah Lok is picking a vegetable.

「因為 呢 次 係 食 有機菜 呀 ！ because|this|time|is|eating|organic vegetables|sentence-final particle porque|en|esta|||vegetales orgánicos| "Because this time we are eating organic vegetables!" 等 我哋 食 完 飯 再 同 你 講 個 『種子 銀行 』嘅 故事 。」 wait|we|eat|finished|meal|again|with|you|tell|the|seed|bank|possessive particle|story |||||después|||||||| Wait until we finish eating before we talk about the story of the 'Seed Bank'.

等 媽媽 整好 晒 嘢 坐低 ，佢 就 開始 講 ：「阿樂 ，喺 好 耐 之前 有 一 個 地方 ……」 wait|mom|finished|all|things|sit down|he|then|started|talking|Ah Lok|at|very|long|before|had|one|measure word|place ||preparar|||||||||||||||| Once mom finishes preparing everything and sits down, she starts to say: 'Ah Lok, a long time ago there was a place...'

「因為 天氣 嘅 問題 ，所以 農夫 嘅 收成 唔係 咁 好 ……」 because|weather|possessive particle|problem|so|farmer|possessive particle|harvest|is not|that|good debido a|el clima||problema|por eso|el agricultor||cosecha|||buena 'Because of the weather issues, the farmers' harvests weren't that good...'

「佢哋 唔 試 下 種 其他 嘢 嘅 ？」 they|not|try|a little|plant|other|things|question particle 'Aren't they trying to plant other things?' 阿樂 唔係 好 明 。 Ah Lok|is not|very|clear Ah Lok doesn't really understand.

「因為 佢哋 冇 錢 買 其他 有機 種子 呀 。」 because|they|have not|money|buy|other|organic|seeds|sentence-final particle porque|||dinero|comprar|otras|orgánica|semillas| "Because they don't have money to buy other organic seeds."

「吓 ？ huh sorpresa "Huh?" 咩 係 『有機 』？ what|is|organic |es|orgánico What is 'organic'?" 同埋 農夫 唔係 好 有錢 嘅 咩 ？ and|farmer|is not|very|rich|possessive particle|question particle And farmers aren't really that rich, are they? 佢哋 賣 啲 菜 咁 貴 。」 They|sell|some|vegetables|so|expensive They sell their vegetables for such high prices. 阿樂 即刻 又 問 。 Ah Lok|immediately|again|asked |en ese momento|| Ah Lok immediately asked again.

「『有機 』即係 佢哋 種 嘢 嗰陣 冇 用 到 農藥 ，食 落 會 健康 啲 ……」 organic|means|they|grow|things|at that time|no|use|to|pesticides|eating|in|will|healthy|more orgánico|es decir||cultivan||||usar|a usar|pesticidas|comer|al comer|será|más saludable|más "'Organic' means that they don't use pesticides when they grow things, so it's healthier to eat..."

「 而且 ， 你 咪 睇 啲 菜 好似 好 貴 噉 ， 其實 農夫 嘅 收入 得 好 少 好 少 ， 同埋 佢 哋 要 用 好多 心機 去 種 啲 菜 ， 所以 唔 准 浪費 食物 ， 知道 冇 ？ 」 "Moreover, you see that the vegetables seem very expensive, but actually the farmers earn very little, and they have to put in a lot of effort to grow these vegetables, so we must not waste food, you understand?"

「知道 ！ know saber "I understand!" 我 會 食 晒 佢哋 㗎 喇 ！」 I|will|eat|all|them|sentence final particle|past action particle "I will eat all of them!" 阿樂 起身 敬 咗 個 禮 。 Ah Lok|got up|offered|past tense marker|classifier|gift A Lok|se levantó|||el|cerveza Ah Lok stood up and paid his respects.

「噉 我 問 下 你 吖 ，如果 你 係 農夫 你 會 點 做 ？」 then|I|ask|a little|you|question particle|if|you|are|farmer|you|would|how|do "So let me ask you, if you were a farmer, what would you do?"

「我 諗 我 會 去 銀行 借 錢 。」 I|think|I|will|go|bank|borrow|money "I think I would go to the bank to borrow money." 阿樂 諗 咗 好 耐 先 答 。 Ah Lok|thought|past tense marker|very|long|only then|answered Ah Lok thought for a long time before answering.

「啱咗 一半 啦 ！ correct|half|particle |la mitad|partícula final "That's half right!" 佢哋 最後 開 咗 一 間 『種子 銀行 』。」 they|finally|opened|past tense marker|a|measure word for buildings|seed|bank They finally opened a 'Seed Bank'.

「噉 有 咩 唔同 呀 ？」 then|has|what|different|question particle "What's the difference?" 阿樂 舉手 問 。 Ah Lok|raised his hand|asked A Lok|levanta la mano|pregunta Ah Lok raised his hand to ask.

「其實 都 係 差唔多 嘅 嘢 嚟 ，只不過 佢哋 存入 銀行 嘅 係 種子 ，而 唔係 錢 。」 actually|also|is|almost|possessive particle|thing|come|only|they|deposit|bank|possessive particle|is|seeds|and|not|money en realidad||es|casi igual||||solo que||depositan|banco||son|semilla|sino|no|dinero "Actually, it's pretty much the same thing, it's just that what they deposit in the bank is seeds, not money."

「過咗 冇耐 ，啲 人 開始 知道 呢 間 種子 銀行 ，之後 就 有 好多 人 嚟 存 種子 喇 ！」 passed|not long|the|people|started|to know|this|measure word for buildings|seed|bank|after|then|had|many|people|come|deposit|seeds|particle indicating completed action pasó|||personas|empezaron|saber|||||después||hay||gente||depositar|semillas|ya "After a while, people started to know about this seed bank, and then many people came to deposit seeds!"

「依家 銀行 入面 存 咗 好多 唔同 嘅 種子 ，好似 蘋果籽 、香蕉籽 、橙籽 …… now|bank|inside|deposit|past tense marker|a lot of|different|possessive particle|seeds|like|apple seed|banana seed|orange seed "Now the bank has stored many different kinds of seeds, like apple seeds, banana seeds, orange seeds..."

「農夫 仲 可以 去 銀行 借 種子 ！」 farmer|still|can|go|bank|borrow|seeds "Farmers can also borrow seeds from the bank!"

「借 係咪 要 錢 ？ borrow|does it|need|money "Do you need to pay to borrow?" 佢哋 唔係 冇 錢 嘅 咩 ？ they|not|have no|money|possessive particle|question particle Aren't they short of money? 噉 仲 點 借 種子 ？」 then|still|how|borrow|seeds Then how can they borrow seeds? 阿樂 忍唔住 問 。 Ah Lok|couldn't help but|ask Ah Lok couldn't help but ask.

「睇嚟 你 有 留心 聽 喎 ！ it seems|you|have|attentive|listening|particle indicating realization "It seems you have been paying attention!" 佢哋 可以 拎 屋企 有 嘅 種子 存 喺 銀行 ，跟住 借 其他 種子 ，借 到 種子 就 可以 開始 種 嘢 喇 ！」 They|can|take|home|has|possessive particle|seeds|store|at|bank|then|borrow|other|seeds|borrow|to|seeds|then|can|start|plant|things|particle indicating completed action They can take the seeds they have at home and store them in the bank, then borrow other seeds. Once they borrow the seeds, they can start planting!

你 估 唔 估到 啲 農夫 之後 點 呀 ？ you|guess|not|can guess|the|farmers|afterwards|how|question particle Can you guess what the farmers will do next?

「農夫 梗係 收成 好好 啦 ！ farmer|of course|harvest|very good|sentence-final particle Of course, the farmers will have a great harvest! 喺 啱 嘅 天氣 種 啱 嘅 嘢食 。 at|right|possessive particle|weather|grow|right|possessive particle|food Planting the right food at the right time. 就 好似 唔同 嘅 問題 就 要 用 唔同 嘅 解決 方法 。 just|like|different|possessive particle|questions|then|need|use|different|possessive particle|solution|methods It's just like different problems require different solutions. 阿樂 你 知唔知 呀 ？」 Ah Lok|you|know or not|question particle Do you know, Ah Lok?

「梗係 知 啦 ！ of course|know|sentence-final particle Of course I know! 對症下藥 呀 嘛 。」 prescribe the right medicine|particle indicating affirmation|particle indicating obviousness It's about treating the symptoms, right? 阿樂 笑 咗 一 笑 。 Ah Lok|laugh|past tense marker|one|laugh Ah Lok smiled.

「係 喇 ！ yes|particle indicating affirmation "That's right! 叻 喇 ！ smart|particle indicating completion or change of state Good job! 噉 佢哋 收成 之後 就 要 去 返 銀行 『還款 』喇 ，佢哋 仲要 還 返 多少少 嘅 種子 畀 銀行 做 『利息 』。 then|they|harvest|after|then|have to|go|back|bank|repayment|particle indicating completed action|they|still need to|return|back|a little bit|possessive particle|seeds|give|bank|as|interest So after their harvest, they have to go back to the bank to 'repay the loan', and they also have to return a little bit of seeds to the bank as 'interest'.

「就係噉 ，佢哋 間 種子 銀行 嘅 種子 越嚟越多 ，啲 農夫 可以 因應 唔同 天氣 種 返 啱 嘅 嘢食 。 that's how it is|they|the|seed|bank|possessive particle|seeds|more and more|the|farmers|can|according to|different|weather|plant|back|right|possessive particle|food entonces|||||banco de semillas|banco de semillas||semillas|cada vez más|||||según|diferentes|clima|cultivar|cultivar "That's right, their seed bank has more and more seeds, so farmers can plant the right food according to different weather conditions." 故事 講 到 呢度 ，阿樂 你 學 到 啲 咩 呀 ？」 story|talk|to|this point|Ah Lok|you|learn|to|any|what|question particle historia (1)||en|aquí|Ah Lok||||||partícula interrogativa "The story has come to this point, Ah Lok, what have you learned?"

「第 一 ，農夫 想 我哋 食 得 健康 啲 ，所以 會 種 啲 有機 食物 。」 first|one|farmer|wants|we|eat|to be|healthy|more|so|will|grow|some|organic|food "First, farmers want us to eat healthier, so they will grow organic food."

「因為 種 有機 食物 係 唔會 用到 農藥 嘅 。」 because|growing|organic|food|is|will not|use|pesticides|particle indicating possession or description "Because growing organic food does not use pesticides."

媽媽 點點 頭 ：「係 喇 。 mom|to nod|head|yes|particle indicating completion Mom nodded her head: "Yes." 其實 呢個 故事 係 真人真事 ，世界 上 真係 有 種子 銀行 㗎 ！ actually|this|story|is|true story|world|on|really|has|seed|bank|particle indicating certainty en realidad|esta|historia|es|hechos reales|mundo|en el mundo|realmente|hay|banco de semillas|banco de semillas| Actually, this story is based on a true story; there really are seed banks in the world!

「佢 最 開始 係 由 一 班 女人 建立 嘅 ，依家 好多 地方 都 有 㗎 喇 。 He|most|initially|was|by|one|group|women|established|past tense marker|now|many|places|all|have|sentence-final particle|past action particle |más|al principio|||||||||||||| "It was initially established by a group of women, and now there are many places that have them. 你 仲 有冇 學到 其他 嘢 呀 ？」 you|still|have or not|learned|other|things|question particle Do you still have anything else you learned?"

阿樂 又 起身 敬禮 話 ：「有 啊 ！ Ah Lok|again|stood up|saluted|said|yes|particle ||||dijo||¡ah Ah Lok then got up and saluted, saying: "Yes!" 就係 要 多謝 農夫 同 好好 愛惜 食物 ！」 that's right|need to|thank|farmer|and|very well|cherish|food es que|deber|agradecer|el agricultor|con|muy bien||comida "We must thank the farmers and cherish food!"