想用英文同人講加油但係淨係識講Add Oil?香港人學英文嘅時候多多少少都受到中文文法嘅影響,導致經常出現Chinglish嘅情況。
今日同大家介紹10個香港人常犯英文文法錯誤,幫大家輕鬆擺脫港式英語CHINGLISH的壞習慣!

俾你
✗Give you
想俾野人哋但係淨係識得講Give you?
如果大家想用英文講俾你可以用:
✓Here you go
可以係你俾一份文件人哋嘅時候用。
✓This is for you
可以係你俾一份禮物俾人嘅時候用。
好耐冇見
✗Long time no see.
呢個係將中文直譯嘅講法
如果大家想用英文講好耐冇見可以用:
✓I haven’t seen you in ages.
我好長時間冇見過你啦。
✓It’s been a while since we last met.
我哋上一次見面已經係一段時間之前。
✓It seems like ages since I last saw you.
自從我上一次見你好似已經過咗好長時間。
一般般
✗So So
人哋問你”How are you?”你竟然答So So?
如果大家想用英文講一般般可以用:
✓Alright
例如”I’m alright, thanks for asking.”
✓Okay
例如”I’m doing okay, thanks.”
✓Fine
例如”I’m fine, thank you.”
以上三個都係當人問你”How are you?”你想回答一般般嘅英文用法。
吹水
✗Blow water
外國人聽到你話自己喺度吹水之後一頭霧水?
如果大家想用英文講你正喺度閑聊你可以用:
✓Chit-chat
例如”We had some chit-chat over coffee.”
✓Shoot the breeze
例如”We just sat around shooting the breeze for a while.”

人山人海
✗People mountain people sea
你想講一個地方人山人海但係講咗People mountain people sea ?
如果大家想用英文講人山人海可以用:
✓Crowded
The streets were crowded with people during Keung To’s birthday.
姜濤生日嘅時候街上人山人海。
✓Packed
The subway was packed during rush hour.
地鐵站係繁忙時間人山人海。
✓Teeming
The beach was teeming with tourists during the summer months.
夏天嘅沙灘人山人海。

冇眼睇
✗No eye see
呢句同樣都係直譯嘅講法
如果大家想用英文講冇眼睇可以用:
✓Can’t bear to watch
例如”I can’t bear to watch this movie anymore.”
✓Don’t want to make a comment
例如”I don’t want to make a comment on this movie.”
祝你有美好嘅一日
✗Wish you have a good day
雖然貌似合理但其實都係Chinglish
如果大家想用英文講祝你有美好嘅一日可以用:
✓Wish you a good day
此外想更親切都可以用:
✓Wishing you a great day
✓May you have a lovely day
手信
✗Hand letter
想講手信可以點講?
如果大家想用英文講手信可以用:
✓Souvenir
例句:
✓I got a souvenir keychain from Paris.
✓The museum shop had souvenirs like postcards and stamps.

剪頭髮
✗Cut my hair
去剪頭髮變左自己剪自己頭髮?
如果大家想用英文講剪頭髮可以用:
✓Get a haircut
✓Had my hair cut

加油
✗Add Oil (雖然2018年,英國牛津大學英語詞典收錄咗Add oil呢個詞)
究竟點樣用英文講加油?
如果大家想用英文講加油可以用:
✓You can do it!
你做到㗎!
✓There you go!
很好!
✓Keep up the good work!
要保持落去呀!
✓Hang in there!
繼續堅持落去呀!
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