When does one use 同埋 and 然後 in Cantonese?

Question

A long time ago, I asked a Hong Kong colleague how to order food by saying "and" or "and then". She taught me the structure is basically something like "我要薯條同埋一個漢堡包." But I also listened to some audio from Pimsleur that used the word 然後 as "then" in a similar way. If I remember correctly it was something like "我去呢度，然後大學." When are both words usually used in Cantonese? I think when I used to speak Mandarin, 然後 was a pretty good catch-all for both situations, but I'm not sure it works that way in Cantonese.

Answer 1

if the sequence is not important, use “同埋” in lieu of “and”

eg:

what dim-sum did you eat?

你食咗咩點心?

i ate shrimp dumplings, steamed pork dumplings, and steamed beef balls

我食咗蝦餃，燒賣，同埋山竹牛肉 😻

the sequence of which one you tasted first is, unimportant to the asker 😺

“然後” use it as “afterward”, when the sequence is clear

eg

where did you go this afternoon?

你晏晝去咗邊?

firstly, i wandered in the sogo (department store), afterward, i went to eslite (bookstore), then had afternoon tea at lee gardens [a shopping mall]

我先響 sogo 打個 round，然後去咗誠品，跟住响利舞臺食 tea 😹

this saying provide adequate info to reconstruct the routing

if, one answer: 我去咗 sogo, 誠品, 同埋利舞臺

the info provided is, . . . less precise

have fun :)