Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
does not matter much, not important
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"