Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support
a surname
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'