Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc M: 间jiān [间]
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to