Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
to feel
to find that
thinking
awake
aware
to sense
to be conscious of
to realize
to discover
sense
feeling
consciousness
sensation
to wake from
to inform
to teach
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
wave
ripple
storm
surge
breakers
undulations
unexpected changes
ball
gear (car)
breasts
a typhoon
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)