Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to finish eating [written and colloquial]
deficient or lacking (dialect)
owe
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
congee
gruel
porridge M: 碗wǎn [碗]
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force