Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
to carry
bear on one's shoulder or back
grateful
obliged
appreciated
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
station
to stand
to halt
to stop
branch of a company or organization
website
to stand one's ground
a stand
to be on one's feet
a stop
a centre
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out