Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
(adjective) to have spare time; to be free; to be available; to be at leisure
coffee
class
grade
phonetic transliteration such as in the word 'curry'
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'