Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]