Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
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
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite