Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to greet and welcome guests
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
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 not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
to have a little bit; a bit; kind of