Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(adv.) altogether (to do something outright), (e.g. 佢唔單止訓得少, 有時直頭唔訓 He doesn't sleep much, sometimes he skips sleeping altogether); definitely; absolutely; totally; completely; directly; undoubtedly; unquestionably; literally
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
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
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]