Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
stay
used in the name of an ancient Korean state
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
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
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
sentence-final particle similar to 了le [了], but carrying a tone of approval
emphasis
assurance
exclamation