classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
薯條
syu4 tiu4
French fries
真係
zan1 hai6
really; very
好好
hou2 hou2
very good
食
zi6
to feed
呀
haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
係
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
加
gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
咗
zo2
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
啲
dit1
only a little bit
香料
hoeng1 liu6
spices
落去
lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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