Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
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
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(noun) telephone (including cell phone)
(slang) how much; how many?
ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people
title
designation
nickname
store
trumpet
horn
an order
to entitle
to claim
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)