Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
to cost
to spend
fee
wasteful
expenses
expenditures
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
hundred bucks
a lump, a quantifier
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin