Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
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
accustomed to
used to
indulge
to spoil (a child)
habitually
habit
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
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
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