Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
blunt
stupid
obtuse
dull
flat
dull-witted
pointless
inactivation
awkward
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
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
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
according to
in accordance with
to shine
to illuminate
to reflect
to look at (one's reflection)
to take (a photo)
photo
as requested
as before
license
to compare
to take care of
to notify
sunshine
to protect
to support
to back-up
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'