Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds
fame
reputation
to declare
to make a sound
(verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
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
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever