Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
to stick
to paste
to post (e.g. on a blog)
to keep close to
to fit snugly
to subsidize
allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)
sticker
classifier for sticking plaster: strip
attached to
appropriate
comfortable
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)