Most Common Cantonese Words (Frequency List)
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WordDateReviewedEditorFrequencyMeaning
Pronunciation
Sentence1Meaning1Jyutping1Sentence2Meaning2Jyutping2Sentence3Meaning3Jyutping3NoteSentence Resource:
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1/2/2017Scott22935I; me; myngo5我知。I know.ngo5 zi1我冇。I dont have it/any.ngo5 mou5我未。I havent yet.ngo5 mei6
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1/2/2017Scott17335You nei5多謝你。Thank you.do2 ze6 nei5你睇(吓)!(you) Take a look!nei5 tai2你搵我?You're looking for me?nei5 wan2 ngo5
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1/2/2017Scott15475He; She; Itkeoi5佢係He/She/It is.keoi5 hai6佢問我She asked me.keoi5 man6 ngo5我掛住佢I miss her/him/it.
ngo5 gwaa3 zyu6 keoi5
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1/2/2017Scott12328Possessive Marker. (Mine,Yours,His,Her's,it's)ge3係我嘅Its minehai6 ngo5 ge3呢個係你嘅This is yours.ni1 go3 hai6 nei5 ge3我讀嘅係法醫。I major in forensics.
ngo5 duk6 ge3 hai6 faat3 ji1.
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4/2/2017Taku12328“Final Particle (asserting doubt)”ge2點解你冇嚟嘅?Why didn't you come?dim2 gaai2 nei5 mou5 lei4 ge2?都冇所謂嘅~It's okay, but ...dou1 mou5 so2 wai6 ge2.咁複雜嘅.So complicated.
gam3 fuk1 zaap6 ge2
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1/2/2017Scott10372“final particle: softener”aa3知呀!I knowzi1 aa3乜嘢呀?What?mat1 je5 aa3幾時呀?When?gei2 si4 aa3
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4/2/2017Taku10372(expressing surprise) ah; oh; aa1呀!好痛呀!Ouch! It hurts!aa1! hou2 tung3 aa3.呀!做咩打我?Oh! Why did you hit me?
aa1! zou6 me1 daa2 ngo5?
呀!大鑊喇!Oh! A huge problem!
aa1! daai6 wok6 laa1!
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4/2/2017Taku10164so (Cantonese)gam3咁好呀!So good!gam3 hou2 aa3咁簡單。So simple.gam3 gaan2 daan1咁多人㗎!It's so crowded!
gam3 do1 jan4 gaa3.
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4/2/2017Taku10164in this way (噉 is should be used instead)gam2唔好咁!Don't be like that!m4 hou2 gam2點解錯成咁?Why can it be so wrong?
dim2 gaai2 co3 sing4 gam3?
咁都得?How can this be?
gam3 dou1 dak1?
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4/2/2017Taku8807also, toodou1我都唔知I also dont know.ngo5 dou1 m4 zi1我都冇啫!I dont have any!ngo5 dou1 mou5 ze1你都明白!I also understand!
nei5 dou1 ming4 baak6
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1/4/2017Scott8807alldou1佢哋都住喺美國 ‘They all live in the States’.keoi5 dei6 dou1 zyu6 hai2 mei5 gwok3我全部都唔鍾意I don't like them all
ngo5 loeng5 joeng6 dou1 m4 zung1 ji3
全部都係垃圾All are rubbish
cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 laap6 kap1
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1/4/2017Scott8807both (if two things are involved);dou1兩個都仲係細‘Both of them are still young’.loeng5 go3 dou1 zung6 hai6 sai3呢兩隻狗都得意
Both these two dogs are cute
ne1 loeng5 zek3 gau2 dou1 dak1 ji3
佢哋兩個都傻嘅Both of them are idiots
keoi5 dei2 loeng5 go3 dou1 so4 ge3
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1/4/2017Scott8807even;dou1連細蚊仔都識啦‘Even a kid knows this’.lin4 sai3 man1 zai2 dou1 sik1 laa3咁易都唔識?
Why do you even not know this simple thing?
gam3 ji6 dou1 m4 sik1 ?
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1/4/2017Scott8807alreadydou1佢都走咗十日喇
‘She has already been away for ten days’.
keoi5 dou1 zau2 zo2 sap6 jat6 la1
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4/2/2017Taku8186
to compromise; to give in to someone's demands
zau6你唔好成日就佢,佢話要咩你都買。
Don't accommodate her all the time, and buy her everything she asks for.
nei5 m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 zau6 keoi5, keoi5 waa6 jiu3 me1 nei5 dou1 maai5.
你唔使就我㗎喎。
You don't have to suit my level.
nei5 m4 sai2 zau6 ngo5 gaa3 wo3
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4/2/2017Taku8186almostzau6就得!Almost done!zau6 dak1就夠鐘喇!It's almost time!zau6 gau3 zung1 laa3.
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4/2/2017Taku8186thenzau6就問佢!Then ask her!zau6 man6 keoi5就搵佢!Then find her!zau6 wan2 keoi5
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4/2/2017Taku7882thisni1係咪呢本書?Is it this book?hai6 mai6 ni1 bun2 syu1?呢句點講?
How do you say this sentence?
ni1 geui3 dim2 gong2呢個人我唔識嘅。I don't know this person.
ni1 go3 jan4 ngo5 m4 sik1 ge3.
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4/2/2017Taku7882final particle, for question, or "how about"ne1冇呀妳呢?no (I dont have any), do you?mou5 aa3 nei5 ne1點解唔好呢?Why is it no good?dim2 gaai2 m4 hou2 ne1?
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4/2/2017Taku7626to be; is; hai6係喇!It is! / Yes!hai6 laa3佢係。He/She/It is.keoi5 hai6係佢嘞!It's him/her/it (surely)!
hai6 keoi5 laak3
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4/2/2017Taku6342goodhou2好唔好呀?Is it good?hou2 m4 hou2 aa3唔好意思!Excuse me!m4 hou2 ji3 si3食咗佢喇!好好食㗎!I ate it! It was very tasty!
sik6 zo2 keoi5 laa3! hou2 hou2 sik6 gaa3
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4/2/2017Taku6342to be fond ofhou3好學fond of learninghou3 hok6佢唔好煙酒㗎。
He/She does not like drinking or smoking.
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4/2/2017Taku6064to go; to leave;heoi3去機場?To the Airport?heoi3 gei1 coeng4同我去?come with me?tung4 ngo5 heoi3佢出咗去He/She went out.
keoi5 ceot1 zo2 heoi3
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4/2/2017Taku6029notm4唔係!No it isn't!m4 hai6我唔係!No I am not!ngo5 m4 hai6唔好!Not good!m4 hou2
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5/2/2017Taku5948a classifiergo3呢個,唔該。This one, please.ni1 go3 m4 goi1嗰個,唔該。That one, please.go2 go3, m4 goi1嗰個人走咗。That person left.
go2 go3 jan4 zau2 zo2
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5/2/2017Taku5854in; on; athai2喺度!Here! (short for 喺ni1度!)hai2 dou6喺香港In Hong Konghai2 hoeng1 gong2佢喺嗰邊He/She is over there.
keoi5 hai2 go2 bin1
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5/2/2017Taku5842“variant form of 咗 (the perfective marker)”.zo2
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5/2/2017Taku5842leftzo2轉左。Turn left.zyun3 zo2前面直行,一入房就轉左。
Walk straight ahead, as soon as you enter the room turn left.
cin4 min6 zik6 haang4 jat1 jap6 fong4*2 zau6 zyun3 zo2
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5/2/2017Taku5643to have; also slang for being richjau5我有!I have it!ngo5 jau5我哋有好多。We have a lot.ngo5 dei6 jau5 hou2 do1邊度有...?Where has (...)?bin1 dou6 jau5
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5/2/2017Taku5578and; with; together;tung4同邊個去呀?Go with who?tung4 bin1 go3 heoi3 aa3你要同佢傾
You need to have a chat with him/her.
nei5 jiu3 tung4 keoi5 king1你同佢打過呀?
Did you fight with him/her?
nei5 tung4 keoi5 daa2 gwo3 aa4?
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5/2/2017Taku5323
(final particle) for request or reluctant acceptance
laa1好啦!Ok!hou2 laa1噉樣啦!Like this!gam2 joeng2 laa1唔得啦!I/you/they cant!m4 dak1 laa1
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5/2/2017Taku4851reach, arrive; go to, been todou3到咗未呀?Arrived yet?dou3 zo2 aa3佢返到屋企。He has arrived home.faan1 dou3 uk1 kei2到你啦!Your turn!dou3 nei5 laa3
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5/2/2017Taku4851
verbal aspect particle to indicate completion or potential
dou2接受唔到cannot acceptzip3 sau6 m4 dou2佢見到你㗎He can see you.keoi5 gin3 dou2 nei5 gaa3太硬食唔到Too hard, can't eat.
taai3 ngaang6 sik6 m4 dou2
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5/2/2017Taku4550to speak; to explain; a speech; a lecturegong2講喇!Say it!gong2 laa1講咩呀?What did you say?gong2 me1 aa3佢冇講!He didnt say it!
keoi5 mou5 gong2
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5/2/2017Taku4416perfective particlezo2佢出咗去He's gone out.keoi5 ceot1 zo2 heoi3.約咗人?Seeing someone?joek3 zo2 jan4?失咗重心.lost balance
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5/2/2017Taku3949need; demand; have tojiu3要試?wanna try?jiu3 si3?好似話要seems that it's neededhou2 ci5 waa6 jiu3要杯水吖
Can I have a cup of water please
jiu3 bui1 seoi2 aa1
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5/2/2017Taku3890plural prefixdi1啲嘢放咗喺邊?Where are the things put?di1 je5 fong3 zo2 hai2 bin1?啲朋友甩晒底My friends stood me up.
di1 pang4 jau5 lat1 saai3 dai2.
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13/4/2017Scott3890degree particle ("er") di1唔該慢啲slower pleasem4 goi1 maan6 di1
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5/2/2017Taku3838variant form for 嘅ge3
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5/2/2017Taku3796[v] to say; to state; to speakwaa6原來佢話⋯Originally she said ...jyun4 loi4 keoi5 waa6我話咗唔去。I said I'm not going.ngo5 waa2 zo2 m4 heoi3.佢話唔知。He said he didn't know.
keoi5 waa6 keoi5 m4 zi1.
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5/2/2017Taku3796[n] talk; speech; languagewaa2咩話?What?me1 waa2廣東話Cantonesegwong2 dung1 waa2
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可以5/2/2017Taku3568can, may, be allowed toho2 ji5邊度可以買到?Where can one buy this?bin1 dou6 ho2 ji5 maai5 dou2?可唔可以放左佢?Can you release him?
ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 fong3 zo2 keoi5?
乜都可以。Anything is fine.
mat1 dou1 ho2 ji5
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呢個5/2/2017Taku3454thisni1 go3呢個?this one?ni1 go3?呢個啱!This is right.ni1 go3 ngaam1呢個世界上In this world
ni1 go3 sai3 gaai3 soeng6
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5/2/2017Taku3414final particle (changing situation): now, already laa3行喇!Time to go.haang4 laa3.好喇!Enough!hou2 laa3太貴喇。It's too expensive!
taai3 gwai3 laa3
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一個7/2/2017Taku3379a, an, the, one,jat1 go3每一個人every personmui5 jat1 go3 jan4你一個人呀?Are you on your own?nei5 jat1 go3 jan4 aa4?佢一個做晒嘅
He did all these on his own.
keoi5 jat1 go3 zou6 saai3 ge3
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7/2/2017Taku3322(once) again; also; jau6又錯?wrong again?jau6 co3又嚟!again! (complaint)jau6 lai4又唔痛嘅it doesn't hurt does it.
jau6 m4 tung3 ge2
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又…又…3322both... and...;jau6....jau6又平又靚both cheap and fine in qualityjau6 peng4 jau6 leng3又驚又喜
be surprised and delighted at the same time.
jau6 geng1 jau6 hei2
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7/2/2017Taku3201will (do something)wui5你一定會後悔。You will definitely regret it.nei5 jat1 ding6 wui5 hau6 fui3.佢會返嚟He'll be backkeoi5 wui5 faan1 lai4你會點?What would you do?nei5 wui5 dim2
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7/2/2017Taku3201meeting; clubwui2開緊會having a meetinghoi1 gan2 wui2夜總會night clubje6 zung2 wui2個會到幾點呀?
When does the meeting end?
go3 wui2 dou3 gei2 dim2 aa3?
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7/2/2017Taku3201to meetwui6我想會一會佢。I want to meet him.ngo5 soeng2 wui6 jat1 wui6 keoi5.
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7/2/2017Taku3161
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc (also an ending particle in place of 㗎)
gaa3一架飛機a planejat1 gaa3 fei1 gei1架車有啲慢the car is a bit slowgaa3 ce1 jau5 di1 maan6
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7/2/2017Taku3161frame; rack; framework; gaa2衫架hangersaam1 gaa2買咗個架放嘢
I bought a rack to store my things
maai5 zo2 go3 gaa2 fong3 je5
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1/4/2017Scott3161Variant form for 㗎
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真係7/2/2017Taku3122really; very;zan1 hai6真係冇?Really no / haven't?zan1 hai6 mou5真係正!Real good!zan1 hai6 zeng3真係慘!
That's poor / sad / miserable.
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唔係7/2/2017Taku3058not be; am not; otherwisem4 hai6唔係啦No, not really.m4 hai6 laa1.係唔係?yes or no?hai6 m4 hai6如果唔係呢⋯⋯If not, ...
jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 ne1
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自己7/2/2017Taku3048oneself; selfzi6 gei2自己去囉Go by yourself thenzi6 gei2 heoi3 lo1自己愛嘅人loved one(s)zi6 gei2 oi3 ge3 jan4噉你自己呢?How about yourself?
gam2 nei5 zi6 gei2 ne1?
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15/2/2017Taku3010[粵] question particleme1有事咩?Any matter?jau5 si6 me1?傻咗咩?Are you crazy?so2 zo2 me1?你唔知咩?Don't you know?
nei5 m4 zi1 me1?
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15/2/2017Taku3010What?me1咩事?What's the matter?me1 si6?咩人呀?Who? What kind of person?me1 jan4 aa3?咩話?What did you say?me1 waa2?
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15/2/2017Taku2952an informal prefix for names; aa3阿強
(aa) Keung (referencing a person named Keung)
aa3 koeng4阿仔Son!aa3 zai2
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15/2/2017Taku2952variant form of 呀aa3
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而家1/4/2017Scott2941粵 now; this momentji4 gaa1而家?now?ji4 gaa1而家幾點呀?Whats the time now?ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2 aa3我而家要決定。I have to decide now.
ngo5 ji4 gaa1 jiu3 kyut3 ding6 。
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4/9/2017jess2919to want; would like tosoeng2我想去。I want to go.ngo5 soeng2 heoi3你想點?What do you want?nei5 soeng2 dim2你想要咩聖誕禮物呀?
What would you like for Christmas?
nei5 seung2 {jiu3 jiu1} me1 sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 a3|a1|a6
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4/9/2017jessto think; to considersoeng2唔好講大話啦 , 我知道你在想什麼
stop lying , i know what you are thinking
m4 hou2 gong2 daai6 waa2 la1 ngo5 zi1 dou6 nei5 zoi6 seung2 sap6 mo1
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4/9/2017jessto hope; to expectsoeng2我老闆想我今晚十點之前做完啲嘢
my boss expects me to finish the work by 10pm
ngo5 lou5 baan2 seung2 ngo5 gam1 maan5 sap6 dim2 zi1 cin4 zou6 jyun4 di1 je5
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30/8/2017Luk2896(to come) can also be used in place of 嚟lai4黎呢度。Come herelai4 ne1 dou6 黎做咩?Why come here?lai4 zou6 me1黎食飯啦!
Come here to have dinner!
lai4 sik6 faan6 laa1
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30/8/2017Luk2896(surname);lai4黎明Lai Minglai4 ming4黎先生Mr Lailai4 sin1 saang1黎小姐Miss Lailai4 siu2 ze2
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4/9/2017jess2891a sentence final particle
{gaa2 gaa3 gaa4}
未㗎!Not Yet!mei6 gaa3噉㗎?So?gam2 gaa3做咩㗎?What are you doing?jou6 me1 gaa3
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2889not to have; there is notmou5冇介意。I don't mind.mou5 gaai3 ji3佢話冇呀。
They said nothing/they don't have anything.
keoi5 waa6 mou5 aa3我已經冇考慮既空間
ngo5 ji5 ging1 mou5 haau2 leui6 gei3 hung1 gaan1
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唔好30/8/2017Luk2861not goodm4 hou2唔好食Taste not good.m4 hou2 sik6環境唔好。
The environment is not good
waan4 ging2 m4 hou2外觀唔好
The appearance is not good
ngoi6 gun1 m4 hou2
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唔好4/9/2017jess2861dontm4 hou2唔好呀!no !m4 hou2 a3唔好嗌嘞!Don't shoutm4 hou2 aai3 laak3你唔好答我啦don't reply me
nei5 m4 hou2 daap3 ngo5 la1|la3
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4/9/2017jess2827one; 1; single; jat1一個(xyz)One (xyz)jat1 go3一個人。One person.jat1 go3 yan4我(係)一個人。
I am by myself (係 makes this "I am Human")
ngo5 hai6 jat1 go3 yan4
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4/9/2017jess2827
a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout?
jat1我一搞掂就過嚟
as soon as i finish the work i will come round
ngo5 jat1 gaau2 dim3 zau6 gwo3 lai4
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我哋4/9/2017jess2704粵 wengo5 dei6除非我聽日要加班,唔係我哋就聽日見 。
we will see each other tomorrow unless I have to work late.
ceoi4 fei1 ngo5 ting1 jat6 jiu3 gaa1 baan1 m4 hai6 ngo5 dei6 zau6 ting1 jat6 gin3
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之後4/9/2017jess2668afterwards;zi1 hau6之後呢 ?afterwards ?zi1 hau6 ne1
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之後4/9/2017jessafter; behindzi1 hau6開封之後需要冷藏 Refrigerate after opening.hoi1 fung1 zi1 hau6 seoi1 jiu3 laang5 cong4
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4/9/2017jess2615to do zou6我冇嘢做i have nothing to dongo5 mou5 je5 zou6去做嗰啲工go and do those jobsheoi3 zou6 go2 di1 gung1冇做儍事don't do stupid thing
mou5 zou6 so4 si6
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4/9/2017jess2615be ; act as zou6做我女朋友吖?Can you be my girlfriend?zou6 ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 a4
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做 -del-4/9/2017jess2615
to have sex ( 做 this word alone doesnt mean ''to shag'' ? have to pair with 愛 in order to have ''shag' this meaning ? )
zou6做愛have sexzou6 ngoi3
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做-del-5/9/2017jess2615to fight zou6
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30/8/2017Luk2615to kill zou6做低佢kill him/herzou6 dai1 keoi5
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4/9/2017jess2615to trick zou6唔關我事,係佢做我
this has nothing to do with me , he/she tricked me
m4 gwaan1 ngo5 si6 hai6 keoi5 zou6 ngo5
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4/9/2017jess2496candak1你得唔得?Can you do it?nei5 dak1 m4 dak1得喎!can !dak1 wo3
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30/8/2017Luk2496to getdak1我得咗獎I got a prizengo5 dak1 zo2 zoeng2你得唔到?You don't get it?nei5 dak1 m4 dou3
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4/9/2017jess24671. thingyje5佢哋畀咗啲錢我哋去買嘢食
They gave us some money to buy some food.
keoi5 dei6 bei2 zo2 di1 cin4 ngo5 dei6 heoi3 maai5 je5 sik6
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4/9/2017jess2467
2. a person, a body part or other object which is not named directly but is often indicated by the classifier used
je5你件嘢幾靚喎your tshirt / girlfreind is quite prettynei5 gin6 je5 gei2 leng3 wo3
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30/8/2017Luk24673. a person (disrespectful) je5肥嘢fat guy/girlfei4 je5
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30/8/2017Luk24674. heroinje5索嘢take heroinsok3 je5
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4/9/2017jess2450early; sin1佢都先過我he/she arrived earlier than mekeoi5 dou1 sin1 gwo3 ngo5
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2450prior; sin1
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30/8/2017Luk2450firstsin1我嚟先㗎!I come here first!ngo5 lai4 sin1 gaa2我走先喇I leave firstngo5 zau2 sin1 laa1
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4/9/2017jess2450in advance;sin1我先前訂咗枱i reserved a book in advancengo5 sin1 cin4 ding3 zo2 toi4
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30/8/2017Luk2450former;sin1頭先嗰個the former onetau4 sin1 go2 go3
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4/9/2017jess2440comelai4你幾點嚟啊?When will you come?nei5 gei2 dim2 lai4 aa3
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都係4/9/2017jess2370also isdou1 hai6佢都係著黃色褲she/he is also wearing yellow pantskeoi5 dou1 hai6 zyu3 wong4 sik1 fu3
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5/9/2017jess2318Can be used in place of 嗰 (that)gwo2門口喺果邊!the entrance is at that side !mun4 hau2 hai2 gwo2 bin1帮我寄左果封信!help me to post that letter !
bong1 ngo5 gei3 zo2 gwo2 fung1 seon3
你真係同到果條女上床 , 我幫你挽鞋
If you can get laid with that chick , I can do whatever you want
nei5 zan1 hai6 tung4 dou3 gwo2 tiu4 neoi5 soeng6 cong4 ngo5 bong1 nei5 waan5 haai4
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30/8/2017Luk2318fruit; result;gwo2咩結果?What's the result?me1 git3 gwo2
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果 -del- 5/9/2017jess2318occasionally used in place of 過
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5/9/2017jess2303final particle laak3啱嘞!Correct!aam1 laak3我哋走嘞We're going nowngo5 dei6 zau2 laak3個地濕晒嘞!
The floor is completely wet!
go3 dei6 sap1 saai3 laak3
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嘞 -del-5/9/2017jess2303laa3
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