1: Pronouns, simple verbs Flashcards by Lea A.

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I/me

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我 - ngo5

often pronounced as o5

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You (singular)

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你 - nei5

[often pronounced kinda lei5]

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They/he/she/it

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他 - keoi5

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We

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我哋 - ngo5 dei6

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You (plural)

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你哋 - nei5 dei6

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They

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佢哋 - cui5 dei6

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To eat

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食 - sik6

if you eat too much you feel sick

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To buy

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買 - maai3

if you buy too much you will lose your mind

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To be

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係 - hai6

[also yes]

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I am Lea

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我係 Lea - ngo5 hai6 Lea

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They eat lunch

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佢哋食 lunch - keoi5 dei6 sik6 lunch

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You buy pizza

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你買 pizza - lei5 maai3 pizza

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You are

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你係 - keoi5 hai6

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He/she/it is

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佢係 - keoi5 hai6

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Yes

simple

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係 - hai6

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Yes

dismissive, matter of fact

A

係啦 - hai6 laa1

Q

Yes

agreeing, general use

A

係呀 - hai6 aa1

Q

Yes

questioning, unsure

A

係月半 - hai6 me1

Q

Really? Are you serious?

A

係脒啩
hai6 mai6 gwaa3

[mai6 turns into question
gwaa3 tone of disbelief]

Q

to be [location]

A

喺 - hai2

[not hai6!]

Q

No

A

唔係 - m4 hai6

[literally not yes]

Q

m4

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negative of verb/adjective

used before a word to make meaning negative

Q

Know (how to do smth)

A

識 - sik1

[not sik6 - eat]

Q

I don’t know (how to do something)

A

我唔識

ngo5 m4 sik1

I don't know how to speak Cantonese

我唔識講廣東話 | ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa6

to know (about something)

知 - zi1

I don't know Raymond

我唔知 Raymond | ngo5 m4 zi1 Raymond

Ownership suffix

嘅 - ge3 | [after pronoun]

Mine

我嘅 ngo5 ge3 [before object or in response to question]

My phone

我嘅手機 | ngo5 ge3 sau2 gei1

My phone

我嘅手機 | ngo5 ge3 sau2 gei1