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	Pronouns English Cantonese Transliteration Yes 是 hai No 不是 m hai I (we) 我 (我们) ngoh (ngoh dei) You (you) 你 (你们) nei (nei dei) He / She (They) 他 (他们) kui (kui dei) Who? 谁？ bin goh? What? 什么？ mat ye? This (These) 这 (这些) ni goh (ni di) That (Those) 那 (那些) goh goh (goh di) Here 这里 ni do There 那里 go do Where? 哪里？ bin do? Verbs English Cantonese Transliteration To be E.g., I am your mummy I am your daddy. He is your (older) brother He is not your (little) brother This is your (older) sister This is not your (little) sister We are your family 是 我是你的妈妈 我是你的爸爸 他是你的哥哥 他不是你的弟弟 这是你的姐姐 这不是你的妹妹 我们是你的家人 hai ngoh hai nei ge ma ma ngoh hai nei ge ba ba kui hai nei ge goh goh kui m hai nei ge sai lo ni goh hai nei ge je je ni goh m hai nei ge mui mui ngoh dei hai nei ge ga yan To have E.g., you have one elder sister 有 你有一个姐姐。 yau nei yau yat goh je je To want E.g.Doyou want to pee-pee? 要 你要尿尿吗？ yiu nei yiu or niu ma? To need E.g., Do you need to go to the bathroom? 需要 你需要上洗手间吗？ sui yiu nei sui yiu hui chi soh ma? To understand E.g., Do you understand? I don't understand 明白 你明白吗？ 我不明白 ming baak nei ming baak ma? ngoh m ming baak To come E.g., Come here Daddy has come back 来 过来 爸爸回来了 lai goh lai ba ba fan lai la To go E.g., Go there Do you want to go to the bathroom? 去 过去 你要去洗手间吗？ hui goh hui nei yiu hui chi soh ma? Greetings English Cantonese Transliteration Good morning. 早安 。 jo san Good night. 晚安。 jo tau Thank you 谢谢。 doh je Welcome! 不用客气。 m sai hak hei Adjectives Are you hungry? 你饿吗？ nei to ngoh ma? Are you thirsty? 你口渴吗？ nei hau hot ma? Are you sleepy? 你困吗？ nei ngaan fan ma? Are you tired? 你累吗？ nei gooi ma? Where do you hurt? 你哪里痛？ nei bin do tung? That's very hot. 那好烫。 goh goh ho tong Other Common Phrases English Cantonese Transliteration Do you like it? 你喜欢吗？ nei jung yi ma? Be careful! 小心！ siu sam! Don't touch that. 不要碰 m ho pung That can hurt you. 那会伤害你的。 goh goh wooi seung hoi nei ge It's time for bed. 睡觉时间到了。 fan gau si gan do la This is your grandmother. 这是你的婆婆(dad's side) 外婆(mom's side) ni goh hai nei ge ma ma (poh poh) This is your grandfather. 这是你的公公(dad's side)外公(mom's side) ni goh hai nei ge ze ze (gung gung) We will be your family forever. 我们会永远是你的家人。 ngoh dei wooi wing yuen hai nei ge ga yan We will never leave you. 我们不会抛弃你的。 ngoh dei m wooi paau hei nei ge We love you. 我们爱你。 ngoh dei oi nei Numbers and Counting English Cantonese Transliteration One 一 yat Two 二 yi Three 三 sam Four 四 sei Five 五 mm Six 六 look Seven 七 chat Eight 八 baat Nine 九 gau Ten 十 sap Eleven 十一 sap yat Twelve 十二 sap yi Thirteen 十三 sap sam : : : Twenty 二十 yi sap Thirty 三十 sam sap Hundred 百 baak Thousand 千 chin
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