Cantonese Vocabulary

我

/ŋɔ˩˧/

講嘢嘅人自稱，即係自己。

啦

/laː˥/

lah

A sentence-final particle used to urge, suggest, or indicate a new development in a situation.

你

/nei˩˧/

指同你講嘢嗰個人，即係對方。

唔

/m̩˩˧/

擺喺動詞或者形容詞前面，表示否定，即係「冇」、「非」嘅意思。

佢

/kʰɵy˩˧/

指自己同對方以外嘅第三個人，唔分男女。

喺

/hɐi˧˥/

at

Indicates the place or time where a person or thing is.

嘅

/kɛ˧/

of

Placed before a noun to indicate possession, or at the end of a sentence to add emphasis.

係

/hɐi˨˨/

to be

Used to show that two things are the same, or to confirm something.

有

/jɐu˩˧/

have

Indicates possession or the existence of something.

冇

/mou˩˧/

表示唔擁有或者唔存在某樣嘢，係「有」嘅相反。