Pronouns & Words

Basic interactions and tips

Pronouns

I / me

ngo5

you

nei5

he / she / him / her

keoi5

we / us

我们

我們

wǒ men

lit. “I-plural”

我哋

ngo5 dei6

lit. “I-plural”

you (more than one)

你们

你們

nǐ men

lit. “you-plural”

你哋

nei5 dei6

lit. “you-plural”

they / them

他们

他們

tā men

lit. “he-plural”

佢哋

keoi5 dei6

lit. “he-plural”

Question words

what

什么

什麼

shén me

me1

where

哪里

哪裡

nǎ lǐ

邊度

bin1 dou6

who

shéi

邊個

bin1 go3

when

什么时候

什麼時候

shén me shí hou

lit. “what time”

幾時

gei2 si4

lit. “what time”

how much / how many

多少

多少

duō shǎo

lit. “many few”

幾多

gei2 do1

lit. “how many”

why

为什么

為什麼

wèi shén me

lit. “for what”

點解

dim2 gaai2

lit. “how explain”

Small words that do a lot

yes / correct

duì

lit. “correct”

ngaam1

lit. “correct”

not / no

m4

a little / a bit

一点

一點

yì diǎn

一啲

jat1 di1

very

hěn

hou2