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A number of Cantonese questions
Came across the following questions while doing my Cantonese lessons today… If you have any time, it would be a great help!
1.
The question word "where?"
a. Which of the following translations are acceptable:
邊便
邊度
邊處
b. Are the correct ones identical in meaning?
2.
我住喺香港。
我喺香港住。
我住香港。
a. Are all these sentences correct?
b. Are they identical in meaning?
3.
日本人好似唔好似中國人?
日本人似唔似中國人?
a. Are both these sentences correct?
b. Are they identical in meaning?
4.
What is the difference in Cantonese between 衣服 and 衫?
5.
I found two words for "work":
工作 (gung1 zok3)
and
工做 (gung1 zou6)
a. Are both words correct?
b. Are they identical in meaning?
6.
What does 得了 mean as a reply to the question 你可唔可以聽日畀封介紹信我?
Feb 11, 2017 11:06 PM
Answers · 2
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1.
The question word "where?"
邊便 = which direction
邊度 = where
邊處 = where(*In old days, no one use it anymore)
2.
我住喺香港。= Correct, same as the following one
我喺香港住。= Correct, same as the preceding one
我住香港。= sounds a bit weird, but we understand what you mean.
3.
日本人好似唔好似中國人? = wrong
日本人似唔似中國人? = Correct, Do Japanese look like chinese?
a. Are both these sentences correct?
b. Are they identical in meaning?
4.
What is the difference in Cantonese between 衣服 and 衫?
衫 = Used in oral, informal
衣服 = Used in writing, formal
5.
I found two words for "work":
工作 (gung1 zok3) = correct
工做 (gung1 zou6) = wrong
6.
What does 得了 mean as a reply to the question 你可唔可以聽日畀封介紹信我?
The correct one should be 得啦(dak1 laa1). It means OK. The nuance sounds like "ok, no problem! don't worry!"
February 13, 2017
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Yair
Language Skills
Catalan, Dutch, English, Gaelic (Irish), Gaelic (Scottish), Hebrew, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
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Gaelic (Irish), Gaelic (Scottish), Italian, Romanian
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