verb | 動詞 | dung6 tsi4 |
negation | 唔 | m4 + (verb) |
completed | 咗 | (verb) + dzo2 |
-ing | 緊 | (verb) + gan2 |
will, would | 會 | wui2 + (verb) |
be | 係 | hai6 |
not be | 唔係 | m4 hai6 |
have | 有 | yau5 |
not have | 冇 | mou5 |
go | 去 | höü3 |
come | 黎 | lai4 |
can, may | 可以 | ho2 yi5 |
want, need | 要 | yiu3 |
want to, would like to | 想 | sœng2 |
do, make | 整 | dzIng2 |
做 | dzou6 | |
eat | 食 | sIk6 |
drink | 飲 | yAm2 |
like | 鍾意 | dzung1 yi3 |
ask | 問 | mAn6 |
buy | 買 | mai5 |
have enough | 夠 | gAu3 |
know | 知道 | dzi1 dou3 |
know how to | 識 | sIk1 |
learn | 學 | hok6 |
leave | 走 | dzAu2 |
listen | 聽 | ten1 |
live, reside | 住 | dzü6 hai2 |
look for | 搵 | wan2 |
love | 愛 | oi3 |
return, back, re- | 返 | fan1 |
come back | 返 黎 | fan1 lai4 |
say, speak | 講 | gon2 |
see | 睇 | tAi2 |
translate | 翻譯 | fan1 yik6 |
understand | 明白 | ming4 bat6 |
wait for | 等 | dan2 |