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[1] [粵] [v] to be; is; are [2] [粵] yes, it is; indeed; right; positive [3] [n] relation; relationship; consequence Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
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定係
ding6 hai6 = or 粵
真係
zan1 hai6 = really 粵
但係
daan6 hai6 = but; however 粵
唔係
m4 hai6 = not be; am not; otherwise 粵
沒關係
mut6 gwaan1 hai6 = no relation to; never mind 國
係噉先
hai6 gam2 sin1 = that's it for now; that's all for now 粵
一係
jat1 hai6 = either/or 粵
即係
zik1 hai6 = exactly; precisely the case 粵
淨係
zing6 hai6 = only, merely 粵
係咩
hai6 me1 = really? is that true? 粵
係唔係
hai6 m4 hai6 = is it or is it not 粵
係咪
hai6 mai6/6*2 = to be or not to be 粵
重係
zung6 hai6 = still; nevertheless 粵
就係
zau6 hai6 = exactly; even if 粵
咪係
mai6 hai6/hai6*2 = to be; exactly so 粵
又係
jau6 hai6 = again; yet another 粵
唔係吖嘛
m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 = surely it can't be 粵
唔係呀嗎
m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 = variant of 唔係吖嘛 粵
都係
dou1 hai6 = may as well; still 粵
梗係
gang2 hai6 = of course 粵
唔係呢
m4 hai6 ne1 = otherwise; or else 粵
唔係幾清楚
m4 hai6 gei2 cing1 co2 = not quite clear... 粵
只係
zi2 hai6 = only 粵
剩係
zing6 hai6 = only; merely 粵
唔係啩
m4 hai6 gwaa3 = "are you kidding?" 粵
真係?
zan1 hai6*2 = "really?" as a question 粵
係噉啦
hai6 gam2 laa1 = so be it; let it be this way; it's a deal 粵
邊度係呀
bin1 dou6 hai6 aa3 = not really 粵
係唔係先
hai6 m4 hai6 sin1 = do you agree with me? don't you! 粵
係咪先
hai6 mai6 sin1 = do you agree with me? don't you! 粵
唔係就
m4 hai6 zau6 = otherwise; or else 粵
係呀
hai6 aa1 = correct; exactly; yeah 粵
唔係幾...
m4 hai6 gei2 = not really... 粵
就算係噉
zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2 = be that as it may 粵
係啦
hai6*2 laa1 = expresses resolutely "it is so" 粵
而唔係
ji4 m4 hai6 = instead of; rather than 粵
總係
zung2 hai6 = always; all the time 粵
仲係
zung6 hai6 = 1. still; nevertheless 2. always [also 重係] 粵
即係話
zik1 hai6 waa6 = that is to say... 粵
一日都係
jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 = it's all because of 粵
一日都係你
jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 nei5 = it's all because of you 粵
唔係嘅話
m4 hai6 ge3 waa6*2 = if not; otherwise 粵
若唔係
joek6 m4 hai6 = otherwise 粵
係我嚟嘅
hai6 ngo5 lai4 ge3 = it's me 粵
關係
gwaan1 hai6 = relation; connection
唔係幾
m4 hai6 gei2 = not very 粵
唔係好
m4 hai6 hou2 = not very 粵
脫離關係
tyut3 lei4 gwaan1 hai6 = to break off relations; to cut ties
凡係
faan4 hai6 = every; any; all 粵
係人都知
hai6 jan4 dou1 zi1 = public knowledge 粵
確係
kok3 hai6 = actually is 粵
理由係因為
lei5 jau4 hai6 jan1 wai6 = the reason is... 粵
原因係因為
jyun4 jan1 hai6 jan1 wai6 = the reason is... 粵
如果唔係呢
jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 ne1 = otherwise; or else 粵
改善關係
goi2 sin6 gwaan1 hai6 = to improve relations
政治關係
zing3 zi6 gwaan1 hai6 = political relations
外交關係
ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 = foreign relations; diplomatic relations
多義關係
do1 ji6 gwaan1 hai6 = equivocality
有關係
jau5 gwaan1 hai6 = to relate to; to be relevant; to have involvement; to have connections
性關係
sing3 gwaan1 hai6 = sexual relations
關係式
gwaan1 hai6 sik1 = relation
係乜係物
hai6 mat1 hai6 mat6 = like so and so; to utter nonsense 粵
係咁大
hai6 gam3 daai6*2 = to have fallen from prestige; to be finished; to be done for; to bite the dust 粵
係噉意
hai6 gam2 ji3*2 = casual; careless; to do as one pleases 粵
中美關係
zung1 mei5 gwaan1 hai6 = Sino-US relations
關係惡化
gwaan1 hai6 ok3 faa3 = sour a relation
關係緊張
gwaan1 hai6 gan2 zoeng1 = strained/tense/frosty relations
中俄關係
zung1 ngo4 gwaan1 hai6 = Sino-Russian relations
中日關係
zung1 jat6 gwaan1 hai6 = Sino-Japanese relations
兩岸關係
loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6 = relations between mainland China and Taiwan
正係因為
zing3 hai6 jan1 wai6 = just because 粵
中英關係
zung1 jing1 gwaan1 hai6 = [n] Sino-British relations
反轉豬肚就係屎
faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 hai6 si2 = to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute 粵
幾係
gei2 hai6 = very 粵
一唔係
jat1 m4 hai6 = otherwise 粵
手掌又係肉，手背又係肉
sau2 zoeng2 jau6 hai6 juk6,sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6 = difficulties on both sides 粵
過咗海就係神仙
gwo2 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1 = to not care about what method is used to reach the target 粵
而係
ji4 hai6 = but rather 粵
如果唔係就
jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 zau6 = otherwise; or else 粵
硬係
ngaang6*2 hai6; ngaang6 hai6 = stubbornly; relentlessly 粵
就係咁多
zau6 hai6 gam3 do1 = [1] it's just that much; [2] that's it for now 粵
噉唔係
gam2 m4 hai6*2 = that's just the way it is; exactly 粵
唔係幾好
m4 hai6 gei2 hou2 = nothing much; not very special 粵
單係
daan1 hai6 = only, merely 粵
國際關係
gwok3 zai3 gwaan1 hai6 = international relations
冇關係
mou5 gwaan1 hai6 = no relation to; never mind 粵
裙帶關係
kwan4 daai3 gwaan1 hai6 = nepotism; with the help of one's female relatives
親屬關係
can1 suk6 gwaan1 hai6 = family relationships; kindred, kinship
親族關係
can1 zuk6 gwaan1 hai6 = family relationships; kindred, kinship
借係人情唔借係道理
ze3 hai6 jan4 cing4 m4 ze3 hai6 dou6 lei5 = to lend and help is out of kindness, but there are many reasons for not lending or helping 粵
親子關係
can1 zi2 gwaan1 hai6 = parent child relationship
一日都係...
jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 = it's all .... fault; ... is always the blame 粵
美國外交關係協會
mei5 gwok3 ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui6*2 = Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
至多唔係
zi3 do1 m4 hai6 = at most; worst case scenario 粵
先係
sin1 hai6 = only then is... 粵
賓主關係
ban1 zyu2 gwaan1 hai6 = guest-host relationship
畀著係我
bei2 zeok6 hai6 ngo5 = if I was in your place; if I were you 粵
唔係...手腳
m4 hai6 sau2 goek3 = no match for... 粵
建立正式外交關係
gin3 laap6 zing3 sik1 ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 = formally establish diplomatic relations
冷淡關係
laang5 daam6 gwaan1 hai6 = cold relations (e.g. between countries)
台灣關係法
toi4 waan1 gwaan1 hai6 faat3 = Taiwan Relations Act (of 1975)
係數
hai6 sou3 = [math] coefficient
二項式係數
ji6 hong6 sik1 hai6 sou3 = [math] a binomial coefficient; the number of combinations
客戶關係管理軟體
haak3 wu6 gwaan1 hai6 gun2 lei5 jyun5 tai2 = customer-relationship-management (CRM) software
港台關係
gong2 toi4 gwaan1 hai6 = Hong Kong and Taiwan relations
係噉
hai6 gam2 = be in this way; continuously 粵
唔係猛龍唔過江
m4 hai6 maang5 lung4 m4 gwo3 gong1 = He who dares to come is surely not a coward 粵
噉又係
gam2 jau6 hai6 = you are right there 粵
唔係路
m4 hai6 lou6 = off the beam 粵
先至係
sin1 zi3 hai6 = be really 粵
唔係人噉品
m4 hai6 jan4 gam2 ban2 = unfeeling and unreasonable; peculiar character 粵
唔係嘢少
m4 hai6 je5 siu2 = no trivial matter 粵
臊臊都係羊肉
sou1 sou1 dou1 hai6 joeng4 juk6 = something falls short of expectations but is still of benefit 粵
海峽兩岸關係協會
hoi2 haap6 loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6 hip3 wui6*2 = PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) |
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Showing all 215 examples containing 係
我係今日返屋企㗎。 粵
I returned home only today. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back? [the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]
阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思 粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies! [Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]
我真係輸咗啦… 粵
I've lost (this contest)... [Note that 真係 isn't necessarily translated into English - sometimes it's used where an English speaker would just add extra emphasis onto the word. In this case, "I've *lost*!"]
你後日係咪游水 粵
Are you going swimming the day after tomorrow? [This is just a simple yes-no question. You can replace the verb-object pair with anything you like.]
你後日係咪去游水 粵
Are you still going swimming with me, the day after tomorrow? [Note that the inclusion of 去 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is far away from both of you.]
你聽日係嚟游水 粵
Are you still coming swimming with me tomorrow? [Note that the inclusion of 嚟 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is near you but far from the other person.]
可惡，究竟係咩事呀。 粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]? [This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]
你哋真係呃唔到人 粵
You're no good at fooling people. [Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]
我真係唔明白佢點解噉樣做呀。 粵
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131924,131924#msg-131924]
你真係嚟得著時 粵
You came at the right time [cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/596/]opposite version[/url]]
你真係嚟得唔著時 粵
You come at a bad time. [cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/595/]opposite version[/url]]
中國人係揸筷子食飯嘅。 粵
Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals. ["揸" here is actually "to hold"]
佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾 粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish! [Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
雖然係真空，但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。 粵
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there. [Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]
有時淨係叫坦克 粵
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank". [Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]]
我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰 粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious. [大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]
佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型 粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him. [Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]
睇你嘅樣，真係好似好攰噉喎 粵
Seeing your face, you must be really tired. [Lit. see your face, really seem very tired [particles]]
今次嘅案件真係好棘手 粵
The case I'm working on is very thorny. [Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]
馬鞍山站係一個架空車站 粵
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station. [架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]
你哋呢，係咪有好多男朋友㗎 粵
You must be popular with the boys! [Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]]
〝先進〞係咩詞性呀？／係一個形容詞 粵
What part of speech does "先進" belong to? / It's an adjective. [Lit. "advanced" is what part-of-speech [particle]? / is one [counter] adjective.]
我忙就唔係幾忙 粵
I'm not too busy. [唔係太忙／唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]
你不愧係爸爸嘅仔 粵
You should be proud to be your father's son. [lit. you no shame be father [possessive particle] boy]
不愧係爸爸嘅仔 粵
You're worthy of being your father's son. [Lit. worthy be father [possessive particle] boy]
我唔係咁小氣 粵
I'm not that petty! [Context: I was saying that I wouldn't share my bananas with someone; then, to make the point that it was a joke, the above phrase was used.]
你以為我係邊個呀？ 粵
Who do you think I am?/Do you know who I am? [Lit. you mistakenly-believe I am who [particle]?]
真係無聊，我唔想玩落去啦！ 粵
You're being ridiculous, I don't want to mess around any more. [Lit. really nonsense, I not want play-continue [particle]. 落去 has the meaning of "continue" here and may be suffixed to many verbs.]
呢個實驗最緊要係記性 粵
It's vital to remember what you're doing in this experiment. [Lit. this [counter] experiment[,] most important is memory Translated more directly: "the most important thing about this experiment is memory", but I don't think that's what's meant since the context is a chemistry experiment rather than psychology.]
獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物 粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. [Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]
喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬 粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. [Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]
間房係屈質啲,將就下啦。 粵
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it. [[i]literal[/i] (classifier) room is cramped indeed, make-do-with a-little (particle)]
你知嘛﹐林仔係特登嚟睇你㗎。 粵
Young Lam has come especially to see you, you know. [係...㗎 (or 嘅) is used to emphasize a fact.]
唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。 粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning. [呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]
李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。 粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school. [There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]
我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。 粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him. [English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]
淨係你至有咩﹐我夠有咯。 粵
You aren't the only one who have it; I too have it. [夠 is used as an adverb that means "too".]
現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。 粵
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.
表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？ 粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?
佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋 粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。 粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.
你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己 粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓 粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.
真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關 粵
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.
雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。 粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.
唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷 粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
人哋重係黃花閨女㗎！ 粵
She's still an untouched virgin girl! [The audio has 閨 mispronounced as gwai3 (instead of gwai1).]
我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。 粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last. [copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]
呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論 粵
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?
今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟 粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back. [Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]
靚女話要同你睇戲，你梗係𦧲飯應啦 粵
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.
件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about. [the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]
今日雖然只係第二日... 粵
Today, although is just the second day ... [Usually this sentence is followed by saying how unexpected the situation has developed into, even though it is just the second day of the event/situation. ]
唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！ 粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye! [There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]
如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。 粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter. [In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]
見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦 粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook. [Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]
原來係噉，反而係我畀你嚇一跳添 粵
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you! [Lit. Originally like that, on the contrary it's me by you scared (particle) 原來係噉 is a useful phrase with no readily translatable meaning. (At least not consistently.)]
細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀 粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law! [Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]
如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話，你就一定要聽多啲香港台 粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]
佢戴著一頂頭盔，但係一啲都唔型 粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look good on him at all. [Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however a little bit also not stylish. 一啲都唔［adjective] is a useful construction to mean "not at all..."]
我琴日睇咗一套戲，但係一啲都唔好睇 粵
I saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck. [Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, however one little bit also not good-watch.]
首先係一般情報 粵
First of all, we have some (new) information. [Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]
不過大部分都只係冇用嘅情報 粵
Most of the reports are useless though. [Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence]
今次你真係有排煩 粵
Now you've got a whole bunch of problems. [Lit. This-time you really have unending problems.]
我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂 粵
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.
小榮真係扭計，成日都冇心機學嘢 粵
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation. [Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]
佢不可一世，佢份人真係好大鼻 粵
He thinks he's the best in the world... he's really arrogant. [second half: he personality really arrogant.]
急就唔係好急，不過要快 粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast [Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]
呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事 粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark. [Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]
有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣 粵
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner. [Lit. have one portion additionally are equipped-with independent air-con]
真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦 粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years. [Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]
呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎 粵
This venture... is loss-making. [Lit. this [counter] business is loss-making business [explanatory particle]]
你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸 粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty. [Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]
新澤西州到處都係不毛之地 粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland. [Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]
似乎我幫唔到你，都係交個波畀人罷啦。 粵
Seems there's nothing I can do to help you so I'm just gonna have to pass the buck on to someone else. [Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]
我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴，好有可能係因為我前日去公園。 粵
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday. [Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park]
其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手 粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears. [Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]
嗰個學生唔見咗部手機，手機重係新嘅添。 粵
That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that. [重係...添 = at that]
租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。 粵
The rent is, just let me get it right, oh yes, 11,000 dollars altogether. [The speaker uses some discourse markers to make a reply.]
做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。 粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother. [In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]
打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。 粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour. [先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]
呢件事睇起嚟好困難﹐但係做落去好容易。 粵
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy. [Aspect markers 起嚟 and 落去 function rather like antonyms, originally meaning "starting to" and "carrying on" respectively. ]
我今朝發咗個夢，係關於你嘅。 喺夢裡面我見到你同我一齊玩器械。 粵
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！ 粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say! [未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]
呢啲山路係咁𪙛𠸉㗎喇，千祈要用低波行呀。 粵
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.
我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上 粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.
經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。 粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.
呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎 粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.
我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！ 粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!
今日所講嘅係國民教育。 粵
What I'm going to talk today is national education. [所 is used before the first verb 講 to form the first noun phrase 今日所講嘅, indicating that the second noun phrase (國民教育) must be a 'topic'. If 所 is omitted, the second noun phrase could either be a 'topic' or a 'speaker'. ]
直覺話我知﹐錢係佢偷嘅。 粵
I have a gut feeling that he stole the money. [The two nouns "feeling" and "money" could be placed ahead of the two pronouns "I" and "he" respectively in the Cantonese version.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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