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係唔係大學讀緊書?
Is your son studying in university? audio

This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing.

  Level: 2
你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書?

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 nei5  ni3  - you
 go3  ge5 ge4  - a piece
 zai2 zi2  zai3 zi1  - son; child; small animal
係唔係  hai6 m4 hai6  xi4 m2 xi4  -  is it or is it not
 hai2  xi4  - be in; be on; be at
大學  daai6 hok6  da4 xue2  -  university (學6); The Great Learning (學6*2)
讀緊書  duk6 gan2 syu1  du2 jin3 shu1  -  (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college
This sentence was added by tym and last edited on 12th Sep 2006
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