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我係今日返屋企嘅
ngo5 hai6 gam1 jat6 faan1 uk1 kei5*2 ge3
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I'm going home today. 
Get the Flash Player to see this player. the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation. Level: 1 |
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ngo5 hai6 - 粵 I am 今日 gam1 jat6 - today 返屋企 faan1 uk1 kei5*2 - 粵 return home; go home 嘅 ge3 ge2 - possessive/final particle |
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