快啲 (faai3 di1 | kuai4 di4) : faster

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快啲

faai3 di1

kuai4 di4

[1] hurry up; quickly [2] faster; quicker [] Mand.: 快點

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 6,490

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

快啲

This word has been viewed 10359 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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快 faai3 - quick; fast; hurry
啲 di1 dit1 - some; those; a few

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快啲綁鞋帶粵
Quickly tie up your laces!
[Lit. faster tie shoelace]

乜你咁鮓架, 行快啲得嘛? 粵
How come you're so puny! Can't you walk slightly faster?

我架車壞咗，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]

我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

唔快啲就趕唔切㗎喇! 粵
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]

你條女發嬲啦，仲唔快啲箍煲粵
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.

BB要食，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。
[Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃粵
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.

快啲將套梳化搬翻翻嚟！粵
Hurry up and move the sofa back here!
[The first 翻 is an aspect marker, indicating that the sofa should be restored to its original location. The second 翻 is a directional particle, indicating that the sofa should be moved "here", not elsewhere. ]

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