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我哋
ngo5 dei6
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we  Level: 1 Google Frequency: 20,600 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by aaron on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 1st Nov 2008 18:24 |
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Characters in this word:我 ngo5 - I; me; my哋 dei6 dei6*2 - somewhat; (plural/adverb suffix) 2 compounds containing this word:我哋嘅 - our; ours我哋自己 - ourselves |
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Showing all 31 examples containing 我哋 
我哋而家出門[口] 粵
We're leaving now. [literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]
其實我哋諗多咗 粵
Actually, we're thinking about this too much. [Lit. actually we think too-much Note: if you ask someone a simple question and they waste time running through every possible eventuality, this is a good phrase to bust out.]
你近排做嘅嘢，我哋好滿意 粵
We're satisfied with the work you've done recently. [Lit. You recently do [particle] things, we [meaningless word] satisfied. Here, 好 has no particular meaning, and just serves to introduce the adjective afterwards.]
我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水 粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity. [You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]
我哋唔可以畀佢死住 粵
We can't let him die yet. [Lit. 住 here means "yet"; 畀 indicates the passive voice and does NOT mean give.]
老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。 粵
We'll go wherever the boss says. [Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]
我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。 粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書 粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
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.
我哋嚟搓波先 粵
Let's have a rally to warm up. [[In a game of tennis or ping-pong or whatever.] Lit. We come stroke ball first. 我哋嚟搓吓波先 is okay too, with the altered meaning of "let's rally *for a while* to warm up." Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/]
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. | ||
2 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:
我地
ngo5 dei6 = we 粵
我等
ngo5 dei6 = weLegend 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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