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什麼

sam6 mo1

shen2/she2 me5

what | Also written as '甚麼' | Cant.: 乜嘢; 乜

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 13,600,000

什麼 / 什么

什 sap6 sam6 zaap6 shen2 {shi2} - what; miscellaneous
麼 mo1 maa1 mo2 ma1 mo5 - an interrogative final particle

Showing all 5 examples containing 什麼

我什麼都喜歡吃國 edit
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國 edit
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國 edit
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國 edit
What brand are your shoes?

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國 ?! edit
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by claw on 20th Nov 2004 and last edited on 27th Jul 2007

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