Re: wait a while in written canto
hi guys, i am a native Cantonese speaker. I bumped into this forum this morning, and am surprised that you guys are interested in Cantonese. :)Regarding the question, actually most of your translation...
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Thank you kjai, that is useful information. Good point on the 先, almost forgot about that, but I like it.
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>Moreover, you may add a 先(sin) after the above phrases to make them feel more gentle. Ie. 等陣先/ 等等先先 mean: "first / before"等陣先 mean: " wait (a while) first" -- depend on the tone of voice, it can...
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QuoteChanggi How about 咪住 (mai2 zyu6)?咪 = don't住 = (*particle) in this case, it indicate the action should be maintained continually咪住 = "hold it " ( long explanation: "咪= not to do it, 住=and keep it...
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Hi guys,going through some readings at the moment, and came across this.「人唔可以認錯唔可以認輸，一認，就乜野都冇哂架喇。」Is this person trying to say "admit it!"or is it similar to "recognise your mistake!"
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In this sentence, “一認” is the shortened form of “一旦認咗”. It means “once you have admitted it”.“一 + V(，)就” is a rather common structure in Cantonese, with “一” being the short for “一旦” (once). We can use...
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So I've been plugging away at my anki deck for almost a year now, and even though I *do* notice an improvement, I think I need to change tact as it's very frustrating to not be able to read entire...
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QuoteSimon Pettersson It's probably based on a different (now obsolete) reading of 勺. An illustrative example: The 夕 part of 名 is a phonetic. This seems to make little sense, since 夕 is read "zik6"...
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Quotejojo So I've been plugging away at my anki deck for almost a year now, and even though I *do* notice an improvement, I think I need to change tact as it's very frustrating to not be able to read...
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If you have an android tablet CantoNews Reader is a really good mouse over program for apple daily news, 蘋果報紙。I find going through that fun some times, and also the following colloquial books are...
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Thanks for the explanation Chiu,Just wondering does this also work for 一步 as 一旦步咗, or would we just stay with "1 step".I am curious as to how many different types of things this can be used for.
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QuoteScottie_Boi Thanks for the explanation Chiu,Just wondering does this also work for 一步 as 一旦步咗, or would we just stay with "1 step".I am curious as to how many different types of things this can...
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this particular wait a while is used widely in Singapore. I only know the tones not the words. It rhythm like this ; jing3 gang1I think in writing, it could be like this "正剛".... what you guys think?
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It is rude to disrupt/intercept/interrupt when the meeting is still on.啲同事開緊會, 唔好嘈住， can？do we say regular maintenance ( not Repair ) work as 維修？
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Quote貓王 It is rude to disrupt/intercept/interrupt when the meeting is still on. 啲同事開緊會, 唔好嘈住， can？What do you want to ask? 唔好嘈 mean " stop making noise" 住 is a particle emphasize " for this...
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I was trying to explain, it is not rightful to allow the technician to come into the room to interrupt/disrupt when meeting is still on unless the host allows us to.how would you say in proper cantonese?
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Quote貓王 I was trying to explain, it is not rightful to allow the technician to come into the room to interrupt/disrupt when meeting is still on unless the host allows us to.how would you say in proper...
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