Basic Cantonese Grammar

  • let’s start with the most basic kind of sentence, to illustrate
SubjectVerbObject
ngo5hok6廣東話 kwong2 tung1 waa2
ngo5sik6faan6
ngo5 sik6蘋果 bing4 kwo2
ngo5heoi3公園 kung1 yun2



  • let’s start with Negating verbs!
SubjectNegatingVerbObject
ngo5m4sik6faan6
ngo5m4sik6蘋果 bing4 kwo2




  • How to expressing verb tenses
TensesSubjectVerbObject
聽日 ding1 yat6ngo5heoi3公園 kung1 yun2
而家 yi4 kaa1ngo5heoi3公園 kung1 yun2
尋日 gam4 yat6ngo5heoi3公園 kung1 yun2

Grammar of 過 (gwo³) in Cantonese

過 [gwo3] is a predicative suffix(謂詞詞尾)and it can be used to indicate that the subject had an experience of doing something.
Grammar format :
SubjectVerbpredicative suffix Object
過 廣東話
過 點心




  • Measure Word
measure or "counting" words must be used when objects are enumerated.
NumberMeasure WordObject
yat1pun2syu1
sei3ko3朋友 bang4 yau5




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