(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:最常用嘅量詞,用喺人、圓型嘅物件、抽象嘅概念等等
eng:the most general measure word; used for people, round objects, abstract things, such as questions / ideas, etc.
<eg>
yue:三個蘋果 (saam1 go3 ping4 gwo2)
eng:three apples
<eg>
yue:一個人 (jat1 go3 jan4)
eng:a person
<eg>
yue:幾個麪包 (gei2 go3 min6 baau1)
eng:a few buns
<eg>
yue:呢個月 (nei1 go3 jyut6)
eng:this month
<eg>
yue:唔係個個都好似你咁諗㗎。 (m4 hai6 go3 go3 dou1 hou2 ci5 nei5 gam2 nam2 gaa3.)
eng:Not everyone thinks like you do.
<eg>
yue:下個到你。 (haa6 go3 dou3 nei5.)
eng:You are next.
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<explanation>
yue:用喺名詞(包括本身用其他量詞嘅名詞、抽象名詞、不可數名詞),用嚟指嗰樣嘢嘅某一種類
eng:used before nouns (including nouns that usually take a different measure word, abstract nouns and uncountable nouns) to highlight a specific type of the thing in question
<eg>
yue:飛機個引擎 (fei1 gei1 go3 jan5 king4)
eng:engine of a/the plane
<eg>
yue:個感覺仲未返返嚟。 (go3 gam2 gok3 zung6 mei6 faan1 faan1 lai4.)
eng:That feeling is not back yet.
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<explanation>
yue:#蚊;講非整數嘅銀碼嗰時用嘅量詞
eng:dollar; used for non-rounded quantities of money
<eg>
yue:個半 (go3 bun3)
eng:one dollar and fifty cents
<eg>
yue:四個七 (sei3 go3 cat1)
eng:four dollars and seventy cents
<eg>
yue:兩個幾 (loeng5 go3 gei2)
eng:2.x dollars
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<explanation>
yue:一萬蚊;表達萬蚊嗰陣,前面較少配1-9,多數配十以上嘅數詞;後面唔會配「半」、「幾」,亦唔會配「水」或「嘢」,同#盤、#餅、#雞、#皮 用法有少少唔同
eng:ten thousand dollars; when it represents ten thousand, it is seldom preceded by the numerals 1-9 but instead by numerals ≥10; other restrictions include that it cannot be followed by #半 bun3 (a half), #幾 gei2 (several), nor pair with the suffixes #水 seoi2 (money) or #嘢 je5 (things)
<eg>
yue:十個 (sap6 go3)
eng:a hundred thousand dollars
<eg>
yue:廿個 (jaa6 go3)
eng:two hundred thousand dollars
<eg>
yue:成百個 (seng4 baak3 go3)
eng:a million dollars
<eg>
yue:千幾個 (cin1 gei2 go3)
eng:ten and a few millions of dollars ($1X,000,000)
(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:加插喺述賓結構輕讀,表示完成相關動作相對輕易,甚至令人感到享受;通常輕讀
eng:used to indicate that the action is relatively easy, relaxing and even enjoyable; added in predicate-object constructions, usually pronounced unstressed
<eg>
yue:食個tea (sik6 go3 ti1)
eng:to have a tea break
<eg>
yue:食個麪 (sik6 go3 min6)
eng:to have some noodles
<eg>
yue:嘆返個下午茶 (taan3 faan1 go3 haa6 ng5 caa4)
eng:to enjoy a tea break
<eg>
yue:叉個電 (caa1 go3 din6)
eng:to charge up the battery
<eg>
yue:上個堂 (soeng5 go3 tong4)
eng:to attend a lesson
<eg>
yue:去個靚廁 (heoi3 go3 leng3 ci3)
eng:to go to the loo
<eg>
yue:瞓返個靚覺 (fan3 faan1 go3 leng3 gaau3)
eng:to have a nice sleep
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:助詞「#㗎」(gaa3)同某啲-o韻助詞連用嗰時,受語音同化而產生嘅讀音
eng:pronunciation of the particle #㗎 (gaa3) before particles with an -o final due to assimilation
<eg>
yue:話過都唔算數個喎。 (waa6 gwo3 dou1 m4 syun3 sou3 go3 wo3.)
eng:He even doesn't keep his promise.
<eg>
yue:噉搞法唔得個噃。 (gam2 gaau2 faat3 m4 dak1 go3 bo3.)
eng:This method won't work.