Conjunctions and Other Pronouns

Conjunctions

although		bt go
and		tUng
but	但係	dan hi
or	或者	wat dze yIk wat (in questions)
in that case, so, then		gm

Other Pronouns

Also see the section on basic Personal Pronouns.

this		li
that		go

Dual Conjunctions

because/therefore

because		yn wi
therefore, so		so yi

Cantonese:
yn wi yi ga lok gn yü, so yi o m tsöt gai.
yn wi yi ga lok gn yü, o m tsöt gai.
yi ga lok gn yü, so yi o m tsöt gai.

English:
It's raining now, therefore I'm not going out.
I'm not going out because it's raining.

if/then

if		yü go
then		dzu

although/still

although, though		söü yin
still, yet, but		dan hi    Lit. but

Cantonese:
köü söü yin hi fat gok dzü dzo m lin, dan hi (köü) m sIk gon fat mn.

English:
Although he stayed in France for five years, yet he doesn't speak French.
He stayed in France for five years, but he doesn't speak French.
He can't speak any French though he's stayed in France for five years.

even though

even though, even if		dzu sün
(also)		dou

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