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| verb | 動詞 | dUng tsi |
| negation | 唔 | m + (verb) |
| completed | 咗 | (verb) + dzo |
| -ing | 緊 | (verb) + g n(verb) + dzü |
| will, would | 會 | wui + (verb) |
| be | 係 | hi |
| (locative) hi |
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| (with adjective) hou Lit. very |
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| not be | 唔係 | m hi ; (in questions) mi |
| have | 有 | yu |
| not have | 冇 | mou |
| go | 去 | höü |
| come | li |
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| can, may | 可以 | ho yi |
| want, need | 要 | yiu |
| want to, would like to | 想 | sœng |
| do, make | 整 | dzIng |
| 做 | dzou |
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| eat | 食 | sIk |
| drink | 飲 | ym |
| like | 鍾意 | dzUng yi |
| ask | 問 | mn |
| buy | 買 | mai |
| have enough | 夠 | gu |
| know | 知道 | dzi dou |
| know how to | 識 | sIk |
| learn | 學 | hok |
| leave | 走 | dzu |
| listen | 聽 | ten |
| live, reside | 住 | dzü hi |
| look for | 搵 | wn |
| love | 愛 | oi |
| return, back, re- | 返 | fan |
| come back | fan li |
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| go back | fan höü |
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| say, speak | 講 | gon |
| see | 睇 | ti |
| translate | 翻譯 | fan yIk |
| understand | 明白 | mIng bat |
| 識聽 | (language) sIk ten |
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| wait for | dn |
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