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Here are examples for the imperative in Cantonese. This includes expressions of making requests, giving orders or simply asking someone to do something.
Go!: 去! qù! |
Stop!: 停! Tíng! |
Don't Go!: 唔好去! Wú hǎo qù! |
Stay!: 企喺度! Qǐ xì dù! |
Leave!: 走! Zǒu! |
Come here!: 過嚟! Guò lí! |
Go there!: 去嗰度! Qù gè dù! |
Enter (the room)!: 入嚟! Rù lí! |
Speak!: 講! Jiǎng! |
Be quiet!: 靜啲! Jìng dì! |
Turn right: 轉右 Zhuǎn yòu |
Turn left: 轉左 zhuǎn zuǒ |
Go straight: 直行 zhíxíng |
Wait!: 等等! děng děng! |
Let's go!: 我地行啦! Wǒ dì xíng la! |
Be careful!: 小心! Xiǎoxīn! |
Sit down!: 坐低! Zuò dī! |
Let me show you!: 等我俾你睇! Děng wǒ bǐ nǐ dì! |
Listen!: 聽住! Tīng zhù! |
Write it down!: 寫低! Xiě dī! |
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