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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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