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Cantonese Imperative

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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