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This page provides information about the questions in Cantonese, also called the interrogative form. This will enable you to ask people about different topics.
| How?: 點樣？ diǎn yàng? |
What?: 咩嘢？ Miē yě? |
Who?: 邊個？ Biān gè? |
Why?: 點解？ Diǎn jiě? |
| Where?: 邊度？ Biān dù? |
When?: 幾時？ Jǐshí? |
These are sentences which include the above tools to ask questions. Asking questions is a very good way to learn a language or start a conversation.
| What is this called?: 呢個叫咩？ Ne gè jiào miē? |
Why is it expensive?: 點解呢個咁貴？ Diǎn jiě ne gè hán guì? |
| How would you like to pay?: 你想點樣俾錢？ Nǐ xiǎng diǎn yàng bǐ qián? |
Can I come?: 我可唔可以嚟？ Wǒ kě wú kěyǐ lí? |
| Do you know her?: 你識唔識佢？ Nǐ shí wú shí qú? |
How difficult is it?: 有幾難？ Yǒu jǐ nán? |
| Can I help you?: 我有咩幫到你？ Wǒ yǒu miē bāng dào nǐ? |
Can you help me?: 你可唔可以幫我？ Nǐ kě wú kěyǐ bāng wǒ? |
| Do you speak English?: 你識唔識英文？ Nǐ shí wú shì yīngwén? |
How far is this?: 有幾遠？ Yǒu jǐ yuǎn? |
| What time is it?: 依家幾點？ Yī jiā jǐ diǎn? |
How much is this?: 呢個幾錢？ Ne gè jǐ qián? |
| What is your name?: 你叫咩名？ Nǐ jiào miē míng? |
Where do you live?: 你住喺邊？ Nǐ zhù xì biān? |
| When can we meet?: 我哋可以幾時見面？ Wǒ diè kěyǐ jǐshí jiànmiàn? |
Who is knocking at the door?: 邊個喺度敲門？ Biān gè xì dù qiāo mén? |
Now that you have explored questions in Cantonese in the interrogative form, let's move on to the next subject below. Or simply choose your own topic from the menu above.
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