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Learning the Cantonese Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Cantonese language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Cantonese.
Cantonese pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Cantonese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | 代詞 |
| I | 我 |
| you | 你 |
| he | 他 |
| she | 她 |
| we | 我們 |
| they | 他們 |
| me | 我 |
| you | 你 |
| him | 他 |
| her | 她 |
| us | 我們 |
| them | 他們 |
| my | 我的 |
| your | 你的 |
| his | 他的 |
| her | 她的 |
| our | 我們的 |
| their | 他們的 |
| mine | 我的 |
| yours | 你的 |
| his | 他的 |
| hers | 她的 |
| ours | 我們的 |
| theirs | 他們的 |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Cantonese.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Cantonese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Cantonese vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Cantonese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | 我說 |
| you speak | 你說 |
| he speaks | 他說 |
| she speaks | 她說 |
| we speak | 我們說 |
| they speak | 他們說 |
| give me | 給我 |
| 給你 | |
| give him | 給他 |
| give her | 給她 |
| give us | 給我們 |
| give them | 給他們 |
| my book | 我的書 |
| your book | 你的 |
| his book | 他的 |
| her book | 她的 |
| our book | 我們的 |
| their book | 他們的 |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Cantonese. Once you're done with the Yue Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Cantonese lessons here: Learn Cantonese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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