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Learning the Cantonese Verbs 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 Verbs is in the structure of the grammar in Cantonese.
Cantonese verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Cantonese Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | 動詞 |
| Past | 過去式 |
| I spoke | 我曽說過 |
| I wrote | 我曽寫過 |
| I drove | 我曽駕駛 |
| I loved | 我曽愛 |
| I gave | 我曽給予 |
| I smiled | 我曽微笑 |
| I took | 我曽拿過 |
| he spoke | 他曽說過 |
| he wrote | 他曽寫過 |
| he drove | 他曽駕駛 |
| he loved | 他曽愛 |
| he gave | 他曽給予 |
| he smiled | 他曽微笑 |
| he took | 他曽拿過 |
| we spoke | 我們曽說過 |
| we wrote | 我們曽寫過 |
| we drove | 我們曽駕駛 |
| we loved | 我們曽愛 |
| we gave | 我們曽給予 |
| we smiled | 我們曽微笑 |
| we took | 我們曽拿過 |
| Future | 將來式 |
| I will speak | 我將會說 |
| I will write | 我將會寫 |
| I will drive | 我將會駕駛 |
| I will love | 我將會愛 |
| I will give | 我將會給予 |
| I will smile | 我將會微笑 |
| I will take | 我將會拿 |
| he will speak | 他將會說 |
| he will write | 他將會寫 |
| he will drive | 他將會駕駛 |
| he will love | 他將會愛 |
| he will give | 他將會給予 |
| he will smile | 他將會微笑 |
| he will take | 他將會拿 |
| we will speak | 我們將會說 |
| we will write | 我們將會寫 |
| we will drive | 我們將會駕駛 |
| we will love | 我們將會愛 |
| we will give | 我們將會給予 |
| we will smile | 我們將會微笑 |
| we will take | 我們將會拿 |
| Present | 現在式 |
| I speak | 我說 |
| I write | 我寫 |
| I drive | 我駕駛 |
| I love | 我愛 |
| I give | 我給予 |
| I smile | 我微笑 |
| I take | 我拿 |
| he speaks | 他說 |
| he writes | 他寫 |
| he drives | 他駕駛 |
| he loves | 他愛 |
| he gives | 他給予 |
| he smiles | 他微笑 |
| he takes | 他拿 |
| we speak | 我們們說 |
| we write | 我們寫 |
| we drive | 我們駕駛 |
| we love | 我們愛 |
| we give | 我們給予 |
| we smile | 我們微笑 |
| we take | 我們拿 |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Cantonese.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Cantonese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Cantonese vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Cantonese Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | 我能接受 |
| she added it | 她加入 |
| we admit it | 我們承認 |
| they advised him | 他們勸告他 |
| I can agree with that | 我同意 |
| she allows it | 她充許 |
| we announce it | 我們宣告 |
| I can apologize | 我表示歉意 |
| she appears today | 她今天出現 |
| they arranged that | 他們安排 |
| I can arrive tomorrow | 我明天能到達 |
| she can ask him | 她能問他 |
| she attaches that | 她加上 |
| we attack them | 我們攻擊他們 |
| they avoid her | 他們逃避她 |
| I can bake it | 我能焗製 |
| she is like him | 她和他相似 |
| we beat it | 我們打它 |
| they became happy | 他們變得快樂 |
| I can begin that | 我開始 |
| we borrowed money | 我們借錢 |
| they breathe air | 他們呼吸空氣 |
| I can bring it | 我能帶 |
| I can build that | 我能建 |
| she buys food | 她買食物 |
| we calculate it | 我們計算 |
| they carry it | 他們帶 |
| they don't cheat | 他們不欺騙 |
| she chooses him | 她選了他 |
| we close it | 我們把它關閉 |
| he comes here | 他來了這裏 |
| I can compare that | 我比較 |
| she competes with me | 她與我競爭 |
| we complain about it | 我們把怨 |
| they continued reading | 他們繼續閱讀 |
| he cried about that | 他哭 |
| I can decide now | 我決定 |
| she described it to me | 她向我描述 |
| we disagree about it | 我們不同意 |
| they disappeared quickly | 他們消失得很快 |
| I discovered that | 我發現 |
| she dislikes that | 她不喜歡 |
| we do it | 我們完成了 |
| they dream about it | 他們夢見 |
| I earned | 我賺了 |
| he eats a lot | 他吃很多 |
| we enjoyed that | 我們享受 |
| they entered here | 他們進入了這裏 |
| he escaped that | 他逃避了 |
| I can explain that | 我能解釋 |
| she feels that too | 她也覺得 |
| we fled from there | 我們由那裏飛來 |
| they will fly tomorrow | 他們明天會飛 |
| I can follow you | 我能跟着你 |
| she forgot me | 她已把我忘掉 |
| we forgive him | 我們原諒了他 |
| I can give her that | 我能給予她 |
| she goes there | 她去了那裏 |
| we greeted them | 我們向他們請安 |
| I hate that | 我討厭 |
| I can hear it | 我能聽 |
| she imagine that | 她幻想 |
| we invited them | 我們邀請了他們 |
| I know him | 我認識他 |
| she learned it | 她學了 |
| we leave now | 我們現在離開 |
| they lied about him | 他們向他說謊 |
| I can listen to that | 我能聽見 |
| she lost that | 她遺失了 |
| we made it yesterday | 昨天我們成功了 |
| they met him | 他們遇上他 |
| I misspell that | 我把字串錯 |
| I always pray | 我常祈求 |
| she prefers that | 她較喜歡 |
| we protected them | 我們保護他們 |
| they will punish her | 他們會懲罰她 |
| I can put it there | 我能把它放在那裏 |
| she will read it | 她會把它閱讀 |
| we received that | 我們受到 |
| they refuse to talk | 他們拒絶說話 |
| I remember that | 我能記得 |
| she repeats that | 她重複 |
| we see it | 我們看見 |
| they sell it | 他們賣了 |
| I sent that yesterday | 我昨天把它寄了 |
| he shaved his beard | 他把鬍子剃掉 |
| it shrunk quickly | 它收縮得很快 |
| we will sing it | 我們會把它唱出來 |
| they sat there | 他們坐在那裏 |
| I can speak it | 我能說 |
| she spends money | 她花錢 |
| we suffered from that | 我們受了苦 |
| they suggest that | 他們建議 |
| I surprised him | 我給了他驚喜 |
| she took that | 她拿掉 |
| we teach it | 我們教導 |
| they told us | 他們告訴我們 |
| she thanked him | 她謝他 |
| I can think about it | 我能想想它 |
| she threw it | 她把它丟掉 |
| we understand that | 我們明白 |
| they want that | 他們想 |
| I can wear it | 我能穿 |
| she writes that | 她寫 |
| we talk about it | 我們談談它 |
| they have it | 他們擁有它 |
| I watched it | 我看了它 |
| I will talk about it | 我會談談它 |
| he bought that yesterday | 他昨天買了它 |
| we finished it | 我們完成了它 |
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