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Cantonese Articles
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Cantonese Articles
Learning the Cantonese Articles 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 Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Cantonese.
Cantonese articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Cantonese Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | 冠詞 |
| the | 那 |
| a | 一個 |
| one | 一 |
| some | 一些 |
| few | 一些 |
| the book | 那些書本 |
| the books | 那些書本 |
| a book | 一本書 |
| one book | 一本書 |
| some books | 一些書本 |
| few books | 一些書本 |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Cantonese.
List of Articles in Cantonese
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Cantonese. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Cantonese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Cantonese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | 食物 |
| almonds | 杏仁 |
| bread | 麵包 |
| breakfast | 早餐 |
| butter | 牛油 |
| candy | 糖果 |
| cheese | 芝士 |
| chicken | 雞 |
| cumin | 小茴香 |
| dessert | 甜品 |
| dinner | 晚餐 |
| fish | 魚 |
| fruit | 生果 |
| ice cream | 雪糕 |
| lamb | 羊肉 |
| lemon | 檸檬 |
| lunch | 午餐 |
| meal | 餐 |
| meat | 肉 |
| oven | 焗爐 |
| pepper | 胡椒 |
| plants | 植物 |
| pork | 豬肉 |
| salad | 沙律 |
| salt | 鹽 |
| sandwich | 三文治 |
| sausage | 腸 |
| soup | 湯 |
| sugar | 糖 |
| supper | 晚餐 |
| turkey | 火雞 |
| apple | 蘋果 |
| banana | 香蕉 |
| oranges | 橙 |
| peaches | 桃 |
| peanut | 花生 |
| pears | 梨 |
| pineapple | 菠蘿 |
| grapes | 提子 |
| strawberries | 士多啤梨 |
| vegetables | 蔬菜 |
| carrot | 紅蘿蔔 |
| corn | 粟米 |
| cucumber | 青瓜 |
| garlic | 蒜 |
| lettuce | 生菜 |
| olives | 橄欖 |
| onions | 洋葱 |
| peppers | 胡椒 |
| potatoes | 薯仔 |
| pumpkin | 南瓜 |
| beans | 豆 |
| tomatoes | 蕃茄 |
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