Grammar Reference

The 6 Cantonese tones and the Jyutping romanization system

I can recognize and produce the 6 Cantonese tones.

Personal pronouns in Cantonese

I can use personal pronouns in basic sentences.

SVO word order in Cantonese

I can form basic SVO sentences.

Two negation words in Cantonese

I can negate sentences correctly.

A-not-A questions and 呀 particle

I can ask and answer yes/no questions.

What, who, where, when, why, how in Cantonese

I can ask WH-questions.

Using 係 as 'to be' for identity

I can identify people and things using 係.

Using 有 for 'have' and 'there is'

I can express possession and existence.

Expressing wants and needs

I can express wants and needs.

Completed action marker

I can talk about completed actions.

Actions in progress

I can describe ongoing actions.

Permission and ability

I can express ability and permission.

Motion verbs and compounds

I can describe movement.

Numbers 0-100 in Cantonese

I can count to 100 and use numbers.

Days, time words, clock time

I can talk about time and schedule.

Mood particles at end of sentences

I can use basic sentence-final particles.

Measure words between numbers and nouns

I can use basic classifiers.

Using 喺 for 'at/in'

I can describe locations.

Adjectives as predicates with intensifier

I can describe people and things.

Comparative structures

I can compare things.