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- "ga\myaht","today","tw","joh (daahp=apt; cha\hng=storey)","Ne/ih ga\myaht ya/uh chi/n ma?","Do you have any money today?"
- "ti\ngyaht","tomorrow","tw","joh (daahp=apt; cha\hng=storey)","Ti\ngyaht ne/ih duksyu\ ma?","Will you study tomorrow?"
- "ti\nhei","weather","n","","Ni-syu ti\nhei ho/u ma?","Is the weather here good?"
- "ga-ai","street","n","ti\uh","Go/ga\an hohkaauh ha/i bi-nti\uh ga-ai a?","What street is that school located on?"
- "heuiga-a, che-utga-ai","go out","vo","","Ngo/h yi\hga- che-utga-ai (heuiga-ai) ma/aihye/h.","Right now I am out shopping."
- "Seuhngho/i","Shanghai","pw","","Seuhngho/i ya/uh mo/uh se\hng a?","Does Shanghai have a walled city?"
- "He\unggo/ng","Hong Kong","pw","","He\unggo/ng ya/uh mo/uh maaih Ju\nggwok syu\ ge pouta/u a?","Does Hong Kong have Chinese book shops?"
- "la\ih, le\ih","come, be here","fv","","Ke/uih la\ih ma?","Is he here? Is she coming?"
- "heui","go, be there, be away","fv","","Ke/uih ne-? Ke/uih do-u m\heui a\h?","How about him? Is he also leaving?"
- "jip","meet; receive (a letter); pick up (in car)","fv","","Ngo/h jip ngo/hge pa\hngya/uh.","I pick up my friend."
- "taam","visit (person)","fv","","Ne/ih taam bi-ngo a?","Whom do you visit?"
- "cho/h","ride on, take; by (bus, train, etc.)","cv","","Ngo/hdeih cho/h fo/che\ heui.","We will go by train."
- "hohk","learn, study","fv","","Ne/ih yi\ga- hohk ma-tye/h a?","What are you studying now?"
- "hohk","learn to, study how to","av","","Hohk Gwo/ngdu\ngwa/ na\ahn m\na\ahn a?","Learning Cantonese--is it difficult or not?"
- "cho/h","sit; drop in (visit); take a seat [not the meaning of ride on... here]","fv","","Che/ng cho/h! Che/ng cho/h!","Please take a seat."
- "fo/che\","train","n","ga","Ne/ih ju\ng m\ju\ngyi cho/h fo/che\ a?","Do you like trains? (Choice type)"
- "fo/che\jaahm","railroad station","n","go","Fo/che\jaahm ha/i bi-ndouh a?","Where is the railway station?"
- "che\, heiche\","automobile, car","n","ga","Ngo/h ga heiche\ ha/i go/ga\an pouta/u chi\hnbihn.","My car is in front of that store."
- "fe\ige\i","airplane","n","ga, jek","Go/ga haih bi-ngwokge fe\ige\i a?","What country's airplane is that?"
- "syu\hn","ship, boat, steamship","n","jek","Ni-syu ya/uh ge/ido-jek Me/ihgwok syu\hn a?","How many American ships does this place have?"
- "Ho\h","Ho","n","","",""
- "Ng\h","Woo, Wu, Ng","n","","",""
- "ja\nhaih","certainly","a","","Ne/ih ja\nhaih m\ju\ngyi sih to\hngcha-an a\h?","You really do not like to eat Chinese food?!"
- "di/m, di/mye/ung","how?","a","","Ngo/h m\ji\ di/mye/ung se/.","I do not know how to write."
- "di/mga/ai","Why? How is it that...?","ma","","Di/mga/ai ke/uih m\jouh a?","Why does not she?"
- "me-","question particle expressing surprise, doubt....","p","","Ne/ih m\ji\ me-?","You do not understand?!"
- "Di/m(ye/ung) a?","How goes it? How is everything?","x","","",""
- "Di/m syun a?","What is next? What can be done about it?","x","","",""
- "Ho/u noih m\gin. Ho/u noih mo/uh gin.","[I] have not see [you] for a very long time.","x","","",""
- "Ke/uih ha/isyu jouhga/n ma-tye/h a?","What is he doing (at a place understood).","x","","",""