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Heoi3 vs Laih4 （Apr 19，2025）

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Teacher

（Surname）+ lou5 si1 老師

Come in

jap6 lai4 入嚟

When are you coming to my place?

nei5 gei2 si4 lai4 ngo5 uk1 kei2 aa3 你幾時嚟我屋企呀？

Come falling down

dit3 lok6 lai4 跌落嚟

We’re going to the railway station now

ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 fo2 ce1 zaam6 我哋而家去火車站

Madam (formal, elder)

（Surname）+ neoi2 si3 女士

When are you coming over to visit me?

nei5 gei2 si4 gwo3 lai4 taam3 ngo5 aa3 你幾時過嚟探我呀？

Let’s go together

ngo5 dei6 jat1 cai4 heoi3 laa1 我哋一齊去喇

Come (here) to see a film

lai4 (ni1 dou6) tai2 hei3 嚟（呢度）睇戲

Let’s go down and eat

ngo5 dei6 lok6 heoi3 sik6 faan6 laa1 我哋落去食飯喇

Go in

jap6 heoi3 入去

first

sin1 先

She’s not coming tomorrow

keoi5 fong3 jat6 m4 lai4 laa1 佢唔嚟喇

They’re not coming to England

keoi5 dei6 m4 lai4 jing1 gwok3 佢哋唔嚟英國

Fly out

fei1 ceot1 heoi3 飛出去

Jump up (there)

tiu3 soeng5 heoi3 跳上去

Sir / Mr. / Teacher (formal)

（Surname）+ sin1 sang1 先生

luggage

haang4 lei2 行李

I’m going to America in January

ngo5 jat1 jyut6 heoi3 mei5 gwok3 我一月去美國

Jump up (here)

tiu3 soeng5 lai4 跳上嚟

Walk back (here)

haang4 faan1 lai4 行返嚟

Fly in

fei1 jap6 lai4 飛入嚟

dishes / food

sung4 餸

Go (to the shopping center) to drink tea

heoi3 (seong1 coeng4/kau3 mat3 gwong2 coeng4) jam2 caa4 去（商場）飲茶

Mrs. (husband's surname + Mrs.)

（Husband's Surname）+ (taai4) taai2 太太

Miss

（Surname）+ siu2 je2 小姐

catch a cold

gam2 mou4 感冒

Go falling down

dit3 lok6 heoi3 跌落去