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  • Please write it for me
    唔該你幫我寫啦 (mgōi léih bong ngóh sé laa1) – laa1: Polite request with soft urging
  • He owes me very little money
    佢爭我好少錢啫 (kéuih jãang ngóh hóu síu chín ze1) – ze1: Downplays the amount; “just…”
  • We've already split up
    我哋已經分咗手喇 (ngóhdeih yíhgīng fān-jó-sáu laa3) – laa3: Completion + relevance (like Mandarin “了”)
  • The noodles cannot be eaten
    啲麵唔食得㗎 (dī mihn mh sihk dak gaa3) – gaa3: Factual assertion; emphasizes a known or firm statement
  • (Try to) be happier!
    你開心啲啦 (léih hōisām dī laa1) – laa1: Encouraging tone; soft command
  • This is a child prodigy, you see
    呢個係天才兒童嚟㗎 (nī go haih tīnchòih yìhtùhng gaa3) – gaa3: Factual, with explanatory “you see” nuance
  • Men are like that
    男人係咁嘅 (làahmyán haih gám ge3) – ge3: Used for general descriptive/factual assertions
  • I'm just looking
    我淨係睇吓啫 (ngóh jihnghaih tái-háh ze1) – ze1: Softens or downplays the action; “just” or “only”
  • My younger brother is an accountant
    我細佬做會計師㗎 (ngóh sailóu jouh wuihgaisī gaa3) – gaa3: Assertive fact; matter-of-fact statement
  • The noodles are ready to eat
    啲麵食得喇 (dī mihn sihk dak laa3) – laa3: Indicates completed state; adds current relevance