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  • Are you moving house?
    你搬屋呀？(nei5 bun1 uk1 aa3) — aa3: neutral question
  • Why are you looking at me like that?
    你望我做咩呀？(nei5 mong6 ngo5 zou6 me1 aa3) – aa3: adds casual/polite tone to question
  • Is it far or not?
    遠唔遠呀？(yun5 m4 yun5 aa3) — aa3: soft question
  • Was it him who wrote this report?
    呢個報告係佢寫㗎? (ni1 go3 bou3 gou3 hai6 keoi5 se2 gaa3?) – gaa3: confirmation-seeking in question form
  • I heard he got a new job.
    佢搵到新工喎。 (keoi5 wan2 dou2 san1 gung1 wo3) – wo3: hearsay, new information
  • This is my friend.
    呢個係我朋友嚟嘅 (ni1 go3 hai6 ngo5 pang4 jau5 lai4 ge3) – ge3: assertion, connection
  • Right now
    而家 (ji4 gaa1) — time expression, "now"
  • Do you think I'm stupid?
    你以為我傻嘅咩? (nei5 ji5 wai4 ngo5 so4 ge3 me1?) – ge3 me1: emphatic disbelief/challenge
  • Is he your friend?
    佢係唔係你朋友㗎? (keoi5 hai6 m4 hai6 nei5 pang4 jau5 gaa3?) – gaa3: confirmation in question form
  • Do be careful.
    小心啲啦 (siu2 sam1 di1 laa1) – laa1: polite softener or gentle reminder
  • He's only joking.
    佢只係講笑嘅 (keoi5 zi2 hai6 gong2 siu3 ge3) – ge3: assertive, softens implication
  • Give me a glass of water, please.
    唔該俾杯水我呀 (m4 goi1 bei2 bui1 seoi2 ngo5 aa3) – aa3: polite softener, light tone
  • Why are you so angry? It’s just a small thing.
    咁嬲做咩呀？好小事啫嘛！(gam2 nau1 zou6 me1 aa3? hou2 siu2 si6 ze1 maa3) – ze1 maa3: minimizing + reasoning
  • Is it close?
    近唔近呀？(kan5 m4 kan5 aa3) — aa3: soft yes-no question
  • Is his surname Lam?
    佢係唔係姓林㗎? (keoi5 hai6 m4 hai6 sing3 lam4 gaa3?) – gaa3: seeking confirmation
  • Just a small matter!
    好小事啫！(hou2 siu2 si6 ze1) – ze1: minimizes the importance, “just”
  • His surname is Lam.
    佢係姓林嘅 (keoi5 hai6 sing3 lam4 ge3) – ge3: assertive, stating fact
  • About to start soon
    就快開始 (zau6 faai3 hoi1 ci2) — future aspect marker "zau6 faai3" meaning "soon"
  • I’ve asked all the questions already.
    我問晒問題喇。 (ngo5 man6 saai3 man6 tai4 laa3) – laa3: current relevance / completion
  • He’s not very busy!
    佢唔係幾忙啫！(keoi5 m4 hai6 gei2 mong4 ze1) – ze1: minimizing, “not that busy”
  • You want to finish work so soon, do you?
    你咁快想收工啦？(nei5 gam3 faai3 soeng2 sau1 gung1 laa1?) – laa1: question tone + surprise
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