Grammar
Cantonese A2
Add aspect, comparison, and linked spoken-useful meaning.
On this level
- Aspect and time
See how Cantonese marks completion, experience, and ongoing action.
- Comparison and linking
Say more with compact spoken-useful structures.
- Questions and modality
Handle more natural spoken questions and choices.
Aspect and time
See how Cantonese marks completion, experience, and ongoing action.
咗 and 過
Use 咗 to show a completed action in context and 過 to show prior life experience.
緊 and 喺度 for ongoing action
Cantonese often uses 緊 or a location-like frame with 喺度 to show an action in progress.
Comparison and linking
Say more with compact spoken-useful structures.
Comparisons with 比
Compare people, places, and things directly with 比.
因為...所以... and 同埋
Use 因為...所以... for reason and result, and 同埋 for adding a related point or item.
Questions and modality
Handle more natural spoken questions and choices.
Verb-not-verb questions
Cantonese often forms a yes-no question by repeating the verb with 唔 in the middle.
得 and 可以
These forms help Cantonese express ability, permission, or practical possibility in slightly different ways.