Basic Verbs and Word Order

基本動詞同語序

About this concept

Cantonese follows SVO word order. Verbs do not conjugate for person, number, or tense. Common verbs: 去 heoi3 (go), 食 sik6 (eat), 飲 jam2 (drink), 睇 tai2 (look/watch), 聽 teng1 (listen).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level A1.

Examples

我去超市。I go to the supermarket.

佢食麵。He/She eats noodles.

我哋飲茶。We drink tea (yum cha).

你睇電視。You watch TV.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

Modal VerbsA1 Basic AdverbsA1 到 as Verb Complement (Arriving/Reaching)A1 Completed Action 咗A2 Ongoing Action 緊A2 Directional ComplementsA2 Tentative Aspect 吓B1 Serial Verb ConstructionsB1 Imperative and Request FormsB1 Topic-Comment StructureB2 Double Object and Dative ConstructionsB2

More A1 concepts

The Six Tones六聲調 Jyutping Romanization粵拼 Basic Greetings and Expressions基本問候語 Personal Pronouns人稱代詞係 (to be)動詞「係」

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