Verbs in Cantonese

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Cantonese verbs list below will help you learn common Cantonese verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Cantonese. For even more Cantonese verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Cantonese at the end of the page.

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Basic Cantonese Verbs
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Basic Cantonese Verbs

English	Cantonese
to open in Cantonese	開 (hoi1)
to close in Cantonese	關 (gwaan1)
to sit in Cantonese	坐 (co5)
to stand in Cantonese	企 (kei5)
to know in Cantonese	知 (zi1)
to think in Cantonese	諗 (nam2)
to win in Cantonese	贏 (jing4)
to lose in Cantonese	輸 (syu1)
to ask in Cantonese	問 (man6)
to answer in Cantonese	回答 (wui4 daap3)
to help in Cantonese	幫 (bong1)
to like in Cantonese	鐘意 (zung1 ji3)
to kiss in Cantonese	錫 (sek3)
to eat in Cantonese	食 (sik6)
to drink in Cantonese	飲 (jam2)

Cantonese Action Words

English	Cantonese
to take in Cantonese	攞 (lo2)
to put in Cantonese	放 (fong3)
to find in Cantonese	搵到 (wan2 dou3)
to steal in Cantonese	偷 (tau1)
to kill in Cantonese	殺 (saat3)
to fly in Cantonese	飛 (fei1)
to attack in Cantonese	攻擊 (gung1 gik1)
to defend in Cantonese	保衛 (bou2 wai6)
to fall in Cantonese	落 (lok6)
to choose in Cantonese	選擇 (syun2 zaak6)

Movements in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
to run in Cantonese	跑 (paau2)
to swim in Cantonese	游水 (jau4 seoi2)
to jump in Cantonese	跳 (tiu3)
to pull in Cantonese	拉 (laai1)
to push in Cantonese	推 (teoi1)
to throw in Cantonese	扔 (wing1)
to crawl in Cantonese	爬行 (paa4 hang4)
to fight in Cantonese	打交 (daa2 gaau1)
to catch in Cantonese	捉 (zuk1)
to roll in Cantonese	碌 (luk1)

Cantonese Business Verbs

English	Cantonese
to buy in Cantonese	買 (maai5)
to pay in Cantonese	買單 (maai5 daan1)
to sell in Cantonese	賣 (maai6)
to study in Cantonese	學 (hok6)
to call in Cantonese	打電話 (daa2 din6 waa2)
to read in Cantonese	讀 (duk6)
to write in Cantonese	寫 (se2)
to calculate in Cantonese	計數 (gai3 sou3)
to measure in Cantonese	量 (loeng4)
to earn in Cantonese	賺 (zaan6)
to count in Cantonese	計 (gai3)
to scan in Cantonese	掃描 (sou3 miu4)
to print in Cantonese	打印 (daa2 jan3)

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Verbs in Cantonese

Basic Cantonese Verbs

Cantonese Action Words

Movements in Cantonese

Cantonese Business Verbs

Cantonese Vocabulary Books

Learn Cantonese - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Cantonese Vocabulary Book

Cantonese Flashcards

Cantonese Flashcards Online

Printable Cantonese Flashcards

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