(pos:動詞)
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yue:帶出某樣嘢由乜嘢組成
eng:to have; to be made up of
<eg>
yue:今晚我哋有三十個人。 (gam1 maan5 ngo5 dei6 jau5 saam1 sap6 go3 jan2.)
eng:There are thirty of us tonight.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟描述社會或者人際嘅歸屬、關係
eng:to have; used to indicate a social or interpersonal relationship or affiliation
<eg>
yue:我有兩個仔。 (ngo5 jau5 loeng5 go3 zai2.)
eng:I have two sons.
<eg>
yue:佢有好多朋友㗎。 (keoi5 jau5 hou2 do1 pang4 jau5 gaa3.)
eng:She has lots of friends.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出屬於前者嘅嘢;#擁有
eng:to have; to own
<eg>
yue:我屋企有三架車,兩層樓。 (ngo5 uk1 kei2 jau5 saam1 gaa3 ce1, loeng5 cang4 lau2.)
eng:My family owns three cars and two flats.
<eg>
yue:我呢度有啲朱古力,你食住頂下肚先啦。 (ngo5 ni1 dou6 jau5 di1 zyu1 gu1 lik1, nei5 sik6 zyu6 ding2 haa5 tou5 sin1 laa1.)
eng:I have some bits of chocolate with me, help yourself with it.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟帶出可以用嘅嘢
eng:to have; used to describe things / resources that one can make use of
<eg>
yue:你有三分鐘時間。 (nei5 jau5 saam1 fan1 zung1 si4 gaan3.)
eng:You have three minutes.
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<explanation>
yue:存在;喺某一個地方可以揾到
eng:to exist; can be found
<eg>
yue:火星上可能有生命。 (fo2 sing1 soeng6 ho2 nang4 jau5 sang1 ming6.)
eng:There may be life in Mars.
<eg>
yue:地鐵站有洗手間。 (dei6 tit3 zaam6 jau5 sai2 sau2 gaan1.)
eng:There are washrooms in the MTR station.
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<explanation>
yue:喺另一個動詞前面,強調曾經做過該行為
eng:added in front of another verb to emphasise that the said action has been done
<eg>
yue:我有做功課㗎! (ngo5 jau5 zou6 gung1 fo3 gaa3!)
eng:I have done some homework!
<eg>
yue:我有打過俾你㗎。 (ngo5 jau5 daa2 gwo3 bei2 nei5 gaa3.)
eng:I did call you!
<eg>
yue:我有講你知𠺝。 (ngo5 jau5 gong2 nei5 zi1 gaak3.)
eng:I definitely told you that.
<eg>
yue:我有食藥㗎! (ngo5 jau5 sik6 joek6 gaa3!)
eng:I did take my medicine!
(pos:代名詞)
<explanation>
yue:用喺主語/主題嘅數量詞前面,帶出一個新嘅不定名詞組
eng:there is/are; added in front of the measure word of the subject/topic of a sentence to bring out a new indefinite noun phrase
<eg>
yue:有三個人喺會議室等緊你。 (jau5 saam1 go3 jan2 hai2 wui6 ji5 sat1 dang2 gan2 nei5.)
eng:There are three people waiting for you in the meeting room.
<eg>
yue:有本書提過呢個講法。 (jau5 bun2 syu1 tai4 gwo3 ni1 go3 gong2 faat3.)
eng:There's a book that mentions this saying.