(yue) 佢好驚老婆㗎。 (keoi5 hou2 geng1 lou5 po4 gaa3.)

(eng) He is afraid of his wife.

(yue) 我驚我做唔晒喎！ (ngo5 geng1 ngo5 zou6 m4 saai3 wo3!)

(eng) I fear that I can't finish it.

(yue) 我好驚你有事啊，我唔想冇咗你啊。 (ngo5 hou2 geng1 nei5 jau5 si6 aa3, ngo5 m4 soeng2 mou5 zo2 nei5 aa3.)

(eng) I'm so worried about your safety; I don't want to lose you.

(yue) 唔使驚，有我陪住你。要驚就兩份驚。 (m4 sai2 geng1, jau5 ngo5 pui4 zyu6 nei5. jiu3 geng1 zau6 loeng5 fan2 geng1.)

(eng) Don't be afraid, I'm with you. Or else share your fear with me.

(yue) 我哋驚佢受唔住今次打擊。 (ngo5 dei6 geng1 keoi5 sau6 m4 zyu6 gam1 ci3 daa2 gik1.)

(eng) We worry that she would be beaten down this time.

(yue) 佢驚你張紙畀風吹走啫。 (keoi5 geng1 nei5 zoeng1 zi2 bei2 fung1 ceoi1 zau2 ze1.)

(eng) He was just afraid that your paper might be blown away by the wind.

(yue) 佢仲驚過你啊。 (keoi5 zung6 geng1 gwo3 nei5 aa3.)

(eng) He is more frightened than you are.