nam2 zyu6諗住谂住
Jyutpingnam2 zyu6
Yalenám jyuh
Definition
To plan; to intend to do something.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Expresses an intention or a plan that may or may not be carried out. It often implies a sense of uncertainty or a change of plans, especially when followed by a contrastive clause starting with 點知. It is the go to way to describe what you were thinking of doing before events intervened.
Examples
I'm planning to have hotpot tonight, are you free?
He originally planned to go traveling, but he got sick and couldn't go.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'to think' in the sense of 'to have an opinion' or 'to ponder'. For those meanings, use 諗 or 諗緊 instead.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
