ng5 sap6 ng5五十五
Jyutpingng5 sap6 ng5
Yaleńgh sahp ńgh
Definition
Fifty-five.
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How it's used
Numbers in Cantonese follow a consistent base ten structure, where fifty-five is literally five-ten-five. When using this to refer to currency, it is common to drop the unit if the context is clear, though adding 蚊 is standard for prices.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
