ngo5 zi6 gei2我自己

Jyutpingngo5 zi6 gei2

Yalengóh jih géi

Definition

I myself; myself.

colloquialpeopledaily actions

How it's used

Emphasizing personal agency or exclusivity is the primary function of this term. It is often paired with the particle 嚟 to form 我自己嚟, which signals that the speaker prefers to perform an action without assistance. Unlike the reflexive usage in some other languages, it is rarely used as a direct object of a verb in casual speech.

Examples

le1呢gin2件si6事ngo5我zi6自gei2己gaau2搞dim6掂dak1得laa1喇。

I can handle this matter by myself.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪soeng2想ngo5我zi6自gei2己jat1一go3個jan4人heoi3去？

Do you want me to go alone by myself?

Common phrases

ngo5我zi6自gei2己lai4嚟

I will do it myself

ngo5我zi6自gei2己jat1一go3個jan4人

all by myself

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a direct translation for the English reflexive pronoun myself in all contexts. In Cantonese, if you are performing an action on yourself, such as washing your face, you would use 自己 rather than 我自己.