taa1 mun4 dou1他們都他们都
Jyutpingtaa1 mun4 dou1
Yaletā mùhn dōu
Definition
They all, or they also.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
The written form 他們 is never used in spoken Cantonese. Instead, use 佢哋 to refer to a group of people. Adding 都 after the pronoun emphasizes that the entire group shares the same action or state.
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Common mistake
Using 他們 in speech sounds like reading aloud from a textbook or a formal document, which makes you sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
