ngo5我ge3嘅
my
ngo5我ge3嘅baa1爸baa1爸hou2好mong4忙
My dad is very busy
Learn
My Family
Talking about your family
Now that you know the relatives, this lesson helps you claim them as your own. You will pick up the possessive words for “my,” “your,” and “his or her,” then the words for home and family as a whole. With these you can finally say things like “my family” and talk about who lives in your house.
What you'll learn
- Say “my” with 我嘅 (ngo5 ge3)
- Say “your” with 你嘅 (nei5 ge3)
- Say “his” or “her” with 佢嘅 (keoi5 ge3)
- Talk about home with 屋企 (uk1 kei2)
- Say “family” with 屋企人 (uk1 kei2 jan4)
Now let's learn how to talk about YOUR family! We'll use the possessive particle “嘅”, which marks possession like ’s in English. 我嘅 means “my”, 你嘅 means “your”, 佢嘅 means “his” or “her”.
nei5你ge3嘅
your
nei5你ge3嘅mui6妹mui6妹hou2好leng3靚
Your younger sister is very pretty
keoi5佢ge3嘅
his / her
keoi5佢ge3嘅go1哥go1哥hou2好lek1叻
His older brother is very smart
uk1屋kei2企
home / house
ngo5我soeng2想faan1返uk1屋kei2企
I want to go home
uk1屋kei2企jan4人
family (literally: house people)
ngo5我uk1屋kei2企jan4人hou2好do1多
My family is big
Frequently asked questions
How do you say my in Cantonese?
Add 嘅 (ge3) after a pronoun to make it possessive, so “my” is 我嘅 (ngo5 ge3) and “your” is 你嘅 (nei5 ge3).
How do you say my family in Cantonese?
Combine the possessive 我嘅 (ngo5 ge3) with 屋企人 (uk1 kei2 jan4), the word for family. The latter literally means “house people.”
What does 屋企 mean in Cantonese?
屋企 (uk1 kei2) means home or house. Add 人 to get 屋企人 (uk1 kei2 jan4), the everyday way to refer to your family.