Interrogative Words
- The interrogative words are as follows:
| Interrogative | Pronunciation | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 邊個 | bin1 go3 | who |
| 乜(嘢) / 咩 | mat1 (je5) / me1e5 | what |
| 邊度 / 邊處 | bin1 dou6 / bin1 syu3 | where |
| 幾時 | gei2 si4 | when |
| 點解 | dim2 gaai2 | why |
| 點 | dim2 | how about |
| 點(樣) | dim2 (joeng6*2) | how (in what manner) |
| 幾 | gei2 | how (adjective) |
| 幾多 | gei2 do1 | how many/much |
Questions use exactly the same word order as in statements. For example: 你係邊個? nei5 hai6 bin1 go3 "who are you?" (literally "you are who"), 你幾時去個度見邊個呀? nei5 gei2 si4 heoi3 go3 dou6 gin3 bin1 go aa3 "when did you go there and who did you meet?" (literally "you when go there meet who").
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