Miscellaneous
"There is"/"there are" and "has"/"have" are both expressed using got, so that sentences can be translated in either way back into British / American English. This is equivalent to the Chinese 有 yǒu (to have):
- Got question? — Is there a question? / Do you have a question?
- Yesterday ar, East Coast Park got so many people! — There were so many people at East Coast Park yesterday. / East Coast Park had so many people yesterday.
- This bus got air-con or not? — Is there air-conditioning on this bus? / Does this bus have air-conditioning?
- Where got!? — lit. Where is there ?, also more loosely, What are you talking about? or Where did you get that idea?; generic response to any accusation.
Can is used extensively as both a question particle and an answer particle. The negative is cannot:
- Gimme lah, ok or not? — (Give it to me, OK?)
- Can! — (Sure!)
- Can! — (Yes, that is possible)
- Cannot. — (No way.)
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