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係
Mandarin: shì
Simplified: 系
verb Cantonese Rank #6 Cantonese
💡 Tip: The everyday Cantonese word for "is / am / are / yes". Replaces Mandarin 是 in all spoken contexts. Also used alone as a yes-response: "係。" (Yes.)
書面 是
Definitions
  1. 1 to be; is; am; are verb
Example Sentences
我係學生。 A1
I am a student.
呢個係我嘅書。 A1
This is my book.
Words containing 係
唔係呀嗎
variant of 唔係吖嘛
唔係我手腳
it's not done by me; I didn't do it
噉又係
a way of saying: "yes, actually what you said is right"; "indeed"; "that is true
唔係呀
surely it can't be; it can't be true, can it?; you must be kidding; you gotta be
你唔係呀嘛
seriously?; no way, you got to be kidding!; no way, are you serious? [colloquial
幾係㗎
yes, indeed; (to agree with someone on something)
係我嚟嘅
it's me. In Mandarin, it is referred to as 是我來的.
關係式
relation
當...係神主牌
to take … for some kind of genie who grants whatever is requested [colloquial]
係咪
is it?; right? (Cantonese)
唔係幾...
not so…; not really…; not very…; not that… [colloquial]
唔係...手腳
no match for...
若唔係
otherwise (Mandarin equivalent: 要不然)
關係
(noun) connection
係威係勢
to bluster; the behavior of trying to act smart and being arrogant; to be in the
港台關係
Hong Kong and Taiwan relations
唔係幾清楚
not very clear; not so clear; not that clear; not really clear [colloquial]
幾係
seems so; seem a lot
正係因為
just because
但係
but; however (Cantonese)
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