| 依家 | 做 | 教師 | 又 | 要 | 教書， | 又 | 做 | 行政， | 好 | 辛苦 |
| yīgā | jouh | gaausī | yauh | yiu | gaau-syū | yauh | jouh | hàhngjing | hóu | sānfú |
| nowadays | be | teacher | both | need | teach-book | and | do | adminstration | very | tough |
| ‘Nowadays teachers have to both teach and do administration, it’s tough.’ | ||||||||||
| 買 | 屋 | 呢， | 起碼 | 要 | 俾 | 印花 | 稅、 | 律師 | 費、 | 經紀 | 佣 |
| Máaih | ūk | nē | héimáh | yiu | béi | yanfā | seui | leuhtsī | fai | gīnggéi | yúng |
| buy | house | PRT | at-least | need | pay | stamp | duty | lawyer | fee | agent | commission |
| ‘To buy a house, you have to pay stamp duty, legal fees and commission, to start with.’ | |||||||||||
| 我哋 | 先 | 食飯， | 跟住 | 去 | 睇 | 戲 |
| Ngóhdeih | sīn | sihk-faahn | gānjyuh | heui | tái | hei |
| we | first | eat-food | following | go | see | film |
| ‘We’ll have dinner first, then go and see the film.’ | ||||||
| 啲 | 細路仔 | 又 | 唔 | 讀書 | 又 | 唔 | 做嘢 |
| Dī | sailouhjái | yauh | m̀h | duhk-syū | yauh | m̀h | jouh-yéh |
| CL | children | both | not | study-book | and | not | do-thing |
| ‘Those kids neither study nor work.’ | |||||||
| 等 | 你 | 返 | 到 | 嚟 | 嗰陣時， | 啲 | 餸 | 已經 | 凍 | 晒 | 喇 |
| Dáng | léih | fāan | dou | làih | gójahnsí | dī | sung | yíhgīng | dung | saai | la |
| until | you | back | PRT | come | that-time | CL | food | already | cold | all | SFP |
| ‘By the time you get back the food will all be cold.’ | |||||||||||
| 我 | 咁 | 快 | 講 | 完 | 係 | 因為 | 趕 | 時間 |
| Ngóh | gam | faai | góng | yùhn | haih | yānwaih | gón | sìhgaan |
| I | so | fast | speak | finish | is | because | rush | time |
| ‘I finished speaking so quickly because time is short.’ | ||||||||
| 你 | 用 | 把 | 刀 | 嚟 | 切 | 蛋糕 | 啦 |
| Léih | yuhng | bá | dōu | làih | chit | daahn-gōu | lā |
| you | use | CL | knife | come | cut | egg-cake | SFP |
| ‘Use a knife to cut the cake.’ | |||||||
| 無論 | 邊個 | 打 | 嚟， | 我 | 都 | 唔 | 聽 |
| Mòuhleuhn | bīngo | dá | làih | ngóh | dōu | m̀h | tēng |
| no-matter | who | call | come | I | still | not | listen |
| ‘No matter who calls, I won’t answer.’ | |||||||
| 如果 | 你 | 得閒， | 我哋 | (就) | 約 | 埋 | 打波 | 吖 |
| Yùhgwó | léih | dākhàahn | ngóhdeih | (jauh) | yeuk | màaih | dá-bō | ā |
| if | you | free | we | (then) | fix | together | hit-ball | SFP |
| ‘If you’re free we can arrange a game (of tennis, etc.).’ | ||||||||
| 你 | 唔 | 想 | 嚟 | 都 | 要 | 嚟 | 嘅 | 喇 |
| Léih | m̀h | séung | làih | dōu | yiu | làih | ge | la |
| you | not | want | come | also | must | come | SFP | SFP |
| ‘You have to come even if you don’t want to.’ (conv.) | ||||||||
| 梗係 | 識咗 | 新 | 嘅 | 女朋友 | 啦， | 唔係 | 點 | 會 | 咁 | 開心 | 呀? |
| Gánghaih | sīk-jó | sān | ge | léuih-pàhngyáuh | lā | mhaih | dím | wúih | gam | hōisām | a? |
| of-course | know-PFV | new | LP | girlfriend | SFP | if-not | how | would | so | happy | SFP |
| ‘He must have found a new girlfriend, otherwise why would he be so happy?’ | |||||||||||
| 係 | 你 | 諗 | 出 | 嚟 | 㗎， | 唔係 | 我 |
| Haih | léih | lám | chēut | làih | ga | mhaih | ngóh |
| Be | you | think | out | come | SFP | not-be | me |
| ‘It was you that thought of it, not me.’ | |||||||
| 老婆 | 投訴 | 話 | 我 | 行路 | 快 | 得滯 |
| Lóuhpòh | tàuhsou | wah | ngóh | hàahng-louh | faai | dākjaih |
| wife | complain | say | I | walk-road | fast | a bit much |
| ‘My wife complains that I walk too fast.’ | ||||||